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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. Man grew cannabis 'for pain relief'

    Man grew cannabis 'for pain relief' 12 November 2008 ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11...ction=australia The Supreme Court in Brisbane has heard a Sunshine Coast man was on a surgery waiting list for so long that he turned to using cannabis for pain relief. Fifty-four-year-old Alan Ross Purves pleaded guilty to possessing and producing cannabis at his Mapleton home in March this year. The court heard police went to Purves's house on another matter and could smell the drug. Purves told police he was using marijuana because he had been on a waiting list for gallstone surgery since 2003. Justice John Byrne jailed Purves for six months, but immedia…

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  2. collapsed lung

    i recently had to undergo surgery because of a collapsed lung. i was looking around the site and found a great post with someone who had the same problem but i cant find it anymore. if anyone has any information on if it is ok and if it is, when i should be able to smoke again that would be great. it happened after smoking out of a bong which i guess is one of the reasons it could have happened based on other peoples storys. another question i have is what should i smoke out of then? iv seen people saying vaperizors but i really just dont want one. i was thinking just joints for awhile then maybe start smoking l's again. if you know any facts on any of this please post th…

    Asked by ItsTheKid,

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  3. PTSD: Virtual Reality Therapy Part Two: Condemnation

    PTSD: Virtual Reality Therapy Part Two: Condemnation Dr. Phil Leveque Salem-News.com 6 November 2008 http://www.salem-news.com/articles/novembe...que_11-6-08.php Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician Pharmacologist and Toxicologist. (MOLALLA, Ore.) - I previously in posted Part One that as a PTSD victim, observer in battle of this, and a physician taking care of over 400 PTSD Vet victims, that I felt that Virtual Reality Therapy (VRT) would not work for the most seriously affected PTSD Vet victims although it might for minimally or moderately affected victims. As a physician taking care of these patients after they have given up and …

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  4. Familial Predisposition for Psychiatric Disorder

    Archives of General Psychiatry Comparison of Subjects Treated for Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Mikkel Arendt, MScPsych, PhD; Preben B. Mortensen, DrMedSc; Raben Rosenberg, DrMedSc; Carsten B. Pedersen, MSc; Berit L. Waltoft, MSc. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008;65(11):1269-1274. Context Cannabis-induced psychosis is considered a distinct clinical entity in the existing psychiatric diagnostic systems. However, the validity of the diagnosis is uncertain. Objectives To establish rate ratios of developing cannabis-induced psychosis associated with predisposition to psychosis and other psychiatric disorders in a first-degree relative and to compare them with t…

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  5. Post cancer use?

    I am currently in rochester mn and i have just been through my last round of chemo. I used a few times but i didnt know if i should or not when i was getting chemo. Ever since my first round of chemo i have had a lot of joint aches. My knees in particular. I am only 24 years old and i dont want to be taking pain killers my whole life. I am moving to colorado in jan to full full a dream that i have had for many years. I will have to have a primary doctor out there that i will have to see for check up and blood testing. I was wondering about getting medical marijuana. I didnt know if you had to be a resident before you can be considered or in my case if i would be able to g…

    Asked by Feelgood,

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  6. Anti-Cannabis Policing Promotes Drugs Trade

    Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Source: The British Cannabis Lobby - 03 November 2008

    Asked by Dragonfan,

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  7. Fibromyalgia - anyone else?

    Hi People, Just wondering how many sufferers we have out there in OSA land... I use mj medicinally for Fibro/CFS that I have and would go bonkers without it ! Anyone else out there ?? Morgz

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  8. Fibromyalgia

    Hi people, I have been diagnosed with fibrmyalgia by 2 people one a doctor and one a professor.(niether used pressure point standards) When I see a rheumatologist they use a pressure point system where they say I have to have 11 sore points or sharp pain when pressured. As most of these points dont cause pain have I got fibromyalgia ?. I have all the other symtoms, muscle aches and all over especially in neck and shoulders where it seems to burn. Is this familiar with anyone? I smoke pot as an anti depressant, is this real? or should I take the prescribed muscle relaxant/anti depressant drugs and really feel like a zombie??(no offense but thats how i feel with these dru…

    Asked by maxhead,

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  9. Patients need relief marijuana gives

