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  Pot Slows Cancer in Test Tube

Posted by CN Staff on December 27, 2007 at 20:45:40 PT
By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Medical News 
Source: WebMD  

Web MD -- THC and another marijuana-derived compound slow the spread of cervical and lung cancers, test-tube studies suggest.The new findings add to the fast-growing number of animal and cell-culture studies showing different anticancer effects for cannabinoids, chemical compounds derived from marijuana.
Cannabinoids, and sometimes marijuana itself, are currently used to lessen the nausea and pain experienced by many cancer patients. The new findings -- yet to be proven in human studies -- suggest that cannabinoids may have a direct anticancer effect."Cannabinoids' ... potential therapeutic benefit in the treatment of highly invasive cancers should be addressed in clinical trials," conclude Robert Ramer, PhD, and Burkhard Hinz, PhD, of the University of Rostock, Germany.Might cannabinoids keep dangerous tumors from spreading throughout the body? Ramer and Hinz set up an experiment in which invasive cervical and lung cancer cells had make their way through a tissue-like gel. Even at very low concentrations, the marijuana compounds THC and methanandamide (MA) significantly slowed the invading cancer cells.Doses of THC that reduce pain in cancer patients yield blood concentrations much higher than the concentrations needed to inhibit cancer invasion."Thus the effects of THC on cell invasion occurred at therapeutically relevant concentrations," Ramer and Hinz note.The researchers are quick to point out that much more study is needed to find out whether these test-tube results apply to tumor growth in animals and in humans.Ramer and Hinz report the findings in the Jan. 2, 2008 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Note: Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells.Reviewed by Louise Chang, MDSource: WebMD (US)Author:  Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Medical NewsPublished:  December 26, 2007Copyright: 2007 WebMD Inc.Contact: Sswint webmd.net Website: http://www.webmd.com/Related Articles:Marijuana Compound May Fight Lung Cancerhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread22878.shtmlMarijuana May Yield Cancer-Fighting Drugshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19489.shtml

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Comment #50 posted by fight_4_freedom on January 07, 2008 at 17:45:23 PT:
DankHank
I was walking through rite-aid tonight and I thought of you as I heard some Supertramp on the radio hehe. Thank you for increasing my music history knowledge :) Without you, I would have been clueless as to who was singing that song :)
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Comment #49 posted by fight_4_freedom on January 03, 2008 at 12:03:17 PT:

By the way DankHank
I did check out that supertramp version of give a little bit. And I must say, I think I like that one better than the goo goo dolls cover.I checked out some more of their stuff and I liked what I heard. It's always nice to hear new music. Thanks.
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Comment #48 posted by fight_4_freedom on January 03, 2008 at 11:58:26 PT:

Thanks GCW and DankHank
I always appreciate the compliments :)GCW- Yes I will continue to write letters. It's a great way to educate the public. Thanks for the warning about them not always contacting you before they publish. I guess I'll have to keep tabs on the papers I write to.I intend on writing letters to Michigan papers only for now with this big vote coming up in November. It is so important to get this passed. We know the opposition will be rising up soon trying to stop this from passing, and we need to fight right back with as much truth and knowledge as we can.DankHank- I'm glad I can bring my youth in the mix to help. Although I must say a good deal of my cannabis knowledge has come from you guys here on C-News. I've been reading articles and comments on this site for a few years now. I only started to comment about a year ago, although it seems longer than that. But I credit a lot of what I know and a lot of my passion to you guys. You guys are like my 2nd family I swear :) I'm really glad I have you Cnewsers here to help educate me, and not just about Cannabis, but about life in general.Thank you all for everything. 
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Comment #47 posted by FoM on January 01, 2008 at 15:54:55 PT

afterburner 
For me I have never been more engaged and I am hoping for a sweeping change next November. I have been really praying about it because I think it is very important. 
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Comment #46 posted by afterburner on January 01, 2008 at 15:03:41 PT

