What pharmaceutical company is doing serious medical research of cannabis?

I'll be surprised if there is because of the success it is having on cancer patients.

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is this a trick question? pharmicudical companys have some of the biggest influence on the criminalization and prohibition of cannabis

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In Europe they are doing serious investigation with THC in mice and humans and the results are fantastic. The Spanish government has asked some labs to start producing some kind of drugs with THC as basis. Those labs are recieving governement help (money) or investigation
Please check this link about the tests Journal of Clinical Investigation -- Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

That sad, but here is one company pushing the envelop of cannabis study Cannabis Science

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England: GW Pharm. (developers of Sativex)

US: Cannabis Science Inc. (CEO is Steve Kubby & CSO is Dr. Melamede, in above video)

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definitely GW Pharmaceuticals. they have done a lot of research and are even doing clinical trials in the US in an attempt to get sativex approved in the US. good luck to them with all of that, I just wonder what happens to state medical marijuana programs if cannabis gets rescheduled CII or CIII. there are many other companies studying cannabis. want to find out more, check out ClinicalTrials.gov and search cannabis or sativex or dronabinol or nabilone.

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hi there, i just took a look at your link and loads of these studies mention cannibis dependance.
is there such a thing?
i think its this kind of duff that puts a lotta people off when they see these kinds of things.
makes me sooo mad!!

tracey

I've known quite a few people who could be described as "addicted" to cannabis. People with addictive personalities can become dependent on anything from heroin to cartoons.

Don't blame the herb for that. Blame weak-willed individuals with no self-control or self-respect.

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i guess your right michael, but it still makes me mad.
i've been surrounded by cannibis smokers including myself since i was 18 and i've never known anyone to be addicted.
maybe i'm the one being narrow minded sometimes. i just cant help but see the good in it!!

tracey

I guess it depends on what you mean when you say "addiction". In my mind, it means dependence. But, it also speaks to the price you pay for your habits - whatever they are.

You've never known anyone that let cannabis interfere with their normal life on a regular basis? Like people who don't pay the light bill so they can buy a bag? Or people who lost their job over their smoking? How about ripping people off to get weed? Stealing from friends and family? Lying? Scamming?

There are plenty of potheads who might as well be crackheads, except they eat better. Other than that, they're just plain scandalous.

I've known a LOT of people (mostly younger people) who have pretty much destroyed their lives, their fortunes and their reputations - all because they couldn't even handle smoking weed without making a mess of things.

Then, there are all the people doing time right now over weed. I know a guy who is probably doing life in San Quentin right now - all because he was a pot farmer. He went to prison and that started a chain reaction that has, for all intents and purposes, ended his life. But, he had two chances to straighten up and fly right and he went back to growing both times. Is that an addiction? Not in the strictest sense. But, it certainly smells a lot like it, huh?

Let's face it. The only reason weed costs $4000+/lb is people are willing to pay ridiculous amounts for the stuff. Why is that? Is it all supply and demand or is there a large element of people who will pay any price for weed - regardless of their circumstances? Are they dependent? Addicted?

It really makes ya wonder, sometimes.

Don't get me wrong. I think cannabis is the safest psychoactive substance known to man. But, people are idiots and, if you skew things just a bit, that will end up looking like cannabis causes idiocy. The thing is, if they didn't have cannabis to screw up with, these people would just get screwed up on booze or pills or food or sex or whatever else. Anything can be addicting in that sense.

It's like I've always said - reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

LOL

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IMO, there is a difference in being addicted to something and being Physically Dependant on something. Anyone can be 'addicted' to anything... Anything that makes you feel good or smile or have happy thoughts can be addicting. Weather is Bud, or Beer, or Sex- it can all become addicting. My oppinion is that anyone who does anything in excess is addicted. Now, becoming PHYSICALLY DEPENDANT on MJ is a bunch of Bull if you ask me? I have smoked for 15 yrs (Pot and Cigs) once I became Pregnant, I tried to stop everything. Pot was not hard for me to quit - even though I enjoy this the most. I knew I had to, and that was that? Now Cigs... I slept thinking of a cig, I wanted 1 as SOON as my feet hit the floor, and my head was out of the toilet. I had to fight the urges EVERYDAY. I could NOT be around anyone smoking a cig- Now Pot...That did not bother me at all? I enjoyed the smell of it, and I did not sit back and crave it? My mind was not pre-occupied stressing over wanting to smoke or get high? The day I left the hospital, Hubs had a fatty waiting on me at home. I did not smoke as soon as I walked in the door, or even for a few hours? I waited till I was comfortable, and the baby was sleeping, then I blazed and puffed away! Now as far as the Cig goes...I had that sparked up in the parking lot as Hubs was loading up the baby? IMO Pot is NOTHING like other things that get you PHYSICALLY DEPENDANT on them. Michael is right, all the worthless-lazy pot heads, would still be worthless & Lazy even without Pot, they would just be known as a lazy bumb?
I hope some serious research comes from someone- and quick! I believe in the healing properties of the cannabis plant and I wish the big Pharmas could jump on board to give us some actual proof, and studies, with some actual medicine! They need to quit wasting their $'s on a synthetic THC anything, and give us the REAL DEAL- with REAL healing properties? Untill then...I GUESS I'm ON MY OWN

Happy Healing,
JointGirl

oh my god!
you just described my life!
you are soooo not on your own girl!
i'm with ya all the way!!

tracey

yeah you do kind of have to sift through the results because there are a lot of studies that are researching marijuana "withdrawal" and "addiction," this is of course laughable. anything can be psychologically addicting but that is completely different from physical withdrawal, like the types seen in benzo/barbiturate, opiate, and alcohol addictions. they try stupid things like seroquel and neurontin, things I think they tried using with "cocaine addicts." the reason there is no "maintenance" or downer/opiate style detox for things like stimulants, psychedelics, and cannabis is because they do not cause physical dependence.
the cool thing about those studies are that some you get paid, possibly to get paid and smoke, and they are also studying a marinol detox. would be interesting and profitable if nothing else.
but if you do look around you'll see there are all kinds of research involving cannabinoids, both natural and synthetic, on pain, nausea, vomiting, appetite stimulation and suppression, MS, neuropathy, antipsychotic, HIV/AIDS, cancer, the effectiveness of different routes of administration of cannabis, and much more. its pretty interesting, especially if you are near a place that is participating in a study.

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