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Black Market Marijuana Cut with Silicon Dioxide Causes Lung Injury

Marijuana legalization will eradicate the illegal markets which distribute marijuana that has been cut or weighted with far more harmful compounds than the weed itself. Here is a case of lung damage...

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Cannabis and THC promote weight loss

Marijuana is a gateway to health! Med Hypotheses. 2013 May;80(5):564-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.01.019. Epub 2013 Feb 11. Cannabis and Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for weight loss? Le Foll B, Trigo...

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THC and similar compounds suppress HIV infection and spread

Here is more evidence that using marijuana can improve the health of and increase the long-term survival of people with AIDS. THC and similar synthetic compounds block the ability of HIV to infect...

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THC/Marijuana fights liver cancer

First we learned that the cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant fight and kill cancer cells now we are beginning to uncover the mechanisms by which cannabinoids target and kill cancer cells....

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Marijuana for psoriasis

When we passed the first medical marijuana laws in CA and AZ, opponents mocked the movement saying that doctors would be writing recommendations for people with psoriasis. Guess what, here is evidence...

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Marijuana relieves symptoms of Crohn’s disease

Marijuana is effective for relieving the misery that is Crohn’s disease as well as other bowel disease symptoms. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 May 3. pii: S1542-3565(13)00604-6. doi:...

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Bladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers – Renal and Urology News

Stephan ChoMay 06, 2013                                                        Bladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers                                  SAN DIEGO—For the first time, a study has found...

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The relationships between sugar-sweetened b… [J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013] –...

Sugar creates pro-disease environments and effects. Why don’t the prohibitionists work against the “Big Sugar” industry that is addicting kids into seriously self-destructive life-styles? Although...

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Marijuana use fights diabetes and lowers waist fat

The irrational opponents of marijuana legalization are having a harder and harder time of making the case that using it is harmful when we see that marijuana smokers suffer from less obesity and have...

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A Response to “Going to Pot” by Roxanne Khamsi

By Clint Werner, author of “Marijuana Gateway to Health” In the June 2013 issue of Scientific American, “Science of Health” columnist Roxanne Khamsi wrote a surprisingly unscientific and biased piece...

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CBD protects pig brains–new hope for politicians

CBD protects pig brains in a model of stroke. Cannabinoids, such as THC and CBD, protect the brain. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Aug;71C:282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.03.027. Epub 2013 Apr...

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Marijuana protects the brain from alcohol damage

Here is evidence that using marijuana shields the brain from a significant amount of the damage that alcohol causes. If you are drinking, you should probably be toking. Also recall that a recent study...

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Majority of Doctors Would Recommend Medical Marijuana

Most Docs OK With Medical Marijuana: Survey Majority would give a prescription to an advanced cancer patient in pain By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) —...

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THC from Marijuana Protects the Brain from Injury

Once again we see that using (even very small amounts of) marijuana improves our health by shielding the brain from the damage that follows a head injury. These same actions protect the brain from the...

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Determination of pesticide residues in cannabis sm… [J Toxicol. 2013] –...

I made the point, in my debate with Kevin Sabet, that illegal marijuana puts young people at risk because there are no regulations and testing for black market marijuana as there is with a commercial...

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Medical marijuana ingredient prevents brain damage

The words “marijuana” and “brain damage” usually go in that order in medical literature. An Israeli researcher has flipped them around, finding that THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, may arrest...

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Marijuana can relieve chemotherapy-induced pain

Another study finds that cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, suppress the pain resulting from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. And the Feds continue to claim that there is no medical use for...

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Cannabinoids fight pancreatic cancer

Cannabinoids which work via the CB1 and CB2 receptor, as does THC from marijuana, interfere with pancreatic cancer’s cellular metabolism, causing the cancer cells to die off. The following abstract is...

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THC could be a chemotherapeutic agent for treating stomach cancer

Cannabinoids, such as THC, which activate the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors are more effective against stomach cancer than the main chemotherapy treatment. Using marijuana protects us from so many...

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Acute Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol blocks gastric… [Eur J Pharmacol. 2013] –...

THC blocks stomach damage from NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) with doses that do not cause mind-altering effects. Marijuana, it’s not just about getting high anymore!. Eur J Pharmacol....

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