[AdA$tra]

But what's the point in that?

[Dakmar]

Impossible, cannabis has no therapeutic effect. These "scientistist" are obviously just dopers trying to get us all hooked on Devil Weed.

[Lexington Green]

Pleasant side-effects are bad. Unpleasant side-effects are good. Enjoy your rectal bleeding.

[southern rock]

Much of the controversy surrounding the medicinal use of cannabis has centred on fears that it would be used solely for its mood-altering effects.

Why that would cause fear, no one can explain.

[ECM]

Wow. This is terrific news.

There goes one argument in favor of legalizing drugs and I couldn't be happier :D

(waits for anti-drug war curmudgeons to start throwing stones)

[wasp69]

I'm not a mj smoker and really don't want it legalized but this is good news. Sounds almost like the best of both worlds for both sides of the mj issue.

[Neckbone]

Much of the controversy surrounding the medicinal use of cannabis has centred on fears that it would be used solely for its mood-altering effects. However, scientists at the University of Massachusetts in the United States say their discovery should help authorities to overcome these fears.

Oh yeah- kicking back on the couch, listening to a Jewel CD, and eating my weight in Chex Party Mix. These behaviors should all inspire fear within the medical establishment.

Instead of spending so much time figuring out how to prevent people from getting baked, you'd think they would work on that whole cancer thing, ya know?

[AdA$tra]

Ping :-)

[LouD]

That's like decaf coffee or blended scotch - Yes, you could drink it, but what's the bloody point?

[Dakmar]

A "cannabis is useless and evil, but we can synthesize it for good purposes" ping.

[MosesKnows]

fears that it would be used solely for its mood-altering effects

This all seems a bit silly. There are many pain-killing drugs already available. The attribute of marijuana is the ability to increase a cancer patient’s appetite. A cancer patient dies from starvation and dehydration as the organs shut down one by one. In the earlier stages, any method that serves to increase the patients’ appetite is desirable.

[Destructor]

Wait a minute...without the high? The Libertarian potheads won't like that!

[A CA Guy]

Geat, I always approved of prescribed versions.
I guess this screws up the dopers claiming they want it for medical purposes.
Without the high, for most I bet it's goodbye! LOL

[steveo]

The compound was tested last year in 15 healthy volunteers in France who promptly surrendered after the study.

[TBall]

What fun is a pain medication that you can't feel? After surgery I want a prescription that warns me not to drink or operate heavy equipment.

[Bullish]

No high?

BUMMER!

[Kevin Curry]

LOL! The "dope iz gud 4 U" crew's bluff has been called.

If made available as a medicine, this will be the drug equivalent of the Edsel.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Interesting. I won't get stoned if I'm having any sort of pain because getting high has always intensified it.

The article never mentions THC....I wonder if they're removing that compound from the medicine?