'legalizing marijuana'

with the fight against tik going well as far as i can tell .. i've heard officers say that wherever they have a flare up subdued, another follows in the vacuum ..

 

wolf parade + i'll believe in anything ..

'marijuana legalization progress as a medicinal substance' ..

evidential summary : 

1. slows the growth and accelleration of various cancers such as leukemia ..
"cancer: several studies on animal and human cells and a small study on 9 people suggested THC and other cannabinoids (chemicals derived from cannibis) might slow the growth of brain cancer. multiple lab studies in human cells have also shown the potential for them to slow other kinds of cancers, such as breast cancer and leukemia; no studies in people have taken place." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
2. anxiety relief in mental illness .. schizophrenia, bi polars and tourrettes ..
"Thirty percent to 40% of patients with bi polars disorder are not consistently helped by or cannot tolerate standard medications. In the course of the authors' studies of the medical uses of cannabis (Grinspoon & Bakalar 1997), a number of sufferers were discovered who believed marijuana to be more effective than conventional anti-manic drugs, or who used it to relieve the side effects of lithium."
(http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID-000228)
"many of the studies that have been done show that chemicals in marijuana can help treat some conditions. they have helped manage pain and reduced muscle spasms in MS patients. they've worked as an appetite stimulant, and as an alternative drug for brain disorders such as schizophrenia and tourette's syndrome." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
"Schizophrenia: two clinical trials showed that THC and cannabidiol could help with psychotic and other symptoms." (WebMD Heath News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
3. improves creativity ..
"However, they suggested that cannabis produces psychotomimetic symptoms, which in turn might lead to connecting seemingly unrelated concepts, an aspect of divergent thinking considered primary to creative thinking. A drug undiced altered state of mind may indeed lead to breaking free from ordinary thinking and associations, thereby, increasing the likelihood of generating novel ideas or associations. Weiner (2000)" (April 20, 2012 by v. Krishna Kumar, Ph.D. In Psychology Masala)
"The authors speculated that the increase in verbal fluency scores for the low trait group on the intoxicated day might be related to cannibis stimulating "dopamine release in the mesolimbic pathway which includes the frontal cortex" (p. 297)."
(April 20, 2012 by V. Krishna Kumar, Ph.D. In psychology Masala)
4. eases the effects of seizures in epilepsy types ..
"Epilepsy: personal stories and animal studies have shown that canabidiol, one of the chemicals in cannabis, may help seizures in children with epilepsy. New York Universaty just announced it wil do a study of children with epilepsy and merijuana." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
5. eases muscle spasms and chronic pain in multiple sclerosis and various cancer types ..
"In addition to seizure disorders, medical marijuana is often used to treat chronic pain from injuries or medical conditions such as cancer, nausea from medication, and multiple sclerosis." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD) 
"medical marijuana is used to treat cancer pain, mausea related to chemotherapy, and to stimulate appetite." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. SMith, MD)
"neurologists reported the highest number of patients asking if medical marijuana might help them (70%). marijuana may help multiple sclerosis and severe seizure disorders." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
"one of the most documented uses of medical marijuana is in the treatment of pain. medical merijuana may be a better painkiller than narcotic painkillers, like oxycodone, with less potential for addiction," says Smith. "More research will help us better understand how best to use medical marijuana in the treatment of many conditions that cause chronic pain."" (WebMd Health News Reviewed by micheal W. Smith, MD)
"Dustin Sulak, DO, is a doctor on the front lines of medical marijuana. Patients with chronic pain needed fewer prescription pain meds. Patients with multiple sclerosis had less painful muscle spasms. PAtients with severe inflammatory bowel disease began to eat again." (WebMD feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
"chronic pain: More than 45 studies have looked at marijuana and pain related to chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, HIV, rheumatoid arthritis, and spinal injuries. The studies have included smikoed marijuana, along with herbal and man-made forms. the majority of the studies showed an improvement in pain relief in comparison to a placebo or to other traditional pain medications. About a quarter pf the studies showed no improvement." (WenMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

6. is a natural anti depressant ..
"Not only does marijuana not cause depression, it looks like it may actually alleviate it..."

