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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. Glaucoma and Marijuana

    Glaucoma can strike people of all ages but is most often found among those over 65. The most common form of glaucoma is chronic or open-angle glaucoma. It is characterized by increased pressure within the eye (intraocular pressure or IOP) which can cause damage to the optic nerve if not controlled effectively. Other types of glaucoma include narrow-angle and secondary. Treatment of narrow-angle glaucoma is primarily surgical. In approximately 90% of the open-angle and secondary glaucomas topical (eyedrop) preparations along with some oral medications can effectively control the disease, but at least 10% of all cases fail to be completely controlled by available prescript…

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  2. Common Medical Uses for Cannabis

    Found this great link worth checking out, got plenty of reports for common medicial marijuana uses from Anxiety Disorders to Musculoskeletal Disorders to Sleep Apnea to Tourette-Syndrome, and many few others. Its at this AAMC website (American Alliance of Medical Cannabis) http://www.letfreedomgrow.org/cmu/index.htm hope helped few medical users seeking for more information. Cheers, Urbanhog http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/sp/chefico.gif

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  3. Neurobiology: Never fear, cannabinoids are here

    Surprised to see a cannabis report done by an Aussie called Pankaj Sah from the Division of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. SOURCE: http://www.letfreedomgrow.org/cmu/cannabin...ds_and_fear.htm

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  4. Medical Cannabis: The Patient's and the Doctor's D

    Medical Cannabis: The Patient's and the Doctor's Dilemmas* by Lester Grinspoon, M.D. *Editorial: Addiction Research, 2000, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1-4 There is every reason to believe that the medical use of cannabis will continue to become more common in the United States and elsewhere. News of the many symptoms and syndromes for which it is an effective treatment is constantly spread by word-of-mouth, the Internet, and books and articles in lay journals. In increasing numbers, people are discovering that it is a remarkably non-toxic, inexpensive, and versatile medicine. Legislation enabling patients to use cannabis may soon be enacted in some European countries, New Zeal…

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  5. Radioactive fertilizer?

    This is why I keep telling people to use biological fertiliser, and NO PESTICIDES on your weed! THERE ARE VERY GOOD ALTERNATIVES.....like "killer bugs"

    Asked by Ferre,

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  6. Green Cross - NZ

    found this interesting Kiwi based medicial mj site, will several aliments information, and Patient Testimonies for peoples with Cancer, Epilepsy, Glaucoma, Hiv / Aids, Kidney Problems, Labour / Menstrual, Migraine, Pain, and Stroke. check it out: www.greencross.org.nz cheers, Urbanhog ::

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  7. GW Announces Positive Results From Each of Four Ph

    5th November 2002 GW Announces Positive Results From Each of Four Phase Three Clinical Trials GW Pharmaceuticals plc, the company developing a portfolio of non-smoked cannabis-based prescription medicines, is today announcing preliminary results from its first four completed Phase III clinical trials. The key points of the results can be summarised as follows: GW’s four randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trials included approximately 350 patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and neuropathic pain Each of the four trials reported positive data, including statistically significant reductions in neuropathic pain, spasticity and sleep disturb…

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  8. Anti-Marijuana Compound Hold The Key

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  9. Synthetic THC for pain

    Synthetic THC for pain by Dana Larsen (06 Dec, 2002) THC derivative more potent than aspirin or ibuprofen A synthetic derivative of THC has shown promising results for the treatment of chronic pain, arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The new compound is called "ajulemic acid," also known as CT-3. A variety of animal tests have shown that ajulemic acid is more potent than aspirin and ibuprofen, without their problematic gastrointestinal side-effects. Ajulemic acid is also more potent for pain than THC, and does not have any psychoactive effects. Sumner Burstein, a professor of molecular pharmacology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, tol…

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  10. CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET A BONG?

    Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:13:09 -0800 From: "D. Paul Stanford" <stanford@crrh.org> Subject: 003 HI: Can't We All Just Get A Bong? Pubdate: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 Source: Honolulu Weekly (HI) Copyright: 2002 Honolulu Weekly Inc Contact: editorial@honoluluweekly.com Website: http://www.honoluluweekly.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/197 Author: Gary Bosch Cited: Drug Policy Forum of Hawai'i ( http://www.dpfhi.org ) Cited: Common Sense for Drug Policy(…

    Asked by Ferre,

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  11. Cannabis Test Futile

    more on the topic of cars & cannabis... Source: STUFF: National News

    Asked by Oz,

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  12. Ancient pain reliever

    another article from "Restore Digest" : Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 08:13:12 -0800 From: "D. Paul Stanford" <stanford@crrh.org> Subject: 004 Drug Trade Thrived in Biblical Times From: DdC <dendecannabist@yahoo.com> Drug Trade Thrived in Biblical Times http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread13663.shtml August 07, 2002 at 17:52:00 PT By Jason Keyser, Associated Press Source: MSNBC Jerusalem, A thriving Bronze Age drug trade supplied narcoti…

    Asked by Ferre,

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  13. Some international info

    there's a lot goin' on at the "medical cannabis front". Here's some international news: Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. - --- MAP posted-by: Jackl ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 12:53:09 -0800 From: "D. Paul Stanford" <stanford@crrh.org> Subject: 002 Canada : Bud Light - a Quick Look at Marijuana Pubdate: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 Source: Other Press, The (CN BC Edu) Copyright: 2002 The Other Press Contact: submit@otherpress.douglas.bc.ca Website: http://otherpress.douglas.bc.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2684 Author: Sv…

    Asked by Ferre,

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  14. Cannabis & Cars A Fatal Mix....

    URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1801/a10.html Newshawk: Niall Young Pubdate: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 Source: West Australian (Australia) Copyright: 2002 West Australian Newspapers Limited Contact: letters@wanews.com.au Website: http://www.thewest.com.au Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/495 Author: Mark Mallabone CANNABIS, CARS A FATAL MIX DRIVERS who smoked cannabis before getting behind the wheel were six times more likely to die in a crash than other road users, a parliamentary committee has been told. Monash University forensic medicine expert Olaf Drummer said yesterday it was myth that stoned motorists were relatively safe because they drove slowly. …

    Asked by Guest Urbanhog,

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  15. Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco

    Found this "report" by the British Lung Foundation in the BBC Health News: Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health charity is warning. A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse. Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, especially those who choo…

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