New University Study Shows Marijuana Concentrate âDabsâ Cause Brain Cancer
At the University of Arizona College of Medicine, recent test studies show that smoking marijuana concentrates, also called âdabs,â users areÂ increasing their risk ofÂ developing cancerous cells in theirÂ brain by almost 7 times when compared toÂ just regular weed smoking.Out of 75 test subjects, 11 subjects, both male and female, are showing signs of cancerous activity after only 18 months of smoking the concentrated marijuana dabs. Monitored behavior logs were kept, along with consultations and activities performed daily, monitoring standard marijuana smoking versus dab smokers.University of Arizona representative Amanda Schuyler released the findings after concluding that the public needed to have the information on hand before the study would be fully completed.âAs the use of âdabsâ becomes more and more common amongst marijuana users seeking a much better high, we felt we needed to get our findings out there as soon as possible, as the dangers of holding onto such information could be disastrous,â said Schuyler. âThe effects of residual butane exposure, which is a chemical used in preparing the dabs, actually isnât as bad as youâd think. Whatâs really causing the cancer to grow at such a rapid rate is the concentrated marijuana. Taking one dab is just like smoking 4,000 joints at once. Itâs deadly.â7 Out of the 11 subjects being observed while using concentrates that were negatively effected are showing severe destruction of neurons in the brain, losses unlike anything ever seen. With no current possibilityÂ for regrowth of brain matter, itâs being suggestedÂ by the university researchers that concentrated âdabsâ be categorized with the government as a class 1 felony drug.Debates have been heatedÂ in the medical marijuana, as well as recreational-use communities as to the benefitsÂ of these concentrates. Marijuana concentrates, alsoÂ known on the streets as âhippie crack,â isÂ made by using marijuana and butane to transform the plantÂ into a goopyÂ liquid, which gets heated and smoked through special, often very elaborate, glass pipes.âI really hope that the government listens to our findings on this horrible, seriously damaging drug,â said Schuyler. âJust like standard marijuana, this new form is extremely deadly and could easily kill you. It needs to be controlled by the government, and it needs to be a strict felony as punishable by law.â