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To: varyouga

This entire sentence is pabulum, no truth in in at all because there is no substance:

“Cannabis is a highly medicinal plant with more active compounds than any other. Our body uses internal cannabinoids for practically every function and the cannabis plant is very symbiotic with mammals and birds.”

It is rhetoric without understanding or knowledge.

It is the stoner fantasy. Dope is good for everything. It’s magic, will save the world.

By the way, there are chemically no internal cannabinoids.

They are called that for the sake of description and categorization, but it is not meant literally.

Cannabinoid affect certain receptors that are wide spread throughout brain and body and disrupt the normal function of these receptors and various systems they regulate.

They are a toxin that does have a use in lowering intraoccular pressure in people with glaucoma.

The mental toxic effects, for which it is most abused, are insidious.


29 posted on 07/08/2014 12:07:58 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan
There are 400+ compounds in cannabis that are very similar in structure to cannabinoids produced by the body. That is why cannabis has an effect when used. It is not a toxin like alcohol but instead works with the body. The natural compounds are 100% non-toxic. Even at impossible doses that can only be administered in a lab. Every other medicine in your cabinet is FAR more toxic.

So why are we allowed to study opium and countless other toxic compounds but cannot touch cannabis? The “dope” issue is not the reason since countless Rx drugs are infinitely more impairing, toxic and addictive than cannabis. This is not for safety. It is an obvious scam to make money for certain people.

Of course plants that are symbiotic to humans like opium and cannabis can be used as dope. They naturally have powerful effects on the body. However, they can also be used as medicine and the research possibilities are endless.

I'm not even talking about recreational use. Banning an entire class of natural compounds from research and screaming "dope!" whenever someone looks at them is pathetic groupthink and a crime against humanity.

42 posted on 07/08/2014 12:39:55 PM PDT by varyouga
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