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114. From the wikipedia article

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 08:54 PM

Jan 2014

The initial mechanism wasn't discovered until 1971 -- 75 years after aspirin had entered into mainstream use. They have discovered additional mechanisms of action as recently as 2012.

I was a little off on my timing, but aspirin didn't suddenly go from woo to not-woo in 1971. My original pint was that just because we don't understand the underlying mechanism doesn't mean that a therapy is woo. Now, if we refuse to hypothesis test potential mechanisms because it was only understandable by the "ancients", or create supernatural mechanisms, that is woo.

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This Is what happens When A Little Girl Gives Marijuana A Try... [View all] Quixote1818 Jan 2014 OP

this is so awesome... snooper2 Jan 2014 #1

not sure what you refer to, but this is the little girl featured in Sanjay Gupta's special Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #29

That IS the show that has the little girl. EVERYONE should watch it :) Tx4obama Jan 2014 #136

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #2

K&R giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #3

Another amazing use for marijuana! K&R B Calm Jan 2014 #4

Made my year. k/r and n/t tazkcmo Jan 2014 #5

Good for the parents for being tenacious!!! hamsterjill Jan 2014 #6

Oh, marijuana. Is there nothing you can't fix? librechik Jan 2014 #7

Properly administered, it could probably even cure conservatism! dchill Jan 2014 #16

cookies for all! librechik Jan 2014 #18

hahahaha ba da ding! hibbing Jan 2014 #20

That would take, like, a ton of marijuana to do jmowreader Jan 2014 #25

This guy makes a compelling argument for exactly that Major Nikon Jan 2014 #31

+1 for you & K&R for the thread. I was hoping someone would use this. Thanks. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #52

Melamede thinks placebos are the action of endocannabinoids. RainDog Jan 2014 #78

It would have to be administered in high doses to cure that! mecherosegarden Jan 2014 #94

Properly administered would be the key. xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author bvar22 Jan 2014 #148

That's really a stretch decrepittex Jan 2014 #133

! AllyCat Jan 2014 #140

For years I've been saying planes should drop tons of it over the West Bank Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #92

I take it to help alleviate my pot cravings Shampoobra Jan 2014 #96

Water & Weed is all you need!!! DeSwiss Jan 2014 #98

What a wonderful medicine wheel! truedelphi Jan 2014 #113

Thanks for those Shampoobra Jan 2014 #131

K & R L0oniX Jan 2014 #8

Tears of joy colorado_ufo Jan 2014 #9

When I think of the thousands of Charlotte's out there Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #10

Why would "60 Minutes" cover something like this? Aerows Jan 2014 #38

Waxing nostalic, I suppose, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #66

it struck me anew that big pharma has a vested interest in perpetual war as well. got to have niyad Jan 2014 #134

With Frank Luntz in charge Enthusiast Jan 2014 #142

That is pretty awesome. Xyzse Jan 2014 #11

It's cool that this helps this cutie pie. HappyMe Jan 2014 #12

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #13

Reccing Woo? BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #43

This isn't woo... SidDithers Jan 2014 #47

Its "WOO"... until it isn't. bvar22 Jan 2014 #53

Yes, these parents should have waited BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #56

Well said, bvar22! Thankfully "woo" is in the eye of the beholder, with triumphs like mother earth Jan 2014 #104

But those guys don't have lab coats! BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #55

LOL tridim Jan 2014 #105

Oh damn, I was hoping for one of these BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #112

Won't someone think of the children being harmed by woo!!11!!! riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #63

Coming from "homeopathy helps my horse!!1!1"... SidDithers Jan 2014 #64

No, about someone who lies as to whether the medicine she gives the horses is... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #71

Nope. Wrong again. Arnica Montana 30c tabs from my local Fruitful Yield riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #121

Arnica 30C doesn't have any arnica in it... SidDithers Jan 2014 #122

Tell that to my horses that get relief. riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #124

Racehorse owners are fucking idiots... SidDithers Jan 2014 #129

Vets Sid. Their vets. Either the horse gets relief or not. riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #132

Its the gel I'm talking about. n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #123

Then you can retract your lies about me lying riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #126

You called the gel a homeopathic remedy, I asked at what concentration... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #127

I never went back to that thread after it blossomed into several hundred responses riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #128

Uh no, my veterinarians tell me it helps horses. riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #118

Put down the pipe Sid... CanSocDem Jan 2014 #108

Kick.... daleanime Jan 2014 #14

Great story! K&R but don't forget MJ was considered a woo treatment til recently riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #15

I am glad for Charlotte heaven05 Jan 2014 #17

One of my clients years ago lost their toddler son to a severe seizure disorder. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #19

OMG, another woo thread grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #21

I was going to post something similar ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #30

I'm sure we agree on far more than we disagree:) grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #125

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #144

Huge K&R. nt DLevine Jan 2014 #22

This a great story! blackspade Jan 2014 #23

K & R ctsnowman Jan 2014 #24

Amazing - and for the woo shamers, B2G Jan 2014 #26

Where are all the posts decrying this as an anecdote? Ino Jan 2014 #27

Marijuana's ability to help people JoeyT Jan 2014 #39

It is an anecdote. A stronger case will be made with controlled studies. That's a good thing. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #50

