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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. "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…

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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.

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  5. 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

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  6. 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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  7. 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…

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  8. 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

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  9. Pot-Smoking Phelps Isn't Alone Among Athletes: Sports rules should

    Author: Dana Larsen Date: 4 Febraury 2009 Souce: Forbes.com Copyright: 2009 Forbes.com LLC™ http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/04/michael-p...ana_larsen.html

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  10. Blood Pressure and Weed

    Wondering if there is an affect positive or negative on people with High Blood Pressure. I have it and take meds for it, should I not smoke?

    Asked by SurfFL,

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  11. Hillsborough woman suffering from multiple sclerosis touts merits of m

    Author: Brandon Lausch Date: 1 February 2009 Source: CentralJersey.com Copyright: ©2007 http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/200...0313/1010/rss02

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  12. cannabis and epilepsy

    Hi, Just started posting so forgive me if this has been mentioned before. I have epilepsy and have tried many different medicaions to control it but the one I found that controls it best is cannabis! I have found that smoking greatly reduces my seizure threshold and as a result I have been able to reduce the amount of medicaion I need to take. Just wondered if anyone out there experienced this or is it all in my head?!

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  13. It's Not Just About Getting High - Seven Marijuana Stocks

    CNBC will be presenting a program called Marijuana Inc., http://www.cnbc.com/id/28284116 which goes into depth about the big business of marijuana. But besides the illegal uses of marijuana, there are many medical uses. For example, the Journal of Neuroscience reported that the active ingredient in marijuana can be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that cannabinoids can help prevent mental deterioration through the reductions of Alzheimer's related inflammation. Even members of the government are starting to change their tune on the drug. Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, who had historically opposed medical marijuana …

    Asked by grace,

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  14. Steve Kubby: Cannabis medicines could save millions of lives

    Steve Kubby: Cannabis medicines could save millions of lives by Steve Kubby 11 January 2009 Independent Political Report http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/...lions-of-lives/ Millions of people die each year from diseases that could be largely prevented or minimized by cannabinoid medicines. The science is irrefutable. We now have thousands of peer-reviewed, scientific studies that have emerged and clearly show how cannabinoids can be used to treat, reverse and even prevent many of our worst diseases. What’s worse, we are only now beginning to understand how just deadly conventional prescription drugs actually are. For example, one brave pioneer, Dr. Barbara …

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  15. Temecula clinic offers consultations on medical marijuana use

    Temecula clinic offers consultations on medical marijuana use Peter Surowski 9 January 2009 Valley News Issue 02, Volume 9. http://www.myvalleynews.com/story.php?story_id=35162 A clinic specializing in medical marijuana treatment has opened in Temecula. This is the first time such a clinic has opened in the Temecula Valley. On Oct. 11, Alternative Care Clinics (ACC), a San Diego-based medical group, opened an office on Enterprise Circle. The clinic looks like any other medical office except for a statue of Buddha sitting on a shelf in the back of the waiting room. Magazines on alternative healing sit around the reception area. “The doctors who work with ACC …

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