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Eric brought to my attention this news. Marijuana kills brain cancer, new study confirms. The active molecules in cannabis kill brain cancer — another study has revealed. Scientists using an extract of whole-plant marijuana rich in pot’s main psychoactive ingredient THC as well as cannabidiol (CBD) showed “dramatic reductions in tumor volumes” of a type…

Please do me a favor and pass this on. A lot of educating needs to be done. Direct link to the video: http://youtu.be/nU2sozW46i8.

Dennis Hill explains how cannabis kills cancer cells in: How Cannabis Oil Works to Kill Cancer Cells. First let’s look at what keeps cancer cells alive, then we will come back and examine how the cannabinoids CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) unravels cancer’s aliveness. In every cell there is a family of interconvertible sphingolipids that…

John McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Just days after John McCain had a blood clot removed above his left eye, late on Wednesday his office announced that McCain has a brain tumor associated with the removed blood clot. In a statement doctors revealed that McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive…

Australia set to legalise growing of medicinal cannabis Sydney (AFP) – Australia Saturday announced plans to legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes, saying those suffering debilitating illnesses deserved access to the most effective treatments. Research, most recently findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in June, showed marijuana has some…

I found the video at Man with Parkinson’s able to Drive after Cannabis where they say: What doctors refuse to tell most people is that they can live a normal life with Parkinson’s disease and do most things others can do with the help of cannabis. Cannabis is still labeled as a schedule 1 drug…

With something like 60 to 80% of the population in favor of medical marijuana, Texas Republicans have decided to strike that issue from their party platform. Supporters of medical marijuana made emotional statements arguing that patients suffering from certain diseases could benefit from the treatment. Opponents maintained that legalizing marijuana for medical use would lead…

WebMD Which did the poll has the results. 69% say it can help with certain treatments and conditions. 67% say it should be a medical option for patients. 56% support making it legal nationwide. 50% of doctors in states where it is not legal say it should be legal in their states. 52% of doctors…

About a week ago I did a post How Cannabis Cures Cancer. I found a paper on the subject that provides more technical details. The Journal of Clinical Investigation Abstract: Autophagy can promote cell survival or cell death, but the molecular basis underlying its dual role in cancer remains obscure. Here we demonstrate that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol…

The Rockford Register Star used Cannabis talk here will lighten up sooner or later as the headline for an article to discuss a 4:20 gathering at Whiskey’s Roadhouse that I attended. The article discusses the pessimism at the gathering while “everyone” else and especially Colorado is celebrating. I met the reporter at the gathering and…

I came across this from the NIH this morning. The endocannabinoid system consists of an array of endogenously produced bioactive lipids that activate cannabinoid receptors. Although the primary focus of endocannabinoid biology has been on neurological and psychiatric effects, recent work has revealed several important interactions between the endocannabinoid system and cancer. Several different types…

About an hour and forty-five minutes. You can get the gist of it from the first six minutes. Cannabis for MS: Lots more video links and other links at: Does the Bible talk about Marijuana? Some are pro. Some are con. The endocannabinoid system is a major regulator in the body implicated in almost all…

I want to update this post by mentioning what prompted it: We are seeing too many cases of people in intensive care dying from an immune system that has turned against them. Medical Marijuana prohibition is a crime against humanity and a violation of the religious precept – heal the sick. I like cannabis science.…

I knew the narrator Peter Coyote back in the day. Patients Out Of Time – medicalcannabis.com Patients Out of Time is pleased to be a contributer to Len Richmond’s important new film, “What If Cannabis Cured Cancer“, which features video of Raphael Mechoulam, PhD and Robert Melamede, PhD from our 2004 National Clinical Conference on…

It seems our government has been holding out on us when it comes to drugs that may be helpful in fighting cancer. “Cannabinoids possess … anticancer activity [and may] possibly represent a new class of anti-cancer drugs that retard cancer growth, inhibit angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and the metastatic spreading of cancer…

Well what do you know? Marijuana can stop lung cancer. The administration of THC significantly reduces lung tumor size and lesions, according to preclinical data presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Los Angeles. Investigators at Harvard University’s Division of Experimental Medicine reported that THC inhibited…

Tom Angell, whose Drug War newsletter focused mainly on cannabis I greatly enjoy (You can subscribe here), now has a blog too. The Marijuana Moment. A typical article: Congressman: Medical Marijuana Can Help Breast Cancer Sufferers. And the Congressman? Matt Gaetz (R – Florida).

A new paper is out looking at Endocannabinoids in the gut. I will give you my gut reaction later. Accumulating evidence indicates that the endocannabinoid system is a key modulator of gastrointestinal physiology, influencing satiety, emesis, immune function, mucosal integrity, motility, secretion, and visceral sensation. In light of therapeutic benefits of herbal and synthetic cannabinoids,…

We are in a classic end of a Kondratieff cycle. The incumbents try to protect themselves because the upstarts are hurting the incumbents but are not yet strong enough to overthrow them. Just one data point. Cannabis cures cancer. That is worth $100 bn to the Medical industrial complex in the US. World wide maybe…

The separation method which he discusses in the beginning of the video is liquid chromatography. I was working on that in ’68/’69. I was also doing gas chromatography. In the US, Drug Prohibition severely restricts the study of these compounds in humans. But to a certain extent I can understand the rear guard action. If…