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It has been used by man since time immemorial.

The diet of ancient man undoubtedly included marijuana,

since it grew in abundance in Africa and Asia

and was extremely nutritious thanks to the contained it contains protein and omega-3.

Marijuana may well have been the first plant to be cultivated.

There are theories that the use of this herb has accelerated

rate of development of spoken skills of prehistoric man,

he began to use new tools and materials,

music and cave painting developed.

What caused these changes?

Some scientists believe that marijuana

could discover in man of the Mesolithic era

the path to a new consciousness.

The latest research suggests that

that the brain functions of those of our ancestors,

who regularly consumed marijuana, improved,

and this could be the impetus for a breakthrough.

But this is just speculation.

What we do know is that marijuana

still inspires new discoveries

and a deeper understanding of nature health and illness.

WHAT IF MARIJUANA CURED CANCER?

film by Len Richmond

text read by Peter Cayote

In recent years it has been proven what hemp has

anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and antibacterial properties,

it helps overcome depression, post-traumatic stress,

chronic pain, glaucoma, headaches, multiple sclerosis,

Tourette's syndrome, nausea and other diseases

without unwanted side effects, inherent in pharmaceuticals.

Historical documents indicate that that myrrh is for sacred anointing,

which the Old Testament Jews used,

contained hemp extract.

Early Christians Used Marijuana

in baptismal rites.

In the 18th century in medical journals

over 100 articles about therapeutic

using a substance then known

under the name "cannabis indica" or "Indian hemp".

Marijuana was often prescribed by doctors

and was in every doctor's suitcase.

It was a popular remedy for labor pains, asthma,

rheumatism and nervous disorders.

It was even given to capricious children, so that they don't cry.

Queen Victoria, after whom she is named repressive Victorian era,

also a little "dabbled" in weed.

Marijuana was the only remedy

able to alleviate it menstrual pain.

And while the queen was enjoying herself,

Britain found it easier to rule the seas.

But then, with the onset early 20th century,

These are dark times for cannabis.

Chemical drugs appeared

and a conveyor belt was introduced production of medicines.

A new world, driven by the thirst for profit, didn't want competition

and marijuana was still preferred by many patients and doctors

compared to new wonder drugs,

consisting mainly from unnatural toxic substances.

After lobbying by the pharmaceutical industry,

which sowed fears and misinformation,

in the US Congress in 1937

a federal law was passed prohibiting doctors from prescribing marijuana

under any circumstances under pain of punishment.

Even despite strong opposition

American Medical Association,

all hemp medicines have been withdrawn

from the American Pharmacopoeia and Formulary in 1942.

After the end of Prohibition

huge repressive bureaucratic the car didn't disappear

but switched to eradicate hemp.

...it was Harry Anslinger, the racist,

he was the head of the Federal Drug Administration,

he was a prohibitionist, and, after the ban on alcohol was lifted,

he was offered a new job,

and he worked under every president

from Roosevelt to Kennedy.

Harry Anslinger was concerned that that smoking weed

African and Latin American jazz musicians

influence the rise in crime rates and making America mentally ill.

The Ministry of Finance requires so that we enter into a merciless

war with vile dope traders, who take advantage of their friends' weaknesses...

This war on marijuana continued until recently,

when the individual states became pass your own laws on medical marijuana,

so that the sick can again calmly be treated with cannabis.

California was the first state to adopt medical marijuana law in 1996.

The goal was to alleviate suffering from chronic pain,

AIDS, cancer and other diseases.

Since then 13 other states

adopted similar humane laws,

at 12 they are at the drafting stage.

Although it is clear from animal experiments, what hemp has

anti-cancer properties, countless studies

direct link between marijuana and cancer have not yet been identified.

On the contrary, the level of cancer patients among heavy marijuana smokers

much less than among other people.