(http://medicalmarijuana,procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID-000228)
"Several lines of evidence suggest that cannabis may have antidepressant effects."
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1522-7162(1996)4:2%3C77::AID-DEPR7%3E3.0.CO;2-C/abstract)
"five cases in which the evidence seems particularly clear that marijuana produces a direct antidepressant effect. If true, these observation argue that many patients may use marijuana to "self-treat" depressive symptoms."
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1522-7162(1996)4:2%3C77::AID-DEPR7%3E3.0.Co;2-C/abstract)
"MS: More than 24 studies have looked at smoked marijuana, cannabinoids, and MS. most reported that it helped relax patients' rigid muscles and helped with pain. sativex is approved to treat MS in 24 countires, but not in the U.S." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
7. prevents dammaged cells in the lungs from turning malignent, in other words prevents lung cancer ..
"you'd think it would have been very big news in the spring of 2005 when Donald Tashkin, a professor of pulmonology at UCLA's David Geffin School of medicine, revealed at a conference that components of marijuana smoke, although they damage cells in respiratory tissue, somehow prevent them from becoming malignant."

"The National Institute on Drug Abuse supported Tashkin's marijuana-related research over the decades and gave him a grant to conduct a large, population-based, case-controlled study that would prove definitely that heavy, long-term marijuana use increases the risk of lung and upper-airways cancers. What Tashkin and his colleagues found, however, disproved their hypothesis."
"It turned out that increased marijuana use did not result in higher rates of lung and pharyngeal cancer (whereas tobacco smokers were at greater risk the more they smoked). Tobacco smokers who also smoked marijuana were at slightly lower risk of getting lung cancer than tobacco-only smokers."
"that something in marijuana stops dammaged cells from becoming malignant -- Tashkin noted that an anti-proliferative affect of THC has been observed in cell-culture systems and animal models of brain, breast, prostate, and lung cancer. THC has been shown to promote known apoptosis (damaged cells die instead of reproducing) and to counter angiohenesis (the process by which blood vessels are formed -- a requirement of tumor growth). Other antioxidants in cannibis may also be involved in countering malignancy, Tachkin said." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
8. eases the effects of arthritis ..
"marijuana may help arthritis pain and inflammation but it is not commonly used." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
9. eases digestive disorders ..
""with inflammatory bowel disease, we'll see patients who were at death's door turn around dramatically."
Sulak's experience is powerful and adds to the large body of personal stories -- dating from 5,000 years ago -- about the therapeutic value of marijuana." (WebMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
Digestive Disorders: Personal stories and several early studies have shown that smoking "marijuana can help people with digestive diseases such as colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn's disease. Some of the results included a reduction in bowel inflammation and reduced acid reflux. Further, some patients were able to retain more nutrients in their bodies, and the disease went into remission." (WebMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
10. combats the effects of alzheimers ..
"Alzhemeimer's Disease: One 1997 trial found that synthetic THC could ease symptoms of Alzheimer's. Patients were less agitated and ate better after treatment." (WebMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)
11. eases the symptoms of some kinds of autisms ..
"Autism: Two animal studies show that chemicals in marijuana may help symptoms of some forms of autism. A study of children with autism is underway at the University of California Irvine Medical Center." (WebMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

eleven high status medical uses and there are four drugs already legally made from marijuana .. they are : marinol, cesamet, epidiolex and sativex ..
"Despite the obstacles, three FDA-approved drugs are made from marijuana. They include:

       Marinol and Cesamet: both drugs are used to treat nausea and lack of appetite related tochemotherapy and in AIDS patients. They are man-made versions of THC, the primary chemical in marijuana that gives users a "high". Both were approved in the 1980's.
       Epidiolex: This drug to treat children's apilepsy recieved FDA approval in 2013. Its use is highly restricted.
       Another drug, Sativex, is in clinical trials in the U.S. for pain with breast cancer. It is a combination of chemicals from the marijuana herb and is sprayed into the mouth. Sativex is approved in more than 20 countries to treat muscle spasms from MS and cancer pain." (reviewed on March 03, (c) 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.)

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marijuana's role in the fight against cancer seems to be perfectly suited to be crucial .. marijuana can buy you time for building strength through the chemotherapy sessions and even surgery .. in many cases of cancer struggles, it struggles to cure itself because time is limited .. the role of marijuana in slowing the spread and growth of cancers is so spiritually, physically, morally and above all medically important that it is highly concerning that it is still illegal in places of the world ..

