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MEDICINAL CANNABIS WARNING / DISCLAIMER

There is no pharmacological free lunch in cannabis or any drug. Negative reactions can result. A small percentage of people have negative or allergic reactions to marijuana. Heart patients could have problems, even though cannabis generally relieves stress, dilates the arteries, and in general lowers the diastolic pressure. A small percentage of people get especially high heart rates and anxieties with cannabis. These persons should not use it. Some bronchial asthma sufferers benefit from cannabis; however, for others it may serve as an additional irritant.

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  1. Bad Experaince what happend?

    I have been Smoking for the last 6 months pretty heavily last night I met up with some friends had a joint and then went across the road to get something to eat i was standing in the line before deciding I was not very hungry after all after standing in line for 5 or 10 mins I started to feel like I had to sit down and my vision went all distorted like a fuzzy TV this has never happened to me before went I left the shop I found it hard to see and walking I almost tripped a couple of times (actually thought i was going to black out) I was walking up some stairs I started to sweat really badly I had to sit down before making my way in to the house what could of happened its…

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  2. Cannabis Kills Human Glioma Cells

    Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells Published April 1, 2009 Received for publication November 3, 2008, and accepted in revised form February 11, 2009. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37948 Autophagy can promote cell survival or cell death, but the molecular basis underlying its dual role in cancer remains obscure. Here we demonstrate that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active component of marijuana, induces human glioma cell death through stimulation of autophagy. Our data indicate that THC induced ceramide accumulation and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) phospho…

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  3. Opinion - Medical Marijuana Benefits

    Cannazine Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at SUNY Albany who believes marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes stating that therapeutic use of marijuana has a history spanning over 4,500 years. The most humane and just approach to helping the sick requires that we continue the availability of medical marijuana. Evidence supporting medical marijuana - for appetite loss, glaucoma, nausea, vomiting, spasticity, pain, and weight loss is quite impressive. Evidence for its use for arthritis, dystonia, insomnia, seizures, and Tourette’s syndrome is also very promising. Opponents of medical marijuana mention that other drugs are ava…

    Asked by Dragonfan,

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  4. Bend over, it's time to get high. The low down on suppositories

    A most outrageous profession. While at the Expo, Dan comes up with the most hilarious product idea I’ve ever heard. “My company is Cannabanus,” he says in his best Dutch accent, “and my product is the new cannabis suppositories. You put the cannabis into the plug, the plug goes into your butt. Then you are getting high very quickly and efficiently. There are many blood vessels in the anus and they are absorbing the THC at an extremely fast rate. It’s called the Assinator.” I stumbled on this method for making them. How to make Suppositories To make marijuana caps, buy capsules at a homeopathic pharmacy or through the internet. The vendor will also have a sma…

    Asked by Smokin Moose,

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  5. Marijuana use during pregnancy

    First of all i just wanted to say I'm new, so a big hello to everyone And second of all, i was just wondering if anyone has seen or read the report done by Dr. Melanie Dreher, an American researcher who conducted one of the most in depth, invariable studies into cannabis use during pregnancy? Here is a link to a video where she discusses the study and results if you have 30min to kill ) As she explains, the study was carried out in Jamaica with 30 using, and 30 non-using mothers through out their pregnancy. All of the mothers where from similar social-economic backgrounds, and due to the culture and remoteness of Jamaica, there were very few variables involved, …

    Asked by Lovechild,

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  6. Best place to do this

    I have smoked marijuana for a few years because of increasing back pain and have decided its all an illusion so I have quit. I have allowed myself to be intimidated into thinking nothing is wrong with - pain should be felt and marijuana is too good at hiding chronic pain. Ive never felt comfortable using marijuana for pain relief because it clouds my thoughts. I decided a long time ago that Id rather die of a heart attack than any wasting disease so Im going to get hooked up with some designer drugs that should shorten my lifespan in a more positive way. Legalize it but criticize it!

