University of California: Ten year medical marijuana study released.

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Wife hates my KB smell.

It does wonders for my back ache.

of financial problems, it's still a great place - beauty, sun, surf, mountains, skiing, sailing, oh yea, and tokin' on a J!

the weather man says looks like rain in a couple of weeks....won`t touch that acid rain from south of the border....

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More study will be necessary to figure out the mechanisms of action and the full therapeutic potential of cannabinoid compounds, according to the UC researchers.

WHY? Who cares about the mechanism of action -- if it works, it works. They have no idea how aspirin works, do they?

And control it, and thus control us.

heard that heroin addresses pain better than morphine.

And you're exactly right. And again, the big pharma makes the $$$, and the patient suffers. :grr;

When taking Chemo one loses their appetite and has trouble holding down anything.. Being able to smoke something that not only enhances the appetite but settles the stomach as well is important.

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but not the one I would go with (ignorance is offensive to me, especially since the term implies intent, dig?). Researchers just managed to prove about a decade ago that everyone has an endocannabinoid system throughout their body that works as a kind of homeostatic regulator for (primarily) the immune and nervous systems. We had known for a long time that THC and other cannabinoids bind with specific receptor sites but we didn't really understand how numerous these sites really are (they are everywhere!) and how they relate to health and wellness.

CB1 and CB2 are the nicknames given to these neat little receptor sites: the primary natural THC-analogue produced by your body is anandamide. Anandamide does all sorts of really cool things, like popping up in mother's breastmilk in order to produce a feeling of well-being in the infant and facilitate mother-bonding. That's right: you were a "stoner" before you were even weaned!

When triggered, these receptor sites can issue all sorts of interesting "orders" or directions to cells; they can, for example, induce autophagy in tumor cells by restricting their ability to grow vascular tissue. They also have direct influence on aspects of MS, Fibromyalgia, Epilepsy and other forms of spasticity as well as chronic migraines. Anandamide is chemically similar to THC and other cannabinoids: the University of Madrid has conducted several major studies on the many aspects of this issue; Israel has always been on the cutting edge.

So to summarize, more study is damned important.

What a cool post! So many brilliant people at DU. Pretty amazing, really!


Study is good (coming from an info junkie).... always a double edged sword though, depending on the people who use the info.

would hold using it for treatment in abeyance until they 'knew more'. My concern was that in the interim, people who it could help now wouldn't have access. That's all.

Interesting info -- thanks. I hope they find many more ways in which it will be deemed beneficial and that will lessen the resistance to its use.

... because it will lead to better predictions about what other conditions it may be useful for, what patients it will help, and what dosages are most helpful.

This should not, however, preclude its being used before that.

waiting to study its other possibilities. What, you couldn't read my mind? :7

...by destroying blood platelets, thus, lowering the blood's viscosity resulting in improved blood flow. At least that's what I always thought.

But yes! I am with you. Who cares about the mechanism -- if it works, it works. If they wanna study the mechanism, fine. Just so long as they don't get caught up on it with respect to leaving pot smokers alone.


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It's a COX inhibitor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_of_action_of_aspirin

"No one really understands how electricity works!"

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I wonder if anyone who could actually make a difference will notice...

I get the sense that the dam keeps getting closer and closer to bursting. The dam of anti pot laws that is. I hope my senses are correct. :)


Hi CaliforniaPeggy :hi:

are a nice sativa dominant Grape Bubbleberry and a fabulous Indica Blowfish. Happy medicating, all!

my fav. God Bud.

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It's Medicinal Cannabis, people! Marijuana is a street name that was propagandized and promulgated by the enemy. Let's all use the correct name in future.

... just as the UCSD researchers did.

Even though traditionally smoked cannabis has been shown (in two very large recent case-control studies) not to elevate the risks of COPD and lung/head/neck cancers that were once feared, it is still useful to use the term "inhaled" instead of "smoked" to acknowledge the fact that vaporizers can deliver the bioactive resins in cannabis as vapor without any risks of exposure to carbon monoxide and tars.

We are steadfastly making that distinction here in Tennessee and it is removing one of the typical knee-jerk reactions against returning cannabis to the medical pharmocoepia.

I'm sure he can nail on some technicality! There's a good drug warrior.

K&R

2nd hand, 3rd hand, and 4th hand smoke effects from pot are? What residues are left on walls, papers, windows and so on?

Otherwise, the test is inconclusive.

Hope this infuriates the NNs.

How about a controlled study or three about whether cannabis is good for mental illness... like depression.

All this shit about pain is wonderful... and already known.

What I want to know is... will folks with depression or bipolar disorder be helped? How about ADHD? Schizophrenia?

My intuition and experience say "hell yes", but how about some studies?
I think the people who make the antidepressants are worried that this cannabis thing could get out of hand.