Medical cannabis

[Guest guest]

Unless you are doing a term paper or research, Wikepedia is a good source of

easily accessible general information, so when I saw there were discussions

about medical cannabis, I turned to them to learn more about " Janes " and

found the following. I would go to the original website and read all of it, as

the history of it is very interesting. It has been around for a long, long time

and I don't think it will be going away any time soon, either. It seems the

best part of the plant for medicinal purposes is the flower from the female

plant. LOL It does serve a lot of patients with a host of diseases and I'm sure

they will find more as research progreses to yet another level. I am sure that

a lot of people are " scared straight " and refuse to use it because of criminal

laws surrounding it and perhaps the stigma of using " pot " .

Medical cannabis

" Cannabis used medically does have several well-documented beneficial effects.

Among these are: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger

in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, lowered intraocular eye pressure (shown to be

effective for treating glaucoma), as well as general analgesic effects (pain

reliever).

" Cannabis was manufactured and sold by U.S. pharmaceutical companies from the

1880s through the 1930s, but the lack of documented information on the frequency

and effectiveness of its use makes it difficult to evaluate its medicinal value.

Cannabis in the form of a tincture and a fluid extract is documented in a

1929-30 Parke & Co catalog, and is listed as an active ingredient in ten

products for cough, colic, neuralgia, cholera mordus and other medical

conditions, as well as a " narcotic, analgesic, and sedative " . The catalog also

lists compound medications containing cannabis that in some cases were

apparently formulated by medical doctors, in its Pills and Tablets section. As

cannabis is further legalized for medicinal use, it is possible that some of the

foregoing compound medicines, whose formulas have been copied exactly as

published, may be scientifically tested to determine whether they are effective

medications. Less confirmed individual studies also have been conducted

indicating cannabis to be beneficial to a gamut of conditions running from

multiple sclerosis to depression. Synthesized cannabinoids are also sold as

prescription drugs, including Marinol (dronabinol in the United States and

Germany) and Cesamet (nabilone in Canada, Mexico, The United States and The

United Kingdom).

" Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved smoked

marijuana for any condition or disease in the United States, largely because

good quality scientific evidence for its use from U.S. studies is lacking;

however, a major barrier to acquiring the necessary evidence is the lack of

federal funding for this kind of research. Regardless, thirteen states have

legalized cannabis for medical use. Canada, Spain, The Netherlands and Austria

have also legalized cannabis for medicinal use. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)

[Guest guest]

Putting the legal issues aside, and the fact that purchasing pot from a dealer

contributes to organized crime which further leads to a host of society's ills,

I'm not sure why anyone would want to get their supply from the streets.

The product that comes from the street is produced with so many toxic pesticides

and fertilizers that it hardly seems worth any potential benefit one might think

they could get from smoking it.

If THC (the active ingredient in the plant) truly is what you're looking for

then why not get a prescription for Marinol which is a bonafide medication, made

in a factory which follows regulations.

Just my 2 cents,

Tracey

[Guest guest]

If you grow it yourself you can avoid the toxic pesticides and fertilizers but

don't kid yourself into thinking that there are no harmful side effects and/or

risks.

The side effects that are listed for the Marinol, would also apply to the plant

smoked directly because the side effects are due to the THC, not the

manufacturing process which turns it into a pill.

Regulated drugs come with written side effect profiles, just because the drug

dealers don't include a list of side effects with the drugs they sell, doesn't

mean they don't exist and just because something is grown " naturally " doesn't

mean that it's risk free either.

Anthrax is a naturally occurring substance which can be found in soil in many

parts of the world and I think we all know what Anthrax can do to.

Tracey

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> Here in California it is legal to purchase and/or grow your own with a

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> Not saying I'm going to, but I am interested in people's opinions. Might be

> cheaper and less harmful than prescription meds.

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> Putting the legal issues aside, and the fact that purchasing pot from a

> dealer contributes to organized crime which further leads to a host of

> society's ills, I'm not sure why anyone would want to get their supply from

> the streets.

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> The product that comes from the street is produced with so many toxic

> pesticides and fertilizers that it hardly seems worth any potential benefit

> one might think they could get from smoking it.

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> If THC (the active ingredient in the plant) truly is what you're looking for

> then why not get a prescription for Marinol which is a bonafide medication,

> made in a factory which follows regulations.

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> Just my 2 cents,

> Tracey

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