ekim #8
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What do I have? A hundred plus comments like, ‘I agree with you and LEAP and the Senator probably agrees with much of your position but he/she will not be the first to say it in public.’ That is like a cloud; you can see it but can’t touch it. Damn hard on the spirit sometimes. Nonetheless, your cowboy will be back on the Hill on January 2, 2008 and build on the ‘clouds’ of 2007 and 2006. BTW, LEAP is developing a plan which will overcome ‘being the first’ fear & reluctance. Stay tuned.
} Howard Wooldridge of LEAPThis is excellent and inspiring news.Only 308 days 'til election.Only 385 more sleeps until inauguration.Let us elect a President and a Congress who will put the national nightmare of the 'Drug War' behind us. Leaders who will re-cognize the esteemed medical history of cannabis. Leaders who will respect the spiritual benefits of cannabis as a religious aid. Leaders who will appreciate the safer choice of cannabis as a social relaxant to the mind-deadening effects of alcohol abuse. Leaders who will allow true compassion for those troubled souls victimized by life's hardships and adrift in the oblivion of addictive hard drugs and predatory pharmaceuticals.
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Comment #45 posted by Hope on December 31, 2007 at 20:42:09 PT

Toker00!!! Congratulations!
MaKenna! Welcome to this earth, MaKenna. I hope we can make it a better and safer place for you than it is today.Congratulations, Toker00. Babies are a gift. Treasure her, and I know you will.I'm just grinning and smiling for your happiness. Many blessings. Toker... and enjoy her and enjoy being her grandfather. 
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Comment #44 posted by FoM on December 31, 2007 at 20:16:34 PT

Toker00 
I know you are right. Babies themselves are the ultimate miracle.Happy New Year 2008!
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Comment #43 posted by Toker00 on December 31, 2007 at 19:48:26 PT

FoM
Thank you. She's already performed miracles. Toke.
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Comment #42 posted by FoM on December 31, 2007 at 11:07:12 PT

Grandpa Toker00
Congratulations! 

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Comment #41 posted by Toker00 on December 31, 2007 at 10:38:59 PT

Sister Hope
I've been catching up on the posts here and I see you were very sick over the Holidays. I'm sorry. I sure am glad in my heart to see your post today. I survived, too. Now we can swap Grandparent boasts! Makenna. Eight pounds, three ounces, twenty two inches, one day short of full term, absolutely beautiful, and already a Life Changer! Now watch the rough edges start to fall off of my as...uh, self!!Let's Make the Changes we want to see in the World in '08. That'll be the way to make it a really Happy New Year. I mean for the World. Makenna has already made me permanently Happy! Yeah, stupid grin, and all that! Toke.
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Comment #40 posted by Dankhank on December 30, 2007 at 12:01:11 PT

sleeping ...
has so many thoughts that echo my own ...I want ALL of us to be "left alone."I want to do a part in ending this madness ...I DO ask for help from Mari.
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Comment #39 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 20:26:29 PT

Dankhank
That was good. I thought I might have heard it before and my husband recognized the song. 
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Comment #38 posted by Dankhank on December 29, 2007 at 19:54:20 PT

fight 4 freedom
after taking some time to read this thread closer I have to say that you are doing a great job.It's good to see some youth in here, your perspective is needed. The best letters are short and to the point, as you know.I listened to the GOO Goo Dolls and they sounded good. Hope you checked Supertramp.Roger Hodgson was the main influence, then, in the band. On the same note ...here is that video I recommended a while ago of his that I always imagined was about our favorite plant, until seeing the video and realized it's about fighting war, but isn't that what we're doing?anyway, here it is FoM ...now that you have no bandwith restrictions ...Block out a ten-minute session to watch, it's 9 1/2 or so.The higher the volume, the better ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuSiEYGwcXAlyrics ...http://www.actionext.com/names_r/roger_hodgson_lyrics/had_a_dream_sleeping_with_the_enemy.htmlenjoy ...
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Comment #37 posted by The GCW on December 29, 2007 at 13:47:18 PT

