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gypski
02-23-2011, 12:27 AM
Another positive results test outside the US about cannabis's healing and helping properties. I'm posting so pot people don't miss this. :D


PARIS â?? The ingredient that gives cannabis its "high" and famously whets the appetite can help cancer patients recover lost pleasure in food, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Researchers in Canada enrolled 21 patients who had been treated with chemotherapy for advanced cancer, and gave them either capsules containing THC -- delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive chemical in cannabis -- or dummy lookalike pills.

The volunteers took the tablets for 18 days, and were asked to fill in questionnaires.

Seventy-three percent of those who took the THC reported an increased liking for food and 55 percent said the medication "made food taste better". In the placebo group, these figures were only 30 percent and 10 percent.

Both groups consumed roughly the same total of calories, but the THC patients said they ate more protein than before the start of the experiment and enjoyed savoury foods more.

The THC-takers also reported better quality of sleep and relaxation than in the placebo group.

The experiment is small scale but the first to explore the touted qualities of THC through random selection of volunteers and use of a "control" group by which to make a comparison.

Lead investigator Wendy Wismer, an associate professor at the University of Alberta, said the findings were important because cancer, or its treatment, can cripple appetite and lead to dangerous weight loss.

Many cancer patients, for instance, complain that meat smells and tastes unpleasant, so they eat less of it.

"For a long time, everyone has thought that nothing could be done about this," Wismer said in a press release.

"Indeed, cancer patients are often told to 'cope' with chemosensory problems by eating bland, cold and colourless food. This may well have the result of reducing food intake and food enjoyment."

Wismer said that doctors should consider THC treatment for cancer patients suffering from loss of taste, smell and appetite.

THC was well tolerated, and in terms of side effects there were no differences between the THC and placebo groups, which suggests that long-term therapy is also an option, she said.

The study appears in the journal Annals of Oncology, published by the European Society for Medical Oncology.RawStory

TheChameleon
02-23-2011, 12:56 PM
I have been using pot ever since an accident took my sense of smell and taste from me and it helps tremendously at mealtime. It is the primary reason I started smoking again after 20 years without.

jaydee84
02-23-2011, 02:17 PM
wow
now that is a step in the right direction
thc has so many pro's why its banned in most i dont now they cant except the fact thats its a healer

THEY NEED TO c THE LIGHT MAN

cool post bro:thumbsup:

rudy2010
02-23-2011, 05:34 PM
The powers that be need to get over their reefer madness view of pot. Marijuana itself is being discriminated against due to a social stigma going as far back as the 30's when prohibition ended. It was OK when just minority musicians were smoking it. They still got busted but due to the entire country being mostly racist at the time it was a "minorities only" problem so was no reason for alarm. When the beats and hippies embraced its use it became counter culture and remains unfairly stuck their today. While far worse and documented alcohol and tobacco get a relative free ride.

The benefits are well known and documented as well as any negative side effects. It is way past time for the discrimination against pot to end.