"Does a pot bust trump a 4.0 GPA?" LA Times

<p>Come on now, the days of thinking marijuana causes cancer or brain damage is over. Its accepted in the medical field that marijuana hardly does anything negative to your body. </p>

<p>infact, are even studies showing that it may help prevent lung cancer.</p>

<p>[Pot</a> Smoke: Less Carcinogenic Than Tobacco?](<a href=“http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20051017/pot-smoke-less-carcinogenic-than-tobacco]Pot”>Cancer: Sarcoma, Carcinoma, Lymphoma, and Leukemia)</p>

<p>[Marijuana</a> May Fight Lung Tumors](<a href=“http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20070417/marijuana-may-fight-lung-tumors]Marijuana”>Lung Cancer: Overview of Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Types)</p>

<p>BTW, on the topic of the thread, i dont think a marijuana charge will impact a college entry decision that much, if any at all. Sure it may be illegal, but whos to say the law is always the bench mark for what is moral and whatdefines integrity? IMO, the biggest crooks i’ve seen are politicians, but hey, we are all human. I’m sure everyone has noticed in the past few years, but the way the law looks at marijuana is rapidly changing.</p>