The British media reporting on cannabis in a positive light

[ganjygav]

This took me by suprise
http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...yZyVKUjrdHcT1mOAIfmcz3XhFcbWUoFExX4Xk8ls_&s=1

 

[Big-Narstie]

A description aswell please mate!! Copy n paste?

 

[ganjygav]

There's a link dude,it takes you through Facebook where I originally see the article to the newspaper website the story originates from. I can copy and paste the whole article if ya like but seeing as I'm a mobile I'd rather not lo...haha. It does contain a lot of negative undertones but it is a British mainstream newspaper after all and overall it's positive so still pleasing to see.

 

[ganjygav]

Basically it reads about the American gov't doing tests on little creatures and the test results showing that certain ingredients in cannabis help fight cancer and restore normal cells. Of course they had to add that there's no proof of the same reaction within humans. Well like every other medicine they have tested on rats and mice if it works they move onto human trials. They need to speed this process up ,I'm sure there will be plenty of cancer patients that would happily put themselves forward for such tests.

 

[ganjygav]

Stuff it here's the whole article.
Researchers say drug kills cancer cells in rats but cautions against use by humans

The US government has confirmed that cannabis can kill cancer cells after the drug did so in tests on mice and rats, according to the National Cancer Institute.

The development will provide further ammunition for pro-legalisation campaigners.

On its website The National Cancer Institute, part of the US department of health, said: "Laboratory and animal studies have shown that cannabinoids (the active ingredient in cannabis) may be able to kill cancer cells while protecting normal cells.

"They may inhibit tumour growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumours to grow."

The studies in rodents show that cannabinoids may reduce the risk of colon, liver and breast cancer, and could make chemotherapy more effective.

But researchers added: "At this time, there is not enough evidence to recommend that patients inhale or ingest cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related symptoms or side effects of cancer therapy."

In many US states where cannabis is already legal for medicinal use, cancer patients have long been using the drug to ease pain.

The Cancer Research charity reacted cautiously, saying there was no evidence of a similar effect in humans.

A spokesman said: "There isn't enough reliable evidence to prove that cannabinoids, whether natural or synthetic, can effectively treat cancer in patients, although research is ongoing around the world."

The charity has also warned patients to be wary of fraudsters selling cannabis treatments.