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Below is a repost of an article published on Americans for Safe Access website: www.safeaccessnow.org in November of 2003. The article describes how cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animals and also kill cancer cells. Then it finishes off by saying that the US government has known for more than 35 years and that the media which would normally go crazy about a cancer cure story like this, doesnt at all and in fact seem to be burying the story rather than promote it in any way. I for one am amazed at the governments stance on marijuana and their failed war on drugs, which is more like a war on its own country. I guess too many people get rich off of the war on drugs. by Steve Kubby, Sierra Times November 10th, 2003 A new study published in Nature Reviews-Cancer provides an historic and detailed explanation about how THC and natural cannabinoids counteract cancer, but preserve normal cells. The study by Manuel Guzmn of Madrid Spain found that cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animals. They do so by modulating key cell-signalling pathways, thereby inducing direct growth arrest and death of tumor cells, as well as by inhibiting the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumor. The Guzman study is very important according to Dr. Ethan Russo , a neurologist and world authority on medical cannabis: Cancer occurs because cells become immortalized; they fail to heed normal signals to turn off growth. A normal function of remodelling in the body requires that cells die on cue. This is called apoptosis, or programmed cell death. That process fails to work in tumors. THC promotes its reappearance so that gliomas,
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leukemias, melanomas and other cell types will in fact heed the signals, stop dividing, and die. But, that is not all, explains Dr. Russo: The other way that tumors grow is by ensuring that they are nourished: they send out signals to promote angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Cannabinoids turn off these signals as well. It is truly incredible, and elegant. In other words, this article explains several ways in which cannabinoids might be used to fight cancer, and, as the article says, Cannabinoids are usually well tolerated, and do not produce the generalized toxic effects of conventional chemotherapies. Usually, any story that even suggests the possibility of a new treatment for cancer is greeted with headlines about a cancer cure however remote in the future and improbable in fact it might be. But if marijuana is involved, dont expect any coverage from mainstream media, especially since mainstream editors have been quietly killing this story for the past thirty years Thats right, news about the abilility of pot to shrink tumors first surfaced, way back in 1974. Researchers at the Medical College of Virginia, who had been funded by the National Institutes of Health to find evidence that marijuana damages the immune system, found instead that THC slowed the growth of three kinds of cancer in mice lung and breast cancer, and a virus-induced leukemia. The Washington Post reported on the 1974 study in the Local section on Aug. 18, 1974. Under the headline, Cancer Curb Is Studied, it read in part: The active chemical agent in marijuana curbs the growth of three kinds of cancer in mice and may also suppress the immunity reaction that causes rejection of organ transplants, a Medical College of Virginia team has discovered. The researchers found that THC slowed the growth of lung cancers, breast cancers, and a virus-induced leukemia in laboratory mice, and prolonged their lives by as much as 36 percent. News coverage of the Madrid discovery has been virtually nonexistent in this country. The news broke quietly on Feb. 29, 2000 with a story that ran once on the UPI wire about the Nature Medicine article, complained MarijuanaNews.com editor Richard Cowan , who said he was only able to find the article through a link that appeared briefly on the Drudge Report Web page. The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times all ignored the story, even though its newsworthiness is indisputable: a benign substance occurring in nature destroys deadly brain tumors, added Cowan. On March 29, 2001, the San Antonio Current printed a carefully researched, bombshell of a story by Raymond Cushing titled, POT SHRINKS TUMORS; GOVERNMENT KNEW IN 74. Media coverage since then has been nonexistant, except for a copy of the story on Alternet. It is hard to believe that the knowledge that cannabis can be used to fight cancer has been suppressed for almost thirty years , yet it seems likely that it will continue to be suppressed. Why? According to Cowan, the answer