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The Marijuana Cancer Cure Cult;
It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, but some enthusiasts may be going too far.
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AlterNet / By Bruce Mirken
January 26, 2010 |
In his 1971 State of the Union speech, President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer, prompting passage of the National Cancer Act, aimed at making the "conquest of cancer a national crusade." Just four years later, scientists from the National Cancer Institute published a study demonstrating that a group of compounds taken from a common, widely cultivated plant shrank lung tumors that had been implanted in mice, extending their survival.
In a world that made sense, this plant and the anticancer drugs it produced would have been rushed into further testing, and we'd have known in a few years whether they had potential as treatments for human cancers. Instead, research proceeded at a glacial pace, with almost no further progress till the 1990s. Since then, vast quantities of lab and animal data have confirmed those early findings, but studies of these plant compounds in actual human beings with cancer remain nearly nonexistent.
What got in the way was Nixon's other war, the "war on drugs." The plant in question was cannabis sativa -- marijuana -- public enemy number one in that other war, and discovering that marijuana had beneficial properties was the last thing the U.S. government wanted to do.
Dr. Manuel Guzman of Complutense University in Madrid, lead author of the only human study yet published of a cannabinoid as cancer treatment, puts it slightly more diplomatically. The lack of immediate followup to those early reports "remains a mystery to me," he says. Guzman cites a number of obstacles to human trials, including the fact that cannabinoids are "still seen by many doctors and regulatory agencies as drugs of abuse," as well as "lots of paperwork" and a lack of commercial interest in natural compounds that can't be patented.
Complicating things further, the relative vacuum created by the lack of human studies and the hostility of the U.S. government to the whole question of marijuana's beneficial effects has left the field wide open for zealots who promote cannabis as a "cure" for cancer as if it were already a proven fact rather than a possibility in desperate need of serious study.
A Protective Effect?
Instead of researching cannabinoids as anticancer drugs, federal officials have continued to falsely imply that marijuana causes lung cancer. For example, a 2002 brochure for parents, "Talk to Your Child About Marijuana," still available on the Office of National Drug Control Policy Web site, advises, "Smoking marijuana is as least as bad as smoking cigarettes."
In fact, the largest, most well-controlled studies have consistently failed to find an increased risk of lung cancer or other typically tobacco-related cancers among marijuana smokers. These include a 65,000-patient 1997 study conducted at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California and a 2006 case-control study (in which patients with cancer were matched with similar patients without cancer to compare risk factors) from the UCLA lab of Dr. Donald Tashkin, one of the world's leading experts on the pulmonary effects of drugs.
In the UCLA study, there was a consistent trend -- albeit short of statistical significance -- toward lower cancer risk among even the heaviest marijuana smokers. This was a surprise to some, given that marijuana smoke contains many of the same carcinogenic compounds as tobacco smoke. The researchers wrote:
Although purely speculative, it is possible that such inverse associations may reflect a protective effect of marijuana. There is recent evidence from cell culture systems and animal models that 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and other cannabinoids may inhibit the growth of some tumors by modulating key signaling pathways leading to growth arrest and cell death, as well as by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis. These antitumoral associations have been observed for several types of malignancies including brain, prostate, thyroid, lung, and breast.
In an October 2003 review in the journal Nature Reviews: Cancer, Guzman detailed the extensive body of test-tube and animal research showing that cannabinoids inhibit tumors of the lung, uterus, skin, breast, prostate and brain (including gliomas, the type of tumor that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy). He also noted: "Cannabinoids have favorable drug-safety profiles and do not produce the generalized toxic effects of conventional chemotherapies. Cannabinoids are selective antitumor compounds, as they can kill tumor cells without affecting their non-transformed counterparts."
Such selectivity is exactly what you want in an anticancer drug. The reason chemotherapy can be so awful is that most chemo drugs aren't selective enough; they kill cancer cells, but are also toxic to healthy cells, leading to vomiting, hair loss and other miseries.
The 'Cure'?
Nearly all of the evidence about cannabinoids as anticancer drugs comes from lab studies using cell cultures or animals with experimentally implanted tumors. The annals of medical research are littered with drugs that looked promising in the lab but didn't work in people. Still, that doesn't stop some enthusiasts from touting cannabis as a cure for cancer, sometimes making even open-minded scientists and medical marijuana advocates nervous.
When I worked at the Marijuana Policy Project, we received several impassioned emails imploring us to tell Sen. Kennedy that cannabis could cure his brain tumor. Others touted Canadian Rick Simpson's "Healing Hemp Oil" Web site, Phoenix Tears.
In a series of videos, letters and other materials on the site, Simpson -- who has had repeated run-ins with law enforcement over his cannabis-related activities and was, according to a Dec. 14 posting, staying in Europe indefinitely to avoid arrest -- promotes what he calls "hemp oil" as a "simple herbal cure for cancer. I have used these extracts to cure three areas of skin cancer on my own body, also, I have cured cancers for others." Simpson also touts hemp oil for pain and a variety of other conditions.
