Cannabis has been making a lot of
noise lately. Multiple states across the United States and countries around the
world have successfully legalized medical Marijuana, and the Uruguay parliament
recently voted to create the world’s first legal marijuana market. This is
good news as the health benefits of Cannabis are vast, with multiple medical
and scientific studies that confirm them. On the other hand, arguments against
the use of marijuana is usually published in Psychiatric journals, which show
no scientific evidence that Cannabis is harmful to human health. All
psychological evaluations from the intake of cannabis are largely based on assumptions, suggestions and
observations. When we look at the actual science behind Cannabis, the health
benefits can be overwhelming. So what does one who opposes the use of cannabis
base their belief on? Nothing, not scientific evidence anyways. The negative
stigmatism attached to marijuana is due to it’s supposed psychotropic effects,
yet again, there is no scientific evidence to show that marijuana has any
psychotropic effects. Nonetheless, cannabis has recently been the focus of
medical research and considered as a potential therapeutic treatment and cure
for cancer.
Cannabis is a great example of how
the human mind is programmed and conditioned to believe something. Growing up,
we are told drugs are bad, which is very true, however not all substances that
have been labelled as “drugs” by the government are harmful. Multiple
substances are labelled as a “drug” in order to protect corporate interests.
One example is the automobile and energy industry, a car made from hemp is
stronger than steel, and can be fuelled from hemp alone. Henry Ford demonstrated
this many years ago. Hemp actually has over 50,000 uses!
Let’s take a look at the science
behind Cannabis and Cancer. Although Cannabis has been proven to be effective
for a large range of ailments, this article will focus mainly on it’s
effectiveness in the treatment of cancer. Cannabinoids may very well be one of
the best disease and cancer fighting treatments out there. Cannabinoids refer
to any of a group of related compounds that include cannabinol and the active constituents of cannabis. They activate
cannabinoid receptors in the body. The body itself produces compounds called end
cannabinoids and they play a role in many processes within the body that help
to create a healthy environment. Cannabinoids also play a role in immune system
generation and re-generation. The body regenerates best when it’s saturated
with Phyto-Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids can also be found in Cannabis. It is
important to note that the cannabinoids are plentiful in both hemp and
cannabis. One of the main differentiations between hemp and cannabis is simply
that hemp only contains 0.3% THC while cannabis is 0.4% THC or higher.
(Technically they are both strains of Cannabis Sativa.) Cannabinoids have
been proven to reduce cancer cells as they have a great impact on the
rebuilding of the immune system. While not every strain of cannabis has the
same effect, more and more patients are seeing success in cancer reduction in a
short period of time by using cannabis.
While taking a look at these studies,
keep in mind that cannabis can be much more effective for medicinal
purposes when we eat it rather than smoking it. Below are 20 medical
studies that prove cannabis can be an effective treatment and possible cure for
cancer. Please keep in mind that this is a very short list of studies that
support the use of medicinal marijuana. Please feel free to further your
research, hopefully this is a good starting point.
Brain Cancer
1. A study published in the British Journal of Cancer, conducted
by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Complutense
University in Madrid, this study determined that Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and
other cannabinoids inhibit tumour growth. They were responsible for the first
clinical study aimed at assessing cannabinoid antitumoral action. Cannabinoid
delivery was safe and was achieved with zero psychoactive effects. THC was
found to decrease tumour cells in two out of the nine patients.
2. A study published in The Journal of Neuroscience examined
the biochemical events in both acute neuronal damage and in slowly progressive,
neurodegenerative diseases. They conducted a magnetic resonance imaging study
that looked at THC (the main active compound in marijuana) and found that it
reduced neuronal injury in rats. The results of this study provide evidence
that the cannabinoid system can serve to protect the brain against
neurodegeneration.
3. A study published in The Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental
Therapeutics already acknowledged the fact that
cannabinoids have been shown to possess antitumor properties. This study
examined the effect of cannabidiol (CBD, non psychoactive cannabinoid compound)
on human glioma cell lines. The addition of cannabidiol led to a dramatic drop
in the viability of glioma cells. Glioma is the word used to describe brain
tumour. The study concluded that cannabidiol was able to produce a
significant antitumor activity.
