Cannabis Research
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APSAD A Pilot Study of Rimonabant for the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence Dr Mark Montebello, Ms Carolyn Mutch, Ms Rowan Mason, A/Prof James Bell, The Langton Centre, Surry Hills, Australia Objective: To assess acceptability and tolerability of rimonabant for treatment of cannabis dependent young people with psychiatric co-morbidity. Background: Rimonabant, a cannabinoid antagonist, has not been trialled in treatment of cannabis dependence. Method: Open label pilot study. Cannabis dependent patients seeking either to cease cannabis use, or to avoid relapse, were recruited from one psychiatric and three drug treatment centres. Participants were offered 20mg of …
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Uh Oh, This Is Bound To Be Biased [just look at who's funding it!! ] The Characteristics of Cannabis in Australia NDARC Staff Wendy Swift (NDARC) and Paul Dillon (NCPIC) Other Investigators Steve Allsop (National Drug Research Institute) and Colin Priddis (Chemistry Centre of Western Australia) Rationale There is little detailed information about the Australian cannabis market, including the chemical characteristics of the locally available cannabis product. The collection of accurate and current data is crucial for providing appropriate, evidence-based information to the Australian public, to cannabis users and their families, and to health, law-enforcement an…
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Aaaarrrrrgggghhh . . . this is what taxpayers money is being WASTED on? The research regarding Cannabis is most interesting, it will definately give Australians a VERY biased 'Reefer Madness' perspective for sure! NDARC Cannabis Cohort Research Consortium Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Cannabis Use Disorder
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O.K, I've always been interested in the effects of cannabis on users who have depression. I myself take an anti-depressent, and have done since about half-way through puberty. Studies are now showing that people younger and younger are being affected. I recently read a story on an 8 year old australian boy who was taking the same as me, Zoloft. He had been since he was 4, I think. Now b4 anyone throws their arms in the air, and starts saying how terrible it is...... Do you remember what it was like? Being a kid, and the smallest things are sometimes are the biggest, in small minds anyway. And you can feel so isolated, like nobody else is on the same planet as you. I'm gla…
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"Cannabis is included in Schedule 9 of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons. Appendix 7 "Regulated poisons" of the of the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 (the regulation) includes a Schedule 9 substance. Therefore cannabis is deemed to be a regulated poison in Queensland. Chapter 4, part 4 of the regulation refers to regulated poisons" So cannabis is a regulated poison, not sure which one is worse, dangerous drug or regulated poison? poison A Dictionary of Nursing poison (poi-zŏn) n. any substance that irritates, damages, or impairs the activity of the body's tissues. The term is usually reserved for substances, such as arse…
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Ok so although i've read a few posts, still got a few questions about Mr Postman being your dealer??? I may be having 1/2oz sent me through the post. I kind of don't want to send it to any post office as i think it may look more dodgy, strolling in to pick up a parcel when i have a proper address anyway? Will they ask for ID? Or can it just be mailed there and i go and fetch it? What does the sender need to do their end? (Except put a return address! ) and finally, who pays for the PO Box collection service? Me or the sender? I was thinking, fake name, packaged well in many layers (cling film, lock bags etc), sent express post for tomorrow. Just that on it's own, no …
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I just got an email from the greens after a short talk about marijuana and in particular medicinal marijuana and was asked to write up a rough draft policy regarding its use. to say the least im shocked, but in anycase its too good a chance to pass up so I would like some help if thats possible. I think all I will need to write up a fair policy will be what medical conditions marijuana treats for you and how much you need on a daily basis. I'm already biased when it comes to growing our own so i'll work out the plant numbers and the rest of it from your daily needs If you have any suggestions feel free to share them as the more detailed this policy is the better
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IF YOU PLAN TO RESPOND PLZ READ THE WHOLE THING CAREFULLY ITS NOT NEGATIVE AS IT mAY SEEM AT THE START I have no doubt that some studyies have been intentionally twisted to make weed look bad "propoganda" some call it. I however would never profess to know because its near impossible to evaluate properly, it wouldnt be propoganda if sponsoring bodies were listed at the bottom would it?. However, its very interesting how stoners instantly, and automatically, disregard ANY study that suggests something negative about weed. Usually regurgitating the same quotes each time, favourites of mine are "pharama company and/or petrochemical industry is behind it" or the more simple "…
