What are health benefits of marijuana?

I heard that marijuana, in some ways, can be a good thing. Like many things, however, it should be used in moderation. Does anybody know of any health benefits? When I'm not in school, or when I'm not busy with school work (which is rare) I blaze and I have not been sick in a long time (usually just minor head colds which is probably a result from the lack of nicotine [since I can't smoke cigarettes at home, cause the parentals don't know], I get some pretty bad headaches from that). I heard Marijuana can slow down the growth of cancer cells, when talking about AIDs... something like that. There are articles of it, but my brother told me this a month or two ago and I never really looked at them.

I mean, people have done studies with marijuana and it has been proven to be healthy is some cases; how much proof does one need if research and tests have been done, proving that it CAN be healthy? I think that many people have this negative predisposition about Marijuana... but anyway, does anybody know of any or have heard of any health benefits?

(Also, please just answer the question... this thread is obviously supporting the use of Marijuana, so if you don't think so and have an argument against it, then it has nothing to do with my question, thus making your post spam, resulting in my reporting you. You can argue your point of how Marijuana is bad in your own thread. And I'm not saying it's bad, I agree that it's not the best thing in the world... I just think 'moderation' is the key...Thanks!)

Uummm, what was the question again maaan...? whoa...heavy...Oh yeah...Marijuana is bad for your lungs, THC has some medical benefits...but I can't remember what they are???

I'm a smoker as well.
But you've basically answered the question yourself.
I guess people misjudge because they associate all smoking as bad, I mean it is,
but marijuana IS given to patients for certain medical things, I think cancer patients get the license for it. Its all in moderation. It can help, but it can also just turn into every other drug.

I smoke it, so I support it, just make sure it doesnt control you.
plain and simple =]

theres no health benefits if your a mostly healthy person. its sometimes used for medicines but if your healthy and all then theres no benefits, just a lot of bad thing it does to you.

I tend to smoke it before I feel like im betting a cold or sick in some way and it seems to help a lot and reduce its intensity but I think baking it is healthy than smoking it just because your not getting the plants other quality's and resin buildup in your chest but I don't rely know that for shur

rember vote for it this up coming election

legion your not funny you are making fun of some of the brightest people just because they use a little here and there

ok so heres the deal. the use of medical marijuana is ALWAYS comfort. there really isnt anything that marijuana will cure, that we know of so far. marijuana can be distributed for many medical problems. but when they give it to you they are just trying to treat symptoms. when given for glacoma its is used to releve the pressure in the eyes. Another big thing is the treatment of nausea. Its given regularly to cancer patients on chemo therapy. this is because the therapy causes unbearable nausea and pain. marijuana is an efective anti-nauseant and a very effective analgesic (pain killer). keep in mind that it does have its down sides as well. studies show that marijuana use doubles the risk of a heart attack in the first hour of consumption. the same study showed that the risk went back to normal after the initial hour. I hope this helps you out a little bit. education of the drug is essential before anyone should ever use it. it can be a very beneficial drug..but it can also cause you problems.. I myself LOVE it