is because it is a threat to cannabis prohibition . If this article and its predecessors from 2000 and 1974 were the only evidence of the suppression of medical cannabis, then one might perhaps be able to rationalize it in some herniated way. However, there really is massive proof that the suppression of medical cannabis represents the greatest failure of the institutions of a free society, medicine, journalism, science, and our fundamental values, Cowan notes. Millions of people have died horrible deaths and in many cases, familes exhausted their savings on dangerous, toxic and expensive drugs. Now we are just beginning to realize that while marijuana has never killed anyone, marijuana prohibition has killed millions. Share|
Posted in Cancer, Featured, Politics Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cannabinoids, Law, leukemia, lung cancer, medical marijuana There Is No Justification For Outlawing Marijuana Smoking Marijuana, Even Regularly and Heavily, Does Not Lead to Lung Cancer You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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31 Responses to Cannabinoids Kill Cancer and Our Government Has Known for 36 Years
1. Olin Wisecarver says: 05/22/2010 at 9:42 PM Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see. Poorly-rated. Like or Dislike: Reply 2. Vicky says: 05/23/2010 at 9:54 PM Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see. Poorly-rated. Like or Dislike: Reply gsalternative says: 05/23/2010 at 10:23 PM Hi Vicky, first of all, Im very sorry to hear about your friend. Cancer has taken way too many people from all of us and it seems like it takes more each year. But what if smoking marijuana gave your friend a little more time here? Even if it was just one day or one hour would it be worth it to share this knowledge? I want to share a link with you published 4 years ago on The Washington Posts website. Heres an excerpt: The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. The new findings were against our expectations, said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years. We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use, he said. What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect. You can read the full article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 3. mntnman says: 05/24/2010 at 1:51 AM Vicky This is more complicated than smoke a joint and it cures cancer.This concerns the chemical compounds found in THC.These compounds have been found to kill cancer cells and even promote the growth of new brain cells. What most people should be concerned about is the fact that the mainstream media didnt think this was important for us to know. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply Tom Paris says: 07/30/2010 at 8:11 AM I have been a natural healing physician for 31 years. What I have seen happen in that time is very simple: If your
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work supports the Rockefellers agenda then it is accepted and passes all standards of scientific scrutiny. If it goes outside those boundaries and even, God forbid, helps people and aids them in waking up, then it is unscientific and cultic. Mark my words, that is how it works! Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 4. Evan Ravitz says: 05/24/2010 at 11:40 AM Did you know the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services got a patent for cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants in 2003? http://spryeye.blogspot.com/2008/11/uncle-sams-pot-patent-proves-pot.html Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 5. Rus Jones says: 05/24/2010 at 2:55 PM I know a doctor who healed a large brain tumor by simply injecting a marijuana solution into it. He says it was gone completely within three days. The name of the game for the American Cancer Society is endless fundraising, not finding cures or even acknowledging those already existent. AMA doctors rake in big bucks doing expensive tests, then holding back the results and diagnosis. I have seen two of my friends die of what was obviously cancer, and both were treated this way. The Cancer Society and the AMA are, in my opinion criminals with too much power over our lives. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply Joy Smith says: 05/27/2010 at 9:04 AM Did the doctor document his treatment of the brain tumor? If so do you have a link to his documentation? Well-loved. Like or Dislike:
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Reply 6. Smoking Marijuana Does Not Lead to Lung Cancer | Garden State Alternative says: 05/24/2010 at 11:51 PM [...] the overwhelming response to my last post I decided to do some more research regarding medical marijuana and cancer. Like everyone else I [...]
