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AllyCat

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125. Missed this. Thanks!

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #107)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 10:17 AM

Sep 2012

If we use other herbs to help us with ailments, why not this one? Oh yeah, it's a schedule 1 drug, that's why.

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UNBELIEVABLE: Scientists Find Marijuana Can Stop The Spread Of Cancer [View all] JaneyVee Sep 2012 OP

But will they use it? Politicalboi Sep 2012 #1

This news will disappear pronto. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #2

They will probably be AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #115

Along with the two scientists (nt) Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #119

Cancer orgs already use derivatives of MJ... NCTraveler Sep 2012 #3

That's true, but not what some people want to hear Care Acutely Sep 2012 #5

You're right. That's why it makes blaring headlines. randome Sep 2012 #6

I don't have any links available, ronnie624 Sep 2012 #8

Lots of links to this sort of research over 420 mag's website. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #16

I do. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #46

But wasn't there a study? robbob Sep 2012 #59

Aren't those mainly for treating nausea and a loss of appetite ronnie624 Sep 2012 #7

Figure it out. You put smoke into your lungs and bad things will eventually happen to you. randome Sep 2012 #9

Those of us who live in big cities, and those who have to breathe everyone else's secondhand tobacco kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #15

Wow, great scientific method you got there! eShirl Sep 2012 #30

This guy has been corrected dozens of times. He's seeking attention, not wisdom. Romulox Sep 2012 #55

A person's gotta make a living... n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #80

Because accusations of paid posting without evidence speaks well of you. mythology Sep 2012 #90

The poster repeatedly makes claims which are debunked by actual science. EOTE Sep 2012 #120

Smoking is not the only was to use cannabis dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #31

Very good points you are making. truedelphi Sep 2012 #58

well heaven05 Sep 2012 #127

Oh brother. Not randome and his "musings" again. SCIENCE, randome, doesn't support you. nt Romulox Sep 2012 #53

just figure it out! piratefish08 Sep 2012 #71

You mean you haven't plugged it into the underpants gnomes equation? EOTE Sep 2012 #83

Yes. Most are for nausea and as an appetite stimulant. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ronnie624 Sep 2012 #14

There is a huge difference in cut growth and a decrease in size. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #18

I tied to edit my post and my link disappeared. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #25

Yes there is certainty. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #66

While there's nothing definitive as of yet, there is a good amount of evidence to suggest EOTE Sep 2012 #82

Ahhh, so your scientific evidence is: You're a dumbass if you believe differently. EOTE Sep 2012 #38

We are talking about curing cancer. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #69

So, you think that marijuana can reduce the risk of getting cancer. EOTE Sep 2012 #74

Correct. I am certainly not a dumbass. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #76

Christ, are you capable of reading? EOTE Sep 2012 #77

They ain't going to be injecting the little bit Confusious Sep 2012 #112

But I've already provided articles which provide the anticarcinogenic effects of smoking. EOTE Sep 2012 #117

I was quoting from the original OP Confusious Sep 2012 #121

Then you weren't replying to what I was writing. EOTE Sep 2012 #122

The OP is not about a cure, but about stopping the spread of cancer. Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #129

In this subthread a person came in talking about smoking pot curing cancer. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #137

A film by David Triplett Segami Sep 2012 #12

They? tama Sep 2012 #42

I've seen more amazing remedies to defacto7 Sep 2012 #109

Smoking a doobie ain't gonna cure you. nt Confusious Sep 2012 #111

This is what I don't understand. Let Big Pharma produce and control it then! That certainly Grown2Hate Sep 2012 #135

This is really great news. News doesn't get much better than this. nt Zorra Sep 2012 #4

God put marijuana on this planet to heal us. Avalux Sep 2012 #10

Why did he put potassium cyanide on the planet? randome Sep 2012 #32

That is a good question tama Sep 2012 #44

Cyanide suicide caplets. Confusious Sep 2012 #113

Because he has a strange sense of humor? Ellipsis Sep 2012 #45

Why are there deadly bacteria and viruses? Avalux Sep 2012 #50

:D lexw Sep 2012 #57

Tree of life H2O Man Sep 2012 #65

He? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #75

An unwarranted assumption on my part. My apologies. randome Sep 2012 #79

Photography? Mining? Working with metals? Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #130

Geeze, why so much attention spent on my innocuous post? randome Sep 2012 #131

God put marijuana on this planet to heal us. AlbertCat Sep 2012 #47

Big Pharma will put cannabidiol in pill form and patent it and sell it for $100/pill in 3....2....1. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #13

nah, first they'll bury the news and keep MJ illegal as long as possible to maximize profit librechik Sep 2012 #17

I have one plant on my balcony still, and one harvested and curing in a jar. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #22

yes indeed--it's a blessing to those in pain librechik Sep 2012 #24

Ironically, pot and alcohol give me middle of the night insomnia. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #94