Dr. Donald Tashkin, excellent researcher from the University of Los Angeles,

he is a pulmonologist, his work shows what are the cases of lung cancer

There are fewer marijuana smokers

than those who do not smoke nothing at all.

We studied about 600 cases of lung cancer

and about 600 cases of head and neck tumors and as a result we were unable to confirm direct communication

with smoking marijuana, even heavy smoking.

By heavy smoking we mean 10 marijuana years, or even 60 marijuana years (marijuana year is the number of joints smoked per day multiplied by the number of years of use),

we don't find a connection

that is, I consider this a negative result.

We couldn't find a link to cancer.

Can the resin in marijuana smoke... cause malignant neoplasms,

whereas chemical elements, contained in it, are they treated at the same time?

There are some concerns what marijuana can do

cause exacerbation of schizophrenia and psychosis for some people,

already suffering from these diseases,

but recent extensive research, held in England,

couldn't find the connection

between marijuana and mental disorders.

Many people who have concerns about marijuana, they say

like it causes schizophrenia

but I think we know that this is not so.

Some young people with mild thinking disorders

perhaps with the initial stage of schizophrenia,

find that marijuana helps them, and thus,

more "schizophrenics" are being discovered,

what they can do on their own get treatment and they smoke marijuana.

Marijuana does not cause schizophrenia.

These people discovered marijuana as a potential cure for their disorders.

Only in the 1960s fat-soluble TCG

was derived from hemp and defined as

a substance that gives us a high.

Active alkaloids in this plant slightly greasy

similar to lipids so it's difficult to work with them,

so it took chemists a lot of time to

to deal with this type of substance.

Only in 1964 Raphael Mechoulam

and his colleague Edric

discovered an active compound in hemp,

which was given the name delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol - THC.

The compound we discovered in 1964 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC,

has been thoroughly researched and in the next 20 years

people really learned a lot of interesting things about chemistry, about clinical effects, about the biochemistry of THC.

Up to the mid 80s

nothing was known about one thing:

about the mechanism of action of THC on the human body.

Marijuana affects memory and motor functions,

but only temporarily.

There have been cases where weed has been accused of having negative effects. on the heart and cardiovascular system,

but this is rare and has not been scientifically proven.

Not scientifically proven

and complaints about the harmful effects of marijuana on the brain.

Ultimately, hemp is virtually harmless.

Long-term history of human marijuana use

also indicates its harmlessness:

almost 5,000 years without a single known death.

We have several different types of products here.

Is there ice cream here? Oh, let me try some ice cream!

Medical marijuana stores in the USA

now offer an impressive range hemp food products,

which make it easier to exceed medicinal dose of marijuana,

but, nevertheless, they are not toxic and not fatal,

and within a few hours the symptoms disappear.

...here there is more of a hybrid indica in the filling... ...here they are ranked by strength:

Green stickers mean one dose, red stickers mean three doses.

I've tried this thing before and felt tired or something...

You won't need a lot of these. Wouldn't you wholeheartedly? - No.

-Have you tried it yourself?

- Yes, a small piece was enough for me.

You can eat 4 cookies,

you can eat 6,

it will end with you falling asleep.

You can't overdose, it's impossible,

you won't die, no. I tried it.

For marijuana to become lethal, You will need to smoke almost 7 tons in 15 minutes

and even if you die, then due to suffocation.

NEW HORIZONS

In recent years, dozens of major works have been published,

describing laboratory studies and experiments on animals,

showing that chemical marijuana elements

have significant effects in the fight against almost all main types of cancer

including brain, breast, prostate, lung, thyroid cancer, colon, skin, pituitary gland, melanoma and leukemia.

They contribute death of cancer cells,

cells that have forgotten how to die,

and also reduce the blood supply to cancer cells,

without affecting healthy cells.

But why, you ask, Does marijuana affect cancer?

The answer can be given in one word:

endocannabinoids.

Sounds amazing

but we are all born with marijuana in our bodies.

This is called the endocannabinoid system.

