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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. Marijuana As Medicine?:The Science Beyond the Controversy

    The National Academies Press have books on cannabis to read free online. http://www.nap.edu/ - just type in cannabis in the search engine.

    Asked by grace,

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  2. CANNABIS PILL HELPED ME TO WALK AGAIN

    A Multiple sclerosis sufferer says he was able to step out of his wheelchair for the first time in seven years when he took part in a trial of a tablet containing cannabis. Tony Withers, 64, believes the tablet could be a breakthrough in helping the 85,000 Britons with the condition. The former RAF navigator, of Petersham Drive, Alvaston, who has used a wheelchair since 2000, took part in a 12-week trial of the tablets. He said his symptoms, which include pain, spasms, sleeplessness and having no control over his lower body, showed such an improvement that he was able to stand and give a speech to medical students for 10 minutes. Mr Withers said it was at his …

    Asked by jabez,

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  3. Hazy thinking on medical marijuana

    To those with family members who rely on medical marijuana to relieve chronic pain, the federal government's crusade against the use of the drug is an outrage. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 78 percent of Americans support allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. Yet only one of the three major presidential candidates, Sen. Barack Obama, is calling for needed change in federal policy by stopping federal raids in the 12 states that have passed laws legalizing medicinal use of marijuana. In my 20s, I had expected my generation to understand the futility of Big Government drug laws. Au contraire, now in power, my generation imposes prohibitions on people who are …

    Asked by jabez,

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  4. Cannabis derivative may help Alzheimer's patients

    NATIONAL - Using marijuana to help improve memory may seem like an oxymoron, because the drug is known to cause short-term memory loss. But experiments on mice have shown the drug can actually improve an Alzheimer's patient's memory. And there are now plans to begin trials on humans. A plant so controversial for its mind altering qualities - cannabis - better known as marijuana. But it's exciting experts about its possible clinical benefits. One of the compounds in the plant is about to be tested in human trials to see if it can delay the onset of memory loss. Professor Tony Moffat says, "Cannabis as it is normally smoked has mind-blowing properties and there are co…

    Asked by jabez,

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  5. Personal Battle

    hi guys, this is a personal battle, i'm contemplating or trying to quit in my teens i was on anti-depressants then i substituted it with smoking marijuana. I have been smoking for 9 yrs since 12 i did quit for a year a year and a half ago it was one of most difficult struggles of my life. I couldn't sleep at all only way to sleep was if i go to bed watch repeats twice of a tv shows i downloaded. After a few weeks of my personal struggle i was clean for about a year then i got back into it after a night out. Lately i've been trying to quit i said last quarter that this would be my last and by lowering the amount i smoked would help. Well that didn't work, so fast forw…

    Asked by ruthless,

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  6. Hemp Hand Protector Creme

    Not sure if this has been posted before Had a friend come visit and brought some hand creme for me to try. Never been much of a hand creme person myself but this stuff seems as good as any. Initially a bit greasy like most hand cremes but felt great after a little while. My friend recommends it and says it has helped with her dry hands and she is not really a smoker either Smells good too, I like it...., wonder what a sniffer dog would do? It sort of reminds me a little of cannabutter smell? Reading the ingredients on the back says contains Cannabis Sativa !!! What the fuck?? Made in the UK, available in Australia from The Body Shop? I'm a bit backwards, my friend t…

    Asked by bufo marinus,

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  7. Alzheimers & Cannabis

    Alzheimer's Patients May Benefit From Cannabis-Derived Medicines REPORTER: http://www.pressemeldinger.no/read.asp?recno=55507 LONDON, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cannabis-derived medicines may one day be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease which affects 417,000 people in the UK. Professor Raphael Mechoulam of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, will present new findings to a group of international experts at a Cannabinoids Medicines Symposium to be held at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) in London on Monday, 10 March. The research, still at an early stage, indicates that memory loss, the main symptom of Alzheimer's, can be s…

    Asked by medcanaware,

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  8. "What About Me?"-"You do as we say".

