Cannabis: The ‘Wonder Drug’ For Shrinking Cancerous Tumors?
Recent studies have shown that some cannabinoids have potent anti-cancer action. For example, both THC and CBD have been shown in a number of laboratory studies to effectively induce cell death in tumour cells by modifying the faulty signalling pathways inside these cells. Depending on the cell type this can disrupt tumour growth or start to kill it.
The psychoactivity associated with some cannabinoids, principally THC (which gives people a cannabis high), is also mediated via the same receptors. Because these receptors are found in the highest abundances in brain cells, it follows that brain tumours also rich in these receptors may respond best to cannabinoids.
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By: Mark Quincy Adams
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tiredoftea November 14th, 2014 at 12:14
Don’t bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me.
Suzanne McFly November 14th, 2014 at 18:58
Puff, puff, pass
tiredoftea November 14th, 2014 at 13:14
Don’t bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me.
Suzanne McFly November 14th, 2014 at 19:58
Puff, puff, pass
M D Reese November 14th, 2014 at 12:18
Finally–an article about cannabis that doesn’t make fun of it. It is a wonderful herb with a lot of good uses–for maintaining health, healing, and yes, fun. Humans have used it since they discovered it, and it was a component of the healing oils mentioned in the bible.
M D Reese November 14th, 2014 at 13:18
Finally–an article about cannabis that doesn’t make fun of it. It is a wonderful herb with a lot of good uses–for maintaining health, healing, and yes, fun. Humans have used it since they discovered it, and it was a component of the healing oils mentioned in the bible.
pinballsdoll November 14th, 2014 at 12:31
time to decriminalize it all together
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 15:34
On a national level.
pinballsdoll November 14th, 2014 at 13:31
time to decriminalize it all together
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 16:34
On a national level.
crc3 November 14th, 2014 at 12:47
Light up and celebrate!!
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 15:32
Light up or Leave Me Alone..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpFIw_CngUE
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 19:34
Light Up ~ Styx — One of my favs of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P9ovsp1pwY
crc3 November 14th, 2014 at 13:47
Light up and celebrate!!
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 16:32
Light Up or Leave Me Alone..
Traffic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpFIw_CngUE
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 20:34
Light Up ~ Styx — One of my favs of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P9ovsp1pwY
Dwendt44 November 14th, 2014 at 13:15
The U.S. government has been studying cannabis since 1894, over 100 years now, while the medical uses haven’t even been allowed to be conducted.
Once prohibition ended, the federal agents needed a new enemy to pursue, and since cannabis was use largely by blacks and Mexicans at the time, they jumped on that.
There is and never was a sound reason for putting it on the list as a schedule One drug.
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 13:29
Actually, the real reason behind prohibition was Hearst and DuPont not wanting marijuana/hemp to hurt their lumber/newspaper and petrochemical businesses.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 13:59
Add to that the current hoops needed to be jumped through to study this “Schedule 1, highly addictive” drug with “No medical benefits”…(i.e. their minds are already made up, whether by themselves or others.)
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 15:50
For a nice synopsis … http://origins.osu.edu/article/illegalization-marijuana-brief-history
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 18:49
Some good info in there, although it seems to leave out the parts about WHY Hearst had his papers slamming marijuana… which was, of course, to protect his logging business from hemp (which it was ready to do at the time) and how he worked with DuPont and Anslinger.
Claiming it created homicidal maniacs and came from the domain of non-white immigrants and freaky jazz musicians was just the means to an end… scare the public and they’ll back making it illegal.
He ends up looking like the good guy by “warning” everyone about the dangers of “marihuana”, while he’s actual reaping the profits of destroying a cash crop so that his still make money.
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 19:23
Yeah, there are books on the subject that do the story better justice. Crunching it down though to a quick read has some advantages. I have at least two books on the subject, somewhere packed away, two moves ago. Probably 30 years old now.
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 19:52
A lot of what I’m referring to is stuff I read in a bathroom trivia book (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader). :)
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 19:57
I don’t remember exactly which book it was in, but I know it started on page… 420.