The site includes video and written instructions for making the preparation. The procedure involves using a solvent such as naphtha or isopropyl alcohol to extract the THC from marijuana, then boiling off the solvent using a rice cooker to leave a thick oil with a high THC concentration.
Simpson warns readers away from conventional cancer treatments: "Hemp oil has a very high success rate in the treatment of cancer, unfortunately many people who come to me have been badly damaged by the medical system with their chemo and radiation etc. The damage such treatments cause have a lasting effect and people who have suffered the effects of such treatments are the hardest to cure."
He offers numerous stories and testimonials describing seemingly hopeless cancers cured by hemp oil, but no controlled, scientific experiments.
And critics find plenty to worry about. First, they note, despite warnings and disclaimers on the site, the procedure for making the medicine is risky. Mitch Earleywine, author of Understanding Marijuana and a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Albany, calls the do-it-yourself procedure "outrageously dangerous. Even if you don't light yourself on fire, you may end up with leftover solvent that would slowly poison the healthiest of us."
There's a reason scientists don't base conclusions on anecdotes, Earleywine explains. "Cancer remits spontaneously sometimes, which is a good thing. Unfortunately, it leads to superstitious conditioning so people think that whatever they did last must be the source of the cure. Especially with some cancers, where a great many people die, all the spontaneous recoveries associated with hemp oil get remembered while all those that don't either get forgotten or attributed to the horrors of the disease."
Earleywine stresses that he is not dismissing the possibility that some form of cannabis might be an effective cancer treatment. "THC killing tumors is actually true," he says, "but we're not at the human stage [of research]."
Simpson is dismissive of critics who cite the lack of human studies. "How are you going to do controlled studies when it is illegal in Canada to do so?" he said in an emailed response to questions.
In fact, researcher Mark Ware of McGill University in Montreal has done clinical trials of medical cannabis in Canada, including a study comparing several different cannabis preparations in use by chronic pain patients.
Simpson calls the idea of spontaneous cancer remissions "nonsense." As for possible risks of his preparation, he argues, "It is irresponsible to give people liver toxic chemicals, chemotherapy and radiation, so if they are talking about irresponsible why do not look at their own medical system? It is not irresponsible to save peoples lives with a harmless natural, non-addictive medicine from nature."
"If you watch our documentary, you will see that I use a simple water purification process to get rid of solvent residue.
I have been ingesting oil for over eight years and I have supplied this oil to thousands of people who also have experienced no problems with solvent residue."
While cautious about reports that are "solely anecdotal," Paul Armentano, deputy director and resident science wonk at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, lays blame for the lack of proper data at the foot of prohibition.
"It is a shame that lone individuals must try and engage in the work that the medical establishment should be undertaking, yet have turned a blind eye to," he says. "Unfortunately, what we have is speculation rather than hard science, and we only have the politicization of cannabis to blame."
The Long and Winding Research Road
The one human study of a cannabinoid cancer treatment published thus far was conducted by Dr. Guzman and colleagues and published online in June 2006 by the British Journal of Cancer. The scientists infused a THC solution directly into the tumors of nine patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a deadly form of brain cancer, for whom standard treatments had failed. This small pilot study wasn't aimed at proving that THC worked, simply that it was safe to administer to these otherwise doomed patients .
It proved entirely safe, with no negative effects attributed to the THC and no "overt psychoactive effects." And while there were no miracle cures, there were glimmers of possible efficacy. In one patient with an "extremely aggressive" cancer, tumor growth was curbed for nine weeks. In another, symptoms improved, although tumor growth was not stopped. And in some cases, lab tests with cells taken from tumor biopsies showed that THC decreased the number of viable cancer cells.
Guzman and colleagues noted that THC may not be the best cannabinoid to use as a cancer treatment, as others have been shown more potent in lab tests. And while the direct infusion technique delivered a high THC concentration to specific locations, it may not have reached all parts of these large tumors.
Still, the results were positive enough that the researchers urged further tests, including studies of cannabinoids in combination with other cancer drugs. Guzman is hoping to do more studies, but notes that with all the bureaucratic, procedural and financial hurdles, "The way ahead is long and winding."
But if more human studies aren't happening yet, lab work continues to produce intriguing results. Just this month, the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics published a new study providing the first evidence that combination cannabinoid therapy is more potent than using THC or other cannabinoids as single agents.
Sean McAllister and colleagues from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco tested THC, cannabidiol (CBD) and both drugs combined on human glioblastoma cell lines. In two of the three cell lines tested, the THC/CBD combination proved the most potent -- more so than would be expected by just adding the anticancer effects of the two drugs together, suggesting a synergistic action.
