Feds Finally Recognize The Anti-Cancer Potential Of Cannabis -36 Years Too Late!

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Scientific trials have for decades documented the anti-cancer properties of cannabis and its constituents.

Yet, it took until this week for the website of the National Institute of Cancer, a component of the U.S. government’s National Institutes of Health, to finally acknowledged the herb’s therapeutic utility for patients living with disease or suffering from the adverse side-effects of cancer treatment.

It’s a stunning acknowledgment, given that the NIH is a branch of the very same government that presently maintains that the cannabis plant and all of its naturally-derived components have 'no accepted medical use'.

Yet it also begs the question: Where has the National Institute of Cancer been all these years?

After all, the anti-tumor activity of cannabinoids were initially documented in 1975! That’s right- it’s taken 36 years for the Institute to get with the program.

Hopefully it won’t take them another 36 years to demand that the Feds finally assess whether these preclinical results are replicable in human trials.

In the newly added section to the NIH website, entitled ‘Cannabis and Cannabinoids,’ the Institute states:

Paul Armentano is the Deputy Director of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and the NORML Foundation. Mr. Armentano is an expert in the field of marijuana policy, health, and pharmacology, and has served as a consultant for Health Canada and the Canadian Public Health Association. For more information, go to: http://norml.org/

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Len Richmond Films March 31, 2011 11:06 pm (Pacific time)

FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST “I recommend an excellent documentary film, "What if Cannabis Cured Cancer," by Len Richmond, which summarizes the remarkable research findings of recent years about the cancer-protective effects of novel compounds in marijuana. Most medical doctors are not aware of this information and its implications for cancer prevention and treatment.”- ANDREW WEIL, M.D. “A Hugely Important Film”– JULIE HOLLAND, M.D. NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE “A Must See Film”– MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT, WASHINGTON, D.C. Using original and archival footage, the 60 minute documentary presents highly convincing evidence that this forbidden herb has healing properties beyond any other plant on the planet— interacting as it does with the body’s own “endocannabinoid system” to keep us fit and disease-free. “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer” explains how we are all born with a form of marijuana already in our bodies, and when pot is consumed, the “endocannabinoids” inside us—along with any cannabinoids we ingest—fit together like a key in a lock, thereby promoting the death of cancer cells without harming the body’s healthy cells. A powerful and eye-opening film about the future of cannabis—and perhaps even the future of medicine. Narrated by Emmy-winning actor, PETER COYOTE. YouTube Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnP8IugJCHMandfeature=channel Film Website: http://lenrichmondfilms.com/ Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/What-if-Cannabis-Cured-Cancer/dp/B003SSBSQQ Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-if-Cannabis-Cured-Cancer-Official-Site/125858817470315 Profile on Cannabis Planet TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6jpOe_hX0Iandfeature=mfu_in_orderandplaynext=1andvideos=LHG7pchb1Gk Panel Discussion at the Sausalito Film Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jd_N7MqcQsandfeature=mfu_in_orderandplaynext=1andvideos=Ty4PrvfDPSU Profile in Whole Life Times Magazine: http://www.wholelifemagazine.com/blog/?p=1321 Interview in Cannabis Culture Magazine: http://cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2011/01/27/Chemo-or-Cannabis-How-Would-You-Treat-Your-Cancer Dr. Andrew Weil on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/can-cannabis-treat-cancer_b_701005.html "Stony Award" ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DtrcMy5ak

NCI: Scrubbing the TRUTH March 31, 2011 6:09 am (Pacific time)

The National Institute of Health updated its summary on Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®) on March 17. NCI is the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research. In less than a week (by March 23), the same page of the National Cancer Institute website referencing the direct anti-tumoral effects of cannabis has since been scrubbed of any reference to such beneficial effects. View the two different NCI screen shots of the same NCI "Informational Page" (before and after)at: http://blog.norml.org/2011/03/30/national-cancer-institute-scrubs-anti-tumoral-effect-of-cannabinoids-from-website/ Previous update on the NCI "Informational Page" at: http://stash.norml.org/natl-inst-of-health-updates-cancer-gov-claims-marijuana-may-have-anti-tumor-benefits

mike March 27, 2011 3:07 pm (Pacific time)

My god the implications!!!!

Mal C March 27, 2011 5:31 am (Pacific time)

Well it's about time!

Dude March 26, 2011 7:01 pm (Pacific time)

Someone needs to inform the DEA (and they need to listen!) and get them to re-classify cannabis. it is NOT a schedule 1 drug!

Warrior March 25, 2011 11:57 pm (Pacific time)

Sue the DEA for crimes against humanity!

Historicus March 25, 2011 8:57 pm (Pacific time)

Millions have been arrested on the false grounds that marijuana has no accepted medical use. Is the federal government liable for reparations? Think of it: from false imprisonment and lost wages to asset forfeiture, reparations are past due! No more drug war. Stop or we'll sue.

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