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There’s no way this is correct. The government says it has no medicinal value. Who do you trust? A bunch of hippies in their lab coats? (/s...)

bregma 6y ago
I don't know about you, but where I live the government provides reasonably coherent and researched information on the therapeutic value of cannabinoids [0]. There are also government grants available for legitimate research in the field. Not to mention several subjurisdictions in which the governments hold the legal monopoly on sales and distribution of cannabis product. It was edifying to read in senate committee reports, during the run-up to full nationwide legalization a few years ago, that no better treatment for anorexia and nausea due to anti-cancer chemotherapy has been found than THC, that CBD has clinically significant effects on certain kinds of epilepsy, that a combination of the two has been clinically demonstrated to slow the growth of certain neuromas, and that use of cannabis as an anti-anxiety drug is strongly contraindicated because of a marked rebound effect. All of these facts, and many others (like cannabis use with MS: no published study has shown any effect), footnoted and linked to published, peer-reviewed literature. Unfortunately I can no longer find the original report to the committee but I did find the official government communication (see [0]). [0] https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/information-medical-practitioners/information-health-care-professionals-cannabis-cannabinoids.html#a4.0 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medica...
- temp0826 6y ago
  I was referring to the fact that it’s still schedule 1 in the states. Sorry for the assumption eh
dylan604 6y ago
It saddens me that it is 2021, and we are having to re-learn the value of hemp. We are also learning how to extract the various isolates from the plant with today's technology, so advancements are coming thick and fast. It's really sad the affect that Reefer Madness had stymieing nearly a century of advancement.
Noos 6y ago
...given the near constant fixation here of various recreational drugs as wonder cures, I increasingly do not trust articles from "hippies in lab coats." The turning point for me was an article about using LSD for couples therapy. I feel increasingly like slipping in a parody article about scientists discovering "cannabis whitens teeth!" to see what would happen.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  TFH actually claims CBD can break down biofilms and mentions the bacteria that deposits the plaque deposited on teeth.
  - Noos 6y ago
    There you go, cannabis toothpaste. Fabulously Freaky mint taste.
hervature 6y ago
I don’t think the world has changed that much. I think MDMA and psilocybin are looked down upon similarly despite the mountains of research of their potential. As a thought experiment, how would you feel about relaxing cocaine restrictions? Do you still feel that way even though there are entire cultures in South America that use it on an hourly basis in a non destructive way?
- temp0826 6y ago
  I’m all for coca being allowed. Currently in South America (working at an ayahuasca retreat...my opinion on “drugs” may differ a bit :)) and enjoying coca tea almost daily. It’s allegedly a fairly nutrient-dense plant in its non-freebase form. I think it’s a huge misuse/abuse of it as cocaine, and unfortunately I don’t know where that leaves us. People should be allowed the freedom to use any plant as they wish, it should all be decriminalized at the minimum. It’s a dangerous and slippery slope and I feel blessed never to have used it as cocaine personally.

bregma 6y ago

I don't know about you, but where I live the government provides reasonably coherent and researched information on the therapeutic value of cannabinoids [0]. There are also government grants available for legitimate research in the field. Not to mention several subjurisdictions in which the governments hold the legal monopoly on sales and distribution of cannabis product. It was edifying to read in senate committee reports, during the run-up to full nationwide legalization a few years ago, that no better treatment for anorexia and nausea due to anti-cancer chemotherapy has been found than THC, that CBD has clinically significant effects on certain kinds of epilepsy, that a combination of the two has been clinically demonstrated to slow the growth of certain neuromas, and that use of cannabis as an anti-anxiety drug is strongly contraindicated because of a marked rebound effect. All of these facts, and many others (like cannabis use with MS: no published study has shown any effect), footnoted and linked to published, peer-reviewed literature. Unfortunately I can no longer find the original report to the committee but I did find the official government communication (see [0]). [0] https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/information-medical-practitioners/information-health-care-professionals-cannabis-cannabinoids.html#a4.0 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medica...

temp0826 6y ago
I was referring to the fact that it’s still schedule 1 in the states. Sorry for the assumption eh

dylan604 6y ago

It saddens me that it is 2021, and we are having to re-learn the value of hemp. We are also learning how to extract the various isolates from the plant with today's technology, so advancements are coming thick and fast. It's really sad the affect that Reefer Madness had stymieing nearly a century of advancement.

Noos 6y ago

...given the near constant fixation here of various recreational drugs as wonder cures, I increasingly do not trust articles from "hippies in lab coats." The turning point for me was an article about using LSD for couples therapy. I feel increasingly like slipping in a parody article about scientists discovering "cannabis whitens teeth!" to see what would happen.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
TFH actually claims CBD can break down biofilms and mentions the bacteria that deposits the plaque deposited on teeth.
- Noos 6y ago
  There you go, cannabis toothpaste. Fabulously Freaky mint taste.

hervature 6y ago

I don’t think the world has changed that much. I think MDMA and psilocybin are looked down upon similarly despite the mountains of research of their potential. As a thought experiment, how would you feel about relaxing cocaine restrictions? Do you still feel that way even though there are entire cultures in South America that use it on an hourly basis in a non destructive way?

temp0826 6y ago
I’m all for coca being allowed. Currently in South America (working at an ayahuasca retreat...my opinion on “drugs” may differ a bit :)) and enjoying coca tea almost daily. It’s allegedly a fairly nutrient-dense plant in its non-freebase form. I think it’s a huge misuse/abuse of it as cocaine, and unfortunately I don’t know where that leaves us. People should be allowed the freedom to use any plant as they wish, it should all be decriminalized at the minimum. It’s a dangerous and slippery slope and I feel blessed never to have used it as cocaine personally.