Marijuana top U.S. cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined

Sure, and Merck patented the formula for ectasy, point being, these bastards cant be trusted to do ANYTHING in the interests of any particular person.
 
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Sure, and Merck patented the formula for ectasy, point being, these bastards cant be trusted to do ANYTHING in the interests of any particular person.
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You hit the nail on the head! Nothing against capitalism, heck I day trade, but capitalism seeks to extract the great profit possible which is in direct conflict with the greater good IMO. A healthcare system based on capitalist values wills always have problems. That said, there a plenty of cons to socialized medicine too.
 
Opps, sorry my spelling of "nicotene" in my post above is incorrect. It should be nicotine, and i should no better. :eek:
 
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Opps, sorry my spelling of "nicotene" in my post above is incorrect. It should be nicotine, and i should no better. :eek:
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PS.....there is no medical benefits to it. Yes, tax revenue would go up.

The active component in the prescription drug "Marinol" is identical to the active component in marijuana, viz., tetrahydrocanabinol. Anorexia and nausea are two approved indications. I believe refractive asthma was once an accepted indication but is now deleted (apparently THC is a bronchodilator).

The following is a quote from the 15th Edition of the USP DI page 1185:
"In an open-label study in patients with AIDS who received [THC] for up to 5 months, no abuse, diversion, or systemic change in personality or social functioning was observed, even in those patients with a hustory of drug abuse."

The new Sanofi-Aventis appetite suppressant, which is approved in Europe and currently under review at the US FDA , apparently functions by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain, or by binding to the receptor's messenger molecule. This has the potential to be a real blockbuster is the US and is the main reason i am currently interested in Sanofi-Aventis stock. It would seem likely that study of the mechanism by which marijuana stimulates appetite led to synthesis of this new class of appetite suppressants. They reportedly have very few side effects, if any. Sanofi is also seeking approval for the same drug as an aid to smoking sessation. As nicotine decreases appetite, it may be that the new Sanofi drug shares some molecular structural elements with the nicotene molecule.
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Wait, wait, wait a second. Marijuana makes you want to consume food, it makes you hungry. Is that what you trying to explain? What is the medical benefit of that?
 
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Wait, wait, wait a second. Marijuana makes you want to consume food, it makes you hungry. Is that what you trying to explain? What is the medical benefit of that?
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people who are doing chemo often feel very ill, because of it have trouble eating and keeping food down. they suffer greatly from this lack of appetite. apparently pot helps out a lot in this situation. penn and teller gave an example of this on their war on drugs episode.
 
It also reduces blood pressure to the eyes, helping glaucoma patients.

Making tea from the roots is good for asthma {the root contains no THC}

It works quite well as an antidepressant.
 
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