Marijuana And Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers

[Pot Hat]

[QUOTE]A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever.

"It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited," said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery, to The Huffington Post. "We want to get started with trials as soon as possible."

The Daily Beast first reported on the finding, which has already undergone both laboratory and animal testing, and is awaiting permission for clinical trials in humans.

Desprez, a molecular biologist, spent decades studying ID-1, the gene that causes cancer to spread. Meanwhile, fellow researcher Sean McAllister was studying the effects of Cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. Finally, the pair collaborated, combining CBD and cells containing high levels of ID-1 in a petri dish.

"What we found was that his Cannabidiol could essentially 'turn off' the ID-1," Desprez told HuffPost. The cells stopped spreading and returned to normal.

"We likely would not have found this on our own," he added. "That's why collaboration is so essential to scientific discovery."

Desprez and McAllister first published a paper about the finding in 2007. Since then, their team has found that CBD works both in the lab and in animals. And now, they've found even more good news.

"We started by researching breast cancer," said Desprez. "But now we've found that Cannabidiol works with many kinds of aggressive cancers--brain, prostate--any kind in which these high levels of ID-1 are present."

Desprez hopes that clinical trials will begin immediately.

"We've found no toxicity in the animals we've tested, and Cannabidiol is already used in humans for a variety of other ailments," he said. Indeed, the compound is used to relieve anxiety and nausea, and, since it is non-psychoactive, does not cause the "high" associated with THC.

While marijuana advocates will surely praise the discovery, Desprez explained that it's not so easy as just lighting up.

"We used injections in the animal testing and are also testing pills," he said. "But you could never get enough Cannabidiol for it to be effective just from smoking."

Furthermore, the team has started synthesizing the compound in the lab instead of using the plant in an effort to make it more potent.

"It's a common practice," explained Desprez. "But hopefully it will also keep us clear of any obstacles while seeking approval."[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/marijuana-and-cancer_n_1898208.html[/url]

[Van-man]

Smoke weed, get testicular cancer.
Smoke weed some more, halt testicular cancer.

Guess there's no stopping once you're goin' :v:

[valkery]

Don't go saying, "pot is a miracle drug," because it isn't true. The cannabidiol they derived from the pot is what is going to be saving lives here.

[dass]

So...
Does it gives or does it takes?

I'm guessing it gives, but thats just because everything gives you cancer these days.

[valkery]

[QUOTE=dass;37740776]So...
Does it gives or does it takes?

I'm guessing it gives, but thats just because everything gives you cancer these days.[/QUOTE]

Again, this particular derivative takes away metastasis in severe cancer, but the blend of chemicals in pot itself isn't necessarily healthy.

[Zenreon]

[QUOTE=valkery;37740749]Don't go saying, "pot is a miracle drug," because it isn't true. The [b]cannabi[/b]diol they derived from the pot is what is going to be saving lives here.[/QUOTE]

Yeah because there is no relation whatsoever. Honestly Im not suprised this was already hinted to by harvard.

[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm[/url]

Also lets just take a moment to RECOGNIZE that this illegal plant has this many uses;
[img]http://images.babasopinions.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R53W9AoKCpoAAHjJK6o1/Marijuana%20Uses.gif?et=8Y3LrmkEFlWp0Iz943jnYg&nmid=[/img]

[valkery]

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;37740839]Yeah because there is no relation whatsoever. Honestly Im not suprised this was already hinted to by harvard.

[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm[/url]

Also lets just take a moment to RECOGNIZE that this illegal plant has this many uses;
[img]http://images.babasopinions.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R53W9AoKCpoAAHjJK6o1/Marijuana%20Uses.gif?et=8Y3LrmkEFlWp0Iz943jnYg&nmid=[/img][/QUOTE]

I agree that pot in and of itself has applications in many industries, and I think that it should be legal for recreational use. Hell, I smoke pot from time to time.

However, saying that every single part of the plant is healthy in every aspect with no negative repercussions is ludicrous and wrong. Since half the time that is what people seem to think, I wanted to stop the insanity in this thread before it became to late.

I apologize if my earlier posts could be misconstrued.

[ironman17]

It ain't the panacea, but it's still a valuable herb of many uses. Here's hoping that Obama helps get this shit back into nationwide legality if he curb-stomps the High Inquisitor during the elections in November.