;)
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 20:21
No, no you got it wrong. That is when you are supposed to start reading it, so that it is properly decoded for your mind to understand. It has been encrypted with a time factor so that government operatives can’t understand it. It is 4:20 start time.
Kick Frenzy November 15th, 2014 at 00:52
I KNEW IT!
(Now, if only I were in a state where I could properly… read…)
Dwendt44 November 14th, 2014 at 14:15
The U.S. government has been studying cannabis since 1894, over 100 years now, while the medical uses haven’t even been allowed to be conducted.
Once prohibition ended, the federal agents needed a new enemy to pursue, and since cannabis was use largely by blacks and Mexicans at the time, they jumped on that.
There is and never was a sound reason for putting it on the list as a schedule One drug.
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 14:29
Actually, the real reason behind prohibition was Hearst and DuPont not wanting marijuana/hemp to hurt their lumber/newspaper and petrochemical businesses.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 14:59
Add to that the current hoops needed to be jumped through to study this “Schedule 1, highly addictive” drug with “No medical benefits”…(i.e. their minds are already made up, whether by themselves or others.)
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 16:50
For a nice synopsis … http://origins.osu.edu/article/illegalization-marijuana-brief-history
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 19:49
Some good info in there, although it seems to leave out the parts about WHY Hearst had his papers slamming marijuana… which was, of course, to protect his logging business from hemp (which it was ready to do at the time) and how he worked with DuPont and Anslinger.
Claiming it created homicidal maniacs and came from the domain of non-white immigrants and freaky jazz musicians was just the means to an end… scare the public and they’ll back making it illegal.
He ends up looking like the good guy by “warning” everyone about the dangers of “marihuana”, while he’s actual reaping the profits of destroying a cash crop so that his still make money.
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 20:23
Yeah, there are books on the subject that do the story better justice. Crunching it down though to a quick read has some advantages. I have at least two books on the subject, somewhere packed away, two moves ago. Probably 30 years old now.
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 20:52
A lot of what I’m referring to is stuff I read in a bathroom trivia book (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader). :)
Kick Frenzy November 14th, 2014 at 20:57
I don’t remember exactly which book it was in, but I know it started on page… 420.
;)
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 21:21
No, no you got it wrong. That is when you are supposed to start reading it, so that it is properly decoded for your mind to understand. It has been encrypted with a time factor so that government operatives can’t understand it. It is 4:20 start time.
Kick Frenzy November 15th, 2014 at 01:52
I KNEW IT!
(Now, if only I were in a state where I could properly… read…)
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 13:38
It has been helping to keep my uncle alive. He should have died over a year ago.
mea_mark November 14th, 2014 at 14:38
It has been helping to keep my uncle alive. He should have died over a year ago.
Bunya November 14th, 2014 at 13:43
This is great news. I’m worried, though, that if marijuana use overpowers the big pharma pain relief chemicals in way of sales, it may never become legal.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 13:56
“If”?
Bunya November 14th, 2014 at 14:32
No question in my mind that maryjane will be a better seller than pain medication. I’m just wondering how Pfizer will react to losing its Oxycodone business.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 14:36
Kicking, screaming, lobbying…
Suzanne McFly November 14th, 2014 at 18:57
That is one of the big reasons is still not legal.
Bunya November 14th, 2014 at 14:43
This is great news. I’m worried, though, that if marijuana use overpowers the big pharma pain relief chemicals in way of sales, it may never become legal.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 14:56
“If”?
Bunya November 14th, 2014 at 15:32
No question in my mind that maryjane will be a better seller than pain medication. I’m just wondering how Pfizer will react to losing its Oxycodone business.
Hirightnow November 14th, 2014 at 15:36
Kicking, screaming, lobbying…
Suzanne McFly November 14th, 2014 at 19:57
That is one of the big reasons is still not legal.
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 15:40
Legalize it…
Peter Tosh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6QkVTx2d88
StoneyCurtisll November 14th, 2014 at 16:40
Legalize it…
Peter Tosh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6QkVTx2d88