# Marijuana Cures Cancer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 29, 2013, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486 "2013-08-29T10:02:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/21 "2013-08-29T13:13:23Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Unlike everyone else, of course. What about my question in post #16? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/22 "2013-08-29T13:14:59Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > I think the OP is trying to be sarcastic. I think you may be right. It’s not very good sarcasm, perhaps because he’s at the wrong beer-to-weed ratio. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/23 "2013-08-29T13:56:14Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Unlike everyone else, of course. Hey, I embrace having my beliefs disproved. How else can we grow? I’ve already had to recant my beliefs that estrogen is good for most post-menopausal women, that Vitamin E in megadoses helps people with infectious hepatitis, and that really tight control of glucose levels helps diabetics more than it harms them. I can’t wait to find out what I’m wrong about next! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/24 "2013-08-29T14:05:25Z")
Let me be the first to tell the OP I am glad to hear he is cancer-free. _Everything_ else is secondary to that. However, I’d give massive props to your surgeon/oncologist/etc. Weed can get credit for allowing you to enjoy being cancer free, though. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/25 "2013-08-29T14:07:42Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > I think the OP is trying to be sarcastic. You mean we now need a _Whoosh Warning_ for each post? ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/26 "2013-08-29T14:35:46Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > You mean we now need a _Whoosh Warning_ for each post? I couldn’t tell who else was being sarcastic ---
**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/27 "2013-08-29T14:56:44Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > I couldn’t tell who else was being sarcastic Has someone been sarcastic here? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/28 "2013-08-29T15:00:57Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Has someone been sarcastic here? 🆒 I :rolleyes: have :rolleyes: no :rolleyes: idea :rolleyes: . :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/29 "2013-08-29T15:02:00Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Has someone been sarcastic here? 🆒 Back to the subject-What evidence do you have to support your claim? ---
**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/30 "2013-08-29T15:03:20Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Let me be the first to tell the OP I am glad to hear he is cancer-free. _Everything_ else is secondary to that. Yep! TYVM. > [@](#): > > However, I’d give massive props to your surgeon/oncologist/etc. Weed can get credit for allowing you to enjoy being cancer free, though. I love the little hospital I go to with its competent and angelic staff. TG for medicaid, also. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/31 "2013-08-29T15:06:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Back to the subject-What evidence do you have to support your claim? He has none. Two bouts of cancer while toking and he thinks it’s a cure. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/32 "2013-08-29T15:14:32Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > He has none. Two bouts of cancer while toking and he thinks it’s a cure. I think the OP is approaching this bassackwards. It seems clear that cancer causes smoking and beer drinking. ---
**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/33 "2013-08-29T15:14:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Back to the subject-What evidence do you have to support your claim? Ah, yes, Post #16. Purely anecdotal it would seem. Of course, its my anecdote which counts heavily in its favor. Aloha ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/34 "2013-08-29T15:20:07Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Ah, yes, Post #16. Purely anecdotal it would seem. Of course, its my anecdote which counts heavily in its favor. So, nothing but your unscientific assumptions? In light of the evidence I’ve given, and the OP’s refusal to accept anything other than his own anecdote, I’d say this debate is pretty much over. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/35 "2013-08-29T15:32:17Z")
Next up: cancer cures AIDS. ---
**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/36 "2013-08-29T15:36:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So, nothing but your unscientific assumptions? > In light of the evidence I’ve given, and the OP’s refusal to accept anything other than his own anecdote, I’d say this debate is pretty much over. See, I knew we’d agree on something. Maybe it’s time to ship it off to MPSIMS. Aloha ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/37 "2013-08-29T15:40:41Z")
> [@jsutter](#): > > Ah, yes, Post #16. Purely anecdotal it would seem. Of course, its my anecdote which counts heavily in its favor. **kayaker** is right; I’m glad your health has improved. But this is not a good way to evaluate the effectiveness of marijuana or anything else. You say you smoked and got better, but that doesn’t prove smoking caused you to get better. In fact it doesn’t even prove that your smoking didn’t make things worse to a point. (I’m not saying that actually happened.) I think you might find it helpful to read a little bit about why studies of medicines and therapies are done the way they are done because they are designed to eliminate problems like this. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/38 "2013-08-29T15:45:13Z")
Bob Marley died after a malignant melanoma in his toe spread to his lungs and brain, and said in interviews he smoked about a pound a week. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/39 "2013-08-29T16:29:41Z")
Since my garlic crop came in and I’ve been on a garlic-eating kick, no cancers have appeared, which definitely shows garlic is a cancer preventative. True, Mrs. J. is now sleeping in a separate bedroom, but correlation does not prove causation. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486/40 "2013-08-29T16:34:24Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Since my garlic crop came in and I’ve been on a garlic-eating kick, no cancers have appeared, which definitely shows garlic is a cancer preventative. > > True, Mrs. J. is now sleeping in a separate bedroom, but correlation does not prove causation. 🆒 Pseudoscientic b.s. A proper analysis of the evidence shows that not sleeping with Mrs. J. is a cancer preventative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486.md?page=3)