fight 4 freedom,
fight 4 freedom,That is a good letter.  It sounds like You will continue to write letters.They don't always verify the authorship... Sometimes they verify and even indicate they will publish but then they don't.With Michigan putting a cannabis issue on the ballot, it's good to help inform the public; wake them up; de-brain wash...This is a recent Michagan letter.http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1492/a08.html?107743US MI: PUB LTE: DARE Program Spreads Half-Truths About Marijuana-0-You touched on another part of the combination of reasons I have gotten more involved in cannabis activism; it's a God-given plant.And that reason is huge.Not only is cannabis a God-given plant but the very 1st page of the Bible is where We're told...The Biblical connection is never ending.Praying and asking God the truth and receiving it has helped convict Me more than most anything. People that have been persecuted for using cannabis can pray and ask God to show them the truth about cannabis and He Himself exposes cannabis prohibitionists as being worse than just dumb, stupid and ignorant.God thinks it is luciferous to cage humans for using cannabis.
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Comment #36 posted by Dankhank on December 29, 2007 at 11:13:39 PT

original ...
Supertramp ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxRjioUh2shttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_a_Little_Bit
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Comment #35 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 10:26:21 PT

Journal of the National Cancer Institute
The good things is this article will be in the January 2, 2008 issue.
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Comment #34 posted by Yanxor on December 29, 2007 at 10:19:27 PT

News? Hardly
There are so many studies that came out already showing inhibitory interaction between cannabinoids and cancers.The science has already been pouring in for a few years now, but its absolutely refreshing to see this printed in a mainstream website like WebMD - start spreading the "news."
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Comment #33 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 10:03:28 PT

The Song: Younger Generation: John Sebastian
I couldn't find the video of Woodstock where John Sebastian sang this song but I always loved it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDEgB_ibhLw
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Comment #32 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 09:30:48 PT:

I bet you two would really get along too
Yea I don't know who does the "give a little bit" original. But it's a really good song.
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 09:24:33 PT

fight_4_freedom 
I think I would really like your Mom. Mary has gained a bit of weight from her young years but she sure still can sing. That is a Bob Dylan song. 
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Comment #30 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 09:19:20 PT

fight_4_freedom
Thank you. I remember that song. 
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Comment #29 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 09:18:33 PT:

Great minds must think alike hehe
As soon as I posted that song you already had one waiting for me :)I really enjoyed that song. I've heard of Peter, Paul, and Mary but never heard that song. I had it cranked and my mom screamed from the other room. Expecting her to tell me to turn it down, instead she says "Hey...... that's one of my favorites, turn it up". :)
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Comment #28 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 09:04:13 PT:

Here's a song for you c-newsers
"Give A Little Bit"Give a little bitGive a little bit of your love to meGive a little bitI'll give a little bit of my love to youSee the man with the lonely eyesTake his hand, you'll be suprisedSo i'll give a little bitI'll give a lttle bit of my life for youSo give a little bitGive a little bit of your time to meNow's the time that we need to shareSo send a smile, we're on our way back homeooh yea yeaWe gotta feel itYea yea yea yea...OooDon't you need to feel at homeOoo you gotta feel itYea you gotta want toOO you gotta sing, we've come along way tonightSo give a little bitGive a little bit of your love to meI'll give a little bitI'll give a little bit of my life for youNow's the time we need to shareSo send a smile, we're on our way back homeYea come along tooYea we gotta feel itCause i need to feel at homeCome along tooSuch a long rideoo come a long waySuch a long rideCome a long waySing it tonight
Goo Goo Dolls- Give a little bit
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 09:04:00 PT

fight_4_freedom
Here's an old song song that fits for you and your generation now too.The Times They Are A Changing: Peter, Paul, Mary and John Sebastian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEeWsQ7LZqk
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Comment #26 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 08:49:59 PT:

I appreciate it FoM
It's not much, I just hope a couple of people will change their views on this issue after reading it. Or at least do some more research on the subject because of it. I believe every little effort helps.There will be many more to come :P
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 08:37:17 PT