The endocannabinoid system has

influence on many physiological processes.

This intricate system regulates power consumption,

transportation nutrients,

their metabolism and storage.

Endocannabinoids - completely natural connection set,

our own internal form of hemp,

they are present in most of our cells structures: they control various functions.

Endocannabinoid transmitters help cells maintain communication. nervous system, heart, reproductive and immune systems.

Endocannabinoid transmitters help cells maintain communication.

Roughly speaking, they protect our good cells, destroying bad ones, such as cancerous ones.

The nervous system in all animals consists from the same components:

a huge number of nerve cells, carrying electrical signals

and when the cells meet,

then the receptors, using a chemical transmitter, neurotransmitter,

transmit a signal from one to another.

There are different types of neurotransmitters in the brain,

including dopamine and seratonin.

All animals - from rodents, fish, elephants to humans -

inherited this basic system, but hundreds of millions of years ago

the sea squirt and other invertebrates have evolved an innovation.

What happened was that the nervous system received a new chemical element, if you like,

a new type, with a new quality, and this element

similar in structure to that present in marijuana.

Because of their similarities, they came to be called cannabinoids.

It was destined that marijuana would meet its natural partner - people.

Whether you like it or not, all of us, each of us, naturally associated with hemp.

So, the receptors did not end up in our brain or somewhere else in our body, or in the body of animals,

just because there is a plant somewhere, with an interacting element.

It doesn't work that way.

The receptors ended up in our body because we we make a compound that activates them.

And we naturally thought: there must be endogenous compound acting at these receptors,

like the THC found in the plant, This is how nature works.

After discovering THC, scientists discovered

that it is able to bind to certain receptors in the brain and other parts of the body,

and this interaction gives rise to a cascade of biological processes, leading to a state of "high".

He's so serious.

How do you feel? It looks like a lot of fun.

Oh my God, this is cool.

It was amazing, amazing.

Mice in which endocannabinoids are artificially blocked

prone to tumor formation and become depressed.

A few years ago, "brilliant" entrepreneurs

decided to use blocking endocannabinoids in our body

in order to create a new medicine for weight loss.

The idea was this: if marijuana awakens a feeling of hunger in a person,

then when blocking endocannabinoids, your appetite will disappear.

The drug they developed, Rimonobant,

actually reduced appetite blocking endocannabinoid receptors,

but clinical trial data showed that people who used Rimonobant

suffered from depression, anxiety, insomnia and aggression twice as often

compared to those who took placebo.

Sanofi-Aventis, which developed this the medicine that sold them,

has not studied the effect on people with existing mental illness or depression

before submitting documents for permission.

This was probably a mistake.

The European Medical Association has agreed

and the drug for a year and a half implemented in Europe.

EMC said that if there were real problems, more than theoretical ones, then they would know.

It turns out that no.

And they themselves (EMS) now say that this is a risk of the drug exceeds its benefit.

In one study there were 5 suicides among those taking Rimonobant

for the reason that endocannabinoids appear to are also mood regulators,

capable of giving us a feeling of euphria, or, if you block them, on the contrary, you will make them fall into depression.

Rimonobant was finally withdrawn from sales in 2008.

Researchers from the Texas MD Andercen Cancer Center said,

what do mice do with Rimonobant development of potentially cancerous polyps

many times higher than the norm, confirming that

that the effects of endocannabinoids applies not only to mood,

but also on the development of tumors.

My good Italian friend Di Maso

summarized the abilities of cannabinoids:

they relax and help us eat, sleep, forget and protect us.

Not to remember - but to forget. Don't think that forgetting is less important than remembering.

We need a system for forgetting otherwise, if you like, we will burst.

When you go to the supermarket and see a thousand faces, do you want to remember them all?

Of course not.

A truly interesting fact is that

that significant amounts of endocannabinoids are usually

not found in breast and prostate cells -

shelters of the two most common types of cancer.

