"What ? Are you trying to claim that marijuana slows the progress of cancer ? Or did you mean ."
"Actually it 's funny . Mice deprived of THC ( it naturally occurs in the brain ) are smarter than regular mice , but die much earlier . Not because of cancer , but of `` natural `` causes . It would n't be hugely surprising if THC supplements made you live longer , albeit at a lower level of intelligence , even if the smoking aspect of taking it had negative effects that counterbalanced that ."
"Are you trying to claim that marijuana slows the progress of cancer ?"
"It would n't be hugely surprising if THC supplements made you live longer ,"