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  Marijuana May Stave Off Alzheimer's: Study

Posted by CN Staff on October 05, 2006 at 13:51:53 PT
By Andy Sullivan 
Source: Reuters  

Washington, DC -- Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function.
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana's active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.THC is also more effective at blocking clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition in Alzheimer's patients, the researchers reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.The researchers said their discovery could lead to more effective drug treatment for Alzheimer's, the leading cause of dementia among the elderly.Those afflicted with Alzheimer's suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills. The ultimate cause of the disease is unknown, though it is believed to be hereditary.Marijuana is used to relieve glaucoma and can help reduce side effects from cancer and AIDS treatment.Possessing marijuana for recreational use is illegal in many parts of the world, including the United States, though some states allow possession for medical purposes.NORML: Alzheimer's Disease: http://norml.org//index.cfm?Group_ID=7003Source: Reuters (Wire)Author: Andy SullivanPublished: October 5, 2006Copyright: 2006 Reuters Related Articles: Marijuana's Key Ingredient May Fight Alzheimershttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread22241.shtmlMarijuana Ingredient May Help Alzheimers http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20276.shtml

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Comment #59 posted by FoM on October 10, 2006 at 16:17:06 PT
Corrected Reuters Article
Marijuana May Stave Off Alzheimer's - U.S. Study***October 10, 2006 (Corrects the nature of THC's action in paragraphs 2 and 3)By Andy SullivanWASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the formation of deposits in the brain associated with the degenerative disease.Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana's active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase from accelerating the formation of "Alzheimer plaques" in the brain more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.The researchers said their discovery could lead to more effective drug treatment for Alzheimer's, the leading cause of dementia among the elderly.Those afflicted with Alzheimer's suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills. The ultimate cause of the disease is unknown, though it is believed to be hereditary.Marijuana is used to relieve glaucoma and can help reduce side effects from cancer and AIDS treatment.Possessing marijuana for recreational use is illegal in many parts of the world, including the United States, though some states allow possession for medical purposes.Copyright: 2006 Reuters URL: http://tinyurl.com/pdwm3
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on October 09, 2006 at 09:03:27 PT
Pot's Active Ingredient Could Fight Alzheimer's
http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/535386/main.html
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Comment #57 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 14:03:30 PT
Bill Buckley
I've had an intellectual crush on him for many years.
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Comment #56 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 14:02:05 PT
That's wonderful, Whig.
And you already could express yourself amazingly well before you were able to get adequate amounts of it.Cark Sagan was sure he benefited from it, as well. Many people believe it is truly beneficial to them. I believe them...and I believe it's beneficial, too.I so hope that Bill Buckley is getting adequate cannabinoids and stuff.I love to hear that man talk and read what he writes.
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Comment #55 posted by whig on October 07, 2006 at 12:03:52 PT
Hope
It may be that the losses you suffered will be rebuilt when you have adequate cannabis to cause the neurons to recover.That is my own experience. I have recall like I have not since I was a child. I have a new context and an ability to express concepts that escaped me before.
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Comment #54 posted by whig on October 07, 2006 at 11:59:48 PT
Paul Peterson
What advantage does your meat product have over a hypothetical diet of cannabis?
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Comment #53 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 11:22:12 PT
Comment 52
Sorry ... wrong thread... too many windows open!
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Comment #52 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 11:18:58 PT
Paul Peterson
Absolutely outstanding work, Paul.I've bookmarked it for future reference.Thank you!
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Comment #51 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 10:40:54 PT
Brain activity after chemotherapy...
Probably a similar thing happens to the brain of a woman who was beaten, abused, and mauled to within an inch of her life and survived.
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Comment #50 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 10:36:24 PT
Afterburner,....So true!
"Also, childlike is a good thing, but childish (in adults) is not. Childlike honors the inner child. Childish refuses to grow-up." 
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Comment #49 posted by Hope on October 07, 2006 at 10:34:33 PT
comment 43
How enlightening. I can comment on that...though I've never had chemo for cancer. When I had such a horrible time with that ulcer treatment a few years ago, I mentioned to my doctor how horrible it was and some of what I experienced. He smiled, sadly, not wickedly, and said..."It's chemotherapy. It's the same as for cancer treatment chemotherapy and it's harder on some people than it is on others."Then when that Levaquin floxing happened...it was similar. I haven't been the same since. I even think differently in some areas than I ever have before. And fog? Yes!
