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Cannabis Research
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 27 2008 (2929 reads)
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 braindead writes:
"Recent weeks have seen a rash of new studies of marijuana hitting the mass media, generating scary headlines like "Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums," "Cannabis Bigger Cancer Risk Than Cigarettes" and "Pot Withdrawal Similar to Quitting Cigarettes. Most of this coverage can be boiled down to a fairly simple equation:
Flawed science + uncritical reporting = misinformation.
Discover the truth at: http://www.alternet.org/story/76496/"
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3430 reads)
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 braindead writes:
" By Lester Grinspoon, Boston Globe.
A new study reveals that pot relieves pain that narcotics like morphine and OxyContin have hardly any effect on, and could help ease suffering from illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
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Note: Lester Grinspoon, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is the coauthor of "Marijuana, the Forbidden Medicine.
This article originally appeared at http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/48749/
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3554 reads)
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Velocitor writes:
"WASHINGTON -- A drug-maker said Tuesday the federal government has approved a new pill for cancer patients that includes a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana."
Note: http://www.wgal.com
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3493 reads)
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steveoh writes:
"Wednesday, Oct, 19 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they're chemically similar, marijuana smoke is less likely than tobacco smoke to cause cancer, according to one expert review of the literature."
Note: This item appeared in the USA Yahoo News WED OCT 19, 7:02 PM ET
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3125 reads)
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braindead writes:
"New landmark research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study."
Note: Source: http://cbs3.com
(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3150 reads)
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braindead writes:
"Analysis of Studies Finds Little Effect From Long-Term Use
By Sid Kirchheimer
WebMD Medical News
July 1, 2003 -- Long-term and even daily marijuana use doesn't appear to cause permanent brain damage, adding to evidence that it can be a safe and effective treatment for a wide range of diseases, say researchers.
www.webmd.com"
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 08 2007 (3517 reads)
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braindead writes:
"http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20070429132019505
Study here: http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.php"
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, May 01 2007 (3151 reads)
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braindead writes:
"New York, NY: Experienced marijuana users perform tasks as accurately after having smoked cannabis as they do sober, according to clinical trial data published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology."
Note: www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7271
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Posted by norml on Thursday, January 11 2007 (4488 reads)
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The International Association for Cannabis as Medicine reports that the Swiss National Parliament adopted on November 20 a resolution to relax prohibition of the medical use of natural cannabis products. The decision allows the Swiss Health
Ministry to issue exemptions for the medical use of cannabis and the approval of cannabis-based medicines.
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Posted by norml on Friday, June 09 2006 (3748 reads)
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 Submission on the proposed National Drug Policy 2006-2011
By the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML NZ Inc.)
9 June 2006
Submission completed by Chris Fowlie and Phil Saxby, board members of NORML.
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Posted by norml on Sunday, May 28 2006 (4625 reads)
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Washington Post, Fri, 26 May 2006
The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.
The new findings "were against our expectations," said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years.
"We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."
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Posted by norml on Sunday, February 19 2006 (5850 reads)
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Israelian researchers at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan demonstrated that THC protects heart cells (cardiomyocytes) against the damage caused by hypoxia (reduced oxygen concentration in the blood) in experimental studies. Pre-treatment of cultures of cardiomyocytes with THC for 24 hours
prevented leakage of LDH induced by hypoxia. Leakage of LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) from cells is a sign of cell damage.
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Posted by norml on Sunday, January 08 2006 (4989 reads)
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The latest newsletter from the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM) contains a wealth of news and research about cannabis.
USA: Rhode Island became the 11th state to legalise the medical use of cannabis
USA/UK: GW received approval to conduct clinical studies the United States
USA: Oregon increases number of medical plants
Switzerland: Signatures for reform
Science: Postoperative pain
Science: Pain
Science: Inflammation of the brain
Science: Alzheimer's disease
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Posted by norml on Wednesday, December 14 2005 (6136 reads)
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MONTREAL, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A McGill University study suggests a new
anti-depressant drug works by raising levels of endocannabinoids -- similar
to a substance found in marijuana.
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, December 06 2005 (7730 reads)
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helmo writes:
"Otago Daily Times, Friday, 4th November 2005
Wellington: Despite calls by medical professionals to ban herbal party pills because of increasing evidence of health risks, there is no legislation on the parliamentary agenda to ban the legal drugs. "
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Posted by norml on Tuesday, December 06 2005 (5314 reads)
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Anonymous writes:
"By STEVE MITCHELL
Senior Medical Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.
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Posted by drstuey on Tuesday, October 18 2005 (5870 reads)
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By STEVE MITCHELL, Senior Medical Correspondent, United Press International
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Marijuana is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke and may even have some anti-cancer properties, new research suggests.
Robert Melamede, chair of biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, reviewed studies of the illicit drug and published his findings in the Oct. 17 issue of Harm Reduction Journal.
Note: Newshawk: mildgreens
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Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, October 12 2005 (5125 reads)
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Some unfinished research into the health effects of cannabis on the lungs has hit the headlines this week. Prohibitionists have said the research shows that cannabis is worse than tobacco and that pot could be the reason why Maori have a high rate of lung cancer.
NORML say don't believe the hype. Another unpublished study, by a team led by Dr Donald Tashken of UCLA, has found that marijuana smokers have lower rates of cancer than tobacco smokers and even non-smokers. Coming from Tashken, this is particularly remarkable as his previous studies that found marijuana smoke damages lung tissue are commonly cited by anti-drug types in support of harsh drug laws. In fact, Tashken's earlier papers are cited by Richard Beasley in his paper that purports to find an increase in cancer rates.
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Posted by norml on Saturday, September 10 2005 (6818 reads)
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September 8, 2005 - London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom: The downgrading of cannabis to a non-arrestable offense has not been associated with an increase in adolescents' use of the drug, according to survey data published by the United Kingdom's Department of Health.
The Department found that the number of young people who admitted having consumed cannabis in the past year fell from 13 percent to 11 percent in 2004 - the first reported dip in four years.
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Posted by norml on Saturday, September 10 2005 (4480 reads)
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The debate over medical marijuana laws has included extensive discussion of whether such laws “send the wrong message to young people,” thus increasing teen marijuana use. This is the first report to analyze all available data to determine the trends in teen marijuana use in states that have passed medical marijuana laws.
Nine years after the passage of the nation’s first state medical marijuana law, California’s Prop. 215, a considerable body of data shows that no state with a medical marijuana law has experienced an increase in youth marijuana use since their law’s enactment. All have reported overall decreases of more than the national average decrease — exceeding 50% in some age groups — strongly suggesting that enactment of state medical marijuana laws does not increase teen marijuana use.
Download a PDF of the full report at the Marijuana Policy Project website
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