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Offline saltydad

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Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Topic Start: January 08, 2008, 07:39:31 PM »
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20071226/pot-slows-cancer-in-test-tube?ecd=wnl_can_010808

This should interest all, especially those of us who DID inhale. :)

Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #1: January 08, 2008, 07:58:29 PM »
I guess the TFA is pissed. (Tomato Federation of America)

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #2: January 08, 2008, 09:34:30 PM »
I don't know, I would like to hear numbers of how big a sample they tested.  There are a a lot of "MAY" and "MIGHT" in that article.

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #3: January 08, 2008, 11:32:42 PM »
There are lots of lab-formulated cannaboids in clinical trials right now...god forbid we just give the morbidly ill a bong hit...anyways, the stuff has been clinically proven to be safe and effective for a whole laundry list of indications, so maybe someday...

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #4: January 09, 2008, 01:39:42 AM »
I don't know, I would like to hear numbers of how big a sample they tested.  There are a a lot of "MAY" and "MIGHT" in that article.
It's a preliminary article, and it by definition will have a lot of "may" and "might". All they are talking about at this point is action in the test tube. This isn't a puff piece by NORMAL (pun intended), but a serious report of lab research, published so others can try to replicate. As you know, this is the scientific method.....formulate a hypothesis, test it, draw conclusions,  and publish so the scientific community can do replication and extension work. However, with that in mind, I think this is an exciting piece of research, as lung cancer has proven to be one of the most resistant to contemporary therapies.

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #5: January 09, 2008, 06:41:59 AM »
puff piece :lol:

But, seriously, :thumbs: for anything they can find to slow or cure cancer. Wonder how they would administer it?

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #6: January 09, 2008, 07:22:13 AM »
I find it interesting that for lung cancer, anything that is inhaled into the lungs other than air can be good for you?  Mayby NATSFAN1A has a possible point.  If this is true then another way to administer it other than smoking may need to be tested.

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #7: January 09, 2008, 07:57:07 AM »
Fortunately, there is quite a bit of ongoing research into the topic.  Here are a couple of experienced researchers, as filmed during a documentary on the subject:


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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #8: January 09, 2008, 08:30:58 AM »
:lol:

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #9: January 09, 2008, 08:31:59 AM »
They were using a "tissue-like gel" in the study, so I figured it would be administered  in some way other than via inhalation.

I find it interesting that for lung cancer, anything that is inhaled into the lungs other than air can be good for you?  Mayby NATSFAN1A has a possible point.  If this is true then another way to administer it other than smoking may need to be tested.

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #10: January 09, 2008, 10:30:38 AM »
Maybe it will be a patch!  Then you could wear it to work, and no one would be the wiser. :icon_mrgreen:

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #11: January 09, 2008, 11:17:52 AM »
ANYONE THAT GETS CANCER SHGOULD TRY ANYTHING THAT MIGHT WORK.

natsfan1a

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #12: January 09, 2008, 12:01:18 PM »
Except for the raids on the fridge...

Maybe it will be a patch!  Then you could wear it to work, and no one would be the wiser. :icon_mrgreen:

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #13: January 09, 2008, 12:04:58 PM »
Except for the raids on the fridge...


MUNCHIE ATTACK!

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #14: January 09, 2008, 01:35:09 PM »
Except for the raids on the fridge...
That happens without the extra chemical stimulation, unfortunately!

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #15: January 09, 2008, 01:41:25 PM »
Same here. :lol:

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Re: Can Pot Slow/Cure Cancer?
« Reply #16: January 09, 2008, 02:11:08 PM »
That happens without the extra chemical stimulation, unfortunately!

Could be due to flashbacks.