It appears that large amounts of endocannabinoids appear

only when a normal cell begins to develop towards uncontrolled growth

in a desperate attempt contain the cancerous invaders.

Endocannabinoids in our body

for hundreds of thousands of years fulfilled the function with dignity

on tumor control, free radicals and anti-inflammatory factors,

but then when we entered in the industrial age

with its pollution and food, based on chemistry

endocannabinoids were overloaded

and were no longer able to protect our health and to protect ourselves from toxins.

Medicine has helped us live longer,

but, unfortunately, our bodies became flooded free radicals,

that our bodies produce in the process of life

along with an unprecedented avalanche carcinogens and pollutants,

including chemical drugs.

Endocannabinoids needed help.

Marijuana.

Once consumed, marijuana breaks down on a set of cannabinoid molecules,

THC and its brothers seek endocannabinoids receptors in our body and bind to them.

Together they give the body more weapons against all the ills of our time.

Let me show you what we have here.

This is a picture of our patient today.

What color are the receptors?

Bright red. In fact, all bright areas red - the most intense areas.

You see a lot of red and yellow,

green and blue - not very intense areas, where there are not many receptors.

So they are everywhere?

Yes Yes.

Actually more total receptors - in the brain.

Look how bright it is here.

There are also cannabinoid receptors in the liver,

and also look at the bone marrow, spine, ribs.

What do you think we see in the picture? What does this have to do with marijuana use?

Look at the number of cannabinoid receptors there are many of them in the brain,

a lot has to do with marijuana use.

Euphoria: Being an anxiolytic, cannabis relieves anxiety or causes it.

So the condition that smokers they call it a buzz

apparently originates from in the deep structures of the brain.

Scientists are now conducting experiments to understand which elements of grass,

including both cannabinoids and others biological components,

may be most useful in combating many diseases, including diabetes and cancer.

PIONEERS

Despite all the difficulties, there are scientists

in the USA and other countries,

who continue research on the use of marijuana in medicine

with very impressive and, at times, revolutionary discoveries.

In a scientific article about cancer, published in 2009,

more than 421 chemical compounds are indicated, found in marijuana

and among this group of natural substances many elements have noticeable antitumor properties

at a rather small, but sufficient for treatment, dosage.

This is an important point.

It's one thing to kill cancer cells, but can you survive such treatment?

Botanist from the branch of the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs,

Robert Malamy, author article comparing carcinogenic effects

cannabis and tobacco, explained the reason, according to which he believes

that marijuana can help fight lung cancer.

There is nothing like it that has an impact for so many of our diseases.

I'm talking about diseases associated with aging:

We all age, but not all suffer from cardiovascular disease,

immunosuppressive diseases, cognitive dysfunction, cancer,

but there is a chance that we will get sick from them.

And here we have one and only medicine, capable of helping

together with our biochemistry - help restore balance.

In many cases, cannabinoids kill cancer cells.

People don't know, they think that marijuana is... just from nausea

but it's much more than that.

Research is also being conducted to to other organ systems,

where is the marijuana seeks out and kills cancerous ones,

but not healthy cells.

There is a wealth of laboratory evidence that that these antitumor properties

help destroy cancer cells in a variety of ways.

There are several mechanisms through which hemp kills cancer cells.

They are divided into categories.

Antiproliferative effects

usually a hallmark of a cancer cell is that it multiplies endlessly,

so if you stop reproducing - this is an antiproliferative property.

Antiangiogenic effects

meaning that cannabis is not allows the tumor to grow -

use new blood vessels to support its growth.

Antimetastatic effects

simply means that cannabinoids block the ability cancer cells will spread to other organs.

There is another effect with a wild name - apoptotic

that is, the ability of cannabinoids accelerate the death of unhealthy cells.

This is very important for cancer treatment,

since this allows you to accelerate the death of the cancer cell, without affecting normal cells nearby.