    Lansing State Journal 19 October 2008 I for one will NEVER AGAIN take any pharmachemicals [and haven't done for about four years], not after my history of ALL the bad side effects [without the puported 'good' effects], loss of my 20/20 vision [on a new you beaut 'opiod' that didn't list detrimental affects to vision until 18 months AFTER I'd been prescribed same and had taken humungous doses on a daily basis], gastrointestinal diseases attributable to pharmachemcals etc etc and so forth . . . all I WANT is the RIGHT to take a natural herb [without fear of persectuion or prosecution] that actually helps me without making me sicker in other ways . . . when will THAT ever…

    Asked by Dragonfan,

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  10. THC Kills Glioma Cancer Cells - Cannabinoid Research from Europe

    Cannabinoid Research from Europe This is so full of information and so many links, everyone is worth looking at if you are genuine about the Medical Cannabis issue. Please take the tiime to go through it and then get on the band wagon or even your own soap box and get the information out to as many people as you can including Government Ministers past, present and future if you know any.

    Asked by littlbit,

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  11. Audio Hallucinations

    Hey guys Well, to start things off I quit for 7 weeks due to a tonsillectomy, which turned out fine, and now, im back to smoking again! For about 6 months or so before my operation I was generally smoking low grade cannabis, mostly indica. Then I quit. Now, 7 weeks later I have started smoking chronic from the streets. I had half a cone last night knowing it was strong, and BAM it hit me. I started to get very anxious and my heart was beating pretty fucking fast. Then the paranoia set in and I was convinced the possums on my roof were some sort of creature trying to get at me. Though I could rationalise it in my head, I was still under a lot of anxiety. But the probl…

    Asked by eexpee,

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  12. 'Cannabis' acts as antidepressant

    Author: no byline Date: 13 October 2005 Source: BBC News UK Edition Copyright: © BBC MMV Link: article link 'Cannabis' acts as antidepressant A chemical found in cannabis can act like an antidepressant, researchers have found. A team from Canada's University of Sasketchewan suggest the compound causes nerve cells to regenerate. The Journal of Clinical Investigation study showed rats given a cannabinoid were less anxious and less depressed. But UK experts warned other conflicting research had linked cannabis, and other cannabinoids, to an increased risk of depression and anxiety. They suggested this could be because different cannabinoids acting at different leve…

    Asked by Brash,

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  13. UNDERSTANDING YOUR HIGH -The Effects Of Marijuana On Consciousness

    UNDERSTANDING YOUR HIGH -The Effects Of Marijuana On Consciousness A marijuana high usually lasts two or three hours, during which a wide range of effects may occur, varying both in intensity and quality. The usual, most noticeable effect is intensification of sensation and increased clarity of perception. Visually, COLOURS are brighter, scenes have more depth, patterns are more evident, and figure-ground relations both more distinct and more easily reversible. Other sense modalities do not have the variety of visual stimuli, but all seem to be intensified. Sounds become more distinct, with the user aware of sounds he otherwise might not have noticed. Music, recorded and …

    Asked by Smokin Moose,

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  14. Cannabis saved Scott's life

    Cannabis saved Scott's life PR Cannazine website http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/539/1/ Scott Paplowski is under absolutely no illusions - medical marijuana saved his life, and makes a daily contribution to his well-being as an appetite stimulant and a treatment against nausea. Although the American College of Physicians endorsed the use of medical marijuana back in February 2008, Scott is a criminal in the eyes of federal law, simply for wishing to improve his quality of life. Although confusingly under State law, Scott is entitled to use cannabis in the relief of his medical conditions. Confused? Scott was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer…

    Asked by grace,

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  15. Cannabis Social Clubs: A Healthy Option

    Cannabis Social Clubs: A Healthy Optioner 7 October 2008 PR Cannazine http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/713/27/ Due to the prohibition of cannabis, millions of consumers and their surroundings are permanently exposed to health and safety risks. It is impossible to carry out an effective policy of protection to minors and prevention of problematic use. In mainland Europe however, there exists a system for the production and distribution of cannabis that will lessen problems and lower policing costs. A system that enables cannabis to be used in a responsible way. Where authorities can monitor the entire process from cultivation to consumption. This is the Canna…

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