A Guide to Medical Cannabis

MEDICINAL USES OF CANNABIS

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SOME PRESS ARTICLES

Better Night Vision through Cannabis
Study: Targeting Cannabinoid Receptors May Provide Treatment Option for Alcoholism

CANCER Some studies here
GERMANY
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12648025
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19914218
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15026328
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16893424
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15361550
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19889794
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19015962

HUNGARY
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19608284

ISRAEL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17237277
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11586361
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14692532
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16571653
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18286801
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16250836
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17934890

ITALY
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12052046
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189054
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18354058
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19047095
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10913156
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9653194
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18088200
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16909207
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18088200
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19059457
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12723496
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442536
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16728591
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19539619
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16500647
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189659
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14617682
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18938775

JAPAN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19394652

KOREA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20336665

NEW ZEALAND
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442435

POLAND
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15451022

SAUDI ARABIA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18197164"

SLOVAKIA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16835997

SPAIN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11903061
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17675107
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17202146
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19425170"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18454173
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065222
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10700234
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787257
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15958274
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16139274
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16624285
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16616335
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11269508
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19690545
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12511587
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20307616
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818634
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17952650
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818650
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16596790
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15638794
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15275820
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12133838
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18339876
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9771884
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10570948
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12182964
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19229996

SWEDEN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609004
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16337199
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16936228
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18546271

SWITZERLAND
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15453094
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19589225
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15047233
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19509271
ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19480992h

TAIWAN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387516

THAILAND
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19916793

UKRAINE
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18438336

UNITED KINGDOM
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15454482
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17583570
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17931597
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18615640
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14640910

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20191092
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18025276
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/616322
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15753356"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12091357
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18199524
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19887554
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19457575
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16908594
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12130702
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11854771
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053780
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16754784
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20090845
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15978942

Between 1840 and 1900 over 1000 major medical articles recommending cannabis as a therapeutic agent were published.

It is still puzzling that no serious modern survey of the therapeutic value in cannabis has been conducted. This is because it is illegal, and may well be due to pressures from the pharmaceutical and drug companies who fear loss of profits if cannabis is accepted medicinally. Just imagine all those people growing their own remedy!

CANNABIS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF:

AUTISM
Cannabis chemical may combat autism

MENTAL ILLNESS
Control and comfort of mental illness with marijuana - Patients for Medical Cannabis

LUNG CANCER
Dr. Donald Tashkin Marijuana Lung Cancer Study Pt 1 of 2

DIABETES

DEPRESSION
Ireland: Cannabis Eases Cancer Sickness, Study Finds: Irish Examiner, 6 July 2001

ANTI-NAUSEA

APPETITE STIMULANT
Straight Dope On The Munchies: Wired News, US, 11 April 2001

AIDS PATIENTS.

MUSCLE SPASM IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

PAIN RELIEF in spinal injury, arthritis, rheumatics, sprains.
UK: Cannabis Spray Helps Ease Pain: MSNBC, 3 September 2001

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
UK: Marijuana May Be Just The Thing For Joints: Financial Times, 4 August 2000

ASTHMA
Marijuana-Like Chemical Helps Relieve Coughs - Study: Reuters, 1 November 2000
HUNGARY: Marijuana In Asthma Study: Budapest Sun, 23 November 2000

GLAUCOMA.

SPASTICITY.

ALCOHOLISM

ANOREXIA.

ANXIETY.

PAIN RELIEF IN CHILDBIRTH AND IN MENSTRUATION AND IN SPINAL INJURY.

INSOMNIA.

HERPES.

NEURALGIA.

DRUG ADDICTION.
Marijuana Could Help Cocaine Addicts Kick Habit: New Scientist, 4 October 2001

MIGRAINE

GLAUCOMA
USA: Marijuana Plugs Into Eye Cells, U.S. Study Finds: Reuters, December 6 1999/strong>
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
US IA: Her Prescription: Marijuana: Des Moines Register, 6 April 2000

BRAIN TUMOURS
US: Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew In '74: San Antonio Current, 29 March 2001
Spain: Cannabis Hope For Tumour Victims: Daily Record and Sunday Mail, 29 February 2000
UK: Cannabis May Kill Tumours: The Times, 29 February 2000
USA: Wire: 'High' Maker In Marijuana Could Fight Brain Cancer: United Press International. 28 February 2000

SEE SOME PRESS REPORTS ON MEDICAL USES OF CANNABIS

UK: Cannabis Tests Offer Pain Sufferers New Hope: Reuters, 2 May 2001
UK: Cannabis Tests Offer Pain Sufferers New Hope: Reuters, 2 May 2001
CANADA: Feds Regulate Medical Pot: Halifax Daily News, 7 April 2001

