I do love gardening....
Well, scientists have just learned that medical cannabis does not destroy lungs and that medical cannabis compounds can stop metastasis in several aggressive cancers. They also said that cannabis compounds can also relieve and even treat certain types of pain and symptoms from various severe diseases. In fact, the scientist who originally claimed that cannabis destroys lung tissue has now taken it all back after doing more studies, and is now advocating the legalization of medical cannabis.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/10/study-smoking-marijuana-not-linked-with-lung-damage/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=large-study-finds-no-link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/marijuana-and-cancer_n_1898208.html *
Everybody facepalm and headdesk after me: You mean it took science twenty years to figure out something that everybody had already known for centuries? Really? Wow. I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
You mean a plant that has been maligned, criticized in smear campaigns, falsely shown to be dangerous in every way, stereotyped as evil, discriminated against by racist authoritative idiots, and treated as one of the worst drugs known to humankind in the United States... you mean, that now scientists have started saying, out loud, in public, that perhaps maybe, maybe, JUST MAYBE, this plant might not be any of that after all, and that it might actually have extremely beneficial healing powers for certain patients and certain medical conditions, that SOME PEOPLE who are suffering from CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS might actually feel honest, happy RELIEF? Maybe even permanently for some? REALLY? *
This is my shocked face: :\
*Now, I am fully aware that many people are unable to ingest, smoke, or otherwise consume cannabis for many reasons, such as allergies, very negative side effects, negative past experiences, etc etc.
However, there are many people who are fully able to consume cannabis in multiple ways without negative side effects, or with very few negative side effects, or very positive effects, and they would all really really appreciate it if people who are displeased or discriminatory toward cannabis would not judge, scold, or show prejudice toward them and their loved ones. Even if those people have not consumed the plant in a very long time but are still advocating and cheering it for its medical use. *coughMEcough*
(Shhh - I recently learned, from a physician's aid, that medical cannabis may be decriminalized and medically available in more and more places very soon.)
*(Now, about that Huffington Post source: Normally, I cannot stand a lot of what comes out of The Huffington Post; I find it to often be ridiculous, eyerolling, and very very annoying. But I've been seeing the same interviews on other sites, especially actual science and news sites. The Huffington Post article was just the first one I saw.)
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/10/study-smoking-marijuana-not-linked-with-lung-damage/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=large-study-finds-no-link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/marijuana-and-cancer_n_1898208.html *
Everybody facepalm and headdesk after me: You mean it took science twenty years to figure out something that everybody had already known for centuries? Really? Wow. I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
You mean a plant that has been maligned, criticized in smear campaigns, falsely shown to be dangerous in every way, stereotyped as evil, discriminated against by racist authoritative idiots, and treated as one of the worst drugs known to humankind in the United States... you mean, that now scientists have started saying, out loud, in public, that perhaps maybe, maybe, JUST MAYBE, this plant might not be any of that after all, and that it might actually have extremely beneficial healing powers for certain patients and certain medical conditions, that SOME PEOPLE who are suffering from CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS might actually feel honest, happy RELIEF? Maybe even permanently for some? REALLY? *
This is my shocked face: :\
*Now, I am fully aware that many people are unable to ingest, smoke, or otherwise consume cannabis for many reasons, such as allergies, very negative side effects, negative past experiences, etc etc.
However, there are many people who are fully able to consume cannabis in multiple ways without negative side effects, or with very few negative side effects, or very positive effects, and they would all really really appreciate it if people who are displeased or discriminatory toward cannabis would not judge, scold, or show prejudice toward them and their loved ones. Even if those people have not consumed the plant in a very long time but are still advocating and cheering it for its medical use. *coughMEcough*
(Shhh - I recently learned, from a physician's aid, that medical cannabis may be decriminalized and medically available in more and more places very soon.)
*(Now, about that Huffington Post source: Normally, I cannot stand a lot of what comes out of The Huffington Post; I find it to often be ridiculous, eyerolling, and very very annoying. But I've been seeing the same interviews on other sites, especially actual science and news sites. The Huffington Post article was just the first one I saw.)