Elizabeth Warren — Let’s Have A Serious Discussion About Medical Marijuana

[GoLeft TV]

For the past several years, Senator Elizabeth Warren has been a champion for progressives in this country. And now, she’s stepping up to the plate for one of the biggest progressive fights in the United States.

Warren, along with seven other U.S. senators, issued a letter to multiple federal drug and health officials that urged action on the subject of medical marijuana.

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this.

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1. Thank you

Elizabeth Warren

[midnight]

2. "It works. It's like needing to do a placebo-controlled trial of penicillin as an antibiotic."

"Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology have also found that medical marijuana in the form of pills or oral sprays seemed to reduce stiffness and muscle spasms in MS. The medications also eased certain symptoms of MS, such as pain related to spasms, and painful burning and numbness, as well as overactive bladder, according to the study published in the journal Neurology.

A well-known effect of marijuana use is the “munchies,” so it has been used to stimulate appetite among HIV/AIDS patients and others who have a suppressed appetite due to a medical condition or treatment. Medical marijuana is also frequently used to treat nausea induced by chemotherapy, though scientific studies of the smoked form of the plant are limited.

"You do not need a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to tell you that cannabis is effective as an antinausea therapy for patients getting chemotherapy," Abrams said. "It works. It's like needing to do a placebo-controlled trial of penicillin as an antibiotic."

Two FDA-approved, chemically altered forms of THC, dronabinol and nabilone, have been shown to reduce chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. The FDA has not approved marijuana in its plant form as a treatment."

http://www.livescience.com/24554-medical-marijuana.html

[panfluteman]

3. I've also seen videos on YouTube about juicing green pot plants for cancer treatment!

Enjoy!