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Reply 7. Carla says: 05/26/2010 at 9:40 AM Those of us in the front lines of the Cannabis Movement have been telling these people these very same things all along and NOBODY would listen. Its about time the press got off the soap box of political rhetoric and wrote the truth. Thank you for finally listening. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 8. Carla says: 05/26/2010 at 10:14 AM Now the question is, Will the Obama Administration, the DEA and the FDA finally take Cannabis off the Schedule I
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listing and put it low on the list, where it belongs? We have shown proof time and time again, as well as a ruling won by Irvin Rosenfeld, a Federal Marijuana patient who receives 300 rolled marijuana cigarettes every twenty-five days from the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Thus proving that Cannabis does indeed have accepted, proven medical value and use in the United States. Cannabis never should have been prohibited in the first place. Cannabis Prohibition started out as a means to discriminate against the Mexicans and Jazz Players. To find out more, there are many websites to visit. leap.cc drugwarfacts.org drugtruth.net marijuanafactorfiction.net and many, many more. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply TheSque says: 06/24/2010 at 9:00 PM Actually they used the discriminating angle to get people to push for its prohibition. The hemp gin was invented prior to the cotton gin, and hemp threatened multiple industries- from paper to cloth, to rope and fuel; anyone could grow it, and it was cheaper to upkeep than cotton and could be produced quicker. Hearst was one of many who would have lost much money over this, and he was one of the main proponents who used yellow journalism to cover up the facts and get people to rally against what they already knew; by the time the figured it out it was too late. Thats as far as Ive read and researched, though. Never touched the stuff, myself.
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Reply 9. JoAnn Shanks says: 05/28/2010 at 1:13 PM Hello I have had Lupus and RA 78% of my joints are infected by the RA have had many operations,on my hands and feet,I could not make it without pain meds,as I did not want to get hooked on strong pain meds I have been using THC (pot)for many years now for my pain,also make a body rub for my joints and it is a life saver for me..Out here in CA the 215 have helped so much I dont have to go out and find it can get it in the clubs or grow my self,my days and nights are so much better and Iam not strung out on pain medsThanks for your time JoAnn Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 10. Peachie says: 06/01/2010 at 1:31 PM I have CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder) I live in pain 24/7 There are no pain meds I can take to help without causing more damage or being fatal to my wellbeing I cope with mind over body but there are days when trying to cope is not working When I need to rest I have some friends who get me some Cannabis so I can get a peaceful sleep to cope better the following day I do not need to do this every night but only when I can no longer handle it(about once every 2 or 3 weeks) Is it fair that my friends and I are risking going to prison just to live as comfortable as I can when the only thing that helps in my pain is illegal in my state I know in time my condition will get worse and I fear that Im not sure what I will do if the pain can not be controlled Im not one too ignore or break laws easily but I do have my limits like everyone does when it comes to pain management I do hope and pray the law changes for medical use of Cannabis in my state and others as well to help people who could benefit from its use in medical situations
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Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 11. William Flatt says: 06/06/2010 at 11:14 PM
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I am curious to know whether THC works on only certain kinds, most kinds, or all kinds of cancer. Would the THC have to be used in high quantities to kill the tumor? Would the THC only serve to suppress the cancer? (Or, restated, would one relapse immediately if one were to stop taking THC?) My interest is not merely as an advocate of libertarian policy change, but about science & medicine. If I get cancer anytime in the next 20-30 years, I want to know if this will work; assuming that America can be liberated from the statists anytime soon. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply Norman Lepoff, M.D. says: 06/27/2010 at 12:48 PM Great questions. If our government allowed research and did not suppress information, these questions would be answered. I think it is wise to incorporate cannabis in ones comprehensive nutritional and health regimen, if possible. Well-loved. Like or Dislike:
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Reply 12. Cannabinoids Kill Cancer and Our Government Has Known for 36 Years | Da Sticky Icky says: 06/22/2010 at 7:59 PM [...] SOURCE Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistShare this on del.icio.usDigg this!Post this on DiigoShare this on RedditSave this to Yahoo MyWebStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on TechnoratiShare this on MixxPost this to MySpaceSubmit this to DesignFloatShare this on FacebookTweet This!Email this to a friend?Subscribe to the comments for this post?Share this on LinkedinSeed this on NewsvineShare this on DevmarksAdd this to Google BookmarksAdd this to Mister WongAdd this to IzebyShare this on TumblrShare this on TipdShare this on PFBuzz Join the forum discussion on this post [...]
