In fairness to the best of my knowledge it is being researched, clearly though takes a while to prove any thing and then to get it approved by NICE and so on.
In terms of Cannabis harm, i'd assume most is smoked so same risk factors there, is some research that it's can effect mental health, in high doses etc. so even eaten etc is some risk, but main risk appears to be the gateway drug.
On the whole I think it's something that should be looked at sounds promising though as with that story (and others) need to be careful, as clearly she was on treatment as well, and equally the placebo effect can be quite marked.
You assume most cannabis is smoked so same risk factors... same as smoking tobacco?
I wouldn’t think it was the same risk factor, not with the research I have seen on cannabis.
Smoking tobacco can lead to lung cancer.
Apparently smoking cannabis prevents lung cancer.
There is a charity I am a part of called Brain Tumour Support and one time this lady was at the group. I didn’t hear all of what she said but I got the gist of what she was saying.
It sounds like she lives in Europe, Sweden I think she said, where cannabis is legal.
She has friend or family who has a brain tumour and she is feeding the patient with cannabis oil with THC.
Her friend/family is seeing the doctor regularly and is checking up on the tumour growth and can see that it is shrinking and has told this lady to keep up what she is doing.
Smoking it a) number of folks mix tobacco with it b) as Cat3 has touched on there isn’t a huge amount of research, so, one should be careful, this said smoke as apposed to vapour, is generally bad for you, even if it has nothing nasty the tar will still coat your lungs etc, but most stuff will have nasties in it particularly if burned and in smoke form.
Oh Matt don't get me started ! Other European countries legalise Cannabis as do certain US states, but our government has no interest in an easy-to-produce herb which might be a panacea for all types of ills when they can reap massive revenue from the Pharma industry (and guaranteed political support).
I've used the Cannabidiol with no ill-effects but no noticeable benefits either (probably didn't persevere long enough owing to staining of teeth from the oil).
But it's a contentious issue as there doesn't seem to be a definitive view on the pros and cons. There are various anecdotal accounts of amazing results (similar to the one you've highlighted) but, until someone has the guts and common sense to fund a full scale research programme, and trials, Cannabis (THC) will remain just out of reach for most of us.
The link below illustrates the lack of understanding of this potentially groundbreaking treatment which nature has grown free for thousands of years !
The benefits of cannabidiol—a derivative of cannabis and hemp plants—just keep getting better. It's been used to treat epilepsy and pain, and researchers have just discovered it's a very powerful antibiotic, even against serious infections.
It's as effective as some of the front-line antibiotics, such as vancomycin and daptomycin, and is a genuine answer to the antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs', say researchers at the University of Queensland.
They made the discovery almost by accident. They had been testing a synthetic form of cannabidiol on simple skin conditions when they realised it was successfully treating serious staph infections.
The cannabidiol continued to be effective over a long time, suggesting the bacteria weren't becoming resistant.
Cannabidiol also works as an anti-inflammatory, says Dr Mark Blaskovich, the research team leader, and so it's also clearing up damage caused by bacterial infection.
The most promising news of all is that cannabidiol successfully treats the antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs', he says, and can combat biofilms, a physical form of bacterial growth that leads to difficult-to-treat infection.
(Source: Proceedings of the American Society for Microbiology annual conference, San Francisco, June 23, 2019)
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