Hope
We survived them too. I am really looking forward to the New Year now. The times they really are a changin'
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 08:35:35 PT

Immoral and Inhumane
fight_4_freedom your LTE is excellent. This is how I have always believed change would come when our conscience becomes involved. I don't follow the theory of rights but of compassion.
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Comment #23 posted by Hope on December 29, 2007 at 08:22:32 PT

Good morning! Good morning!
Hola!Hey! I survived the very merry Christmas holidays. Thank you all for all your Merry Christmas wishes. I think they had power and it was a very nice season.All of you are well and made it through, bright and shining... I hope!
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Comment #22 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 08:19:00 PT:

I'm looking forward to it as well FoM
It's always nice to have a fresh start. And I also believe the time is winding down for this nonsense. Their walls are slowly tumbling down. And we all know they have no defense, so once the lies are exposed they have nothing left to grab for.This is the letter I sent to the Midland News. They might have edited it but here's what I sent."Let the people decide"I was recently thrilled to hear that the people of
Michigan may get a chance to decide whether our state
should allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana.
And I must say, it is about time. For someone to deny
another person who's in constant pain, from using a
helpful medicine to relieve their pain, is completely
immoral and inhumane. Marijuana is one of the safest
medicines known to mankind. Using this plant as a
medicine should not be a crime, but withholding it
from somebody that really needs it should be.Assuming this is on the ballot next November, I hope
you all vote on it with compassion and vote yes. Sick
and dying people should have the right to make their
own choice.Adam Krause
Bay City, MIShort and Sweet :)
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 07:59:34 PT

fight_4_freedom 
Thank you and I am looking forward to reading your LTE. Keep up the good work. Now is a time for reflection and hope for our coming New Year. I can't predict the future, and I don't really want to be able to, but I do believe we are headed in a direction that will help us reform the laws on medicinal cannabis. 
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Comment #20 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 07:45:23 PT:

I had a letter published on the opinion page
of the Midland Daily News here in Michigan. I didn't find out about it until last night and it was printed sometime earlier this week. I went to the website and was unable to locate it. My mom's friend has a copy and she's sending it to me since they don't sell those newspapers around here. I assumed they would call before to confirm and to let me know when it was going to be in, but I was wrong.So it's a good thing her friend spotted it. Otherwise I wouldn't have the slightest clue about it being published.When I get the paper I'll relay the letter to you guys. 
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Comment #19 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 29, 2007 at 07:36:35 PT:

GCW, FoM- It's stories like yours that inspire
me to become more active in this movement. I didn't really start getting involved until after my 2nd arrest for possession when I was 18. Which was the only time they actually threw me in jail for it. But being restricted behind those bars for using God's precious plant really drove me up a wall.Therefore I started learning and researching for more information on how to change the laws. At that point I didn't realize all these medical benefits I know about now. Then after seeing study after study indicating it might stop cancer cells from spreading, might stop the growth of brain tumors ect. I became furious. Then my eyes really opened and I truly saw the b.s. that they were spreading.When I was 10 years old my father died from malignant brain tumors. He suffered in the worst way for about 4 years.To know now that if my Father would have used cannabis it could have easily prolonged his life and possibly even saved it, just causes total rage to build up inside of me. I would have done anything to have my father around for another few years. I just wish I knew then what I know now.Let's hope this new year brings us truth and justice.
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on December 29, 2007 at 05:21:54 PT

 The GCW
Thank you for sharing your reasons why you are an activist. My son, my only child, died of Aids on Memorial Day of 1996 and that is what got me involved. I bought my first on line computer in the Fall of 96 and I have been on a mission ever since. Maybe we couldn't help them but maybe we can help others that are in the same position. 
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Comment #17 posted by The GCW on December 28, 2007 at 22:54:53 PT

