Weed cures cancer?

[Olo401]

The Raw Story | Marijuana helps in battle against cancer: study

The authors from the Complutense University in Madrid, working with scientists from other universities, found that the active component of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), causes cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy -- the breakdown that occurs when the cell essentially self-digests.
The research, which appears in the April edition of US-published Journal of Clinical Investigation, demonstrates that THC and related "cannabinoids" appear to be "a new family of potential antitumoral agent."

Trying to find a link to the study itself.. but interesting discovery!

[Dimmauk]

I should never get Cancer then.

[Mizango]

autophagy.

[Day]

No wonder I'm still alive.

[Olo401]

Journal of Clinical Investigation -- Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

Ok bad idea.. that's tough medical jargon reading right there.

[Totien]

I bet those mice got stoned as fuck.

[Tristam]

Meh, using cannabinoid receptor activation to cause cancer cell death has been known for a while, so that's not what's new about the paper. The reason the paper is interesting is because it identifies some parts of the pathway using the natural product. The bad news is that any anti-cancer effects are mostly through activation of the CB2 receptor, which dosen't provide any high atall (as opposed to the CB1 receptor). So the best anti-cancer drugs probably won't have any fun side-effects.

[Takedown3]

29 yr old friend of mine had lymphoma, it migrated into his brain and died within 6 months of being diagnosed

he was a massive stoner, perhaps if cancer didnt get to his brain his lymphoma might have stayed in check or even went into remission with the kimo

however he was about 100lbs overweight and had an extremely bad diet so take all of this with a grain of salt

that being said im going to continue to get stoned everyday

[Intense]

Monavie cures cancer! (or so they say...)

[Seraphise]

My friend had stage 4 lymphoma (can only become worse if you get lyukemia) smoked weed almost every day and went to remission within a year, against all odds. Not that I believe any of this shit, I mean I understand it has the chemical in it, but wether or not it would actually occur in a real situation i'm on the fence about. Still interesting to think about

[Artful Dodger]

are we suggesting that cancer gets the munchies and eats itself?

[Ramor]

I don't get everyone's fixation with weed, sure it's cool and all, sure it's illegal...but has that really ever stopped anyone from smoking/obtaining it in the slightest?

[Ivve]

I don't get everyone's fixation with weed, sure it's cool and all, sure it's illegal...but has that really ever stopped anyone from smoking/obtaining it in the slightest?

Actually, yes. The incredibly serious fucking consequences like jail time (in my home state, you can get a year in prison for possession of any amount, no matter how small) and a potential criminal record stop a lot of would-be smokers from obtaining marijuana. Not to mention the fact that your source can just magically dry up if anyone in the whole chain of distribution gets busted or ripped off. There have been more nights than I can even count where I'd have given my left eye for a bag of weed so I could chill out and de-stress, but that wasn't possible because there was none to be found. Before anyone plays the addiction card, try taking care of your disabled parent while your spouse is in Iraq and then tell me you don't need a couple of drinks or a joint every now and then to help you get out of your own head.

Anyone who has to drug test to gain employment or stay employed suffers the consequences for smoking it. Do you know how many places of employment drug test? People who are involved in any kind of competitive sporting activity are in the same boat -- look at Michael Phelps and the huge deal that was made out of him smoking a bowl. He didn't throw a puppy off a cliff; he made a personal choice to smoke a drug that really does the opposite of enhance your performance, and suddenly he's having to publicly explain his actions and losing a couple of pretty lucrative endorsements. People who live in the public eye lose their livelihoods over shit like that.

The problem is not that it's impossible to obtain or that you just can't buy any sort of smoking apparatus anywhere in America (supposing for a minute you couldn't make your own out of pretty much anything lying around your house, you weed noob you). The problem is the ridiculously high consequences for using a drug that is no more damaging or addictive to your body or your mind than alcohol or cigarettes. The problem is the fact that all of the money we could be reaping from taxation of marijuana is being thrown away in the illegal drug market, where it's going to fund who the fuck knows what instead of going into something that could benefit us. People are fixated on this issue because the stigma of marijuana use and the laws surrounding possession, cultivation, and sale are ridiculous beyond belief.

Also, we already know the cure for cancer: money.

[pugnax179]

hey olo...

why am i not surprised that you are the one to post this <_<

[Bkbahamut]

Failnax!

[pugnax179]

hey BK

get back on sometime