+1 Go Vols Sep 2012 #19

Silly JaneyVee iamthebandfanman Sep 2012 #20

Cannabis is the most important vegetable in the world. Segami Sep 2012 #21

Cannibis is not a vegetable, Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants Coyotl Sep 2012 #40

Maybe its time we treat the little bud differently. Segami Sep 2012 #48

Herbs are herbs, and deserve to be treated as such. Coyotl Sep 2012 #81

Yes and No. Bohunk68 Sep 2012 #23

For those interested in the actual science of this Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #26

That's really interesting. In culture, but one has to wonder about in vivo. AllyCat Sep 2012 #104

They did it in vivo also Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #107

Missed this. Thanks! AllyCat Sep 2012 #125

It's a modern miracle. Ganja Ninja Sep 2012 #27

Bob died of metastatic skin cancer at 36. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #99

Kickin' for the ganja. Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #28

So when can we get this at the local pharmacy? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #29

'Tis clearly propaganda from the Reefer Madness crowd. Hugabear Sep 2012 #33

The evidence continues to accumulate, year after year and decade after decade. eShirl Sep 2012 #34

Yet they say it has no medical value... DrummerMan Sep 2012 #35

they've been talking about cancer breakthroughs veganlush Sep 2012 #36

But but but... mindwalker_i Sep 2012 #37

"Can MJ get any more awesome?" sakabatou Sep 2012 #39

If there is a cooler OP in my bookmarks....no, there is not! chknltl Sep 2012 #41

My son and husband had cancer riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #43

I'm sorry rbvg. AllyCat Sep 2012 #105

It may be time to have a little talk with Mr. Desprez... Romulox Sep 2012 #49

I support the use of hemp, derivatives from cannabis in medicine, etc SylviaD Sep 2012 #51

So you support the War on Drugs (but have "good" reasons!!!) even though it's an abject failure. Romulox Sep 2012 #52

I share your concerns - heavy duty pot smokers seem truedelphi Sep 2012 #60

People who want to abuse drugs will find some to abuse. bemildred Sep 2012 #70

And if they maintained that level of intoxication with wine Mopar151 Sep 2012 #114

I wouldn't be the one to argue about alcohol vs pot - truedelphi Sep 2012 #136

Are you like from the 19th century musiclawyer Sep 2012 #92

Make it 200 feet outside the building entrance, please. nt SylviaD Sep 2012 #95

Basic logic is totally missing in some people truedelphi Sep 2012 #138

You are vehemently opposed to cannabis? Jack Sprat Sep 2012 #108

Why is this unbelievable? Egnever Sep 2012 #54

in other news... Javaman Sep 2012 #56

I'm not a pot smoker, yet magic59 Sep 2012 #61

Actually, this reinforces previous results. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #62

YAY!!! Another cancer cure we'll never hear froim again!!! FourScore Sep 2012 #63

Funny thing though... smoking it won't help you. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #64

willow bark tea does relieve headaches, though. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #67

A select portion of the plant, prepared and taken orally. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #73

research shows otherwise. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #96

It was a joke, son, I say, a joke Scootaloo Sep 2012 #98

Uh, actually we smoke this after sweat lodges. AllyCat Sep 2012 #126

Maybe if you were to eat enough of it? bemildred Sep 2012 #68

If prepared properly. EOTE Sep 2012 #87

Funny thing though, here in Colorado we can go down to our local SomethingFishy Sep 2012 #85

Missing the point Scootaloo Sep 2012 #89

That's what you think. Look at this picture from their lab... progressoid Sep 2012 #86

Uhhh, actually it will. EOTE Sep 2012 #88

No! They must slice you open and apply the one part ( that Tsiyu Sep 2012 #110

Kick to read later. SalviaBlue Sep 2012 #72

Don't hang your hopes on a single study, but cool. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #78

No Surprise Z_California Sep 2012 #84

And they found it in the mid 70s and the early 90s and (in Europe) multiple times in the past decade Fly by night Sep 2012 #91

So, POTUS, still no medicinal benefit eh-- Schedule 1 it remains? musiclawyer Sep 2012 #93

Time To Totally Legalize colsohlibgal Sep 2012 #97

Okay folks - do your bit Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #100

He stuck his chocolate in my peanut butter! And something new was created. n/t eggplant Sep 2012 #101

Hilarious tarheelsunc Sep 2012 #102

So... just a few things enki23 Sep 2012 #103

I am a skeptic JaneyVee Jack Sprat Sep 2012 #106

I'm skeptical, but I started treatment early, just in case. About 1968, if I remember. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #116

Big pharma... thc420 Sep 2012 #118

I would like to hear more intelligent discussion re: vaping navarth Sep 2012 #123

What is there to discuss? musiclawyer Sep 2012 #132

the heaven05 Sep 2012 #124

No wonder big pharma's keeping it illegal! villager Sep 2012 #128

More than one study indicates anti-tumor properties RainDog Sep 2012 #133

K&R midnight Sep 2012 #134

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #139

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