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Comment #48 posted by FoM on October 07, 2006 at 10:33:53 PT
Hi Paul
It's good to see you. I hope all is well.
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Comment #47 posted by paulpeterson on October 07, 2006 at 10:25:55 PT
whig & FoM
A researcher I spoke with from the U of Iowa in 2002 told me cannabis 1) increases blood flow in the ventral areas, 2) doesn't cause any permanent changes structurally, 3) certainly doesn't rewire the "stimulus-reward" axis like those stimulant drug powders do.One mechanism is the increased blood flow-also to the cerrebellum (time clock area). Which could help with these chemo folks. Also cannabis kills brain cancer neurons via apoptosis (also 9 other cancers).Whig: Excess Omega 6 and Trans Fats in the diet cause cells to produce thickened membranes. Thickened membranes are more resistant to chemotherapy & radiation bursts. Increasing Omega 3 in the diet can help reverse this trend and improve results from cancer treatment.Rigid brain cell walls from inferior building blocks produce rigid, old poop straight ticket conservative brain behaviors. Cannabis products do help to avoid "cognitive dissonance" from the increased blood flow, it would seem.However, I do not see cannabis being any more than a bandaide effect structurally. Add in the Omega 3 for that.Banning Trans Fatty Acids could significantly improve the population's absorption of Omega 3, 6 & 9-all of which are used, with proper enzyme balance-to make the "endocannabinoids" which we seem to be so deficient in, as a popoulation. Anandamide comes from Omega 6, Oleomide (my favorite right now-the sleep inducing cannabinoid, they say) comes from Omega 9. This one must be the target I need to look for in my meat invention-since Oleic acid is tested really high-47%-meaning that this is the predominant lipid available for conversion. Omega 3 is only 2-4% of lipids, meaning that the product there will be rather sparse. Obviously, when people get really anxious and stressed, they start to do damage to the brain and connections. Neurotransmitters diminish and the brain atrophies. Chemotherapy will produce similar changes. Cannabis products work to counter these very things-so sure, our therapy will stop damage from a variety of means.Bathing your CB-1's at least occasionally should help to protect critical structures from withering away. Since glial bodies are now known as progenator cells as well, anything that is also known as a "neurogenesis" chemical, to produce new brain cells in the hippocampus, should work there as well. HU210, the most potent cannabinoid yet produced-already has been proven to produce new brain cells in Saskatoon (thanks to those brave rats there). So, yes, it would appear that bathing your brain in this natural stuff shouldn't hurt a bit, eh?Marijuana-not just the for breakfast drink anymore. Over and Out. PAUL PETERSON
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Comment #46 posted by whig on October 06, 2006 at 23:11:29 PT
alternate spelling, found on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoglobulinaemia
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Comment #45 posted by whig on October 06, 2006 at 23:09:27 PT
Had Enough
I am trying to find out something about cryoglobinemia (which is apparently the correct spelling because it is associated with Hepatitis C). It seems to be a symptom of some kind that is hard to find a definition of, it is something technical that doctors understand but us mere mortals would not.I did see that cannabis was helpful for people with HCV, as far as being able to complete a course of treatment and recover. Is this impossible where you are and if it is a matter of life and death can you move to somewhere that you can get help?
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Comment #44 posted by whig on October 06, 2006 at 22:43:53 PT
E_Johnson
I am trying to document my theory of cannabis mechanism in a series of posts on cannablog. My belief is that the way it works is by relieving the neurons which have grown inflexible and restoring their function far enough to begin growing or dividing.Once this begins, the brain regenerates itself, and then heals the body by restoring control.
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Comment #43 posted by E_Johnson on October 06, 2006 at 21:25:49 PT
Does marijuana protect the brain from chemo?
That's the next thing they should study:http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/05/chemo.brain.reut/index.htmlChemo has long-term impact on brain function, study findsWASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.
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Comment #42 posted by FoM on October 06, 2006 at 21:21:53 PT
Afterburner
I agree with you. 
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Comment #41 posted by afterburner on October 06, 2006 at 21:02:42 PT
FoM #35
"What dogs and small children have is an unconditional love and that is what makes them so special to me. I think that's what it means when the Bible says we must become as a little child."Someone said, "Children love what they don't understand." [like parents, for example]. Cool.Also, childlike is a good thing, but childish (in adults) is not. Childlike honors the inner child. Childish refuses to grow-up.
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Comment #40 posted by Had Enough on October 06, 2006 at 17:01:14 PT
Thank You All