Studies are welcomed but sick people will not wait on a government who is bought and liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #79

Let me use a couple terms from the machining world Mopar151 Jan 2014 #110

I remember reading a while back about these brothers, and how nobody wanted to buy the high-CBD pot Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #28

I bought some yesterday at the MMJ dispensary Shampoobra Jan 2014 #75

thanks for the review. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #115

The CBD capsules are convenient Shampoobra Jan 2014 #130

Does the science back this or is this more woo? On another note, ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #32

What is "woo"?? 7962 Jan 2014 #102

It works unbelievably well on my small fiber sensory neuropathy except that I am not allowed Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #33

i have heard same in illinois questionseverything Jan 2014 #48

Okay so Cannabis is an herb, isn't that woo? 2naSalit Jan 2014 #34

That's not the definition of woo. JoeyT Jan 2014 #42

AND, those people ARE: bvar22 Jan 2014 #57

And they are all bad until you get really sick, then you better support them! Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #73

Oh you have a smiley friend! HangOnKids Jan 2014 #141

Lovbely, bvar22 Jan 2014 #149

But has it been shown to be effective in randomized double blind placebo controlled studies Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #139

It's woo if the cannabis is healing seizures via supernatural means mathematic Jan 2014 #61

To be clear Sgent Jan 2014 #101

Uhm, we do know how aspirin works. Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #109

From the wikipedia article Sgent Jan 2014 #114

That may be true, but the fact of the matter is that we do know... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #116

Tides go in, tides go out? Enthusiast Jan 2014 #143

The obscenity big brother has committed by not allowing the Charlotte's of our country to legally indepat Jan 2014 #35

No kidding. tosh Jan 2014 #37

I hear some folks have been giving their pets small doses of cannabis... tridim Jan 2014 #147

Wow... Thank You for That... K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #36

Yeh Zorra Jan 2014 #40

Woo! Bad! Prove it was the weed! She was probably also taking... polichick Jan 2014 #41

Don't forget placebo! drokhole Jan 2014 #62

where's that teary eyed smiling smiley thingy? BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #44

Well FFS it is one of "God's Plants" Blue Owl Jan 2014 #45

Charlotte's web 3auld6phart Jan 2014 #46

i am so happy for this little cutie and her parents noiretextatique Jan 2014 #49

A friend is working hard to make this possible for his daughter, who also has terrible, brain-frying Brickbat Jan 2014 #51

It's a shame that SCIENCE!!!! is so easily used by those with a shitty agenda. redqueen Jan 2014 #54

Science is good. I love Science. bvar22 Jan 2014 #58

Exactly. Hence my saying "SCIENCE!!!" instead of just regular old "science". redqueen Jan 2014 #60

For fuck's sake, science, whether capitalized or not, never said that. n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #72

However, people who CLAIM to Know Science do say things lke that, even on DU. bvar22 Jan 2014 #77

First off, you are erecting strawmen, then showing ignorance of radiation... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #80

Whatever , dude. bvar22 Jan 2014 #84

I know of nuttiness of RobertEarl and his anti-nuke conspiracy theories... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #88

Funny, I was thinking of the 'banana' posts as I was replying to you earlier. redqueen Jan 2014 #82

LOL! bvar22 Jan 2014 #85

Try reading my post again. nt redqueen Jan 2014 #81

Again, it wasn't science being misused, it was prejudice, political posturing, and government... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #83

So you're just completely unaware of studies which are cited to prove redqueen Jan 2014 #86

Was that ever the consensus? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #87

So, to you, science isn't science till 'consensus'? redqueen Jan 2014 #90

Actually that IS how it works, don't you know that? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #91

LOL, so what do you call all the research and experimentation that goes on redqueen Jan 2014 #97

Do you have any inkling as to what you are talking about? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #100

" You seem to think that the existence of such studies is in itself a slam against science," redqueen Jan 2014 #103

A little misleading in the title Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #59

Here are a few RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #65

Thank you Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #70

Agree About Misleading Titles Here... BodieTown Jan 2014 #74

Oil is good stuff, potent. TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #138

Beautiful story packman Jan 2014 #67

What a beautiful story. This brought a tear to my eye... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #68

How many have suffered for so long because of the criminalizing of this organic substance. ancianita Jan 2014 #69

Wonderful story, but beware... SimpleMan Jan 2014 #76

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #89

Wow that is fantastic! lonestarnot Jan 2014 #93

Yes! DeSwiss Jan 2014 #95

The Stanley Brothers are a mighty fine family! mountain grammy Jan 2014 #99

Natural medicine, aka, naturopathy, victorious! TY, Quixote1818! K & R for a mother being open to mother earth Jan 2014 #106

What a blessing. KnR Hekate Jan 2014 #107

not sure what to say - this is wonderful! rurallib Jan 2014 #111

just beautiful ... thanks for posting, will share mettamega Jan 2014 #117

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For The Woo Tang Klan... But It's Just Anecdotal, Right ??? WillyT Jan 2014 #135

Comment #29 has the VIDEO Tx4obama Jan 2014 #137

Great story Gothmog Jan 2014 #145

Since corporate America and the govt. dotymed Jan 2014 #146