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The Cannabis Cancer Connection

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There is a growing body of anecdotal and scientific evidence that the “major cannabinoids” tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), certain “minor cannabinoids” (some without a name), and other cannabis compounds have antineoplastic action against cancer cells. THC binds to two types of cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2.

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Cannabis as a cancer cure: what is the research and where is it going?

The Cannigma

Before we dive into the research, here’s the lowdown: Important takeaway points on cannabis and cancer Your situation is unique. Advocate for the rescheduling of cannabis to improve access to cannabis for research purposes, and scientific funding for novel cannabinoid-based cancer therapies. 1 So can cannabis cure cancer?

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Scientists weren’t able to kill monkeys with excessive amounts of THC. Here’s why this matters

The Cannigma

The good news first – if you were for whatever reason to give a rhesus monkey a “massive” dose of THC it probably won’t die, though it may become extremely stoned and sit for hours with its head in its hands. Massive doses of THC will kill rats – lots of rats. Hypothermia is a known effect of THC, even in humans.

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CBD Science Update

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The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. But would tolerance develop with repeated dosing, thereby mitigating CBD ’s hypotensive effect?

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InMed Pharmaceuticals Announces Completed Enrollment in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of INM-755 CBN Cream in Healthy Subjects

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“We are very pleased with the rapid completion of enrollment achieved by the team at the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) in Leiden, the Netherlands,” said Alexandra Mancini, InMed’s Senior Vice President of Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs. Visit [link].

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Israeli Study Finds THC Oil Effective in Improving Symptoms of Autism

Veriheal

Contributing to Israel’s list of impressive discoveries is a new study, published in Translational Psychiatry , showing that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) -rich cannabis oil can be effective in treating the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, led by Ph.D.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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NM: As someone who has been researching cannabis for decades, how do you feel about the current legalization situation worldwide and in Japan, in particular? Dr. Andrew Weil: I think the trend very clearly is that in most developed countries, cannabis is being made legal first for medical uses and then also for recreational uses.

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