Thank You all, for the kind words. She is special to this family.Greenmed, she is a very kind, you should see her with kids, she treats them as they belong to her. And that vet can set an example for some people doctors I know.Toker00, Good to see you, Yes dogs are good people. Better sometimes, I agree. People should be more like them.FoM, I’ve been watching that moon all week. Tonight I will watch it again. Harvest Moon, cool.Whig, Thank You, and you take care of your self, you know what works for you, and keep looking for doctors that you can work with. Don’t stop until you find the right ones. I think half these “pill rollers” are dispensing poison too. You might be depended on to carry on this battle we face, we need people like yourself. I’m familiar with your bone problem, my bride is a very sick girl too, and has similar problems. She needs new hip joints too. She has a doctor that is the best; he has been taking care of this family for over 20yrs. When I contact him he listens to everything, and then responds back on how things should go, and he has always been happy with our communications, you can actually sit down and talk with him. She has a different bone disease than you, and the doctors can’t give her the medication she needs, because of other complications. All this came from a blood transfusion in the late 80’s. Ten years later we found out she got infected with bad blood from that procedure. Hep C. That has led to other complications with arthritis & osteoporosis. The big kicker is she got a spin-off disease, cyroglobeninemia (spelled wrong I’m sure). That is the one that is causing most of her problems. If she just had the Hep C virus, she would be a happy camper. Tried Alfa Interferon A, didn’t work, it was throwing her blood count way out, because of the other disease, and she can’t take any medicine for the arthritis either.  I say, if we didn’t have a War on Drugs, she would not have been infected. This dangerous Drug War has tentacles that reach far and wide. Way beyond the comprehension of most people. It's time to end it.It's been a long day and now it is time to put on the tunes, sit outside, and watch our girl dance under that Full Harvest Moon.Thank You all again.
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Comment #39 posted by OverwhelmSam on October 06, 2006 at 15:22:42 PT
Interesting to Note How Ignorant Government Is
President Reagan prepetuated a war against the only drug that would provide real relief from his alzheimer's disease. Poetic justice served.
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Comment #38 posted by Dankhank on October 06, 2006 at 10:55:33 PT
poison
Oxygen in sufficient overdose is poison ...Many useful substances are poison in sufficient overdose ...Life is a crapshoot and we never know exactly what will work for us or not.compromises sometimes must be made ...Peace to all who need "medicine." May you get what you need ...
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Comment #37 posted by E_Johnson on October 06, 2006 at 10:39:21 PT
It's kind of funny that they phrased it this way
"Washington, DC -- Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease."How about:"Bad news for aging Bush and Clinton supporters: your war on marijuana could end up killing you."It's like they're so obsessed with hippies, they can't even think clearly on this story.
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Comment #36 posted by whig on October 06, 2006 at 09:42:55 PT
Had Enough
If her condition is anything like my own, it is due to a defect of metabolism in my case. I don't make enough of a certain enzyme to purge my body of toxic byproducts -- I am slowly poisoning myself. It has to be washed out of my blood and put somewhere that it won't circulate, so that the poison will do the least damage, and confine it to the smallest area. The poison is in my bones.Cannabis does not seem to wash it out. I need to take an enzyme supplement, which cannot be synthesized. It can only be taken from one place in nature, human placenta. Afterbirth.Afterbirth is a magical substance, containing everything needed to sustain life. It is what the baby was living within, it is the whole nutritional system of the egg.The enzyme is now produced by bacteria, it is recombinant. I took the first form of the enzyme for a couple years in my late teens. I then stopped. I did not take more enzyme for more than a decade. A few years ago I started taking the recombinant form, and it does help.I have been off the enzyme since a couple weeks before I left Pittsburgh, and am still awaiting the resumption here in California. I feel that I may be getting weaker again.I am very skeptical of pharmaceuticals. The orthopedist here wanted me to consider taking a bisphosphonate. I told him I didn't think it was a good idea, then I came home and did some research to prove to him that it was really a poison. I don't care if he believes me, but I emailed him the documentation.The enzyme helps. I don't know if it will harm me in some way, but I do know that my body will fail without it.
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Comment #35 posted by FoM on October 06, 2006 at 09:30:25 PT
Toker00
What dogs and small children have is an unconditional love and that is what makes them so special to me. I think that's what it means when the Bible says we must become as a little child. 
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Comment #34 posted by Toker00 on October 06, 2006 at 09:26:53 PT
Had Enough.
Dogs are wonderful people. Some are better than humans, as far as a relationship goes. So humble. So loyal. So protective. We should all be that way to each other. Wouldn't that be nice?Bless ya, bro.Toke.
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Comment #33 posted by whig on October 06, 2006 at 09:24:23 PT
Had Enough
