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| Sluggo667 SLASH's New Buddy, but shhh... I am not allowed to tell anyone. | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 10:51 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 01  | Study Shows Cannabis Spray Helps Ease Chronic Pain Reuters Sep 3 2001 10:28AM GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - A cannabis spray used under the tongue helps to relieve the suffering of multiple sclerosis patients and people suffering from chronic pain, a British doctor said Monday. The spray contains extracts from the drug and allows doctors to control dosage effectively and measure the effects. So far the results have been encouraging. "We are finding it is useful for a lot of patients," Dr. William Notcutt of James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth in eastern England told a science conference in Glasgow. An estimated one person in 12 experience chronic pain. Notcutt tested the spray, which was developed and supplied by the British company GW Pharmaceuticals, in patients with experience of cannabis and in others who were not familiar with the drug. The spray totally relieved pain in some patients while it helped others get a good night's sleep, which Notcutt said is a blessed event for many chronic pain sufferers. In addition to providing valuable information about the effectiveness of the drug in easing chronic pain, Notcutt told the British Association for the Advancement of Science Conference that the study was also providing data on the best dosage and side effects. "We need much more basic information on how to use this," he said. Although the use of cannabis is illegal in most countries, patients with diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis have been lobbying to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. Only three patients out of the 23 in the two groups said they received no benefit from the spray. Side effects included a high level of euphoria, or "high," panic attacks and fainting. Notcutt refused to be drawn on whether his research would provide further support to those seeking to legalese cannabis. "Our goal has been to return people to an active life," he said, adding that one patient had returned to work and others had resumed driving. GW Pharmaceuticals, set up in 1997, operates under licenses from the British Home Office (interior ministry) to cultivate, possess and supply cannabis for medical research. It grows cannabis in secure, computer-controlled glasshouses in southern England. The plants used in the trials were grown to maximize the benefits of cannabinoids, the active ingredient in cannabis. Notcutt said the use of cannabis extracts for pain could pave the way for the drug to be used for other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, surgical premedication, epilepsy and eating disorders.  Sluggo667...Neighbor of the beast... UH...I forgot what I wanted to say... AIM-Slugggo667 | ||||
| Corpsegrinderjunk | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 10:53 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Aug. 00 | Most of us already know that marijuana is good for illnesses and such, but our country will never legalize it in any accessable form... Why fucking bother "Think before you write" - Froy E-Mail Me | ||||
| WoRMFACE | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 10:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | That shit can also help ease the suffering of reality..  | ||||
| imapervert I want my two dollars! | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 11:00 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Drugs are bad. Why don't they just injecting people with heroin, that'll make the pain go away. | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 11:04 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | No it isn't. It turns young men into homicidal killers and causes attractive young women to jump out of windows. The narrator in Fight Club is the man we will be, Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is the man we want to be Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Brittney | ||||
| Kid Afrika | posted on 09-03-2001 @ 11:15 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | I was going to post an intelligent reply to this thread, but then I got high... :) Drugs are bad? Tell me that again next time you get sick and the doctor gives you antibiotics. Or tell it to the rich bitches that wake up everyday to a valium and a fucking martini. Weed is by far the least hazardous of illegal drugs. Ever wonder why there's no such thing as MAHD (Mothers Against High Drivers)? Because people that are high don't drive erratically and kill people. They drive too slow if anything. I think weed is also a great social drug, try fighting someone you just got high with, it's just not gonna happen. Drunk people fight all of the time. Fuck all you people and your judgement of illegal drugs, especially if you've ever taken prescription drugs, or if you drink. Legal drugs are no better than chiba, they're just legal. IMHO, the only reason weed is still illegal in this country is the fact that the government makes too much money off of it being illegal.
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| WoundedAngel Absolutely spectacular, and 1337 as hell. | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 12:26 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | Uh... not another one of these threads! | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 12:44 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | Weed is illegal because Billy Hearst had a shitload of money in Tree Pulp Made paper and Hemp made paper, while better, couldn't make him as much money. The problem is that cigarettes, while more dangerous, has government funding and thus more money to buy off politians since they are corporations and have been for years. Weed lobbyists don't have the type of cash Tobacco lobbyists do because Pop Tarts are too damned expensive and too damned good. The narrator in Fight Club is the man we will be, Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is the man we want to be Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Brittney | ||||
I have Cool-Mod-Powers and can read the Cool-Mod-Forum, then I drive home in my Cool-Mod-Car UFC | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 12:57 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Marijuana is currently used in California as a last resort Glaucoma and Arthritis medication. At least according to a news special I saw about 6-8 months ago.  No! I am NOT a Goth Dude!! "Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun!" | ||||
This status is sponsored by: P®oJë©T M@¥hέm I Mod VG's ass! | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 4:19 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote:Kid, in your words... BRA-Fucking-VO!!!! ...it's sad but true... quote:is there a shot that makes retarted posts go away? quote:SO TRUE!!!! ...hemp paper products are much more durable and cheaper to produce...so, why does the government allow entire forrests to be leveled year after year?  Professional Slacker I should get paid for this crap... | ||||
| Kim | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 7:15 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | "See, It is good for you" A thought this was going to be a pro-veggies thread ;)  It is all fun and games until someone gets an eye poked out! This message was edited by Kim on 9-4-01 @ 7:17 AM | ||||
| o&aswallow | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 8:28 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: In a round about way, I believe it is one. And Kid, you might want to review the DUI laws. It's not just alcohol that makes it illegal. Also, antibiotics are not narcotics.  o&aswallow Recognized His Destiny Early. Too Many Hotties, Not Enough Horny Goat Weed It at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed. - Curly Howard. Pennsylvania resident, but original NYC listener. | ||||
| Kid Afrika | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 10:15 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | I never said it was legal to drive high, only implied it was less dangerous than driving drunk.
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| Unicron | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 11:28 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Mar. 01 | pot ain't so bad...as i am educating myself (and others on the board are educating me) about the drug, i am relising that if you get, good, pure weed (not tainted or laces with any other drugs), the health hazards are equal to or less than tobacco, and you get that all out groovy feeling. i'm slowly being converted from my "Say No to Drugs" ways....  | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 12:55 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | Here's a page talking about the Heart/Hemp connection. The narrator in Fight Club is the man we will be, Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is the man we want to be Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Brittney | ||||
| VooDude | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 7:39 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01 | quote:I have to disagree. I believe that much more money could be made from a tax on legal marijuana. Look at all the tax on alcohol and tobacco. quote:Probably true. I just think the government, and most voters, are afraid to legalize it because it could open the floodgates for a "legalize all drugs" movement. It is strange to imagine marijuana legal, but it would probably cause fewer problems than we have now. Personally, it doesn't matter to me, I can buy beer...I'm happy. quote: I'm a proud member of DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers)
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| JJ G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Soldier of Fortune Spec Ops Division | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 8:22 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | quote: Well if the country had elected Ralph Nader we wouldnt have that problem then would we?  | ||||
| ClusterF@#$ | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 9:10 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | I always thought DAM was Mothers Against Dyslexia
Message to those concerned with my smoking habit.... mamma didn't raise no quitter. | ||||
| Is Don on the phone? | posted on 09-04-2001 @ 9:13 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: quote: It's also less dangerous to juggle two chainsaws rather than three: both are still pretty fucking dangerous. Probably better to call a cab in either situation.  AIM:isdononthephone | ||||
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