Posted on 11/05/2004 1:38:10 PM PST by Ahriman
A decade ago, when Daniele Piomelli went to scientific conferences, he was often the only researcher studying cannabinoids, the class of chemicals that give marijuana users a high. His work often drew sniggers and jokes; but not any more. At the recent annual Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego last week, scientists delivered almost 200 papers on the subject.
Why all the attention? Many scientists believe marijuana-like drugs might be able to treat a wide range of diseases, far beyond the nausea and chronic pain typically treated with medical marijuana.
Researchers presented tantalising evidence that cannabinoid drugs can help treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease - Parkinson’s disease and obesity. Other researchers are studying whether the compounds can help victims of stroke and multiple sclerosis.
Although the chemicals work on the same area of the nervous system, the new drugs are much more refined and targeted than marijuana, with few of its side effects.
"Cannabinoids have a lot of pharmaceutical potential," says Piomelli, a neuroscientist at the University of California. "A lot of people are very excited."
I use to head for the nearest Pup n' Taco!
Man good ol Pup 'n Taco. I miss them so, and Nagels.. mmmm... Damn you Del Taco!
Well, this thread has made me feel alot better about my fellow conservatives
Baby Boomers caught in the 70's time warp even though they are now conservatives....
Dude, feel the love!
im getting awesome vibes from these posts dude
Pup n' Taco had the best Cherry Slurppies my place to go while I was in high school...
Yeah, like a real big Karma thing goin' on, man!
The web is so COOL!
You only thought you saw it just fine.
Because we don't want folks having a three-joint lunch. The three martini lunch was bad enough. Bunch of dope heads.
Way to many Jello Shots!
Obviously, the reason it won't get legalized is the drug companies can't make much money off of it. If they "refine" it, they can.
I think it should be completely legal, with age restrictions and heavy taxes.
Must of forgot ? were you in the car with me?
Why would you think that anyone would be interested in your stupid, wreckless behavior?
I don't remember either!
And yet they'll scream bloody murder if some liberal proposes to legislate what car they should drive, what food they should eat, or how they should raise their children. I continue to be amazed as to how the control freaks on the right can somehow distinguish their insistence that I surrender my liberty to their fears that I'm incompetent to make decisions for myself from the control freaks on the left that view me equally as incompetent but for a whole different list of controls.
I really see no harm in legalizing and taxing the hell out of it.
It is not addictive. And besides, the leftists would be too stoned to actually do anything, like..oh...vote?
Then again, so would alot of republicans (ducks)
So by your logic alcohol should be illegal as well? Or are you saying pot is somehow "worse" than alcohol?
People that drive while high on Pot just keep going slower and slower, which could be a danger on a freeway!
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