Thank you.I know what it is to be of a breed with weak hips. That's basically my own problem. I have a recessive condition that is common to my people, and it is due to generations of in-breeding much like your shepherd.My hip has been fixed and I can dance again.God loves you.
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on October 06, 2006 at 06:37:00 PT
Had Enough 
What a touching post. I know what it is like to love a dog like you love Eby. I have always related to dogs and horses better then people. Tonight is a Harvest Moon I read on the Rust List. I hope you have a long time to see her dance again.
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Comment #31 posted by greenmed on October 06, 2006 at 04:15:08 PT
Had Enough
It's good to hear you and Ebony get to spend more time together. She seems very sweet. It seems too that you have a great vet... compassionate, and whose opinion you can trust without any second regrets.
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Comment #30 posted by Had Enough on October 06, 2006 at 03:37:15 PT
Really OT: But, I get to see her Dance Again
Had to take our dog, “Shadow”, aka “Baby Girl” aka “Eby”, short for Ebony, to the vet. I thought I would have to put her down. She is a cancer survivor. She has a tumor in her abdomen larger than the size of a large grapefruit, but smaller than a soccer ball, attached to her Liver, found it about 3 yrs ago. The vet tried to remove it, but said she wouldn't survive the blood loss from the operation and sowed her back up after trying.  When she was about 4 yrs old, she had a smaller tumor removed from behind her ear, about the size of a marble.Her hips are getting weak. She is of Shepard breed; most of these dogs end up with bad hips.Sunday night she was running through the gate to follow me out, and she fell, her right hind leg got twisted around and went out from under her, and she wouldn’t get up. I held her hips together and got her inside, she just laid there, wouldn’t even hold her head up, then she started spiting up, and saliva was running out her mouth for quite a time afterward. I didn’t think she would make it through the night. Got her into the living room and she still looked bad. I sat on the floor next to her for about a half hour or so, petting and talking to her, trying to comfort her. She seemed to fall asleep, so I just let her be. About 2 hrs. later she was sitting up by my side, and wanted a goodie treat.All this week she did move around but that hip was causing problems, and making it uncomfortable to run around. She was still having a hard time keeping all her food down, but improved along the way, the last 2 days she has eaten well, and has felt better.The Vet said yesterday that the arthritis has moved from her hips into her backbone, but she would be okay for now, and it is not time for her to go yet. He gave me some fish oil pills, and some Glucosamine & Creatine based medicine for her hips. He said he didn’t think the cancer is the problem, but would have to wait for the test results to be sure, and he said he was surprised she had lived this long. He thinks the tumor might have even shrunk some. He told me as long as she is happy, and not in pain, she should hang out with us longer. He is really amazed with her progress, calls her a trooper. She is about 11 yrs old now, and this guy has been her vet for about the last 8 yrs or so. He likes her, and she likes him. After one operation he kept her for a couple of days, he said she just followed him around where ever he went. We think he even took her home one of those nights, from what some of the things he was saying to us. I thought; that’s cool, a vet who likes your dog well enough to take home for the evening.All this week I kept thinking that time was up. My performance with the daily grind has been well below what it should. Neil Young’s tune “Harvest Moon” from the Farm Aid concert has played more than several times around here this week. But, as it turns out this time……. I get to see her dance again.
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Comment #29 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 21:59:05 PT
Hope
Yes it makes me wonder why Medicinal Cannabis is still illegal.
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Comment #28 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 21:50:42 PT
There's a story too
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/05/pot.alzheimers.reut/index.htmlLinked from cannablog already, sorry I didn't mention it here too.
http://cannablog.wordpress.com/
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Comment #27 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 21:43:53 PT
Voted...Thanks
Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 21:18:30 PT
Hope
On the CNN link it is down towards the bottom on the right side of the page.
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 21:16:33 PT
PainWithNoInsurance 
You're welcome. MikeC found the poll and I thought I should post the link for easy access. I couldn't afford any prescription drugs. This summer I have had terrible pain in my feet. After walking a lot at the one CSNY concert I was in agony by the time we got home. I must have arthritis in my feet. That sounds weird but the pain isn't. I found that Bufferin and using epsom salts in hot water took the pain away. I haven't had bad pain since that concert luckily. I don't know how anyone could afford a $300 or more prescription. How can people pay for their house and utilities and then prescriptions? I know it isn't possible for me. It is a shame that we don't have universal care like most countries have. PS: It's good to see you.
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Comment #24 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 21:13:52 PT
Poll
I don't link on that tiny url. It links to their website...but I didn't see the poll.
