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We did manage to focus the attention of the international drug policy forum (that is, all the functionaries, politicians, volunteers, experts, and citizens with an interest in drug policy) on the most important issues: Harm Reduction, Human Rights, and last but not least Regulation, after the Repeal of Prohibition.
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"Why would anyone want to give their child an expensive pill... with unacceptable side effects, when he or she could just go into the backyard, pick a few leaves off a plant and make tea for him or her instead? Cannabinoids are a very viable alternative to treating adolescents with ADD and ADHD"
Wednesday 19 January 2005
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In spite of having been formulated nearly two decades back, there is as yet no consensus on the validity of the clinically popular self-medication hypothesis (SMH) of substance use disorders in patients with dual diagnosis. SMH broadly proposes that patients use substances in a non-random fashion so that the psychopharmacologic characteristics of particular substances are used to alleviate a variety of psychiatric symptoms and emotional distress.
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This paper provides a brief summary of the cultural uses of cannabis throughout history.
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Jesus did in fact use the same herb as his ancient semitic ancestors, and which is still used by people around the world for its enlightening and healing properties.
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The Latest Fiscal Buzz? Medical Marijuana
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the antitumor action of cannabis ( THC )
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The current review reports on the more recent clinical data available. Keywords: cannabinoids, cannabis, therapeutic potential, controlled clinical trial, efficacy, safety
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(The fresh expressed juice of the tops of the floweringmale or female hemp-plant, mixed with equal parts of alcoho, and after standing some time the clear supernatant fluid decanted off.)
Hitherto only the seeds, generally (rubbed up with water) as emulsion, or decoction, have been used with advantage in the inflammatory stage of gonorrhoea, and in ancient times (by DODONAEUS, SYLVIUS, HERLIZ) in some kinds of jaundice. In the former case of the homoeopathic reason observed in the urinary (...)
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In the 1910s Henry Ford experimented with using agricultural materials in the manufacture of automobiles. Ford was partly motivated by a desire to find nonfood applications for agricultural surpluses, which existed then as they do now. He tried out many agricultural crops, including wheat.