"Combinations, compared to individual drug treatments with specific cannabinoid-based compounds, may represent an improvement for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma and perhaps additional cancers," McAllister says. "It is also possible that other constituents of Cannabis sativa which are not structurally related to cannabinoids could improve antitumor activity when combined."
That leads to an obvious question: Why not use the whole plant -- whether smoked, vaporized, or in some sort of extract like Simpson's? "In regard to brain cancer, it is highly unlikely that effective concentrations of either ?9-THC or CBD could be reached by smoking cannabis," McAllister says. "In regard to additional cancers, I feel defined formulations and dosing will be needed in order to effectively treat patients."
McAllister says his team is moving toward "clinical trials in both breast and brain cancer, but it is a slow process." The next step, he says, will be to try to replicate his test-tube results in animals. "No agency in the U.S. would allow me to move forward to clinical trials without some form of proof of concept data in a relevant preclinical in vivo model."
That may be an accurate assessment, but Armentano thinks it's too cautious "given the long established safety of cannabinoids, including THC which is already a legal pharmaceutical, and CBD, which is non-psychoactive, is not a central nervous system depressant and has no risk of overdose."
Not only is there abundant evidence that cannabinoids kill cancer cells, Armentano says, "Investigators now even understand the mechanism of action; in other words, they know how and why cannabinoids kill cancerous cells and halt the spread of malignant tumors."
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Medical Marijuana Users Guide - Concept420 - Marijuana Entertainment and Information |
Home > Medical Marijuana > Medical Marijuana Uses
Below are just a small sample of the many uses of Medical Marijuana:
Cancer Chemotherapy.
The drugs used to treat cancer are among the most powerful, and most toxic, chemicals used in medicine. They kill both cancer cells and healthy cells, producing extremely unpleasant and dangerous side effects. The most common is days or weeks of vomiting, retching, and nausea after each treatment.
The feeling of loss of control is highly depressing, and patients find it very difficult to eat anything, and lose weight and strength. People find it more and more difficult to sustain the will to live, and many chose to discontinue treatment, preferring death to treatment.
Cannabis can be used as an antiemetic, a drug which relieves nausea and allows patients to eat and live normally. It is safer, cheaper and often more effective than standard synthetic antiemetics. Smoking cannabis is more effective than taking it orally (or its synthetic derivatives such as Marinol) as patients it difficult to keep anything down long enough for it to have an effect.
Smoking cannabis produces an immediate effect, and patients find it easier to control the doseage. Additionally the euphoric properties act as an anti-depressant, and the hunger and enjoyment of food properties ('the munchies') make weight gain easy, and these increase the chances of recovery.
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Common Medical Uses for Cannabis (Marijuana) |
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Cannabinoids treat gliomas;
Cannabinoids treat lung cancer;
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Marijuana Use in Supportive Care for Cancer Patients (GOV, INF) |
Cancer, and cancer therapies and their side effects, may cause a variety of problems for cancer patients. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and anorexia and cachexia are conditions that affect many individuals with cancer.
There has been much interest in the use of marijuana to treat a number of medical problems, including chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer ...
Nausea and Vomiting.
Some anticancer drugs cause nausea and vomiting because they affect parts of the brain that control vomiting and/or irritate the stomach lining. The severity of these symptoms depends on several factors, including the chemotherapeutic agent(s) used, the dose, the schedule, and the patient's reaction to the drug(s). The management of nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy is an important part of care for cancer patients whenever it occurs. Although patients usually receive antiemetics, drugs that help control nausea and vomiting, there is no single best approach to reducing these symptoms in all patients.
Doctors must tailor antiemetic therapy to meet each individual's needs, taking into account the type of anticancer drugs being administered; the patient's general condition, age, and related factors; and, of course, the extent to which the antiemetic is helpful. There has been much interest in the use of marijuana to treat a number of medical problems, including chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. Two forms of marijuana have been used: compounds related to the active chemical constituent of marijuana taken by mouth and marijuana cigarettes. Dronabinol (Marinol®), a synthetic form of the active marijuana constituent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is available by prescription for use as an antiemetic. In 1985, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its use for the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who had not responded to the standard antiemetic drugs.
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Cannabinoids As Cancer Hope - NORML |
by Paul Armentano,
Senior Policy Analyst,
NORML / NORML Foundation |
“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 cells."
So concludes a comprehensive review published in the October 2005 issue of the scientific journal Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry.
Not familiar with the emerging body of research touting cannabis' ability to stave the spread of certain types of cancers? You're not alone.
For over 30 years, US politicians and bureaucrats have systematically turned a blind eye to scientific research indicating that marijuana may play a role in cancer prevention -- a finding that was first documented in 1974. That year, a research team at the Medical College of Virginia (acting at the behest of the federal government) discovered that cannabis inhibited malignant tumor cell growth in culture and in mice.
According to the study's results, reported nationally in an Aug. 18, 1974, Washington Post newspaper feature, administration of marijuana's primary cannabinoid THC, "slowed the growth of lung cancers, breast cancers and a virus-induced leukemia in laboratory mice, and prolonged their lives by as much as 36 percent."
