Marijuana Cure Cancer: U.S. Govt. Acknowledges Cannabis As Alternative Treatment

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According to National Cancer Institute website cancer.gov the Cannabis plant produces a resin containing psychoactive compounds called cannabinoids which are a group of terpenophenolic compounds found in Cannabis species (Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabis indica Lam.)., activate specific receptors found throughout the body to produce pharmacologic effects, particularly in the central nervous system and the immune system. Cannabinoids benefits in the treatment for people with cancer -related symptoms caused by the disease itself or its treatment. read it all

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According to National Cancer Institute website cancer.gov the Cannabis plant produces a resin containing psychoactive compounds called cannabinoids which are a group of terpenophenolic compounds found in Cannabis species (Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabis indica Lam.)., activate specific receptors found throughout the body to produce pharmacologic effects, particularly in the central nervous system and the immune system. Cannabinoids benefits in the treatment for people with cancer -related symptoms caused by the disease itself or its treatment. read it all

Cannabis use for medicinal purposes:

Cannabis use for medicinal purposes dates back at least 3,000 years. It was introduced into Western medicine in the 1840s by W.B. O’Shaughnessy, a surgeon who learned of its medicinal properties while working in India for the British East Indies Company. Its use was promoted for reported analgesic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and anticonvulsant effects.

Cannabis use for medicinal purposes dates back at least 3,000 years. It was introduced into Western medicine in the 1840s by W.B. O’Shaughnessy, a surgeon who learned of its medicinal properties while working in India for the British East Indies Company. Its use was promoted for reported analgesic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and anticonvulsant effects.

In 1937, the U.S. Treasury Department introduced the Marihuana Tax Act. This Act imposed a levy of one dollar an ounce for medicinal use of Cannabis and one hundred dollars an ounce for recreational use.
Physicians in the United States were the principal opponents of the Act. AMA believed that objective evidence that Cannabis was addictive was lacking and that passage of the Act would impede further research into its medicinal worth. In 1942, Cannabis was removed from the U.S. Pharmacopoeia because of persistent concerns about its potential to cause harm.

In 1951, Congress passed the Boggs Act, which for the first time, included Cannabis with narcotic drugs. In 1970, with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana was classified as a Schedule I drug. Drugs in this category are distinguished as having no accepted medicinal use. Other Schedule I substances include heroin, LSD, mescaline, methaqualone, and gamma-hydroxybutyrate.

Despite its designation as having no medicinal use, Cannabis was distributed to patients by the U.S. government on a case-by-case basis under the Compassionate Use Investigational New Drug program established in 1978. Distribution of Cannabis through this program was discontinued in 1992. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs approved marijuana use for patients in states where its medicinal use is legal.

Source: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page1

Overheal

I didn't know cancer.gov released it's findings on ufo-blogger.com

pragmatic1

Why do cannabis smokers always try and justify their vice by pointing to theraputic properties of the plant. Just say you want it legal because you like getting high. Nothing wrong with that, it should never have been made illegal in the first place.

johnmcdnl

Overheal wrote: »

I didn't know cancer.gov released it's findings on ufo-blogger.com

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it's there alright don't worry - it's not bull****... didn't bother reading it though and am going to await this thread turning into a legalise weed thread in the meantime

biko

info master, stop spamming that blog.