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Here is an article about a young person who is showing improvement after the parents used cannabis oil for a brain tumor. This is probably from the work of Rick Simpson who cured his own cancer by using cannabis oil (not smoked).
Cannabis or cannabinoids have strong anti microbial activity http://pptu.lefora.com/2011/12/07/got-pot/
and there is sufficient evidence that most cancers are based on some form of a microbe be it viral, fungal, bacteria etc. So this therapy makes sense.
Intro to article:
Medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, but could it even help kids? Dr. William Courtney has seen it happen, and on Friday, told HuffPost Live host Alyona Minkovski about it. Saying he was "quite a skeptic 5 or 6 years ago", Dr. Courtney continued that "my youngest patient is 8 months old, and had a very massive centrally located inoperable brain tumor." The child's father pushed for non-traditional treatment utilizing cannabis.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/01/cannabis-for-infants-brai_n_2224898....
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This is a reply to # 2,012,233More interesting cannabis oil facts:
"From a chemical standpoint, terpenes are a large and varied class of hydrocarbons that make up a majority of plant resins and saps. The name “terpene” comes from turpentine, a terpene-based solvent distilled from pinesap. Essential oils, composed primarily of terpenes, have a long history of topical and internal medicinal use. Cannabinoids like THC are chemically classified as terpenoids, meaning they are derived from terpenes themselves."
"The importance of terpenes in medicinal cannabis is becoming more evident as the research progresses. Hopefully, as patients become more aware of the full potential of Cannabis preparations, it will help increase the quality of available medications, and the quality of information. Educated patients can be the driving force for further research into the almost limitless potential for the medical uses of this amazing plant."
http://cannabishealthnewsmagazine.com/news/1238/importance-of-terpenes/
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This is a reply to # 2,012,233
While I cannot agree that "there is sufficient evidence that most cancers are based on some form of a microbe be it viral, fungal, bacteria etc", I readily agree that cannabis is wonderful for a number of cancers including brain cancers.
Most cancers are the result of a cellular defense mechanism which most often occurs as a result of prolonged oxidative stress - especially when the cellular terrain is less than healthy (such as under nourished and under hydrated). The trigger for the stress and resulting defense reaction is usually a toxin. Microbes can play a part, but they do not play the predominant part for the majority of cancers. Cancers can also be pleomprphic in nature and at various times have characteristics of viruses or bacteria or fungi - and cancers often reponsd to anti-bacterials, anti-virals and/or anti-funguls.
Theory aside, cannabis is a top item to use against cancer and would be one I would absolutely use in the instance of brain cancer.
- Re: You are doing what? parazapper
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This is a reply to # 2,012,263What gives me pause is that the government was able to ban Cannabis in the first place. It is a God given right and is protected under the First and Ninth amendments to the U.S. Constitution as well as the Bible.
"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." Genesis 1:29 King James
"...(God) Who made the earth for you an expanse and made for you therein paths and sent down water from the cloud; then thereby We have brought forth many species of various herbs. Eat and pasture your cattle; most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding." Quran 020.053-054 Translation by M H Shakir
There is a phrase in almost every ancient religious book that specifies that man has the right to 'use all of the herbs of the earth'.
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This is a reply to # 2,012,392
The government can do anything we allow them to get away with - regardless of how legal, constitutional and/or moral it may be.
- Re: You are doing what? parazapper
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This is a reply to # 2,012,412Yes, that includes outright, baldfaced lies.
The FDA has stated that the only thing that can cure is a drug.
I have never seen or heard of a drug that can cure anything. Actually, the only real cures that I have ever seen are vitamins. Every vitamin cures a disease. It is called a deficiency. There is no such thing as a deficiency of a drug.
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