Posted on 05/13/2007 1:17:59 PM PDT by JTN
You are a joke.
>>>>why would you deny her some relief?
I would do no such thing. If I was her physician I would get her on a medication that has a proven track record of helping in double blind clinical trials, not some puffed up PR stunt by the dopers.
If marijuana brought her relief, would you deny her that form of relief?
It is a lousy pain killer, the user has no idea how much THC they are getting, there are dozens of better analgesics on the market,... and even if marijuana was so great, THC is legally and readily available as a cheap generic drug call Marinol.
This has never been anything but a poorly disguised “let’s legalize all drugs” far-left liberal campaign wrapped in a false “freedom” wrapper and some foolish Conservatives buy it.
The problem with depending on marijuana is that, like the coffee enemas, aroma therapy, laetrile and other quackery, Marijuana keeps the patient from using advanced drugs that work wonderfully to control pain and restore appetite.
P.S. let’s see who is paying for the Pro-marijuana campaign?
George Seros is the biggest contributor, the others are mostly rich Hollywood dopers, drug dealers and far-left California politicos.
They wouldn’t lie to us, would they?
Have you personally experienced the same thing as this person has?
What about those people that say it gives them relief? How can anyone else determine if they feel better from something, and why should someone else, have the right to say...no, this can’t possibly make you feel better, so we’ve determined you shouldn’t have it...Should their opinion about how they personally feel, just be discounted?
Finally, No. I don't smoke pot and haven't for 32 years.
Like Clarence Thomas and Wm. Rehnquist, who both voted in favor of Raich?
Let me ask you this. Where in the Constitution is the federal government delegated the power to override state law with respect to medical marijuana. Looking for YOUR personal opinion on the Constitution, not a court decision.
I believe some FReeper wrote that one. Wish I’d saved the credits. Nonetheless, it jived with my research and was written better than I could do it.
That’s quite a thread, interesting read.
Does it bother you that the biggest anti-pot organizations are also major league gun-grabbers?
>>>Does it bother you that the biggest anti-pot organizations are also major league gun-grabbers?
Such as?
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Medical Association.
Posted on 04/18/2007 4:20:10 PM EDT by Teflonic
The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies.
They say this is the first set of experiments to show that the compound, Delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), inhibits EGF-induced growth and migration in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expressing non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. Lung cancers that over-express EGFR are usually highly aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy.
THC that targets cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 is similar in function to endocannabinoids, which are cannabinoids that are naturally produced in the body and activate these receptors. The researchers suggest that THC or other designer agents that activate these receptors might be used in a targeted fashion to treat lung cancer.
"The beauty of this study is that we are showing that a substance of abuse, if used prudently, may offer a new road to therapy against lung cancer," said Anju Preet, Ph.D., a researcher in the Division of Experimental Medicine.
Acting through cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, endocannabinoids (as well as THC) are thought to play a role in variety of biological functions, including pain and anxiety control, and inflammation. Although a medical derivative of THC, known as Marinol, has been approved for use as an appetite stimulant for cancer patients, and a small number of U.S. states allow use of medical marijuana to treat the same side effect, few studies have shown that THC might have anti-tumor activity, Preet says. The only clinical trial testing THC as a treatment against cancer growth was a recently completed British pilot study in human glioblastoma.
In the present study, the researchers first demonstrated that two different lung cancer cell lines as well as patient lung tumor samples express CB1 and CB2, and that non-toxic doses of THC inhibited growth and spread in the cell lines. "When the cells are pretreated with THC, they have less EGFR stimulated invasion as measured by various in-vitro assays," Preet said.
Then, for three weeks, researchers injected standard doses of THC into mice that had been implanted with human lung cancer cells, and found that tumors were reduced in size and weight by about 50 percent in treated animals compared to a control group. There was also about a 60 percent reduction in cancer lesions on the lungs in these mice as well as a significant reduction in protein markers associated with cancer progression, Preet says.
Although the researchers do not know why THC inhibits tumor growth, they say the substance could be activating molecules that arrest the cell cycle. They speculate that THC may also interfere with angiogenesis and vascularization, which promotes cancer growth.
Preet says much work is needed to clarify the pathway by which THC functions, and cautions that some animal studies have shown that THC can stimulate some cancers. "THC offers some promise, but we have a long way to go before we know what its potential is," she said.
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by American Association for Cancer Research.
You do realize that the RWJF basically funds the Million Moms, right? It all makes sense, typically when you are a control freak, one favors government intervention, be it drug wars or gun control. I don’t know how long you’ve been reading this site, but in the golden age of drug war debates, the pro-drug war people were also the first to attack 2nd Amendment rights.
Time to take a flight to Amsterdam !
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