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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. 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…

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  2. '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…

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  3. 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 …

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  4. 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…

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  5. 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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  6. Cannabis Spray Use May Be Made Legal

    Cannabis Spray Use May Be Made Legal Posted on: Monday, 6 October 2008, 15:05 CDT By CHALMERS, Anna redOrbit.com http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/157979..._be_made_legal/ CANNABIS products could soon be used legally for medical purposes, after an application by a leading drug company to market a liquid version for pain relief. Medsafe is considering whether to allow the marketing and sale of cannabis spray, Sativex, after an application from its British maker. It comes as the Government faces increasing pressure from some patients and scientists to legalise cannabis use to alleviate chronic pain for accident victims and some sufferers of multiple sclerosis an…

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  7. Medical Marijuana Application Forms - Canada

    Health Canada How To Apply for Medical Marijuna - Applicants http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/h...r/index-eng.php We recommend that you read the Quick Guide and Information for Patients documents first and then download the forms that are pertinent to the type of access that you are requesting. You will need to fill out the appropriate applications for Authorization to Possess, Licences to Produce and for supply. Health Canada's examination of the current available information suggests most individuals use an average daily amount of 1 gram to 3 grams of dried marihuana for medical purposes, whether it is taken orally, or inhaled or a combination of both. …

    Asked by grace,

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  8. T.G.A. Application for Medical Cannabis

    Special Access Scheme Summary: The Special Access Scheme refers to arrangements which provide for the import and/or supply of an unapproved therapeutic good for a single patient, on a case by case basis. T.G.A. Form http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/unapproved/sascatb.pdf I have already written to the State and Federal Health Ministers and asked for the list of approved doctors and suppliers as guarinteed under - First Schedule—Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs, 1961 Section 4 PREAMBLE The Parties, Concerned with the health and welfare of mankind, Recognizing that the medical use of narcotic drugs continues to be indispensable for the relief o…

    Asked by littlbit,

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  9. More positive data for GW Pharma's Sativex

    More positive data for GW Pharma's Sativex 08 September 2008 Pharma Times http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14287 Shares in GW Pharmaceuticals have shot up almost 7% this morning after the firm presented data from a late study of its cannabis-based product Sativex which confirm the long-term efficacy of the drug in patients with neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis. The study evaluated 42 MS patients with central neuropathic pain who had previously been in a Sativex (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol)) Phase III MS neuropathic pain study and who continued to take the product for 12 weeks. They were then randomised to receive Sativ…

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  10. Cannabis Effective at Relieving Chronic Post-Operative Pain

    Cannabis Effective at Relieving Chronic Post-Operative Pain PR Cannazine 28 August 2008 http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/569/27/ Long before the great Sativex debate started a cannabis plant extract was providing pain relief for patients after major surgery such as knee replacements, according to a study carried out by Imperial College London and the Medical Research Council. Details of a trial published 1996 in "Anesthesiology" shows how effective Cannador, a cannabis plant extract, was at managing post-operative pain. Dr Anita Holdcroft, from Imperial College London, and lead researcher said: "Pain after surgery continues to be a problem because many of t…

    Asked by grace,

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  11. Marijuana Eases Nerve Pain Due to HIV

    Study Shows Smoking Pot Provides Pain Relief From HIV-Related Neuropathy By Kelli Miller Stacy WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDAug. 6, 2008 -- Smoking pot may help relieve pain in patients with HIV-related neuropathy, a form of nerve damage that leads to burning and tingling sensations, which can be hard to treat with traditional medications. "Neuropathy is a chronic and significant problem in HIV patients as there are few existing treatments that offer adequate pain management," researcher Ronald J. Ellis, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, says in a news release. Ellis and colleag…

    Asked by brick,

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  12. Future Doctors Support Medical Marijuana

    Medical Student Section (MSS) of the American Medical Association (AMA) Drug War Chronicle, Issue #541, 6/27/08 27/6/2008 http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/541/am...dical_marijuana The Medical Student Section (MSS) of the American Medical Association (AMA) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution urging the AMA to support the reclassification of marijuana for medical use at the AMA's annual conference in Chicago earlier this month. The resolution will now go before the AMA House of Delegates for a final vote at its interim meeting in November. After a lengthy series of whereases detailing scientific support for therapeutic uses of cannabis, the MSS resolved that: R…

    Asked by grace,

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  13. Painkiller tolerance?

    Hey guys, I don't consider myself a medicinal user, but some of you guys really know your stuff re: painkillers so I'd love to hear any comments you have. I had a really nasty soft tissue tear in my back over 3 years ago, wasn't able to move for a week and ended up on Valium when I finally got to the doctor. It was only 200mg from memory, maybe that's wrong it was so long ago. It's never really healed and I'm starting to think it never will. I'm doing all sorts of rehab and abdominal strengthening etc. but one thing I noticed over the last few months has scared the shit out of me. I've been using Ibuprofen as needed, not often and not until it becomes unbearable,…

    Asked by Guest niall,

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  14. Medical Marijuana: A Surprising Solution to Severe Morning Sickness

    Medical Marijuana: A Surprising Solution to Severe Morning Sickness Aug-05-2008 09:00 Erin Hildebrandt Salem-News.com http://www.salem-news.com/articles/august0...ness_8-4-08.php Marijuana can bring relief to the nausea and discomfort of pregnancy's most well known side effect, morning sickness. (SALEM, Ore.) - As is the case for many young women, my indulgence in recreational drugs, including alcohol and caffeine, came to an abrupt halt when my husband and I discovered we were pregnant with our first child. To say we were ecstatic is an understatement. Doctors had told me we might never conceive, yet here we were, expecting our first miracle. I closely followed …

    Asked by grace,

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  15. How to obtain a medical marijuana card

    How to obtain a medical marijuana card PR Cannazine http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/544/27/ 20 August 2008 As a resident of California I have heard a lot of different things about medical marijuana such as who is eligible and how to go about obtaining medical marijuana if you are eligible. The laws that pertain to the medical use of marijuana in California were passed as part of proposition 215 and later amended as a result of state law SB-420. I’ll begin with a common misconception among people that you need a medical marijuana "license" to get medical marijuana. One thing that a medical marijuana prescription definitely is not is a license. A license…

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