4. A study published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics outlines
how brain tumours are highly resistant to current anticancer treatments, which
makes it crucial to find new therapeutic strategies aimed at improving the poor
prognosis of patients suffering from this disease. This study also demonstrated
the reversal of tumour activity in Glioblastoma multiforme.
Breast Cancer
5. A study published in the US
National Library of Medicine, conducted by the California Pacific
Medical Centre determined that cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits human breast cancer
cell proliferation and invasion. They also demonstrated that CBD significantly
reduces tumour mass.
6. A study published in The Journal of Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics determined that THC as
well as cannabidiol dramatically reduced breast cancer cell growth. They
confirmed the potency and effectiveness of these compounds.
7. A study published in the
Journal Molecular Cancer showed that
THC reduced tumour growth and tumour numbers. They determined that cannabinoids
inhibit cancer cell proliferation, induce cancer cell apoptosis and impair
tumour angiogenesis (all good things). This study provides strong evidence for
the use of cannabinoid based therapies for the management of breast cancer.
8. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of
America (PNAS) determined that cannabinoids inhibit
human breast cancer cell proliferation.
Lung Cancer
9. A study published in the
journal Oncogene, by
Harvard Medical Schools Experimental Medicine Department determined that THC
inhibits epithelial growth factor induced lung cancer cell migration and more.
They go on to state that THC should be explored as novel therapeutic molecules
in controlling the growth and metastasis of certain lung cancers.
10. A study published by the US National Library of Medicine by
the Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology, from the Department of General
Surgery in Germany determined that cannabinoids inhibit cancer cell invasion.
Effects were confirmed in primary tumour cells from a lung cancer patient.
Overall, data indicated that cannabinoids decrease cancer cell
invasiveness.
11. A study published by the US National Library of Medicine,
conducted by Harvard Medical School investigated the role of cannabinoid
receptors in lung cancer cells. They determined its effectiveness and suggested
that it should be used for treatment against lung cancer cells.
Prostate Cancer
12. A study published in the US National Library of Medicine illustrates
a decrease in prostatic cancer cells by acting through cannabinoid receptors.
13. A study published in the US
National Library of Medicine outlined multiple studies proving
the effectiveness of cannabis on prostate cancer.
14. Another study published by the US
National Library of Medicine determined that clinical testing
of CBD against prostate carcinoma is a must. That cannabinoid receptor
activation induces prostate carcinoma cell apoptosis. They determined that
cannabidiol significantly inhibited cell viability.
Blood Cancer
15. A study published in the journal Molecular Pharmacology recently
showed that cannabinoids induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in matle cell
lymphoma. The study was supported by grants from the Swedish Cancer Society,
The Swedish Research Council and the Cancer Society in Stockholm.
16. A study published in the
International Journal of Cancer also determined and illustrated
that cannabinoids exert antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects in various
types of cancer and in mantle cell lymphoma.
17. A study published in the US
National Library of Medicine conducted by the Department of
Pharmacology and Toxicology by Virginia Commonwealth University determined that
cannabinoids induce apoptosis in leukemia cells.
Oral Cancer
18. A study published by the US
National Library of Medicine results show cannabinoids are
potent inhibitors of cellular respiration and are toxic to highly malignant
oral Tumours.
Liver Cancer
19. A study published by the US
National Library of Medicine determined that that THC reduces
the viability of human HCC cell lines (Human hepatocellular liver carcinoma
cell line) and reduced the growth.
Pancreatic Cancer
20. A study published in The American
Journal of Cancer determined that cannabinoid receptors are
expressed in human pancreatic tumor cell lines and tumour biopsies at much
higher levels than in normal pancreatic tissue. Results showed that cannabinoid
administration induced apoptosis. They also reduced the growth of tumour cells,
and inhibited the spreading of pancreatic tumour cells.
Source:
“20 Medical Studies
That Prove Cannabis Can Cure Cancer”, from collective-evolution.com,
by Arjun Walia
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