Current ridicule

[MarkE]

I think I read that article.   Wasn't there a qualitative component where they created a matrix of post-hoc responses to the study?   IIRC the table of respondents to responses was something like:

24% No response.  (Still Sleeping)
4%   "Will I still get credit for this" (all in control)
72% "Have you ever *really* looked at your hand?"

Most of the last group were big fans of James Franciscus.

[raburgeson]

I didn't mean to drag the post in this direction but, The government itself admitted it could use hemp for post trauma stress disorder for returning troops. Also besides working on cancer it can be used to negate upset stomach problems from chemo therapy. It is reported to work well on seizures as with Charlot's web. Everyone is saying oh no, not the children but, helps with ADHD.

I suspect it is a good weight lose drug also because the hippy group I went to school with that still smoke are thin as a rail.

The only drug I take is a blood pressure pill twice a day, I don't even drink alcohol because it messes up the mind. I have no agenda for drugs here. It's just that facts are the facts. And you still can't patent a natural substance even if you are the government.

With the record built by chemo we definitely need something else. If someone is dying of cancer it is not going to hurt to send them to la la land for a bit.

[Pirate88179]

If someone is dying of cancer it is not going to hurt to send them to la la land for a bit.

I agree with this point totally.

Bill

[raburgeson]

Alright that was an example. The subject was companies shelving patents and here a little background on the example. Please do not argue with the facts because I don't see progress in reading all the official documents on this.

http://www.republicreport.org/2012/marijuana-lobby-illegal/

http://www.world-mysteries.com/marijuana1.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/104411303/Why-Marijuana-and-Hemp-is-Illegal---THE-TRUTH

Bottom line is this is a documented fact, Oil, Chemical, and, Pharma companies lobbied to keep this off the shelf. The government conspired with them and illegalized hemp, pure and simple. So here we have proof of conspiracy. You just can't argue with the facts.

What you can do is wake up to what is going on around you. Double post because I was not prepared to deal with an example as an actual subject.

[sarkeizen]

The government itself admitted it could use hemp for post trauma stress disorder for returning troops.

What the government may or may not have admitted to is irrelevant.  The question is what evidence exists.

Also besides working on cancer

There is no real significant evidence that cannabinoids affect cancer progression.

it can be used to negate upset stomach problems from chemo therapy.

The evidence is mixed here.  Depending on if you are looking at efficacy or comfort.  Two meta-analyses stand out here one says slightly better in effect but only in small cases.  The other significant effect but significantly higher side-effects.

It is reported to work well on seizures as with Charlot's web.

Dravet syndrome is a special case of seizures.  There are allegedly a number of cases which a very particular strain of cannabinoid has anecdotes concerning treatment.   One clinical trial is planned but has not been executed AFAIK. 

Everyone is saying oh no, not the children but, helps with ADHD.

Again no real useful evidence here.

With the record built by chemo we definitely need something else.

Yeah, that increase in survival rate is a real bummer.