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Medical Marijuana Causes Cancer (Media Monitor) - By Cliff Kincaid, January 21, 2004 -
Ironically some of the same people who oppose tobacco smoking have been sympathetic to “medical marijuana.” |
The latest evidence about the fraud known as "medical marijuana" comes from a study by a team headed by Dr. Sarah Nuttall at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England. Epidemiological studies made during the past 30 years have found that marijuana causes lung damage and probably cancer. The new study took blood samples, measured lung function and tested non-smokers and smokers for antioxidant markers.
A Reuters news story quoted Dr. Nuttall as saying, "Smoking cannabis on a regular basis actually depletes your lung of protective antioxidant substances...and this may have chronic long-term implications for young individuals." Those antioxidants protect cells against damage that can lead to cancer. The study found that marijuana users showed more signs of damage than those who smoked only cigarettes.
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The "medical marijuana" movement came up with the idea that smoking marijuana was beneficial in the treatment of cancer because some marijuana smokers said ...
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Marijuana Does Not Cause Cancer -- Results of Largest Study
(Article) | NIDA funded study shows no cancer risk from marijuana smoking
By David F. Duncan, DrPH, FAAHB -
2006/05/28.
Opponents of the relegalization of marijuana frequently argue that marijuana smoke contains a number of carcinogenic chemicals and that therefore the prohibition of marijuana use must continue to protect the public from lung cancer. From the standpoint of an epidemiologist, these arguments have never been credible. Persuasive evidence that marijuana use causes cancer or contributes to any serious health problems simply does not exist. A presentation at the American Thoracic Society conference last week, reported that the largest study ever conducted to specifically test the hypothesis that marijuana use causes lung cancer has again found no support for this idea.
The principal investigator of this new study was Dr. Donald Tashkin, of UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, who has been conducting studies for three decades searching for respiratory damage due to marijuana use. In the past, his studies have been widely quoted by the federal government and other defenders of the war on drugs and have been harshly criticized by epidemiologists and statisticians. Dr. Tashkin acknowledges that the study's findings were contrary to his biases. "We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."
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Cannabis, Mental Health and Context: The Case For Regulation. Recent Research on Medical Marijuana >>
Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
by Paul Armentano,
Senior Policy Analyst,
NORML / NORML Foundation |
Presumptions regarding cannabis use as a risk factor for the development of certain types of cancer, particularly lung cancer, warrant critical examination. Epidemiologic studies over the past several decades have established causation between alcohol consumption and cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon and rectum, among others.
Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, has also been determined to cause similar upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) cancers, as well as cancers of the pancreas, kidneys and bladder, and is implicated with cancers of the stomach and liver, among others.
To date, similar epidemiologic and/or clinical studies on the use of cannabis and cancer are few and not definitive. However, the public and policy-makers should interpret the ambiguity of these results with caution –
neither construing them at this time as an endorsement of cannabis’ safety nor as an indictment of its potential health hazards.
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Cancer Council New South Wales: Archive - Medical use of Marijuana (Cannabis) - A factsheet on the Cancer Council's position on the medical use of marijuana (GOV, INF) |
Cannabis is a herbaceous plant belonging to the hemp family and has two subspecies – cannabis sativa and cannabis indica. It is cannabis indica which is the main source of the drug marijuana and various other preparations 1. Cannabis usage usually takes the form of smoking herbal cannabis (marijuana) consisting of dried leaves and female flower heads 2. Cannabis has 21 chemically-related carbon alkaloids which are called cannabinoids of which the most notable are delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (known as THC) and cannabidiol. Cannabinoid receptors are found in distinct areas of the brain and spinal column 3,4.
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A report prepared in 1998 by the South Australian Drug and Alcohol Council for the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy concluded that the greatest potential for therapeutic use of cannabis lies in three areas 7 :
As an appetite-stimulant, used in conjunction with drugs with anabolic properties to promote lean body mass, good nutrition and exercise,
The management of neuropathic pain, and
The quick relief of nausea, such as associated with some cancer chemotherapy treatments.
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A Working Party established by the NSW Government to examine the use of cannabis for medical purposes concluded in its final report (August 2000) that medical conditions for which cannabis may be of medical benefit are8 :
HIV-related wasting and cancer related wasting,
Pain unrelieved by conventional treatments,
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CannabisMD Reports: ”Cannabis and Lung Cancer”, by Martin Martinez. (ORG, article) |
I attended the 1st National Clinical Conference on Medical Marijuana in Iowa in 1998. Arguably the most learned man on the subject of the effects of smoke on the lungs is named Donald Tashkin, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, at UCLA.
He spoke for almost an hour at the Conference, showing slides of smoke-browned lungs. He showed how marijuana smoke seems to push pollutants towards the outer lining of the lungs.
