by Barbara Minton
August 26, 2015
from
NaturalSociety Website
Why is it still
'a drug with no medicinal
purpose...?'
National legalization of marijuana may be drawing a smidgeon closer.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI),
one of the federal government sponsored agencies, has just
updated the FAQs on its website to
include recent studies on marijuana showing that it can and has
killed cancer cells.
These are the findings of studies NCI have included:
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Cannabinoids may inhibit tumor
growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and
blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumors
to grow. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that
cannabinoids may be able to kill cancer cells while
protecting normal cells.
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Cannabinoids may protect against
inflammation of the colon and may have potential in reducing
the risk of colon cancer, and possibly in its treatment.
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A laboratory study of delta
-9-THC in hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) cells
showed it damaged or killed the cancer cells. The same study
of delta-9-THC in models of liver cancer showed that it had
anti-tumor effects. Delta-9-THC has been shown to cause
these effects by acting on molecules that may also be found
in non-small cell lung cancer cells and breast cancer cells.
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A laboratory study of
cannabidiol (CBD) in estrogen receptor positive and estrogen
receptor negative breast cancer cells showed that it caused
cancer cell death while having little effect on normal
breast cells. Studies of metastatic breast cancer showed
that cannabinoids may lessen the growth, number, and spread
of tumors.
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A laboratory study of
cannabidiol in human glioma cells showed that when given
along with chemotherapy, CBD may make chemotherapy more
effective and increase cancer cell death without harming
normal cells. Studies showed that CBD together with
delta-9-THC may make chemotherapy such as temozolomide more
effective.
These studies are considered by the NCI
as preclinical. They were all done using animals.
According to them, no clinical trials of
cannabis use for the treatment of cancer in humans have been
published.
The NCI has included findings on
peripheral benefits for cancer patients from marijuana:
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Delta-9-THC and other
cannabinoids stimulate appetite and can increase food
intake.
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Cannabinoid receptors have been
studied in the brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings
throughout the body to understand their roles in pain
relief.
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Cannabinoids have been studied
for anti-inflammatory effects that may play a role in pain
relief.
The NCI is one of the National
Institutes of Health.
Infowars
is reporting that the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, another of the agencies of the
National Institutes of Health, has referred to marijuana
studies, including one that showed,
"marijuana can kill certain cancer
cells and reduce the size of others."
The big news here is not these studies.
These and
many more are contained on PubMed,
the U.S. National Library of Medicine that is also part of the
National Institutes of Health. They are there for all of the world
to see.
The news is that after decades of the demonization of marijuana by a
federal government that supports
pharmaceuticals and
GMOs, there is a breath of
change.
But if you want to prevent or treat
cancer with marijuana, be prepared for arrest and imprisonment
in most states of this union...
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