Be sure to help others receive cannabis knowledge.
A combination of things has prompted Me to become a cannabis activist. One of the things that contributed stems from when My 16 year old son got Leukemia and died at age 17. During that time, while in Denver Children’s Hospital I asked what and how does cannabis help people with cancer. I didn’t have the internet at the time; 1996. I read some things about it before then and knew it helped or did something but really didn’t know what was going on. The hospital told Me almost nothing and didn’t want to talk about it and so I went and checked out some books about cannabis from the library and pushed the subject at the hospital. Finally about all I could get them to do was admit to Marinol and so My son got Marinol. He died July 4, 1997. After that I got internet service and it didn’t take long to feel like the government pulled My hat down over My eyes. It didn’t take much longer to realize the government wants to keep My hat pulled down over My eyes for ever.Cancer; Leukemia, has effected My family in a way that when I read how government knew cannabis / THC helps reduce cancer tumors and helps keep some forms of viral Leukemia from forming back in 1974, I got angry. I’m still angry. The news that consistently comes out to support how cannabis helps stop cancer etc. makes Me angry because there is that chance that things could be different.There may be a day when We have just a bit more proof that cannabis stops cancer in the human and proof that government was negligent and worse, and that may open up law suit opportunities. I hope everyone here at C-News is doing more than just reading.And save the sorrows; I know You’re sorry.

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Comment #16 posted by The GCW on December 28, 2007 at 22:15:01 PT

That cannabis only study is needed.
I wonder if there has been a study to see if cannabis only users are less likely to get cancer?That would be a good, and an important study. That study is needed.A study that shows cannabis only users have less chance of getting cancer would blow a hole in something.And the demand for cannabis would go up.
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Comment #15 posted by tintala on December 28, 2007 at 19:29:07 PT:

No way will mainstream media host this, Coz of the
Phamraceutical corps. The will not tolerate anything that will make them obsolete, they even skip approoval from the FDA>... But no way wil this be mainstream news just coz of the stigma with "MARIJUAHNA"!!!!!!
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on December 28, 2007 at 19:23:45 PT

John Tyler 
Very powerful. Thank you.
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Comment #13 posted by John Tyler on December 28, 2007 at 18:02:36 PT

more proof
This type of news must be galling to those prohibitionists that bother to read the news. Here is a veritable miracle plant with 1001 uses for medicine, fuel, food and fiber, not to mention spiritual growth and they hate it without a single good reason. I personally think that the establishment types have an ego problem. They dislike it because it was used and popularized by freethinking individuals who did not agree with the establishment. If the establishment had come up with it, it would have already been legal again. However, they have been against it for so long, that if they change now, they will look like a bunch of lying fools. Not only that, but the social dissenters that they hated, would be proven right again. 
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on December 28, 2007 at 14:03:05 PT

BGreen
I am so sorry for your losses. As we get older we will know more people who get cancer and we will recognize things that maybe many won't. What causes cancer and what slows it's growth? We are exposed to cancer causing substances everyday and what a miracle it would be if Cannabis acts like a cancer shield.
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Comment #11 posted by BGreen on December 28, 2007 at 13:41:17 PT

FoM re: Post #6
I'm so sorry about your relative, FoM. You're absolutely right about cannabis-only partakers being cancer-free.They've known about the anti-cancer properties of cannabis since 1975. Since that period of time I watched my dad die of pancreatic cancer (cigarette smoker,) my grandma suffered from breast cancer (non-cannabis partaker, non-cigarette smoker, heavy prescription "medicine" user,) my step-father suffered from lymphoma but is still alive (cigarette smoker,) a friend had his leg amputated from a rare form of cancer (no cannabis, no cigarettes, 27-years-old.)In that period of 32 years, NONE of my relatives, friends or acquaintances who were cannabis-only partakers have been diagnosed with cancer or have passed away.The prohibitionists MURDERED my family members. I haven't seen my dad in 29 years and I miss him so badly. What if they would have taken that information they knew in 1975 and thrown all of the money spent arresting people for cannabis into research using cannabis to cure cancer or prolong the lives of cancer patients? It's extremely plausible that my dad wouldn't have died just three years later.Prohibition of cannabis = murder. May God have mercy on their souls.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #10 posted by Storm Crow on December 28, 2007 at 10:44:25 PT

