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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:23 AM Original message |
Detroit man no longer needs surgery for skin cancer after using topical cannabis treatment |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. The "Filler People" |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Conversely, all those zillion dollar cancer research insitutes would lose out big time |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. They would still brand their own versions for sale. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. so, do you doubt that cannabinoid-induced autophagy is a cancer-killing process? |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. You can make your own beer. Your own carbonated beverages. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. So why does the Big Beer Lobby |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Wasn't aware of that. |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
43. There's much less profit potential |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
59. But would it be as profitable. |
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court jester (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
57. the US Gov holds a patent on "Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants" #6,630,507 |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. because, as I've noted before, the govt GRANTS PATENTS TO COMPANIES |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. here's an article about the brain cancer research |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Sounds promising. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No, if you bothered to read the articles, healthy cells are not effected |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Some Americans are very afraid of this plant |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Again. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. They are working on synthetics, as I've said |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. we can also purchase products made from hemp |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. The powerful don't just want to make money |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. did you know a study published in 1974 indicated that cannabis kills cancer cells? |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Okay. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. as I noted, a plant cannot be patented |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. They would combine the plant with a pain-reliever or some other shit. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. so then how do you explain the govt's continued refusal to acknowledge decades of research? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. so, again, why does the govt continue prohibition? |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Can't say I can explain everything. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't think society sees it as a no-no when the majority supports full legalization |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I know the majority of people poll that way. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. lol. European nations have open borders now |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. Point taken about the borders. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. okay, so the 14 states and DC that allow initiatives that have passed mmj laws |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. Intensive Lobbying from the well connected "For Profit" Prison Industry.... |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. Because the large drug company employees move in and out of the FDA and carry out the wishes |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. Sorry, but if you were right |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of pain relievers out there. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
62. Sativex is whole plant cannabis that has been patented |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Oh, and Sativex - it's, basically, that Rick guy's hemp oil that he gives away for free |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
79. Sativex: a tincture of cannabis that is sold as medicine |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Money makes the laws |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. Yep, and if anyone doubts that the FDA and the cancer research centers try to STOP |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. If I ever had a dx of skin cancer |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I don't have TV |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. after watching that PBS Montana doc. about The Science of Cannabis... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Nor would I |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
25. exactly. The DEA is not medically qualified to make decisions for Americans about their health care |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
73. Sorry, your body doesn't belong to you, it belongs to the DEA. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. here's the pbs doc |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Weeeeel |
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firehorse (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
46. I had skin cancer, looked like a small wart, under the skin it was like large tree roots |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. Whoaaaaa.....and thanks. Huge K&R! n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Wow! I need some of that shit! Been cut and burned to much for my enjoyment! |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Me too |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. If you lived in CA, you could get hemp oil. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Thanks! The thing is, I did live in CA for nearly 14 years and |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. run from the cure? |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. I thought that Hemp didn't contain THC? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. the guy who made it called it hemp oil so that's what I called it |
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waddirum (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
65. I always heard that oils and tinctures are NOT sold... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. I am sorry livetohike. |
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DreamSmoker (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
26. Whose Oil and Who Can You Trust? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
28. This could lead to new, less harmful, varieties of chemotherapy. nt |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
42. I'd rather have my skin cancers burnt or cut out of me thank you... |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. I just had the most interesting thought. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. That's sort of the premise that Michael Pollan takes in The Botany of Desire |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. I did some research after posting that, it seems a solid premise. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. interesting |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. I just finished that video. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. I think metabolic homeostasis is an interesting and important topic |
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waddirum (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
66. Melameade argues that... |
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reACTIONary (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
68. There is a direct and intuitively obvious link between sex and reproductive success... |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. I think its all pretty intuitive. The question is WHY do things feel good? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. I don't think that's what he said. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
56. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
67. Excellent information thread. Thank you. |
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reACTIONary (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
69. a 60% reduction in skin cancer lesions.... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. why don't you find out more about it then? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. THROW HIS SKIN IN PRISON!!!!! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!! |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. There are many reasons our government try and keep marijuana from us |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. other than the propaganda that the govt has created for 70 years |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
77. K&R |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
80. Biologist Rob Malemedes owns a DEA agent |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
81. Kicked but too late to formally recommend. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. thanks, Uncle Joe! |
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