SETH Research Laboratories in California

recently demonstrated that in some tumors, cancer cells were destroyed by marijuana,

while healthy cells were not affected.

Cells that stopped moving and turned frozen white dots are dead cancer cells.

The ability of cannabinoids to destroy bad, while protecting healthy cells

especially important when we talk about brain cancer

due to the so-called blood-brain barrier.

The brain must be protected from external influences,

capable of penetrating into it along with blood and cause harm.

What's exciting and unique about cannabinoids is...

that they can overcome this barrier,

due to its oily and slippery nature.

Cannabinoids enter cancer cells

easily penetrating the cell membrane,

also consisting of fats.

In mouse-infested laboratories, there is growing evidence that...

that the endocannabinoid system, stimulated with cannabinoids,

has antitumor properties and can give cancer cells are told to commit suicide.

This was done by Manuel Guzman's group over the past almost ten years

and they showed that when THC is administered, into the brain of a mouse or rat suffering from a brain tumor,

in a significant number of animals the tumor regresses and disappears,

and thus rats and mice, those doomed to death survived.

They also examined all the surrounding nerve tissue and everything was fine there.

Do not forget - cannabinoids protect nerves.

Dr. Manuel Guzman, Professor of Biochemistry and molecular biology from Madrid,

known for his pioneering research medicinal marijuana.

According to our observations, cannabinoids have the property

causing the death of cancer cells,

they inhibit the growth and reproduction of cancer cells.

They actually inhibit the growth of tumors.

If marijuana might be the one the magic cure that everyone is looking for,

Why then don’t doctors everywhere know this?

People find it hard to believe that marijuana can have with all these fantastic properties described.

What we do is we just stimulate already existing natural system.

Development continued for hundreds of millions of years.

Invertebrates, ascidians, hydra -

all these organisms have a primitive endocannabinoid system,

it was 600-700 million years ago.

Marijuana appeared perhaps 50-60 million years ago.

Why are organizations raising funds for anti-cancer therapy? don't spend billions on cannabinoid research?

When it comes to medical research, then this is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, I am extremely glad that now More research is being done

than ever before in history; therapeutic research

the use of marijuana and, in particular, cannabinoids,

chemical compound in marijuana.

Unfortunately, most of this research still held abroad.

We see that now a little is being carried out in this country,

but the US is actually far behind in terms of cutting-edge medical marijuana research.

Conducting research on marijuana is very difficult,

because there are many prohibitions regarding what we can explore.

Research in this area is at a rudimentary level. because the American government

does not encourage such research both in the United States and abroad.

It is just a fragrant plant, but nevertheless almost every government in the world

restricts or prohibits its use.

In many countries, sellers and even smokers can still go to prison for life or even be executed.

It seems to me that there are agreements that do not allow anyone There was no use of marijuana as medicine.

Recently Canada, Spain and the Netherlands How would these agreements be bypassed?

but I think it's more than the politics of a single country.

Despite these initiatives, we want to make it clear that Federal laws continue to apply

and federal authorities will continue to enforce them.

And the DEA officers will monitor and revoke licenses

any doctor recommending or prescribing substances from the so-called list No. 1.

Why corporate media continues to associate marijuana only with gangs, violent drug dealers and social misfits,

but not with the growing number of doctors and scientists, revealing its positive properties.

The truth is that those who regularly smokes, weed changes the way you think

and it can make people wonder why they should continue doing things that don't make them happy.

I like to smoke marijuana, it calms me down I feel completely calm.

Everyone who knows me says: smoke some marijuana, Tom, and you will be fine, everything will be wonderful.

The corporate world stresses me out, fiercely, maddeningly stresses me out.

I'm so glad I'm out of the corporate world. This is amazing.

Essentially, the herb can make you feel, that the past and future are not as important as the present.

she has the gift of changing the very nature of consciousness,

opening your mind for unpredictable opportunities,

it is not suitable for those who insist on control.