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Comment #23 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 21:13:30 PT
mayan
Just say no to cannabis prohibition.
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Comment #22 posted by PainWithNoInsurance on October 05, 2006 at 20:57:01 PT
FOM:  Thanks for the link
I visit CNN.com everyday but never noticed the vote on Medicinal Marijuana. I voted yes because I'm not rich enough to afford prescription drugs without insurance and would like the opportunity to grow my medication. I just tried to buy a prescription of Skelaxin for my degenerative disk condition from a local pharmacy and discovered it was $320.00 per refill. I told them I couldn't afford them and to cancel it.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 19:47:04 PT
Thanks MikeC
Please Vote: http://www.cnn.com/
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Comment #20 posted by MikeC on October 05, 2006 at 19:43:57 PT
CNN
QUICKVOTE on the bottom of CNN's home page:Should Medicinal Marijuana be Legalized?Yes - 84%
No - 16%17,639 votes
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Comment #19 posted by mayan on October 05, 2006 at 18:38:24 PT
Just Say No
If Reagan Would have just said "No" to Nancy and smoked some bud, maybe he would've remembered more about Iran-Contra!THE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN...14 9/11 Hijackers are on CURRENT No-Fly List:
http://911blogger.com/node/3458VIDEO: James Fetzer and Kevin Barrett   UW in Madison WI. Oct 1st:
http://911blogger.com/node/3450Olbermann: Woodward Outs Bush, Rice, 911 Commission (video): 
http://infowars.com/articles/sept11/video_olbermann_woodward_outs_bush_rice_911_commission.htmPNAC ring leader William Kristol confronted on 9/11:
http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/041006_kristol_youtube.htmlAl Qaeda Tapes: Direct Link To Military Psyops And Donald Rumsfeld:
http://infowars.net/articles/October2006/051006Rumsfeld.htm16 September 2006 - Utrecht,The Netherlands - International 9/11 Truth Conference:
http://www.mattengelman.com/utrecht911conference.html
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Comment #18 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 18:04:05 PT
They didn't pay any attention
even to the horror of and signifigance of the Bowers catastrophe.The kept going after Donald Post. They kept on after many unnecessary tragedies. They kept going going after positive research was unearthed and theirs was debunked. They kept going after Alberto. They keep on going on going.
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Comment #17 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 18:01:26 PT
I often think the same thing...Observer
Lordy, what will it take? Lightning bolts from on high? Angelic choirs singing the praises to God's providence in creating cannabis to confound the accuser, and bind up the wounds and hurts of his children?Whew. Don't get me started! 
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 18:00:41 PT
observer
You said: Lordy, what will it take? Lightning bolts from on high? Angelic choirs singing the praises to God's providence in creating cannabis to confound the accuser, and bind up the wounds and hurts of his children? I say: That's what it will take.
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 17:57:06 PT
JSM
You're welcome. I hope it will get some TV News time but there is a lot of news right now so it might not get mentioned. We are having a news frenzy and hopefully it will help our country in the long run. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Comment #14 posted by observer on October 05, 2006 at 17:56:40 PT
Alzheimer's
My great-aunt had Alzheimer's Disease, too. One of the last times I remember talking to her, I showed her a 10th-grade science project that mostly consisted of a bunch of ball-and-stick molecular models: water, air, ammonia, ethyl alcohol, etc., etc. (I split first prize with "Johnny B.", who had a cool string art+geometric science project.) The biggest molecule in my project was discreetly labeled something like "a di-benzo-pyran", which, to my pot-smoking friends was known as THC. (If Doctor Cox and Colonel Dick only knew! Muah.) Ironic, I think, if my great-aunt were looking at a model of the very thing that could have cured her. In hindsight, her many grandchildren and relatives could have used a simple age-old plant remedy (that anyone from the equator to Alaska or Argentina can grow for Pete's sake!), had they only known. Don't let this happen to your relatives if you can help it! Don't listen when people insist you must wait till big pharma makes patent-drug analogues for a huge whopping profit while oh-by-the-way they jail us for helping our health by taking cannabis we can grow for pennies ourselves. More testing? Always! But jailing people is a political decision, not a scientific one. Just stop jailing us for using the cannabis plant, now. Lordy, what will it take? Lightning bolts from on high? Angelic choirs singing the praises to God's providence in creating cannabis to confound the accuser, and bind up the wounds and hurts of his children? Whew. Don't get me started!
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Comment #13 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 17:50:46 PT
charmed quark
My opinion is that if cannabis might be helpful it should be tried, the downside risk apart from legal considerations is practically nil.
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Comment #12 posted by JSM on October 05, 2006 at 17:33:33 PT
Coverage
I am wondering how many news organizations will run this story and how long can they continue to ignore all of the benefits of this marvelous substance. Thanks to FOM and all those responsible for this site, these facts are being presented. Thanks
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 17:19:19 PT

