By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
Smoking cannabis appeared to reduce tremor and pain and improve sleep among Parkinson’s disease patients, researchers from Israel reported here.
Overall, patients’ scores on the standard Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) averaged 33 before they smoked cannabis in the laboratory and averaged 24 after 30 minutes (P<0.01), Ruth Djaldetti, MD, of Tel Aviv University Israel, reported at her poster presentation at the International Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders.
“We not only saw improvement in tremor in these patients, but also in rigidity and in bradykinesia,” Djaldetti told MedPage Today.
Full Article:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/MDS/39933
Category: Cannabis News Corner
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Cannabis Cures Cancer Without Poison
Stasia Bliss
Isn’t it strange that doctors can legally administer poison in the form of chemotherapy and radiation as well as numerous toxic pharmaceuticals and yet one of nature’s medicines- found to greatly assist cancer patients- which can be prepared by any common person without harmful side effects, is illegal and can send a person to prison for its possession? There are numerous studies, now spanning the globe, revealing the miraculous healing properties of cannabis oil and its ability to cure cancers and other ailments without poisoning the body.
Full Article:
http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/cannabis-cures-cancer-without-poison/
THC could be a chemotherapeutic agent for treating stomach cancer
Cannabinoids, such as THC, which activate the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors are more effective against stomach cancer than the main chemotherapy treatment.
http://marijuanagatewaytohealth.com/thc-could-be-a-chemotherapuetic-agent-for-treating-stomach-cancer/
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Choose Hemp and Be Nourished
By Lisa Mase
Hemp, or Cannabis sativa, has been part of nutritional therapies since 2300 B.C. Similar to flax, it is a high-protein seed that contains all nine essential amino acids, and is rich in fatty acids, fiber, and vitamin E. Due to its balanced ratio of omega-3 to six fatty acids and its high GLA (gamma-linoleic acid) content, hemp seed and oil can help stimulate immunity, balance the endocrine system, and support healthy skin and hair.
Full Article:
http://www.thedailymeal.com/choose-hemp-and-be-nourished
Does Granny Need Ganja?
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Prior to his release in 2008, Robert “Black Tuna” Platshorn spent more time behind bars for marijuana than any other American ever has and maybe ever will, serving nearly thirty years in federal lock up on a first-time, non-violent smuggling conviction. Coincidentally, that’s exactly how long the very same federal government has been supplying Irv Rosenfeld with 300 ready-to-smoke joints each and every month.
On Monday, Platshorn and Rosenfeld will travel to Washington, DC, to lobby Congress and speak at a press conference in support of HR 1523, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013, which would modify the Controlled Substances Act to make any individual or business in compliance with state law immune from federal prosecution. They’ll join a broad political coalition in calling for an end to the DEA’s ongoing campaign of raids and intimidation, including hundreds of fellow senior citizens bused into the nation’s capital as part of Platshorn’s Silver Tour, which works to educate the country’s most powerful voting block about the many proven benefits of medical cannabis.
“When we started a couple of years ago, seniors didn’t talk about marijuana. And the media definitely didn’t talk about seniors and marijuana. But that’s all changed, which I think has been responsible for a large number of people—especially politicians—re-evaluating their positions,” Platshorn informs me, citing positive press his organization has garnered in The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, plus feature segments on CNN and The Daily Show. “And once legislators see hundreds of white haired old folks walking the halls of Congress, wearing great big credentials that say “76% of Physicians Worldwide Support Medical Marijuana Legalization”, with a citation from the New England Journal of Medicine, that will really turn some heads, and maybe even make them afraid to keep supporting the failed status quo.”
Full Article:
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/does-granny-need-ganja
Study: Hemp Seed Oil Associated With Improved Clinical And Immunological Parameters In MS Patients
By Paul Armentano
TABRIZ, IRAN – The consumption of hemp seed nutritional oil, in conjunction with the intake of evening primrose oils and a restricted diet high in hot-natured foods (such as pepper) and low in saturated fats and sugars, is associated with “significant improvement” in symptom management and immunological characteristics in subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to clinical trial data published in the current issue of the scientific journal BioImpacts.
Full Article:
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/23047/study-hemp-seed-oil-associated-with-improved-clinical-and-immunological-parameters-in-ms-patients/
Blog From Jail: Rich Paul Responds to Sentence
by Rich Paul
I, Rich Paul, have finally been sentenced after sitting in jail for seven weeks. My sentence is:
- One year in jail – With good time and time served I should be out sometime around December 18th
- Three years probation
- Various fines about $2500
Is this sentence fair? Of course not. I’ve harmed no one. I provided good product at a fair price to an adult who wanted it. I wish that more people would do that rather than making their living ruining lives to be paid with stolen money.
Full Article:
http://freekeene.com/2013/06/13/blog-from-jail-rich-paul-responds-to-sentence/
Rich Paul is Appealing His 81-Year Prison Sentence for Selling Pot
By Harry Cheadle
Rich Paul recording a video from jail.
Last month I wrote about Rich Paul, a pro-marijuana activist in Keene, New Hampshire, who was facing 81 years in prison for selling marijuana. Rich had refused plea-bargain deals (including one that would have let him walk away with no jail time) because he wanted to stand up for his principles—weed is basically harmless and you should be allowed to smoke it and sell it to your friends. “Somebody had to stand up and say that this is wrong, and I thought I might well be that guy,” Rich emailed me. “I took the risk and now we’ll find out whether I bet my life well.”
Two days after he wrote that, the jury found Rich guilty, sending him to prison for a long, long time for a nonviolent crime.*
That’s not so strange, because Rich essentially admitted that he sold a whole bunch of weed to an FBI informant. His defense didn’t rely on convincing anyone he wasn’t breaking the law—he wanted to convince the jury that the law itself was wrong. In other words, he was leaning on the principle of jury nullification, which is the idea that juries can vote to acquit people who have clearly broken the law if they think that the law shouldn’t exist in the first place.
Full Article:
http://www.vice.com/read/rich-paul-is-appealing-his-81-year-prison-sentence-for-selling-pot