His presentation did not portray marijuana smoke as harmless, but there was no solid evidence of disease associated with the browning of the lungs' outer lining. Donald Tashkin has conducted the most extensive research involving the largest number of long-term marijuana-only smokers, as well as multi-drug smokers--marijuana, tobacco, cocaine, and other substances, for several decades. His critique of marijuana smoke was completely non-committal. (Considering the government is his largest source of funding, there is little doubt why his lecture at the first medical cannabis conference was short and unsupportive.)
When Dr. Tashkin finished his speech, he did not wait to answer questions. He grabbed his materials and bolted for the door. I raced after him and stopped him on the steps outside the conference hall. I showed him the passages I had written about his research in The New Prescription. I stood there and watched him read everything I had written about his work. He agreed that my synopsis was correct.
Then I asked him the $64,000 question. I said, "Do you know of any cases of marijuana-only smokers who had lung cancer?" He said "Yes, there is one."
Then he smiled, explaining, "He was sixteen years old." We both smiled, knowing a teenager could not possibly have sufficient exposure to marijuana smoke to cause lung cancer--his cancer was clearly due to some other cause.
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YouTube - Medical Marijuana - Brain Cancer (VIDEO)
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One of the great ironies in the debate over marijuana's medical applications is that the drug may prove to be vastly more useful than many marijuana activists even realize.
CANCER CURE = HEMP OIL ...
Rick Simpson's Cancer Cure Hemp Oil is Cannabis extract full of Cannabinoids (including THC).
Dr. Robert Melamede ... "Cannabinoids kill Cancer Cells"
Dr. Liu ..."THC can kill Cancer Cells"
Dr. Di Marzo ... "THC exhibits anti - tumor effects on various Cancer Cell types"
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“Cannabis and Cancer: Arthur's Story” by Pauline Reilly(BOOK; Paperback - April 1, 2002) |
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CANCER- BREAST
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The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cell
proliferation
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/14/8375
Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by
Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell
Proliferation
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/1/118
Antitumor Activity of Plant Cannabinoids with Emphasis on the Effect of
Cannabidiol on Human Breast Carcinoma
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/318/3/1375
9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhibits Cell Cycle Progression in Human Breast Cancer
through Cdc2 Regulation
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/66/13/6615
Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer in animal
studies
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=220#2
THC and prochlorperazine effective in reducing vomiting in women following
breast surgery
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=219#1
Cannabidiol Dramatically Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/cannabidiol_dramatically_inhibits_breast_cancer_cell_growth_study_says )
“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/16646/takes-cancer/
Cannabidiol may be helpful in reducing the aggressiveness of breast cancer cells
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=258
JunD is involved in the antiproliferative effect of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol
on human breast cancer cells
http://www.knockoutscience.com/showabstract.php?pmid=18454173
Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/
content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111900834.html
CANCER- CERVICAL
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Arachidonyl ethanolamide induces apoptosis of uterine cervix cancer cells via
aberrantly expressed vanilloid receptor-1,
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Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20071226/pot-slows-cancer-in-test-tube
CANCER- COLORECTAL
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The endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide, induces cell death in colorectal
carcinoma cells: a possible role for cyclooxygenase 2
http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/54/12/1741
Cannabinoids and cancer: potential for colorectal cancer therapy. (may need free
registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16042581
Marijuana takes on colon cancer
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14451-marijuana-takes-on-coloncancer.
html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news9_head_dn14451
Cannabis compound clue to colon cancer
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/drugsalcohol/
mg19926685.000-cannabis-compound-clue-to-coloncancer.
html?feedId=drugs-alcohol_rss20 )
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/617951/main.html
Cannabinoids in intestinal inflammation and cancer.
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442536?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=22 )
CANCER- GLIOMA/ BRAIN/ HEAD
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Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol
http://www.hempworld.com/HempPharm/articles/milanstudy.html
Cancer Killer
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/breaking2/CancerKiller.html
Cannabinoids Inhibit the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway in
Gliomas
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/64/16/5617
Inhibition of Glioma Growth in Vivo
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/61/15/5784.pdf
Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=193
Cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma
cells.
http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/pm/12214911.html?pmid=16909207
Cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink, halts growth of blood vessels
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/12088.php
THC tested against brain tumour in pilot clinical study
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=222#1
THC inhibits cell cycle progression in human glioblastoma multiforme cells by
downregulation of E2F1 in human glioblastoma multiforme cells
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/10/1467.htm
Down-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in gliomas
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/12/1563.htm
Cannabinoids inhibit glioma cell invasion by down-regulating matrix
metalloproteinase-2 expression.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/3/1697.htm
Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm
Cannabinoids Induce Cancer Cell Proliferation via Tumor Necrosis Factor
{alpha}-Converting Enzyme (TACE/ADAM17)-Mediated Transactivation of the
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Click > here < ( or visit - http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/64/6/1943?maxtoshow=&HITS=
10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&titleabstract=Cannabinoids+Induce+Cancer+
Cell+Proliferation&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT )
Marijuana ingredient may reduce tumours-study
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LV470563.htm
Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of
ER stress in human glioma cells
http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37948
Cannabidiol inhibits human glioma cell migration through a cannabinoid
receptor-independent mechanism
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1576089&tool=pmcentrez
Targeting astrocytomas and invading immune cells with cannabinoids: a
promising therapeutic avenue. Click > here < for more.