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Pot smoking could stop Mad Cow Disease? 7 December 2008 http://chattahbox.com/curiosity/2008/12/06...ad-cow-disease/ A NEW Zealand pro-cannabis group believes it has scientific evidence that cannabis can stop the development of mad cow disease the New Zealand Press Association reported today. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Norml) sited a French study showing cannabidiol might be effective in preventing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease. Scientists at the National Center for Scientific Research in France found cannabidiol - a non-psychoactive ingredient, may prevent the development of prion diseases (prog…
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West Coast Doctors Square Off Over PTSD Therapy Tim King Salem-News.com Salem News http://www.salem-news.com/articles/novembe...cs_11-12-08.php A combat veteran-turned-physician who treated PTSD victims for years, trades verbal blows with the psychologist pioneering virtual reality therapy for PTSD. American soldiers patrol a village in Iraq. Soldiers and Marines are increasingly developing PTSD from exposure to combat, and two experts strongly disagree over treatment methods involving virtual reality therapy. Photo by Tim King Salem-News.com (SALEM, Ore.) - Two west coast doctors, a psychiatrist and a retired osteopath, are lobbing shots at one another over how to…
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New Painkilling Chemical Pathway Discovery could lead to new pain treatments 26 Nov 2008 - Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also has chemicals known as endocannabinoids that naturally activate these same receptors, namely N-arachidonoyl ethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). These natural components of the cannabinoid system remain the focus of intense efforts to develop new treatments not only for chronic pain, but also for obesity, anxiety, and depression. However, until the new paper, specific methods to study 2-AG signaling have bee…
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'Eli Stone' wrongly paints pot as potential cure for multiple sclerosis The show also errs in its portrayal of one type of the disease as disabling and likely fatal. Marc Siegel December 1, 2008 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-...,5721240.column "The Humanitarian" episode, ABC, Nov. 18 The premise: Attorney Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) has a rich client, Jim Cooper, whose teenage son J.J. has an illness the show characterizes as multiple sclerosis. J.J.'s supposed multiple sclerosis manifested itself with an attack when he was a young teen. The attack lasted several weeks, during which he couldn't feel anything in his arms. Since then,…
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Clinical Studies and Case Reports On this site you will find clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients. You may search for diseases (indications), authors, medication, study design (controlled study, open trial, case report etc.) and other criteria. http://www.cannabis-med.org/images/logo_frame.jpg
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Tampa Bay Online Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer End Studies on Diet Drugs LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer, TRENTON, N.J. French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said Wednesday it is halting all research on a diet drug sold in Europe, Acomplia, and rival Pfizer Inc. hours later said it is ending research on an experimental weight-loss drug in the same class. Both drugs work by blocking the pleasure centers that give marijuana smokers the "munchies" - the cannabinoid type 1, or CB1, receptors. Given that obesity and related complications are arguably the world's biggest public health problem, the demise of both drugs will be a big disappointment for patients and doctors, and possibl…
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High Expectations Research into medicinal marijuana grows up. By Amanda Schaffer Posted Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 Slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2203922/ This summer, British and Italian researchers found that in a laboratory plate, molecules in marijuana can slay the superbug methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, which recently infected seven babies and four employees in a Yonkers, N.Y., maternity ward, heightening fears of outbreaks in schools and locker rooms, as well as in its more familiar breeding grounds, hospitals and nursing homes. In theory, compounds derived from the cannabis plant could someday serve in topical creams for patients with MRSA or other a…
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