It's very simple - marijuana leads to even worse things

this is a fact, and I don’t care who says what. There is nothing to discuss here.

For years we've heard that marijuana is a gateway to other drugs,

What do you say to that, Congressman Paul?

I think this is stupid. Perhaps the most addictive the drug in the world is alcohol,

therefore, if you are a consistent person and think, that the government should regulate human life,

then they must be a supporter of alcohol prohibition.

And when you look back at history and what came of it...

it was a complete failure this gave birth to Al Capone and his ilk.

Look at the disaster happening with medical marijuana:

anyone in the US can go to California

find a doctor there and buy marijuana. Marijuana is simply not a medicine.

Marijuana is a natural substance

and therefore cannot be patented.

Any talented gardener capable of growing it

and thus its production may be in the hands of people,

not corporations

engaged in cancer business with turnover at 200 billion dollars a year.

Maybe it's not a coincidence that pharmaceutical companies

quietly preparing for which could easily become

a revolution in the healing practices of the world's population.

GW Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in on the research and commercialization of cannabinoids,

has already built a full cycle complex in a secret location in the south of England,

where they cultivate marijuana right up to before creating the final medical product.

This enterprise grows from 30 up to 60 thousand plants annually.

Once ripe, marijuana undergoes a processing process,

prohibited to ordinary people all over the world.

Amazingly, GW Pharmaceuticals has 6 greenhouses in a secret location in the south of England,

and in each greenhouse there is a different variety of marijuana,

10,000 plants each and these are all clones,

that is, they standardized this production and their product approved in Canada

for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms and pain associated with it.

And it's a sublingual spray.

They thought that there would be difficulties with permits authorities if people smoke their product.

In the USA, things are also developing quite quickly.

Breast cancer kills more than 41,000 American women every year.

Researchers at the San Francisco laboratory are working to reduce this number

and they do it with the help of an unusual weapon - marijuana,

at least a chemical compound from it.

We discovered that it is a compound called cannabidiol is particularly effective in inhibiting the growth of aggressive breast cancer.

I firmly believe in pharmaceutical companies - their ability to make money

and I think that if you take a look to what is happening now,

then you will see a huge number of fundamental research related to marijuana and cannabinoids,

and some of these jobs are paid pharmaceutical companies.

We know that this compound is extracted from hemp, non-toxic for patients,

since it has already been used as medicines for various diseases.

But there may be even more benefits from marijuana.

Scientists say its components can fight and with other aggressive cancers, including prostate cancer.

The next stage is animal experiments.

then - clinical trials. Maybe in a few years

Marijuana will help patients in the war against cancer.

CHEMISTRY

Marijuana contains 421 chemical compounds, more than 60 of which are cannabinoids.

Cannabinoids are a unique class of compounds

not found anywhere else in nature.

Colorful plant with antioxidant properties, marijuana has virtually no enemies in nature

and was even used as an insect repellent.

This plant contains a delightful range of compounds,

unique and incredible that they relate

to the amazing system that is in each of us

and regulate everything, as I tell people, from cradle to grave,

because they are necessary like air.

Another stress faced marijuana plants -

this is daily exposure to radiation ultraviolet sunlight.

This has given rise to a unique defense system in hemp.

Why did this plant produce THC, a psychoactive compound? What was the reason?

I believe that the accumulation of THC has brought a lot of benefits to cannabis,

for example, this plant is extremely resistant to ultraviolet rays.

So this is protection against ultraviolet radiation?

Yes.

It is quite possible that the same chemical element what protects cannabis will also protect humans from cancer,

since THC and other cannabinoids cleanse the body of diseases, caused by free radicals.

Over hundreds of millions of years of evolution the cannabinoid system has evolved into

what protects us from imbalance,

restores the required level of health.

Due to the environment,

especially due to increased life expectancy,

we need to adapt very quickly,

which we cannot do on the scale of natural evolution.