CANADA Issues Plan On Medical Marijuana: Washington Post, 7 April 2001

AUSTRALIA: Marijuana Trial: The medical use of marijuana has been given the go-ahead in NSW: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 November 2000

New 126-Page Study, NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans-Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies: February 1999 from AIDSNEWS

This is the list of states with medical marijuana to the best of my knowledge - California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, and Nevada. Colorado and the District of Columbia both voted in favour of it but were both denied by the government. (November 1998)

MORE INTERESTING LINKS and ARTICLES

Canadian Judge Rules Medical Marijuana is allowed : Thursday, 11 December 1997: Ottawa Citizen

At the 10th International Conference on Drug Policy, 1996, USA John P Morgan MD, Professor of Pharmacology, City University of New York Medical School, said of Marinol, the synthetic THC marketed in the States, "In a recent study, the scientists gave patients 20 mg of Marinol by mouth to see if it increased their appetite. Not only could they not detect much appetite-increasing effect, but also they learned the interesting fact that, in one-third of people who take Marinol by mouth, you have no blood levels at all. The drug is so poorly bio-available it's surprising that it got onto the market. There may well be some reason to believe that there are individuals in our government who are interested in getting Marinol on the market to diminish the pressure for marijuana smokers."

Testimony of Lester Grinspoon, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School before the Crime Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., October 1, 1997

One of the best effects Marijuana can have in any terminal illness is to produce a degree of euphoria which boosts morale in a depressing situation.....Dr. Anthony Henman

I'm quite impressed by what's happened to (MS) patients who have used it...Dr. James Malone-Lee, consultant St. Pancras Hospital, London

Marijuana is beneficial to many patients ..Jocelyn Elders, USA Surgeon General

For more information on the medical uses of marijuana / cannabis check out

The Flow medical page

SEE ALSO: Medical references

SOME PRESS REPORTS ABOUT MEDICAL CANNABIS

UK: Lords Urge Legal Use Of Cannabis: The Guardian, 22 March 2001

UK: Life Not Worth Living Without Cannabis, Ms Man Tells Jury: Manchester, 22 March 2001

AUSTRALIA: Legal Cannabis Proposed For Pain Relief: Sydney Morning Herald, 2 November 2000

UK: Cannabis Laws Too Strict Say Doctors: BBC News (UK Web), 1 November 2000

Marijuana-Like Chemical Helps Relieve Coughs - Study: Reuters, 1 November 2000

UK: Jury Backs MS Woman On Cannabis: 29 September 2000

Pot Use Safe For HIV Patients

Some acquittals based upon the Defence of medical necessity

UK: Court Clears MS Patient Who Used Cannabis Openly, The Independent, 18 March 2000

UK: ME Sufferer Grew Pot To Ease Pain: Daily Telegraph, April 9 1999

UK: Lords Back Cannabis For Pain ReliefChemistry & Industry Magazine (UK): December 12 1998

USA: JUDGE PROPOSES DOJ ESTABLISH PROGRAM TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA TO SICK FOLKS: The Legal Intelligencer (PA), October 30 1998

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Rejects Marijuana as Medicine: Business Wire, October 30 1998

UK: Drug Users Aim To Supply Pot To Ease Pain: Guardian, 29 October 1998

Grandmother Escapes Jail Hartlepool Mail October 6 1998

US Study Finds Medical Benefits in Marijuana: Sacramento Bee (CA) September 24 1998

Cannabis can kill pain, say experts: Press and Journal, Aberdeen September 24 1998

Drug has Calming Effect: New Zealand Herald: July 31 1998

Cannabis A Monor Risk to Mentally Unstable: New Zealand Herald: July 31 1998

Cannabis use not a serious risk to health, say Ministry: The Dominion, New Zealand: July 31 1998

Medical Marijuana, Suit filed against marijuana laws: Associated Press: July 30 1998

UK: Cannabis Research Gets Growing: Source: Times, The (UK)

Body's pain relief mimics cannabis: Independent: July 16 1998

Cannabis 'is stroke hope' : The Guardian, UK : Saturday July 4, 1998, and even ALZHEIMER'S diseases.

UK EXPERTS WILL SPEED UP WORK ON CANNABIS: British Medical Journal (UK): Friday, 01 May 1998

Cannabis as medicine: time for the phoenix to rise? British Medical Journal: Saturday 4 April 1998

Canadian Judge Rules Medical Marijuana is allowed : Thursday, 11 December 1997: Ottawa Citizen

Brain Chemicals Mimic Marijuana by Johnathan S. Choi: August 20th 1997

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