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Reply 13. Jana says: 06/24/2010 at 9:57 PM Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see. Poorly-rated. Like or Dislike: Reply Norman Lepoff, M.D. says: 06/27/2010 at 12:43 PM Cannabis does not need to be smoked. It can be vaporized or eaten to achieve the health benefits, without any dangerous side effects at all. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply Ash says: 07/17/2010 at 11:27 PM How could your doctor know that it was smoking the marijuana or the cigarettes??? They both contain
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carcinogens, however cigarettes contain much more and also a ton of other unnatural stuff. Marijuana should only be one plant substanceand like another person said, you dont even half to smoke it, so that basically eliminates the problem!!! Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 14. Norman Lepoff, M.D. says: 06/27/2010 at 12:41 PM It is sad to think of all the pain, suffering, miwery and death that has been caused by the U.S. Governments war against such a beneficial plant, and the people who could benefit from its use. Very sad, indeed!
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Reply 15. Norman Lepoff, M.D. says: 06/27/2010 at 12:45 PM Here are some interesting facts about Cannabis that I would like to share. 1. Cannabis is non-narcotic. It has numerous nutritional benefits. 2. Cannabis seeds contain Omega 3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids in a perfect balance for human health. These fatty acids are called essential because they are essential for life. We cannot live without them. They are critical for the health of our brain, eyes, heart, skin, circulatory, reproductive and immune systems. When the seeds are ground into flour, for example, they provide up to 24% protein, and all the amino acids necessary for human nutrition. 3. Besides being a great health supplement, Cannabis seed oil can be used in cooking or as a clean, renewable source of energy. 4. Cannabis fibers can be used for biodegradable plastics, fuel, textiles, livestock bedding, construction materials, paper, packaging and many other products 5. Cannabis is not physically addictive like tobacco or alcohol. 6. Cannabis is safer than any over the counter drug. It is even safer than aspirin or the caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks. 7. When Cannabis is used in conjunction with alcohol, it protects the brain from alcohol induced brain cell death. In other words, Alcohol kills brain cells, Cannabis protects brain cells. 8. The LD50 (a pharmacologic term meaning 50 % of the dosage of a drug that kills a human being) does not exist for Cannabis. Cannabis is non-toxic. It cannot kill you. Every other drug, including alcohol, tobacco, aspirin and caffeine have an LD50, and can be fatal. 10. In over 5000 years, no deaths have ever been caused by the use of Cannabis. (No cannabinoid receptors in the area of the brain that suppress heart and lung function. So, unlike alcohol or other narcotics that kill by suppressing the heart and lungs until they stop functioning, this cannot happen with Cannabis). 11. The psychoactive and non-psychoactive ingredients in Cannabis, the cannabinoids, are useful for the treatment of pain, inflammation, nausea, asthma, colds and flu, menstrual cramps, alcoholism, Crohns disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, glaucoma, Cancer, AIDS, motor neuron disease, mental irritability, depression, bipolar disorder, drug addiction, and as an adjunct to cancer radiation and chemotherapy. 12. Cannabis is a powerful antioxidant. It soaks up free radicals produced by our metabolism. These free radicals cause cancer and are involved the aging process. 13. Cannabis is neuro-protective. It decreases brain cell death induced by alcohol and other toxins as well as diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons, Alzheimers and stroke. As an antioxidant and neuroprotectant, it slows aging.
