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The U.S. government funded a study to prove that cannabis has "no accepted medical use". Metro UK reports that results of the study actually prove otherwise - cannabis actually kills cancer cells.
By Maria Leonila Masculino
According to the Department of Health's
National Cancer Institute, "cannabinoids may be useful in treating the
side effects of cancer and cancer treatment" through smoking, eating and
drinking cannabis-infused products, and tongue sprays. Now, there are actually two cannabis medications approved by the FDA.
Benefits of this medicinal herb include
anti-inflammatory activities, preventing cancer cell growth, blocking
the growing blood vessels that develop tumours, and muscle spasm relief.
The research
commissioned by the government was conducted by scientists at London's
St. George's University. Study shows that two cannabinoids found in
marijuana - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) weakened
cancer cells, making cannabis an effective cure for cancer aside from
radiation treatment.
According to NIDA, "recent animal studies have shown that marijuana can kill certain cells and reduce the size of others."
"Evidence from one animal study suggests
that extracts from whole-plant marijuana can shrink one of the most
serious types of brain tumours. Research in mice showed that these
extracts, when used with radiation, increased the cancer-killing effects
of the radiation."
The NIDA report was surprising,
considering its opposition to the recent proposal to the Congress and
the House of Representatives requesting for legalization of cannabis in
all states.
The CARERS Act bill aims to downgrade
the Schedule I drug status of the herb to Schedule II - making it an
accepted form of medication.
Marijuana was labelled as a Schedule I
drug through the Controlled Substances Act in 1970. Like other drugs
such as Heroin, LSD, Mescaline, MDMA, and Ecstasy, Cannabis is
considered to have no medical usage, high potential for abuse and
unsafe.
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