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In reply to the discussion: Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK (first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana) [View all]Fokker Trip
(249 posts)20. Great post Guy, You read my mind.
It is natures greatest gift to us humans. A pharmacy, a food source(seeds...perfect balanced efa profile for humans), a building material, etc. Its prohibition is a crime against humanity.
We are full of cannabinoid receptors, and there is growing evidence that some people are naturally deficient in their own endo-cannabinoids, thus the plant acts to top up those levels in an individual.
The substitution of stimulants and depressants as coping substances(nicotine, alcohol, etc.) is devastating to society. Cannabis re-regulates human systems that are out of regulation. Issues like PTSD are being treated with cannabis as it helps the mind to forget the repetitive and destructively traumatic memories.
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Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK (first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana) [View all]
kpete
Jan 2012
OP
Yes, quite sane to pay for something that you can grow naturally for viturally nothing
Cooley Hurd
Jan 2012
#11
The prevailing theory is that endocannabinoids in modern humans often need supplementation..
tridim
Jan 2012
#25
I am in Canada and have MS and Emphysema, and Avascular Necrosis in both hips. This sounds good.
Monk06
Jan 2012
#31