A new 400-page report was recently released on the potential benefits and detriments of cannabis use. The study was presented by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, after they sifted through over 10,000 clinical studies on the matter. They concluded that cannabis does have a number of verifiable uses for medicinal purposes and this is backed-up by solid scientific data.
These findings further go to strengthen the notion that cannabis shouldn't be regarded as a Schedule I narcotic.
The recent report itself was authored by a panel of health experts and they found that cannabinoids are effective and potent pain relievers. They concluded that smoking cannabis is not likely to cause any throat cancer, lung cancer, or mouth cancer, but they did conclude that smoking it might reduce the birth weight in pregnant
They also discovered that regular use of cannabis might also contribute to the onset of psychological disorders like schizophrenia. But there is little evidence to support the notion that smoking the plant makes you any less intelligent over time. And likewise, there isn't much evidence to support the belief that cannabis can be linked to heart attacks or strokes, or that it is any sort of gateway drug.
How much more evidence is needed in order to sway the nonsensical views held by those who still advocate for prohibition against this plant? The state refusing to accept reality and embrace the truth on this matter, is a decision which is causing harm to millions of people; it causes people unnecessary pain and it prevents progress.
It wasn't that long ago when President Obama himself publicly stated that he didn't believe legalization of cannabis was a good way to grow the economy. And WHAT A FOOL. Because for those states that have embraced acceptance of this plant, they've seen booming business for their economy. Colorado alone has seen over $1 billion in sales.
Criminalization of this plant costs billions of dollars every year - and what does society gain from it?
In a "free country" shouldn't the individuals be given the freedom to make decisions about their own lives? Meaning, shouldn't they be given the freedom to make mistakes?... Do we own our own bodies? Or does someone else own our body? And if we own our own bodies then shouldn't we get to decide what goes into that body? Whether that be hamburgers, booze, cigarettes, or cannabis? Perhaps one day we will be able to grasp some sense of civility to the point where we can endorse the freedom for individuals to ingest a plant if they want to.
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https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/13/massive-meta-study-confirms-the-health-benefits-of-cannabis/
http://www.sciencealert.com/11-key-findings-from-one-of-the-most-comprehensive-studies-on-the-health-effects-of-marijuana
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The pharmaceutical industry is the one behind this, just shows you the government is owned and not by the people, I'm not from the USA, but I do know there are vested interests everywhere.
My God what beautiful art! I've been enjoying the medical benefits of cannabis since 1962 and the bud didn't look anything like that back then.
Yep @richq11 - the art of cultivating primo bud has evolved a great deal since the good ol days! I was growing until recently - legally I might add, in Cali - stellar cultivars, crystalline and luminescent in the wild mountain moonlight - that take you on a journey far and beyond!
And the prices have evolved as well! We used to pay $65 a kilo but it was horrible comparatively speaking.
Right - inflation asides, you get what you pay for! If I were still on the farm, I'd definately be taking BTC though!
I worked helping to get a crop planted on a farm in 2010 in WI (not legal). Incredible how far farming technology has come. I had some buddies that cultivated "skunk" in their basement in college...I don't know how they didn't get caught!
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The whole reason marijuana is illegal in the first place was because of the tree paper industry. They lobbied and got marijuana made illegal to put a stop to the production of hemp paper.
http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/pot/blunderof37.html
I have said it before and I will say it again, and again. The legal status of marajuana stifles scientific work looking into the effects of canabanoids, of which there are a variety of potential and somewhat promising therapeutic avenues. These canabanoids aren't even ones that make you feel high, its lunacy to not allow work on any such compound that could ease human suffering.
I say all this, as someone who does not smoke marijuana (well at least not with any regularity, I am not against doing so in any capacity).
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There are many institutions fighting around the world for the medicinal liberation of this product. Great post my friend @doitvoluntarily
There are too many people who are positively using marijuana in many different ailments, for medicine, that is helping or curing their ailment. If it doesn't work for a certain person, then they should keep looking until they find what does work. However, when you are sick, and you find something that works, you should take the full advantage of that something whether others around you approve or not. I would pay anything, do anything, for medical cures/relief, for myself, family, and friends. If that is marijuana, then so be it.
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I found that alcohol consumption enhanced my ability to stagger immensely!