Effects of marihuana on the genetic and immune systems

With the continued widespread abuse of marihuana and the potential use of marihuana as a therapeutic agent being widely discussed, it becomes important to assess the effects of marihuana and other cannabis preparations on the immune mechanisms and the genetic material. This chapter integrates recent findings with those in the Fifth Marihuana and Health Report (1975) to provide a wiser data base from which conclusions may be drawn. Animal studies and human studies are considered separately because it is not known to what extent, if at all, results from animal studies can be directly extrapolated to man.