(Editor’s note: The following was left on the Wikipedia “Medical Cannabis” discussion page. We’ve reprinted it here. Enjoy!)
ANTI-CANCEROUS, ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE, ANTI-NEOPLASTIC, ANTI-INVASIVE TARGETING EFFECTS OF CANNABINOIDS USED IN A NON-SMOKED FORM TO FIGHT CANCER NEEDS TO BE ELABORATED
So, please, stop with the tip-toe bullshit of the subject. Stop acting like its only for “pain relief” for people undergoing chemotherapy. Hexahydrocannabinol, HU-331, Quinone, and several other chemicals present in cannabis are PROVEN to be POTENT ANTI-CARCINOGENS. IT GOES BEYOND PAIN RELIEF, and is PROVEN BY SCIENCE TO SHRINK TUMORS and trigger APOPTOSIS IN CANCER CELLS.
There is a REASON why cannabis is ILLEGAL, and THIS IS WHY. The only slant in my argument is a hunger for TRUTH and anger against people who hide this truth for the purpose of PROFIT.
From PUBMED, RUN BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. A simple search of “Cannabinoids Anticancer” turns up THESE RESULTS:
1. Novel hexahydrocannabinol analogs as potential anti-cancer agents inhibit cell proliferation and tumor angiogenesis.
Thapa D, Lee JS, Heo SW, Lee YR, Kang KW, Kwak MK, Choi HG, Kim JA. Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20950604 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Related citations
2. Cannabinoids inhibit cellular respiration of human oral cancer cells. Continue reading