Cannabinoid action induces autophagymediated cell death through stimulation of
ER stress in human glioma cells.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/19425170/abstract/
Cannabis use and cancer of the head and neck: Case-control study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2277494/
Cannabinoids selectively inhibit proliferation and induce death of cultured human
glioblastoma multiforme cells.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16078104?dopt=Abstract
CANCER- LEUKEMIA
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Cannabis-induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cell lines
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/3/1214
Cannabidiol-Induced Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/70/3/897
Marijuana's Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells
http://www.treatingyourself.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7107
Targeting CB2 cannabinoid receptors to treat malignant lymphoblastic disease
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/reprint/100/2/627.pdf
Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells
(1987)
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5164483
{Delta}9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells Is
Regulated by Translocation of Bad to Mitochondria
http://mcr.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/4/8/549
Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer in animal
studies
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=220#2
Enhancing the in vitro cytotoxic activity of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in
leukemic cells through a combinatorial approach
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18608861
CANCER- LUNG
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Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntineoplasticActivityOfCannabinoids/default.html
Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung
cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17621270/abstract/Delta_
9__Tetrahydrocannabinol_inhibits_epithelial_growth_factor_induced_lung_cance
r_cell_migration_in_vitro_as_well_as_its_growth_and_metastasis_in_vivo )
Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung or Upper Airways
http://ccrmg.org/journal/05aut/nocancer.html
No association between lung cancer and cannabis smoking in large study
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=219#2
Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/tb/3393
CLAIM #4: MARIJUANA CAUSES LUNG DISEASE
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_myth4.shtml
Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20071226/pot-slows-cancer-in-test-tube
Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20070417/marijuana-may-fight-lungtumors
Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm
Cannabinoids Induce Cancer Cell Proliferation via Tumor Necrosis Factor
{alpha}-Converting Enzyme (TACE/ADAM17)-Mediated Transactivation of the
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Click > here < ( or visit - http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/64/6/1943?maxtoshow=&HITS=
10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&titleabstract=Cannabinoids+Induce+Cancer+
Cell+Proliferation&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT )
Anticancer activity of cannabinoids
http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/cancer/THC_cancer_sep_1975.htm
CANCER- LYMPHOMA
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Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists May Be Novel Class of Anti-Lymphoma Agents
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/cannabinoids_and_lymphoma.htm
Expression of cannabinoid receptors type 1 and type 2 in non-Hodgkin
lymphoma: growth inhibition by receptor activation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18546271
CANCER- MELANOMA
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Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver
metastases.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=180
Intractable nausea and vomiting due to gastrointestinal mucosal metastases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=35
CANCER- ORAL
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Smoking of cannabis does not increase risk for oral cancer
http://www.cannabismed.
org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=175#1
Marijuana use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
http://web.archive.org/web/20060112183953/http://www.ukcia.org/research/OralSquamousCellCarcinoma.pdf
A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Marijuana Use and Head and Neck
Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19638490
CANCER- PANCREATIC
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Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic
Reticulum Stress–Related Genes
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/66/13/6748
CANCER- PROSTATE
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Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by
Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell
Proliferation
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/1/118
Cannabinoid Receptor as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/65/5/1635.pdf
Cannabis chemicals may help fight prostate cancer
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57I02Z20090819
Inhibition of human tumour prostate PC-3 cell growth by cannabinoids R(+)-
Methanandamide and JWH-015: Involvement of CB2 - Abstract
http://www.urotoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view_ua&id=2224464
Chemicals found in cannabis may help fight prostate cancer
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/chemicals-found-in-cannabis-mayhelp-
fight-prostate-cancer-1.823429#
Anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of anandamide in human prostatic cancer
cell lines: implication of epidermal growth factor receptor down-regulation and
ceramide production.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12746841?dopt=Abstract
9-Tetrahydrocannabinol induces apoptosis in human prostate PC-3 cells via a
receptor-independent mechanism
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3XFTGPRX&_
coverDate=09%2F24%2F1999&_alid=422767905&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig
=search&_qd=1&_cdi=4938&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1
&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1c29920efb1acb800723560310e9004e )
CANCER- RISK CANNABIS VS TOBACCO
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Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6891
Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1277837
Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1065/a03.html
Blunt Smokers Link Dependence Potential To Nicotine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/52838.php
Premiere British Medical Journal Pronounces Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol,
Tobacco
http://cannabislink.ca/medical/safer.html
Why Doesn't Smoking Marijuana Cause Cancer?
