Source: CBS
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) explained to CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli why regulating marijuana is beneficial, especially as a means to keep the drug out of childrens hands.

A new study conducted in the U.S. claims that pot use could increase the chances of developing testicular cancer by as much as 70%:

“In the absence of more certain information, a decision to smoke marijuana recreationally means that one is taking a chance on one’s future health,” said Dr Schwartz.

The team interviewed 369 men with testicular cancer, in the Seattle area – mostly in their 20s and 30s – about their history of marijuana use.

They then compared their responses with those from just under 1,000 men without the disease from a similar area and age group.

Even after other “lifestyle” factors such as smoking and drinking as well as risks such as a family history of the disease, cannabis use emerged as a significant possible cause, the study published in the journal Cancer concluded.

Regular or long-term cannabis smokers appeared twice as likely to develop the disease as those who had never used the drug.

Being a regular marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70% increased risk.

I don’t buy it. This is an attempt by the government to derail the growing support across America in favor of legalizing marijuana. “The man” figures a sure way to discourage men from smoking weed is to tell them they might get cancer in their nuts. I’m not buying into it — and neither is Michael Phelps.

-Chris Jones