Study shows THC increases risk of KS, but other scientists question results

Hepatitis C (HCV) is a common co-infection with HIV among injection drug users, but historically it has not appeared to be readily transmitted sexually, and so is relatively rare among gay men.
A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School suggests that THC, the major active ingredient in marijuana, makes cells more vulnerable to infection with the Kaposi抯 sarcoma herpes virus.

The study was published in the Aug. 1 issue of Cancer Research.read more