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Cancer risk to kids from cannabis use...

Hi All This research is very important please read and forward to other drug prevention NGO’s. The Audio Slides presentation is also very important the slides details the evidence very clearly. http://audioslides.elsevier. com/getvideo.aspx?doi=10.1016/ j.mrfmmm.2016.05.002   Subject:   University of WA scientists found cannabis alters a person's DNA structure Fact of the week: Cancer risk to kids from cannabis use University of Western Australia found that  cannabis alters a person’s DNA , potentially exposing future generations to serious illnesses such as cancer.  “In my 20 years of research on human cells, I have never found any other drug, including heroin, which comes close to the DNA damage caused by marijuana” – Dr Akira Miroshima. WA researchers have warned that cannabis use causes genetic mutations that can be passed on to children and grandchildren. Chromothripsis and epigenomics complete causality criteria for cannabis- and addiction-connected