Patrick,
It's been known since the 80s that cannabis has a negative effect on cancer cells. That particular study dealt with leukemia and THC messed up the leukemia cell's maturation. How many have died in the intervening years because this study wasn't followed through? I knew someone in the late 90s who died of leukemia.In a compilation of medical studies that I put together, I had 4 PAGES of URLs of studies on cancer and cannabis! (I'm sure FoM will forgive me if I post the URL- again). With that many studies just on cancer out there, that a little old lady like me could find, surely the doctors should be able to find the studies! But like my GP said- he's too scared of the feds to even look into it! (this government is so fond of fear tactics!) Anyway, here's the URL for my compilation. It makes an interesting read, even if you just look at the titles!http://www.treatingyourself.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23136 
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Comment #9 posted by Patrick on December 28, 2007 at 09:37:24 PT

Doesn't that take the cake
Hmmm the evil drug marijuana may hold the keys to a cure for cancer? We have been hearing about the science behind this for sometime now so where will that leave the drug warriors and their ranting about marijuana having no medical benefit as more research, successful research goes forward?Personally I think they all should be held criminally accountable for their failure to allow the proper research of cannabis for all these years.Wishing all here a Happy New Year!
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Comment #8 posted by ekim on December 28, 2007 at 08:29:28 PT

animals too
LEAP on the Hill Stories from the weeks of December 14 & 21 If the bus hits me, save the hat first: Yesterday I was waiting at the elevator in the Russell Senate Office Bldg.  A voice rang out, “Hey, it’s the LEAP guy.” Two aides from Senator Clinton’s office reintroduced themselves and asked how goes the effort. In my 20 seconds I said small steps made and informed them of the conversion of former drug warrior, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA see below). If the bus ever hits me, LEAP needs to find another cowboy cop to fill my boots. Brand* recognition of LEAP on the Hill is the tan Stetson**.  Companies spend millions to develop such recognition. Mine only cost 114 dollars. The food is too good:  A Senate staffer*** is feeding me great ideas, spreading the LEAP message w/ colleagues and giving me the contact info of some of the soirée receptions (wine and cheese thingies)  that the major lobbying orgs put on. I went to my first one put on by the Air Transport Association (Due to my first civilian job out of police work. I have shipped air cargo from a single box to full pallets..in case they asked me something). It was time well spent. I chatted with a tax specialist, House of Reps legislative aide on the economics of prohibition for 30 minutes. Did the same with a guy actually there because he shipped air cargo. I then ran into 3 aides from one office. The woman (to whom I had given the presentation) remembered the me/hat and the four of us chatted for 15 minutes. 2 of them said how they totally supported the LEAP position but repeatedly said they only spoke for themselves. The food was unbelievably tasty and the premium lager beers were excellent to wash down the hors d’oeuvres. Though very late getting home, it was time well spent.  Gathering Allies: On Friday and Saturday I attended a symposium**** at Howard University Law School titled: Civil Rights, Human Rights and Race: After each panel I was able to ask a question, bending it to touch on drug prohibition. Though in my coat & tie, many saw my windbreaker which has the slogan THIS COP SAYS STOP THE DRUG WAR. A half dozen used that as an intro and said they agreed with the LEAP position. I continually made the pitch I stole from LEAP speaker, Norm Stamper. “The drug war is the most dysfunctional, immoral policy since slavery.” This message resonated***** well the audience; many brought in from other parts of the country….small steps. Handkerchief anyone?  On Monday Joe Haptas of MPP (Marijuana Policy Project) asked me to do an in-camera interview. After 30 minutes he asked if I had any personal reasons, someone I knew that had been affected by the policy of prohibition. Indeed yes. I spoke of Misty’s situation in 2005 and 2006. How because of a congenital defect, she developed ‘high ringbone’ below her right, front ankle.  How she went from limping in pain to hopping on three legs in agony. How I cried every weekend for 6 months, as I brushed her and gave her carrots. How I would have shot the Drug Czar dead had he been there on any given Saturday, as my horse suffered because she could not receive cannabis as a pain killer…somewhere in this portion I broke down and cried like a baby.. Joe and John were a bit stunned.  Apparently they had never seen a cowboy cry. (BTW.. cowboys DON’T cry because of things that happen to them, just their horse). BTW, at the time she was limping, I asked some folks in Canada if there was any way I could drive her to Vancouver and her receive cannabis-based treatment there. After two weeks they informed that no, it was not possible. She would need about 50 grams per day in the form of a poultice. It would be illegal and too expensive. Final thoughts of 2007:  It is often maddening to have nothing solid in the hand to show I worked. As a cop, it was all instant gratification; putting the bracelets* on a drunk driver or child molester. Hard work equaled tangible, immediate results. What do I have? A hundred plus comments like, ‘I agree with you and LEAP and the Senator probably agrees with much of your position but he/she will not be the first to say it in public.’ That is like a cloud; you can see it but can’t touch it. Damn hard on the spirit sometimes. Nonetheless, your cowboy will be back on the Hill on January 2, 2008 and build on the ‘clouds’ of 2007 and 2006. BTW, LEAP is developing a plan which will overcome ‘being the first’ fear & reluctance. Stay tuned. Wishing you and yours the best of the season; health and prosperity in 2008Howard *Markenbewusstsein**Cowboy Hut***Berater****Konferenz*****sei begreiflich*Handschellen ##5 minute read of Congressman Rohrabacher on the floor of the House: This is a great speech from Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA 46th) linking 
