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  • How much marijuana will shorten a typical user's life?

    From Mike Dippel@999:1/1 to All on Mon Jan 5 20:54:12 2026
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    This is common. People like to conflate marijuana and alcohol and therefore ask
    questions that they think pertain to both. Alcohol is a mild poison. The byproducts
    produced by your body when breaking down alcohol produce toxic by-products that both
    a: give you a hangover and b: produce cycles of inflammation throughout your body,
    damaging DNA. Of course, the main victim here is the liver that has to synthesize
    alcohol and ends up being damaged in the process.

    Marijuana, although processed by the liver, doesn t result in any toxic by-products and
    is, in fact, regulated by the endocannabinoid system, so outside of a possible temporary
    increase in liver enzymes (not common), cannabis doesn t damage the liver. The only
    problem that remains with marijuana is how it s delivered. Smoking anything can cause
    harm to your lungs, so it s best ingested in a way that s not damaging. Otherwise, the
    final anecdote is Willie Nelson.

    Full story: https://www.quora.com/How-much-marijuana-will-shorten-a-typical-users-life

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  • From Mickey@999:11/1 to Mike Dippel on Tue Jan 6 19:19:22 2026
    On 05 Jan 2026, Mike Dippel said the following...

    problem that remains with marijuana is how it s delivered. Smoking anything can cause
    harm to your lungs, so it s best ingested in a way that s not damaging. Otherwise, the
    final anecdote is Willie Nelson.

    Sorry. THAT made me smile, just a little bit. :-))

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  • From Mike Dippel@999:1/1 to Mickey on Tue Jan 6 20:13:14 2026
    On 1/6/2026 7:24 PM, Mickey wrote to Mike Dippel:

    On 05 Jan 2026, Mike Dippel said the following...

    problem that remains with marijuana is how it s delivered. Smoking anything can cause
    harm to your lungs, so it s best ingested in a way that s not damaging. Otherwise, the
    final anecdote is Willie Nelson.

    Sorry. THAT made me smile, just a little bit. :-))

    Then, my job is complete!

    Mike Dippel

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