Top 10 Science-Related Cannabis Stories for 2011

[RainDog]

3. One of the most telling stories was the National Cancer Institute scrubbing info on cannabis.

this was what was published online on March 17:

The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect.

after pressure from some source, the National Cancer Institute removed the antitumor information:

The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. Though no relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients who prescribe medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management.

http://coloradoindependent.com/81475/first-federal-agency-to-acknowledge-medical-marijuana-removes-anti-tumor-information-from-database

...even tho that antitumor information has shown up in various early studies for various cancers.

Here's a copy of the original post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117030