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14. Cannabis helps prevent and cure cancers. Lab studies have shown anti-tumor effects on deadly cancers of the brain, lung, prostate, and breast. The first study of this kind was supported by the US Government, but the results were suppressed in 1974, after the study was completed. Imagine all of the lives that may have been saved if they did not hide the results. It is sad that our government will not allow safe and legal access to such a wonderful and beneficial plant. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Reply 16. Primo says: 06/27/2010 at 7:33 PM Stunning, truly stunning. Chalk up another win for Big Pharma and Big Health Care. Its much more profitable to let patients die over an extended period than cure them. I admit Im a little late to the research facts as well, but Im just stunned at the cruelty and needless suffering, for profit. Well-loved. Like or Dislike:
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Reply 17. Cannabinoids Kill Cancer and Our Government Has Known for 36 Years | My Write Up says: 06/28/2010 at 8:41 AM [...] http://www.gsalternative.com/2010/05/cannabinoids-kill-cancer/ Below is a repost of an article published on Americans for Safe Access website: www.safeaccessnow.org in November of 2003. The article describes how cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animals and also kill cancer cells. Then it finishes off by saying that the US government has known for more than 35 years and that the media which would normally go crazy about a cancer cure story like this, doesnt at all and in fact seem to be burying the story rather than promote it in any way. I for one am amazed at the governments stance on marijuana and their failed war on drugs, which is more like a war on its own country. I guess too many people get rich off of the war on drugs. [...]
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Reply 18. 1974 Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells | End Pot Prohibition says: 06/30/2010 at 2:14 PM [...] read the full article here [...]
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Reply 19. Medicinal Mike says: 07/06/2010 at 3:41 PM Our government here in Canada is doing the same thing. The harper dictatorship is forcing delays for paperwork for growers and cardholders. The wait is now months and that is a hugely long time to wait. I am in PAIN NOW! I have the same thing Montel has, neuropathic pain. Regular meds do not touch it, but cannabis does. They know how good it is. They have had the transcripts from Rick Simpsons case and he also sent in information to the local governments and police before he started growing. Basically what we are saying is that the government does not care about you,
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does not want to have to deal with you (Hence barriers at a G-20 meeting) and they would rather have you die than allow you to heal yourself. They are a sick bunch!
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Reply 20. NSEW says: 07/30/2010 at 5:47 AM Rick Simpson : Run From the Cure www.phoenixtears.ca
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Reply 21. NormanH says: 07/30/2010 at 7:44 AM The benefits of pot smoking or ingesting have been known for centuries, and the initial prohibition was steeped in bigotry. I hold out no hope for the corrupt and venal Obama administration to do the right thing, as our government, especially once ObamaCare is up and running, have no real incentive to get it done! We need to take our government back from the petty career bureaucrats and tyrants, and re-initialize the Constitution, and repeal all but the most basic laws, so marijuana can be sold OTC or grown next to the cukes and tomatoes.
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Reply 22. Jo Dean says: 07/30/2010 at 11:07 AM Is anyone actually surprised by this? I mean seriously. Lou www.anonymous-surfing.es.tc
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Reply 23. www.thetruthhurts.co.uk Blog Archive Cannabinoids Kill Cancer and Our Government Has Known for 36 Years says: 07/30/2010 at 11:53 AM [...] Cannabinoids kill cancer and our Government has known this for 36 years [...]
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Reply 24. Johnny de Vulcan says: 07/30/2010 at 12:08 PM No, you are right ; THEY- and by now we know who THEY are ,only want what is bad for us; they plan to cut the population of this planet to 500.000.000 and they are working hard on it;mainly with poisons in:air (chem-trails) water (fluor) soil (PCB) food (100.000 chemicals) vaccinations (mercury!!)wars and money-thefts (bail-outs). Cannabis does NOT fall under the Geneva-convention definition of narcotics: it does not produce dependency and abstinense-symptoms,physically or mentally it does not require increased dose, it is not toxic in any way,. These are
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the criteria for narcotics; cannabis is NOT a narcotic. Hemp has been legal in U.S. of A.; Henry Ford made a car from hemp,there is a film where they try to dent it with a sledgehammer-not succeeding!There wil be a huge industry from hemp-and criminalising it is ONLY benefitting criminal gangs,the prison-industry and the corrupt. I have smoked it regularly for 40 years and I look 20 years younger than my age (71)-have a fine health, except for 24/7,365 pains in the jaw (evil dentist)for 30 years -only pot can help,chronic pains in particular are helped. Now its time for some pipe-herb!
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