    Asked by wilderbud,

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  7. Nabilone and PTSD

    The use of a synthetic cannabinoid in the management of treatment-resistant nightmares in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fraser GA. Operational Trauma and Stress Support Centre, Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, 1745 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. fraser.ga2@forces.gc.ca This is the report of an open label clinical trial to evaluate the effects of nabilone, an endocannabinoid receptor agonist, on treatment-resistant nightmares in patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: Charts of 47 patients diagnosed with PTSD and having continuing nightmares in spite of conventional antidepressants and hypnotics w…

    Asked by Smokin Moose,

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  8. "The Dreaming"

    This article by me appeared in Treating Yourself Magazine #13. It is my story of the road to recovery from PTSD. The Use of Cannabis Tinctures to Treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) I am a sufferer of the insidious illness known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It has plagued my life for nearly 31 years. It has cost me a wife, my home, my kids, and finally, my sanity. It took me to the depths of despair, and led me into a life of poly-drug use in an attempt to escape the horrors of my mind. There seemed no escape. It was not until I started to hear reports that cannabis was a valuable tool in dealing with PTSD that I began to feel some hope that things may…

    Asked by Smokin Moose,

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  9. can anyone help me?

    Hi I just stmbled across this forum while looking for information for my son. He has serious depression and the ONLY thing that works is marijuana. The problem is getting the damn stuff. Right now in Sydney i haven't been able to lay my hands on anything and my boy is going downhill fast. He has medicine from the Dr which quite frankly does nothing much apart from turn him inot a Zombie. On weed he is active and awake. What i want to know is does anyone know a legal alternative that i can buy over the counter? Anything just to tide us over. He's so sick and i'm afraid of what could happen if he doesnt get his "proper medicine" soon.

    Asked by Imm0rtal,

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  10. Smoking while pregnant

    Hi there, this is my first pregnancy and it is a twin pregnancy. I get really bad morning sickness, which last throughout the whole day. But i tend to find that i feel a whole lot better and not feel sick at all when i smoke marijuana. Im scared to think how it affects the lil ones, but i cannot handle being overly sick anymore. Can someone help me?

    Asked by xxacceberxx,

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  11. Anyone Know any good hematology/oncology doctors in Denver co?

    I am just finishing up with my chemo for acute myeloid leukemia. I am in minnesota right now. I am moving to colorado in jan. I need to find a hematology/oncology doctor that i can see. Does anyone know of any good physicians that have positive veiws with cannabis. If anyone can give me some information i would really appreciate it.

    Asked by Feelgood,

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  12. Health service says more cannabis users seeking help

    Author: ? 29 January 2009 Source: ABC News Copyright: 2009 ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/29/2477501.htm

    Asked by grace,

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  13. Health Info

    Hi there folks, Reading through the various med posts re: cancer cures, I wish to ask the following question: Has anyone heard of Essiac and the Rene Caisse story? Thoughts, Comments? There's a whole lot of misinformation out there over this possibility and it's sure difficult and time-consuming to decipher. I'm interested in hearing peoples experience here as I believe there's truth to the story. There most certainly cannot be so much info and stories out there - and survivors and personal accounts/witnesses - for it not to hold some truth. Moving on... I wish to direct your attention to the following site: Tim O'Shea Go here, enter the site and go to the cha…

    Asked by Teucer,

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  14. How dangerous is Marijuana?

    The question of is smoking Marihuana dangerous will largely depend on who you ask, where they get their information, the reliability of the information, and whether or not the individual has actually partook of the ‘herb’. Furthermore to what do we compare the alleged dangerousness of this plant; hashish, heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, tobacco, narcotics or physician prescribed FDA approved medication? The idea that Marijuana is harmful to the health of an individual is based on studies done in the 1960’s and 1970’s. In the book “Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts:” Dr. Lynn Zimmer and John Morgan address this issue: “In 1972, after reviewing the scienti…

    Asked by grace,

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  15. Cannabis, Cancer and Hemp Medicine by Rick Simpson: When are people go

    Author: Rick Simpson Date: 5 February 2009 Source: Canna Zine News http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/20090205875/cann...p-medicine.html

    Asked by grace,

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