[joedogsong]

Based on the following article the roof should be blown of of the Scheduling of Marijuana

By Robin Wilkey
San Franscisco







A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever.
"It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited," said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery, to The Huffington Post. "We want to get started with trials as soon as possible."
The San Francisco Chronicle first reported on the finding, which has already undergone both laboratory and animal testing, and is awaiting permission for clinical trials in humans.
Desprez, a molecular biologist, spent decades studying ID-1, the gene that causes cancer to spread. Meanwhile, fellow researcher Sean McAllister was studying the effects of Cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. Finally, the pair collaborated, combining CBD and cells containing high levels of ID-1 in a petri dish.
"What we found was that his Cannabidiol could essentially 'turn off' the ID-1," Desprez told HuffPost. The cells stopped spreading and returned to normal.
"We likely would not have found this on our own," he added. "That's why collaboration is so essential to scientific discovery."
Desprez and McAllister first published a paper about the finding in 2007. Since then, their team has found that CBD works both in the lab and in animals. And now, they've found even more good news.
"We started by researching breast cancer," said Desprez. "But now we've found that Cannabidiol works with many kinds of aggressive cancers--brain, prostate--any kind in which these high levels of ID-1 are present."
Desprez hopes that clinical trials will begin immediately.
"We've found no toxicity in the animals we've tested, and Cannabidiol is already used in humans for a variety of other ailments," he said. Indeed, the compound is used to relieve anxiety and nausea, and, since it is non-psychoactive, does not cause the "high" associated with THC.
While marijuana advocates will surely praise the discovery, Desprez explained that it's not so easy as just lighting up.
"We used injections in the animal testing and are also testing pills," he said. "But you could never get enough Cannabidiol for it to be effective just from smoking."
Furthermore, the team has started synthesizing the compound in the lab instead of using the plant in an effort to make it more potent.
"It's a common practice," explained Desprez. "But hopefully it will also keep us clear of any obstacles while seeking approval."

[Oxygen_Man]

awsome. in-fuckin-credible

[habeeb]

"has started synthesizing the compound in the lab instead of using the plant in an effort to make it more potent. "

[mr.brunch]

in an effort to make it more patent (able) more like

I'd bet just about anything that the synthesized version will have some ridiculous undesirable side effects. Everytime man tries to duplicate nature in a lab it happens. Legalize growing and you'll have plenty of natural product to derive it from and make it more potent in the sense of ID1 neutralization.

[Growcephus]

"But you could never get enough Cannabidiol for it to be effective just from smoking."

- Pierre Desprez, PhD

Surely if they prove beyond a doubt and it becomes common knowledge that CBD can cure cancer, then no matter what the laws are, and regardless if there is a synthetic version, it would be hard to consider someone growing their own medicine as a criminal.

It wouldn't need to be synthesized to make it affordably available if it was grown eerywhere. Just think of all the incinerations of plants and the LEO's doing it, then think of all the cancer patients dying while they burn the cure because of ignorant administration and governments pursuit of domination and criminalization of people concerning a plant.

Enough to make a pothead have violent thoughts.


Gov't assclowns

[joedogsong]

Just think of how much JAIL time people have done because of the schedule one classification as opposed to what it should be scheduled as: Schedule Three.

This world wide persecution has got to stop and the only way that is going to happen is to first get it OFF schedule 1 so more scientist can use it in their research. The way it is now, in the USA, the scientist have such a hard time getting it for their research a lot of them don't want to waste their time getting the permits so as to do their research.
One Step at a time. It has to get re-classified
JDS

[siftedunity]

do you not find it a little odd that out of thousands/millions of species of plants, the only one which cures cancer is the one that everyone likes smoking?
perhaps beer cures cancer or perhaps crack? who knows?