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/14275.html
Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/tb/3393
CANCER- SKIN
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Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of
cannabinoid receptors
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/111/1/43?ijkey=MpUgjDbqHybAU
Cannabis Reduces Skin Cancer
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/skincancerreport.htm
CANCER- TESTICULAR
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The antiemetic efficacy of nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=127
Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/shared_comments/testicularchemo.htm
CANCER- THYROID
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A metabolically stable analogue of anandamide, Met-F-AEA, inhibits human
thyroid carcinoma cell lines by activation of apoptosis, Click > here < for more
CANCER- VARIOUS/ UNNAMED
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Derivatives of cannabis for anti-cancer treatment
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/thuo-do060605.php
Cancer Killer
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/breaking2/CancerKiller.html
Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/275/41/31938
Nabilone improves pain and symptom management
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=177
The effects of smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=96
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for appetite stimulation
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=52
Dronabinol and prochlorperazine in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=28
Dronabinol enhancement of appetite in cancer patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=149
Efficacy of tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=31
Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=155
Nabilone versus domperidone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=129
Nabilone vs. placebo in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=156
The antiemetic activity of tetrahydrocanabinol versus metoclopramide
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=24
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic for patients receiving cancer
chemotherapy
href="http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=5
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic in cancer patients receiving highdose
methotrexate
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=23
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as an antiemetic in patients treated with
cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=27
Amelioration of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by delta-9-
THC
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=107
Superiority of nabilone over prochlorperazine as an antiemetic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=126
Analgesic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=16
The analgesic properties of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and codeine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=17
Comparison of orally administered cannabis extract and delta-9-THC, Click > here < for more.
Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-causing Herpes Viruses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040923092627.htm
Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/tb/3393
A Cannabinoid Anticancer Quinone, HU-331, Is More Potent and Less
Cardiotoxic Than Doxorubicin: A Comparative in Vivo Study
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/2/646
Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm
Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm
Cannabinoids for Cancer Treatment: Progress and Promise
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/68/2/339
Cannabinoids and cancer: pros and cons of an antitumour strategy
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1617062&tool=pmcentrez
Cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/19442435/abstract/Cannabinoids_in_the_treatment_of_cancer_
Use of cannabinoid receptor agonists in cancer therapy as palliative and curative
agents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19285265
A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Marijuana Use and Head and Neck
Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
http://cancerpreventionresearch.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/2/8/759
Could smoking pot cut risk of head, neck cancer?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090825/hl_nm/us_smoking_pot_1
Cannabinoids and cancer: pros and cons of an antitumour strategy
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1617062&tool=pmcentrez
Cannabinoid receptor ligands as potential anticancer agents--high hopes for new
therapies?
Click > here < ( or visit - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19589225?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=14 )
Marijuana May Prevent Cancer, Not Cause It
http://www.entheology.org/edoto/anmviewer.asp?a=293&print=yes
Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less
Cancer
http://www.drugsense.org/mcwilliams/www.marijuanamagazine.com/toc/rats.htm
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Cannabis has been found to help cancer patients with pain and nausea,
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In 1974 researchers at the Medical College of Virginia, who had been funded by the National Institute of Health to find evidence that marijuana damages the immune system, found instead that THC slowed the growth of three kinds of cancer in mice - lung and breast cancer, and leukemia. A quarter century later, scientists in Spain repeated this experiment and got the same incredible results.
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Potential anti Cancer effects of medical cannabis - Frontier science
| Background:
The major active component of the medicinal plant cannabis, Delta9-THC, has been shown in experiments with rats to have therapeutic potential against brain tumors. SETH Group scientists Garret Yount, Ph.D. and Sean McAllister, Ph.D. designed experiments in a time-lapse microscope to test whether Delta9-THC can stop the growth of human glioblastoma multiforma (GBM) brain cancer cells.
Using the same tests that are used to judge new chemotherapies, the team discovered that the herbal compound kills human GBM cells at a concentration that is nontoxic to normal brain cells. Click here to see Featured Experiment.
Implications:
No chemotherapy can match this nontoxic anti-cancer action. The implication is that this plant compound could be a safe medicine against brain tumors, without the side effects of chemotherapy.
These exciting results may be just the tip of the iceberg, however, because Delta9-THC is only one of many active compounds in medicinal cannabis. Other active constituents of the Cannabis plant (called cannabinoids) are also likely to have a nontoxic anti-cancer action.
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Cannabis Dispensary Owner May be Locked Up in Jail.
National authorities have been continuing their activities on shutting down medical marijuana clinics and dispensaries t hroughout California in spite existing state law. The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 or the Proposition 215 permits patients having recommendations from licensed physicians or marijuana doctors to grow and acquire marijuana only or medical purposes.
However, federal law claims it is illegal to acquire, distribute, or cultivate any kind of marijuana or whatever use it may serve.For instance, a previous Morro Bay owner of a medical cannabis dispensary, Charles lynch, will be sentenced in the Los Angeles Federal Court House on March 23 for violating federal drug laws.