charmed quark 
I believe in natural medicine. I don't trust pharmaceuticals. If something works and it's natural and it can help ward off Alzheimer's Disease there is no decision but one. That's my 2 cents.
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Comment #10 posted by charmed quark on October 05, 2006 at 17:15:43 PT

Both of my inlaws had alzheimers
Both of my wife's parents died from this. I wonder, should she wait until "more effective drug treatments" are developed from cannabis, by which time she will surely have the disease, or should she be proactive?What do you think?
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 17:07:43 PT

Museman
True words.
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Comment #8 posted by museman on October 05, 2006 at 17:06:38 PT

good news indeed
I've suspected that this might be true.Legalize marijuana, end prohibition and war against personal choice. Freedom always works better than fascism.
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on October 05, 2006 at 16:55:48 PT

LEGALIZE IT
LEGALIZE ITLEGALIZE ITHow dare they deny people the benefits?
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 16:42:42 PT

Whig
If it is that close it's a miracle. CNews has always been off for me.
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Comment #5 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 16:30:11 PT

yes, it is
I just submitted at precisely 4:30 (by network time) and it showed up here as 4:29 and 26 seconds.
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Comment #4 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 16:29:26 PT

on second thought
I think the clock on CNews is 30 seconds slow.
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Comment #3 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 16:20:42 PT

and that was only 30 seconds to 4:20
So take it for what it's worth.
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Comment #2 posted by whig on October 05, 2006 at 16:19:30 PT

FoM
I think everyone has neurological disease over time, some faster than others and some fail in different ways than others. Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other diseases are associated primarily with aging, though younger people may suffer from them and tend to decline faster.Cannabis cures brain death, shhh.
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on October 05, 2006 at 16:13:08 PT

Just a Thought
My mother had Alzheimer's Disease. It is usually a slow progressive wasting of the memory. One of the things that is common in an Alzheimer's patient is they become very fretful at times. I noticed a slide in my mother's memory after she had one of the many fretful times. Cannabis might help a Alzheimer's patient from having as many of those times and in turn it could slow down the progression of the disease. This is only a theory from my own mother's experience.
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