But as educated people,

we can eat healthy foods, avoid toxins, consume vital

fatty acids and, if necessary, cannabinoids.

Modern medicine, based on the pharmacological paradigm,

always focused my attention on targeted therapies,

so instead of looking for a cure that may treat nausea

vomiting, loss of appetite, depression, pain, anxiety,

we expect to be able to block the enzyme inside the cell membrane -

that's what we call medicine. Anything else is regarded as quackery.

Anything that has so many possibilities raises doubts among people.

There are 4 cannabinoid compounds,

arousing the greatest interest among scientists.

Delta-9 tetracannabinol (or THC) is the main psychoactive ingredient causing a feeling of euphoria in the smoker.

THC has a wide range of effects,

mimicking the body's endocannabinoid system.

Looking through a microscope, you will see shiny balls, shaped like a golf ball.

These formations are trichomes, glands in hemp inflorescences,

containing all chemical elements, suitable for medicinal purposes.

Perhaps the most surprising example is

a man with glioblastoma multiforme (brain cancer),

extremely dangerous form of tumor.

Average life expectancy at without treatment - only three months,

during treatment with radiosurgery and chemotherapy - about a year.

This middle aged man started using marijuana at the diagnosis stage,

he used it continuously every day within 7 years.

And there are no signs of relapse.

Finding ourselves in rapidly changing circumstances,

Drug Enforcement Administration trying to change his official position,

to allow pharmaceutical companies bring THC to the market,

not contradicting all the negative information about marijuana,

which they have been giving for decades.

All available research shows that marijuana is harmful to our health.

The Authority now recognizes the medical qualities of marijuana,

at the same time trying to explain the reason prohibition of possible harm from smoke when smoking.

What about pills that are already legal?

The tablet form is legal in several cases:

nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, weight loss during AIDS, as well as for some types of neuropathic pain.

The Holy Grail for the pharmaceutical industry as well, of course, for the federal government -

is to find the next billion-dollar drug,

and the pharmaceutical industry is now understands that these will be cannabinoids.

They are aware of the medicinal properties that can solve all types of medical problems.

But I will tell you that the whole plant is completely unique and effective.

I have never met a patient who would choose pure THC, not the natural plant.

I have never met anyone like that.

Cannabidiol (CBD) -

non-psychoactive component of cannabis, having a calming effect.

Among its many functions, CBD also has

anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, helps fight diabetes,

bacterial infection and malignant tumors.

This compound also protects nerves and has confirmed

antipsychotic and anxiety-reducing effects.

CBD is another non-psychoactive cannabinoid.

which we consider extremely important component for medicine.

We were delighted with its enormous potential as an anti-inflammatory agent, But what is also surprising is that CBD is also an antipsychotic substance.

So you are saying that cannabidiol can be a cure for mental disorders?

What's wrong with this?

Despite the incredible number of publications linking smoking cannabis and possible risk of mental disorders,

we have a marijuana compound, which itself is a cure for psychosis.

Marijuana has been cultivated for decades in order to increase the THC content.

This makes the plant as psychoactive at minimal dose

and in this pursuit the level of content other cannabinoids became very low,

while other cannabinoids, the number of which was decreasing,

also have medical qualities, which we are losing.

That's why I and other scientists asked growers to return cannabidiol,

since it, along with other cannabinoids (cannabigerol, cannabichromin),

also has anti-cancer properties.

Tetrahydrocannabivarine (THC) in large volumes present mainly

in South African and some Thai varieties of cannabis.

A high concentration of DVT gives the condition The high is faster, but it lasts less.

This chemical compound may in the future be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

DVT is preventive and protective effect against malignant tumors.

Cannabichromine is a low-level cannabinoid,

which has been little studied.

Scientists believe that he may have antidepressant properties,

as well as the ability to relieve inflammation.

Cannabichromin significantly inhibits growth tumors in leukemia and breast cancer.