In August 5, 2008, Lynch was found guilty on five federal counts. His charges include criminal conspiracy and ossession with intent to distribute. Lynch said that his case has destroyed his life after being seen for one week on the ront page of the DEA Web site.
Lynch was a former medical marijuana patient who opened Central Coast ompassionate Caregivers to patients and other users (caregivers, providers, marijuana doctors) having a licensed hysician’s or marijuana doctor’s recommendations. Lynch may face a minimum of 5 years in federal prison.
Morro Bay Mayor, Janice Peters and City Attorney Rob Shultz testified at the trial. Peters claimed that medical marijuana clinics and dispensaries in their area are worthwhile as many patients and marijuana doctors use and recommend medical marijuana for glaucoma and even cancer symptoms.
On the other hand, Schultz claimed that the council had met all city requirements although the federal law said marijuana is still a controlled substance, which prompts them to arrest anybody with the said substance.
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Breakthrough Discovered in Medical Marijuana Cancer Treatment -
Tim King, Jan-11-2008 - Salem-News.com
Researchers learned that cannabinoids have been associated with anti-carcinogenic effects, which are responsible in preventing or delaying the development of cancer.
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(SALEM, Ore.) - A new study reveals that Medical Marijuana can be an effective treatment for cancer, that is the word announced by doctors in Germany who concluded that this clarification of the mechanism of cannabinoid action may help investigators to further explore their therapeutic benefit.
The medical article was originally published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access and online on December 25th 2007.
Cancer cells that were treated with combinations of cannabinoids, antagonists of cannabinoid receptors, and small interfering ribo nucleic acid or 'siRNA' to tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) were assessed for invasiveness, protein expression, and activation of signal transduction pathways.
The biggest contribution of this breakthrough discovery, is that the expression of TIMP-1 was shown to be stimulated by cannabinoid receptor activation and to mediate the anti-invasive effect of cannabinoids.
In other words, they learned that treatment with cannabinoids, one of the active ingredients of the medicinal side of marijuana, has been shown to reduce the invasiveness of cancer cells. Prior to now the cellular mechanisms underlying this effect were unclear and the relevance of the findings to the behavior of tumor cells in vivo remains to be determined.
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Pot Shrinks Tumors; U.S. Government Knew in '74
By Raymond Cushing, AlterNet. Posted May 31, 2000 |
In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated -- until now. |
The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
The Madrid study marks only the second time that THC has been administered to tumor-bearing animals; the first was a Virginia investigation 26 years ago. In both studies, the THC shrank or destroyed tumors in a majority of the test subjects.
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In 1983 the Reagan/Bush Administration tried to persuade American universities and researchers to destroy all 1966-76 cannabis research work, including compendiums in libraries, reports Jack Herer, who states, "We know that large amounts of information have since disappeared."
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Ireland: Cannabis Eases Cancer Sickness, Study Finds (ORG, article) | “CANNABIS chemicals are better than
conventional drugs at controlling sickness caused by cancer treatments, a study showed
yesterday.”
CANNABIS EASES CANCER SICKNESS, STUDY FINDS.
CANNABIS chemicals are better than conventional drugs at controlling sickness caused by cancer treatments, a study showed yesterday.
But researchers found that cannabinoids, the compounds responsible for the "high" obtained from cannabis, could have serious side-effects. These ranged from feelings of euphoria and drowsiness, to dizziness, depression and hallucinations.
A second investigation by the same team of British and Swiss researchers found that cannabinoids were no better than codeine for controlling acute and chronic pain.
Both reports appeared yesterday in the British Medical Journal.
The sickness study, led by Martin Tramer at the Hopitaux Universitaires Geneva, reviewed 30 trials involving more than 1,300 patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Medical cannabis -
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Cannabis Indica (now referred to as Cannabis sativa subsp. indica),[1] Fluid Extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937.
Medical cannabis, (commonly referred to as "Medical marijuana"), refers to the use of the cannabis plant as a physician-recommended drug or herbal therapy, as well as synthetic THC and other cannabinoids. There are many studies regarding the use of cannabis in a medicinal context.[2][3]
Drug usage generally requires a prescription, and distribution is usually done within a framework defined by local laws. There are several methods for administration of dosage including vaporizing or smoking dried cannabis buds, drinking or eating cannabis extracts,and taking synthetic THC pills.[4][5] The comparible efficacy of these methods was the subject of an investigative study by the National Institutes of Health.[3]
1.1 Partial list of clinical applications
1.2 Recent studies
1.2.1 Alzheimer's Disease
1.2.2 Neuron growth
1.2.3 Lung cancer and COPD
1.2.4 Breast cancer
1.2.5 HIV/AIDS
1.2.6 Brain cancer
1.2.7 Head Injuries
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