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Sydney - It's well known that smoking cannabis makes you hungry. What wasn't so well known is why this is so. In a breakthrough that may help in stimulating the appetite of anorexics, or blunting the hunger pains of dieters, Australian researchers have found the receptors in the brain that make marijuana users ravenous. "Because smoking cannabis increases appetite, it was believed that this was somehow related to the effects of cannabis on some brain centre," University of New England researcher Paul Mallet said. "But that was until now not identified." "We've actually identified which part of the brain is responsible for THC's effect on the stimulation of app…

Author: no byline Date: Friday, 14 October 2005 Source: ABC News Online Copyright: © 2005 ABC Link: article link Cannabis scheme eases court burden A Western Australian Government initiative allowing some people caught with small amounts of cannabis to pay a fine or attend an education session is easing pressure on the courts. Under the system, police can decide not to lay charges if a person is found with less than 30 grams of cannabis or is cultivating up to two non-hydroponic plants. More than 2,500 people were issued with infringement notices in the first year, with most opting to pay a fine. Terry Murphy from the Drug and Alcohol Office, says the number of …

Author: Clara Pirani Date: October 21, 2005 Source: The Australian (News Lmited) Copyright: © The Australian 2005 Links: article link link to post in medical cannabis forum about survey results Old and pained go to pot Clara Pirani, Medical reporter October 21, 2005 OLDER Australians are using cannabis to treat chronic pain, arthritis and nausea, claiming it is more effective than prescribed medications. A University of NSW study of cannabis use among people over the age of 50 found 57 per cent of users cited chronic pain as a reason for taking the drug, 56 per cent cited depression, 35 per cent arthritis and 27 per cent persistent nausea. "This study found a vari…

Cannabis-based drugs might be used to treat arthritis after a study showed they could relieve its pain. Cannabis has already been shown to have a role in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Other studies suggest it may help treat gut disorders such as Crohn's disease. The latest study - the first to examine its effect in rheumatoid arthritis - found it significantly reduced pain and suppressed the disease. Researchers followed up a survey of 1000 people who had obtained the drug. About 15 per cent said they had done so to relieve the condition. Doctors at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath gave the cannabis-based medicine, Sativex, to …

I think that sufferers should be the ones to decide whether they can accept the intoxicating effects ... so many other drugs cause sometimes radical side effects that doctors just tell patients to live with ... being the better option to the problem the drugs are treating.. blood pressure meds are a good and very widespread example .. I'm not saying cannabis can be used to treat HBP (i dont know) .. but hypertension .. definately has a beneficial effect And Mr Howard always seems to take the popular tack .. using cannabis to excuse so many problems with the society he rules .. not being broadminded enough to take the political opportunity of risking an admission that …

Press Trust of India Posted online: Friday, October 14, 2005 at 1722 hours IST Updated: Friday, October 14, 2005 at 2018 hours IST New York, October 14: Researchers have claimed marijuana might make the brain grow, contradicting the popular belief that addictive drugs inhibit the growth of new brain cells. A study conducted at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada found that injections of a cannabis-like chemical seem to have the induced new brain cell growth, just as some antidepressant drugs do. Experts were quoted nature magazine as saying that the results, if borne out by further studies, could have far-reaching implications for addiction res…