FUTURE

Anyone who knows about all these discoveries wonders,

What's stopping marijuana from being allowed? for medical purposes throughout the country,

And it’s not just doctors who are talking about legalization.

I was against the legislative initiative on medical marijuana, because it creates a paradox:

There is legal marijuana, there is illegal marijuana,

and because of this the problem appears:

how do you determine who is breaking the law and who is not.

And of course it's still illegal - This is an artificial support of prices by the state,

since she is still illegal - money will spin in it,

if it is decriminalized - then everyone can grow it in the yard

and no one will rob with weapons in their hands, etc. because it won’t cost anything.

We wouldn't have problems with illegal transportation, We would know that you have permission.

If you were driving in a car with marijuana, let's say on Highway 101

and we stopped you for something minor traffic violation and smelled grass,

you could just show permission for her, which the state issued to you.

This would be very useful for the police.

After it became commonplace for California cityscape,

the first public establishments for medical smokers marijuana stores are also opening in Oregon.

Now we are at the Cannabis Cafe. This place,

where cardholders can gather and take medicine out of public view.

Patients with stage 5 cancer come to me,

people who have taken anti-AIDS drugs, so strong

that they simply kill your organs and everything else,

and everyone was ready for their death,

families were ready to say goodbye to them.

But then they started using medical marijuana and their appetite returned,

they quit taking some heavy ones chemical medicines.

Observers often call me at clinics here in Portland,

and there they underwent procedures, 4-6 hours,

and they needed a place where you can take your medicine.

They had to do it in the park, in the back seat cars, it was unsafe,

and so we opened this place for them, for us, a niche

where they could take the medicine among the same people and communicate.

We are social creatures and there is nothing wrong with that.

But at the federal level it is still take a more archaic point of view.

Isn't there something else suggested by some? view on the issue of legalization,

more effective, capable of reducing wave of drug trafficking from Mexico,

border wars, problems immigration from Mexico.

Have you considered one?

It seems to me that everyone who thought over this problem and this solution, everyone was against it.

Too many people, parents and others, having lost someone to drugs,

are ready to answer the question about legalization.

Name one of the parents for me, who have lost children to marijuana.

I can not.

Exactly. You can’t, because there was no such thing.

Nothing has changed in America since the days of Harry Anslinger: African-Americans are stuck on hard drugs,

and this is crippling, they hooked the Latin Americans; it has become an ethnic issue.

Will the day come when we let's give priority to the struggle

with meth, crack, cocaine, heroin - drugs,

that really influence American culture and taking lives?

It's not that we can't use marijuana as a medicine,

but like a plant, with its qualities, purity, strength, resistant - difficult to control

and for this reason there is very little chance that it someday it will be in the pharmacopeia again.

I think the hardest thing will be convincing Congress remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances.

It's just absurd that she's still in it.

It has enormous medical value, there is no dependence on it,

she has no noticeable withdrawal symptoms and she is certainly not dangerous to society.

Apparently, about the anti-cancer properties of marijuana The American government has known for more than 30 years.

1974-75 research at the Medical College of Virginia

under the direction of Dr. Albert Munson was shown

that THC slows the development of three types of cancer:

lungs, chest and caused by the leukemia virus.

Research in Virginia was stopped and all further study was stopped.

As I have said many times,

all available literature on safety and effectiveness of marijuana

was rechecked by other august ones, authorized by the state, medical institutions

and each time with confirmation,

that it is safe and useful, and this information was ignored.

The problem remains because no one in Congress doesn't want to seem "soft" on drugs,

but some states are legalizing medical marijuana use

and I believe there will be a turning point,

when the nation is ready to change the law

and allow people to use marijuana.

No war against the sick.

What is grass? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Translated - Konstantin Prokhorov

This film does not offer any medical prescriptions; its purpose is purely educational. The authors are not promoting any treatment modality, and they are not suggesting that patients change their current treatment regimen to any other.