"about 20 years ago, scientists discovered a system in the brain that responds to 60 chemicals in marijuana, also known as cannabis. it's called the endocannabinoid system. This system plays a role in many of the body's functions, such as in the heart, along with the digestive, endocrine, immune, nervous, and reproductive systems." (WebMD Feature Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

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marjuana seems to alert and strengthen one's integrated wisedom through genetic memory recall strengthening ..

marijuana's value as a medicinal substance significantly outweighs its recreational purposes actually .. just like taking cough syrup just when you actually have a cough problem, it becomes debatable whether or not you should use marijuana when you don't have a problem with depression, arthritis, epilepsy, cancer, sleep apnia, or any of the many other problems which marijuana is medically suited for .. but daily recreational upliftment can be argued for as a daily health and medical benefit of marijuana which the plant includes in its array of help to mankind .. like alcohol, vitamins and irons are daily utilized to balance the physical and emotional health if the individual .. it has been proven that one glass of red wine a day actually prolongs life in a variety of ways .. but still .. marijuana's recreational use is exaggerated as a sole legalization defense just like its gataway drug urban legend reputation has a blemishing effect in the true value of marijuana for mankind ..

research difficulties : 

"research has been limited because the federal government has designated marijuana as a "schedule 1" substance, a designation used for the most dangerous drugs having "no accepted medicinal use and a high potential for abuse."" (WebMD Health News reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

"but federal restrictions make it hard for the research to advance, Bostwick says.
That's because scientists in the U.S. have to get approval from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FDA to do research on medical marijuana."

"a special strain of marijuana to treat their children's seizure disorders have led to stronger calls for research." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

"The Epilepsy foundation recently called on the Drug Enforcement Administration to relax its restrictions on marijuana so that it can be properly studied, as did two prominent epilepsy researchers in a recent New York Times op-ed." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal w. Smith, MD)

"here's a look at the survey numbers for doctors asked about medical marijuana (United States) :

69% say it can help with certain treatments and conditions.
67% say it should be a medical option for patients.
56% support making it legal nationwide.
50% of doctors in states where it is not legal say it should be legal in their states.

52% of doctors in states considering new laws say it should be legal in their states."

"Oncologists and hematologists showed the highest level, with 82% saying marijuana delivers real benefits to patients.
Rheumatologists ranked the lowest on that question, with 54% saying it delivers benefits." (WebMd Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. Smith, MD)

"A survey of consumers on WebMD has similar levels of support for medical marijuana among the general public. Among 2960 surveyed: 

50% support making it legal nationwide.
49% of consumers in states where it is not legal say it should be legal in their states."
52% say it can help with treatments and conditions.
45% say the benefits outweigh the risks.

Most doctors and consumers surveyed oppose legalizing recreational marijuana nationally." (WebMD Health News Reviewed by Micheal W. SMith, MD)

"The conclusion: "cannabinoids may be useful medicine for certain indications" and deserve further research, wrote Igor Grant, professor and executive vice chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the university."

legalizing marijuana responsibly : 

my own estimated age of customer legal buy based on pure form medicinal uses : 20 years of age .. licences at no more than R40 a month for medicinal knowledged growers with or without a degree and through simply provable experience .. practical proval applies as primary evidence ..

legalizing marijuana gives free honest recovery to every single community in south africa .. and so the same in the rest of the world .. nature moves with us .. and the marijuana plant has moved as an indigenous friend to mankind (humanity) since the dawn of its spirit in the nests of the universes sky ..

marijuana is very important in brain formation after 20 up till 25, through creativity stimulation during research (studying) .. when the mind is 19 and younger the natural excitement adrenalin balance of a being's (human's) body is synced to the youth of growing .. from twenty your body is synced to the youth of growing .. fromtwenty your body takes to its somplete sentralization at 'the remainder of life's heart habiting' .. at twenty your 99 and at 99 your 20 .. just with gathered experience .. but the irony remains, one is healthy from the start, even before and during sickness .. attitude is elways somewhere at a person in consciousness .. and we are filled with our chosen good habits even during illness or doing a crime .. 

marijuana has varying statuses of legal tolerance towards it in 30 countries around the world .. these include : argentina, australia, belgium, belize, cambodia, canada, colombia, costa rica, croatia, czech republic, denmark, equador, estonia, germany, italy, jamaica, mexico, nepal, netherlands, north korea, pakistan, peru, portugal, russia, spain, switserland, united states, ukraine and uruguay .. in most of these countires marijuana possession is decriminalized .. astonishingly the only country where marijuana is completely legal (free) is north korea ..

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