Cannabis drug could be new obesity treatment

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Cannabis drug could be new obesity treatment
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Published: 07 September 2005

A natural constituent of cannabis can suppress the appetite and may open the door to a new class of drugs for treating obesity, a scientist has said.

Professor Roger Pertwee, a neuropharmacologist at Aberdeen University, said it was well known that cannabis stimulated the appetite, but not widely known that the plant also contained substances that produced the opposite effect.

"We've discovered to our surprise that cannabis, as well as containing a drug that boosts appetite, contains a drug which has a blocking effect," he said.

The substance is called THCV and is chemically similar to another cannabis chemical, or cannabinoid, called THC that stimulates the appetite, he said.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article310795.ece

A munchies-free strain of Skunk?

[leftofcool]

1. Cool, okay how much does one have to weigh?

To be considered "obese."

Left of Cool

[jayctravis]

2. Awright!

Now since they've figured out it does something TO MAKE YOU LOOK BETTER I'm sure the pharmaceutical companies will be all over it.

[RazzleCat]

3. Makes no sense

I mean I always wanted to eat more, and more, and more when I indulged.

[WindRavenX]

6. LOL ain't that the truth

Gained like 10 lbs. in pot-munchie related Ben and Jerry's/Doritos munchies...but I've been much, much more mellow and relaxed since I started the ganja.

[sam sarrha]

4. 'they' wont let us use it, .... someone might 'smoke' it..

[sam sarrha]

5. check out this link.. concise and VERY WELL DONE on canabus,......LINK>>

http://www.jackherer.com./chapters.html

until aspirin weed was the #1 prescribed Drug.
dthe war of 1812 was 'ALL' about Hemp...on and on.. facinating information.

this is so GOOD.. i'd really like to hang out with Jack.