alcohol prohibition to drug prohibition. Hat tip to Grant Smith 
from DPA for spotting it. It's unfortunate that Rohrabacher 
supports research into mycoherbicides as the "silver bullet" to wipe 
out drug crops in places like Afghanistan even though he 
acknowledges that "simply controlling the supply will not work." To 
his credit, he has voted well against US policy in Colombia.
-Sanho TreeTHE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF PROHIBITION  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) is recognized for 5 
minutes.  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, December 5, 1933, December 5, 
2007. So, tomorrow we mark the 75th anniversary of something, and 
most people will just pass it by and not be aware that tomorrow 
marks the end of America's great and noble experiment. It is the 
75th anniversary of the end of the national prohibition of alcoholic 
beverages.  With the repeal of prohibition in 1933, that was 75 years ago 
tomorrow, the United States ended a social planning policy that 
created organized crime in America, crowded our jails with 
nonviolent prisoners, corrupted our police, increased urban 
violence, and destroyed the lives of thousands of victims of 
unadulterated and poisoned substances, substances which if they were 
permitted would have been subject to normal market protections of 
fraud and quality standards. However, during prohibition, these 
substances which were consumed by the American people often poisoned 
them and caused them to lose their lives.   Philosopher Santayana told us that those who cannot learn from 
history are doomed to repeat it. Have we in Washington learned the 
lesson of prohibition that ended 75 years ago? Why did America reject the prohibition of alcoholic beverages? 
Well, when government attempts to control the peaceful behavior of 
its citizens, it often sets in motion forces that are more dangerous 
than the social evil that they are trying to control. Today's war on 
drugs is perhaps an example.   The war on drugs has resulted in a multimillion dollar network 
of violent organized crime. The war on drugs has created the deaths 
by drive-by shootings and turf wars among gangs in our cities. The 
war on drugs has overcrowded our prisons. More than half of Federal 
prison space is occupied by nonviolent drug users. The war on drugs 
has corrupted our police and crowded our courts. We apparently did 
not learn the lesson of the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. Today, on the campaign trail we hear new calls for prohibitions on 
cigarettes, on fatty foods, and even more money should be spent, 
yes, on the war on drugs.  But, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition, 
let us have the courage to learn from the mistakes of the past. 
Perhaps it would be better for us to focus our energies not on the 
supply side of drugs just as they were doing with the supply side of 
alcohol, but instead to focus our efforts on trying to help those 
people who are addicted to drugs; perhaps to try to help our young 
people, deter our young people from getting involved in drugs; 
perhaps to take a whole new approach on this, rather than this 
monstrous war on drugs that has done nothing but create havoc in our 
inner cities, making so many young people who have been arrested and 
their lives destroyed because they will never be able to get a 
decent job after one arrest being a teenager.  So many people have been hurt by the war on drugs; yet we keep it 
because we want to supposedly help people. Well, I would suggest 
that this 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition, which was 
the greatest failure of American social planning in the history of 
our country, let us try to commit ourselves to help ensure that our 
young people are dissuaded and deterred from the use of narcotics.  Let us work with those who are, indeed, addicted to narcotics and 
help them free themselves from this habit. But let's end this notion 
that we can try to control the use of narcotics in our country by 
simply controlling the supply. Simply controlling the supply will 
not work. We've got to look at the demand side, try to treat people 
humanely, and use the limited resources that we have in a much more 
constructive way, rather than just creating more police who are 
committed to drugs and interdiction and all the rest of the major 
expenses, court expenses and others that go into a war on drugs 
rather than an attempt to help people who are susceptible to the use 
of drugs.  I call the attention of my fellow colleagues to this the 75th 
anniversary of the repeal of the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. 
(CR-H14135; Dec 4, 2007)
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Comment #7 posted by dongenero on December 28, 2007 at 08:04:45 PT