    “WHAT ABOUT ME? - AND OTHERS LIKE ME?” copyright (Parody of ‘What About Me?’ - by Moving Pictures) Well, there’s a little sufferer waiting at the counter of the ‘Fair Go’ Shop. He’s been waiting for them to care, waiting for the day But Govvy never respects him from the top. He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground, He falls to his knees and he pleads, (….along with cancer, pain & neuro sufferers), “What about me? This just isn’t fair, I deserve a ‘Fair Go’, I deserve my share. Can’t you see, we just want to live, But ’you’ choose hate instead of live and let live. Well, some are dying while waiting at the counter of the ‘Fair Go’ shop, Others are waiting…

    Asked by medcanaware,

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  9. Medical Marijuana in Australia

    Gday, Recently i have been doing a whole heap of reading and watching doco's ("In pot we trust", "Waiting to inhale") about the medical marijuana revolution in some U.S states, in particular california. I am amazed by the growing number of semi-legal cannabis dispensaries (hortipharm etc) that are in business and it got me thinking... I know Australia's drug laws are state-specific, but can anyone tell me whether Australia has anything going on like what is happening in California? I have had a quick look on a few search engines, but can't find anything that relates to medical marijuana and cannabis dispensaries in particular. Any information would be greatly appr…

    Asked by chakakan,

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  10. Suggested Documentaries

    Well I have just finished watching "In Pot We Trust" and I have "Waiting To Inhale" which I am going to watch a little later. I am just wondering, are there any other documentary type films out there that might be worth a watch? I am also looking at gathering a lot of material together to give to my doctor when I broach the subject of medicinal cannabis use with him. I honestly don't know how he will react, but I am hoping he will be open minded. I was given a large quantity prescription for panadene forte the other day when I saw him. The p/f works well enough to just take a edge off the pain but the side effects are too many for my liking. Firstly, they knock the …

    Asked by Rose Gardener,

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  11. RUN FROM THE CURE: The Rick Simpson Story

    RUN FROM THE CURE: The Rick Simpson Story Fantastic movie from Canada,a MUST WATCH . THC cures cancer & many other diseases and has been suppressed by big Pharma, this is a quality production and a "MUST WATCH" RUN FROM THE CURE: The Rick Simpson Story

    Asked by Jess Stone,

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  12. Chemical in Marijuana Fights Breast Cancer

    A chemical without psychoactive properties found in Cannabis sativa appears to have very good results in fighting the spread of cancer cells. The substance, cannabidiol (CBD), was found by scientists at the California Pacific Medical Centre Research Institute to inhibit a gene called Id-1, which has been linked to the spread of cancer cells and has been found in high levels in a number of types of cancer. "Right now we have a limited range of options in treating aggressive forms of cancer," researcher Sean D. McAllister, a co-author, said in a statement. "Those treatments, such as chemotherapy, can be effective but they can also be extremely toxic and difficult for pati…

    Asked by postman,

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  13. A Plea to a Doctor on our side

    This is a copy of an email sent to Dr Morris Odell regarding my case. I will keep you all posted. Dear Dr Odell, I am a 40yr old ex Navy Gulf War vet. In 2000 I had a tumour removed from the front left lobe of my brain the size of a golf ball. It was caused by an unknown brainstem disease and called an oliogodendroglioma. It was removed and radiation treatment provided. The biopsy of this tumour confirmed its date back to 1991 when I was in the gulf. Since that time I have suffered seizures at least twice a month. In November last year I was told that the remaining pieces left over from surgery are regrowing. There is no cure at all and I am getting sicke…

    Asked by freddys260,

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  14. Recieved my Medical card today

    I recieved my medical marijuana card today for rheumatiod arthritis and cronic back pain. I am very happy to see people are finally seeing the the possitive effects this drug has on people in pain.

    Asked by Cleptow,

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  15. Cannabis is a Gateway Drug?

    When known medicinal and recreational psychoactive drug takers, who take Class A, B and C drugs on a regular basis (albeit buzzword ‘legal’ ones), call Cannabis (and not even THC) a ‘gateway’ drug, they always wield the term for the negative, while at the same time their actions are saying, ‘legal drugs are the gateway to fun, to sport, to fashion, to celebrity, to politics, to music, to entertainment, to family events, to special days and holidays etc’. But Cannabis can be a positive ‘gateway’. Not all gateways lead to destruction or abuse. To medical sufferers who gain great benefit from respectful medical cannabis application, Cannabis/THC is most definitely a gatewa…

    Asked by medcanaware,

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