US Gov National Cancer Center admits Pot kills Cancer Cells

[green for victory]

41. NIce work capturing that screen shot!

"This is not news, just not reported."

Maybe it's just me, but I was thinking that the US Gov recognizing the fact publicly that Cannabinoids kill cancer cells is pretty big news.

Yes some people knew in 1974, but there wasn't any public paper about it.

In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated -- until now. May 30, 2000 |

The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.

and some people confirmed it in 2000

Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells Experts say finding worth further study, but patients shouldn't light up just yet

WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Spain suggests that THC -- the active ingredient in marijuana -- appears to prompt the death of brain cancer cells.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/cancer/articles/2009/04/01/active-ingredient-in-marijuana-kills-brain-cancer

The finding is based on work with mice designed to carry human cancer tumors, as well as from an analysis of THC's impact on tumor cells extracted from two patients coping with a highly aggressive form of brain cancer.

Explaining that the introduction of THC into the brain triggers a cellular self-digestion process known as "autophagy," study co-author Guillermo Velasco said his team has isolated the specific pathway by which this process unfolds, and noted that it appears "to kill cancer cells, while it does not affect normal cells."

Now it's right in front of everyone's eyes. So Holder and the usual suspects should not be able to use the "Marijuana has no medical use" BS ever again.

But they will, and those who call themselves "Reporters" will all look foolish. Won't they? Because surely "Reporters" can do a little basic research and find this info. They're so good at what they do. (/s)