wow...is this widespread news yet!?
Doses of THC that reduce pain in cancer patients yield blood concentrations much higher than the concentrations needed to inhibit cancer invasion.Just say no.....to the cancer of prohibition.
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on December 28, 2007 at 06:20:22 PT

Just a Comment
Over the holidays we found out a relative has breast cancer. She is 46 years old and is thin, in good physical condition and has never done any drugs or alcohol. I am beginning to wonder more and more if this confirms that cannabis helps prevent cancer. I have never met a person who only uses cannabis that has ever gotten cancer. I wonder if others have thought about this too.
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Comment #5 posted by Sam Adams on December 28, 2007 at 06:17:23 PT

webmd rocks
With WebMD I don't have to worry that they're "holding out" some portion of scientific information that could help me. Like most of the rest of the medical establishment.And WHY won't doctors and the AMA support medical MJ? Because most doctors don't really care about their paitents, they're thinking about the last brunch they had with the sexy Merck lady....Cancer Docs Often Miss Patient Fears
Doctors Respond With Empathy Only One-Fourth of Time, Study Showshttp://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20071218/cancer-docs-often-miss-patient-fears
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Comment #4 posted by PatrioticDissension on December 28, 2007 at 04:59:23 PT

WebMD
This is great WebMD is such a mainstream source of information. This will give the medical value of marijuana so much more mainstream exposure. I went to the website to look at the article and the link was near the top RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE!!!!
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Comment #3 posted by Had Enough on December 28, 2007 at 04:16:27 PT

And…
Thank you Robert Ramer, PhD, and Burkhard Hinz, PhD, of the University of Rostock, Germany.And Thanks to the author Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Medical News.And Thanks to Louise Chang, MD, who reviewed it.And Thanks to all who help try to end this unjust madness…

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Comment #2 posted by Had Enough on December 28, 2007 at 04:10:25 PT

Calling all Cancer Societies...$$$
How come all the cancer societies aren’t calling for research? You would think that any organization that was fighting the cancer battle would jump all over this. They knew it in the 70,s and have let all that time go by. Look at all the people this could have helped since then.I get all kinds of solicitation from these groups to donate money to them. If the organizations helped and found a cure for cancer they would be out of a job. I’d rather give money to someone who hasn’t had anything to eat. I will never give money to these groups and their executive expense accounts until they come clean and get real.

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Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on December 27, 2007 at 22:01:08 PT

Surprise, surprise ...
Guess why it is illegal even to possess marijuana, because it saves people from death and pharmaceutical bull$hit. And now it is big news ...
On a mission from God!
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