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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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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…
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Anti-Cannabis Policing Promotes Drugs Trade
Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Source: The British Cannabis Lobby - 03 November 2008
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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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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…
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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…
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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.
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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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. …
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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…
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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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