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re: Boy who suffered up to 100 seizures a day has none in 300 days after taking Cannabis Oil
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:15 am to Mr.Perfect
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:15 am to Mr.Perfect
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You potheads that just wanna get high and drive around messed up are the reason criminal penalties exist and frankly need to be stronger.
Jeff, is that you?
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Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:18 am to OMLandshark
quote:You are mixing metaphors. I've long held that illegality of marijuana is ridiculous, especially in comparison with alcohol. However, recreational substance abuse has nothing to do with this child.
So who here wants to defend this still being illegal? It is ridiculous given what we know about cannabis especially given how widely accepted alcohol is.
THC is the psychoactive substance in marijuana. The Cannabis Oil Extract this boy was given to treat his Dravet Syndrome contains little to no THC. It does not make him "high". It's active component is cannabidiol (CPD).
The story also notes he's being separately given THCA, a precursor to THC. That seems a more questionable issue.
We've known about anti-seizure effects of cannabidiol for several years. It's been used for that purpose in the US. "Journalists" manipulating this story into a legalized pot initiative are doing these kids a disservice. Of course those "journalists" are likely more interested in smoking legalized weed than they are in producing factually accurate copy. So this is a personally motivating opportunity for them.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:18 am to OMLandshark
I am all for the legalization of marijuana. The benefits far out weight the cons. It would put a huge dent in the drug trade, become a good source of tax revenue and serve all types of purposes. I am close with someone who is in pharmaceutical research. Said person has told me that cannabis is a very powerful, natural medical remedy that can help treat many ailments. However, since it is illegal, they cannot test its effects properly on a broader spectrum of diseases.
ETA: Cannabis will never be a "cure" for diseases, but it can help greatly with treatment. My friend in research says that a combination of medical drugs and cannabis can go a long way to treating very serious diseases, including cancer.
ETA: Cannabis will never be a "cure" for diseases, but it can help greatly with treatment. My friend in research says that a combination of medical drugs and cannabis can go a long way to treating very serious diseases, including cancer.
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 5:22 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:22 am to Squedunk
The oil has proven to do even more. There are many cases of parents of children with leukemia moving to Colorado to treat their children. It may have expanded to other states but I have read about specific clinics there utilizing the oil specifically for leukemia treatments in children. It has been successful from what I've read.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:31 am to ladyluckUGA
quote:Indeed.
The oil has proven to do even more. There are many cases of parents of children with leukemia moving to Colorado to treat their children
quote:
Cannabidiol as potential anticancer drug
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Feb; 75(2): 303–312.
Paola Massi, Marta Solinas, Valentina Cinquina, and Daniela Parolaro
Over the past years, several lines of evidence support an antitumourigenic effect of cannabinoids including ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC), synthetic agonists, endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid transport or degradation inhibitors. Indeed, cannabinoids possess anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects and they are known to interfere with tumour neovascularization, cancer cell migration, adhesion, invasion and metastasization. However, the clinical use of ?9-THC and additional cannabinoid agonists is often limited by their unwanted psychoactive side effects, and for this reason interest in non-psychoactive cannabinoid compounds with structural affinity for ?9-THC, such as cannabidiol (CBD), has substantially increased in recent years. The present review will focus on the efficacy of CBD in the modulation of different steps of tumourigenesis in several types of cancer and highlights the importance of exploring CBD/CBD analogues as alternative therapeutic agents.
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Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:35 am to DeafJam73
quote:That is not really true.
However, since it is illegal, they cannot test its effects properly on a broader spectrum of diseases.
quote:That is almost certainly not true.
Cannabis will never be a "cure" for diseases
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:40 am to DeafJam73
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I am all for the legalization of marijuana. The benefits far out weight the cons. It would put a huge dent in the drug trade, become a good source of tax revenue and serve all types of purposes. I am close with someone who is in pharmaceutical research.
But how are we going to fill up all our prisons if we decriminalize it?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:32 am to Mr.Perfect
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These people just want to get high
I don't want to get high, but it absolutely should be legal.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:37 am to OMLandshark
The fact we have not legalized or decriminalized cannabis is the 2nd greatest failure of this century.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:41 am to HempHead
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Personally, I don't see why we frame this as a health cost/benefit issue rather than one of self-ownership. Do whatever the frick you want with your body, whether it's eating yourself to death, getting a thousand piercings, or shooting up cocaine with high-dollar prostitutes. As long as you don't externalize the costs of your behavior, or harm someone in the process, nobody has a bit of damn authority to use legal means against you, IMO. I'll add that I don't condone any of these behaviors, and would shame someone I know for participating, but that is an entirely different thing than using the state to enforce your wishes.
I agree with you on this 100%. However, in the real world/current America, you know damn well we are forced to pay for other people's poor decisions with taxes through government funded social programs. I wish what you just laid out was the truth however
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:46 am to HempHead
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Not long after he went into convulsions and started foaming at the mouth. The people at the party held back calling 9/11 for almost 10 minutes.
It sounds like marijuana can actually cause seizures if you take too much
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:52 am to OMLandshark
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So who here wants to defend this still being illegal? It is ridiculous given what we know about cannabis especially given how widely accepted alcohol is.
While I'm in favor of legalization, your argument is weak. If a substance changes the brain's chemistry enough to 'cure' someone having seizures, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume it could have negative effects on a healthy brain? Following your argument, it should be OK for healthy people to take any and all prescription drugs since they helped someone with some condition.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:09 am to Ole War Skule
Harmless
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Roughly 10 percent of Washington state drivers involved in fatal car crashes between 2010 and 2014 tested positive for recent marijuana use, with the percentage of drivers who had used pot within hours of a crash doubling between 2013 and 2014, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 7:10 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:21 am to Janky
Of course there is a dui factor to legal marijuana. You probably typed that while drinking a beer. The solution is to develop a test that officers can use on the spot.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:24 am to jmarto1
Yes, I am drinking a beer at 7:00 getting ready for work. I am not arguing alcohol use isn't more prevalent and cause more deaths. I am replying to a post early that said marijuana doesn't kill people.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:27 am to OMLandshark
This supports limited medical use not legalization.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:28 am to Janky
quote:It doesn't kill people. Operating a vehicle while high can contribute to killing people.
I am replying to a post early that said marijuana doesn't kill people.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:30 am to el Gaucho
Really? A "fix"? Statements like that show pure stupidity.
Instead of posting stupidity uou should stick to something you know. Like drinking a 12 pack of cheap beer, neck.
Instead of posting stupidity uou should stick to something you know. Like drinking a 12 pack of cheap beer, neck.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:42 am to pvilleguru
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It doesn't kill people. Operating a vehicle while high can contribute to killing people.
Lawd. That is like saying cancer doesn't kill people it is their heart not beating that caused them to die.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 7:47 am to Janky
Stop being a dumbass. Its not even close to being the same thing.
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