[.FLAP.JACK.DAN.]

Marijuana is like some miracle drug.

[Pat4ever]

I can't wait for people to debate the authenticity of this, so I can shut them up with the quote [quote]"It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited," said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery, to The Huffington Post.[/quote] exactly how people tried to shut me up when I questioned the accuracy of a 20+ year study on marijuana's effect on intelligence that ended up having only 52 people from one town in New Zealand to base most of their findings on.

As seen here:
[QUOTE=scout1;37449108]
Can you back it up with empirical evidence that contradicts this study? No, wait, you're not a scientist that spent 30 years researching this. Hah. Silly me.[/QUOTE]

[dass]

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;37740839]Yeah because there is no relation whatsoever. Honestly Im not suprised this was already hinted to by harvard.

[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm[/url]

Also lets just take a moment to RECOGNIZE that this illegal plant has this many uses;
[img]http://images.babasopinions.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R53W9AoKCpoAAHjJK6o1/Marijuana%20Uses.gif?et=8Y3LrmkEFlWp0Iz943jnYg&nmid=[/img][/QUOTE]

Don't forget cancer, but the things it produces ALSO give cancer!

[FlashFireSix]

I wish somebody would just grow a backbone, legalize and control it, because yeah while smoking a fuckton can cause problems, so does alchahol and tobbaco?

Honestly, the sooner it's just done the sooner soccer mums will get over it being done, and we can live happily ever after

[Camundongo]

[QUOTE=Pat4ever;37741028]I can't wait for people to debate the authenticity of this, so I can shut them up with the quote exactly how people tried to shut me up when I questioned the accuracy of a 20+ year study on marijuana's effect on intelligence that ended up having only 52 people from one town in New Zealand to base most of their findings on.

As seen here:[/QUOTE]

Why would we? The scientist in this story also notes that this would be no use recreationally as it's not psychoactive, and secondly just smoking marijuana won't give you enough of a dose to have an effect.

Marijuana use having an effect on the mental development of teenagers isn't disproved by a single compound found in the plant having useful effects when extracted and administered by itself.

[Daniel Smith]

[QUOTE=Van-man;37740735]Smoke weed, get testicular cancer.
Smoke weed some more, halt testicular cancer.

Guess there's no stopping once you're goin' :v:[/QUOTE]

Whenever I hear about weed and testicular cancer:

[IMG]http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/downloads/images/season-14/1403/1403_randyWheelBarrowA.jpg[/IMG]

[carcarcargo]

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;37740839]Yeah because there is no relation whatsoever. Honestly Im not suprised this was already hinted to by harvard.

[URL]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm[/URL]

Also lets just take a moment to RECOGNIZE that this illegal plant has this many uses;
[IMG]http://images.babasopinions.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R53W9AoKCpoAAHjJK6o1/Marijuana Uses.gif?et=8Y3LrmkEFlWp0Iz943jnYg&nmid=[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Except most of the things in that picture can be done far better and cheaper using other materials. Marijuana becoming legal isn't going to revolutionise the world

[Curls]

[QUOTE=valkery;37740749]Don't go saying, "pot is a miracle drug," because it isn't true. The cannabidiol they derived from the pot is what is going to be saving lives here.[/QUOTE]

pot is a miracle drug

it can cure cancer and save the world!!!

[Aman VII]

On a moral level I want it legal, on a smokers level I almost want it to stay illegal so the price doesnt climb

[Pat4ever]

[QUOTE=Aman VII;37741362]On a moral level I want it legal, on a smokers level I almost want it to stay illegal so the price doesnt climb[/QUOTE]
That's the exact opposite of what would happen if it was legalized. Have you seen the prices in California, for instance?

Drug dealers price their wares so high because they're taking a risk in giving it to you, besides the fact that there's obviously no government that's enforcing them to set a certain price; if there was no reason to go a drug dealer the price wouldn't need to be unnecessarily jacked up and marijuana would be as cheap as it should be.

[GarrettFox]

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;37741278]Except most of the things in that picture can be done far better and cheaper using other materials. Marijuana becoming legal isn't going to revolutionise the world[/QUOTE]

I'm sure that is true in some cases, but Hemp is a pretty hard product to be beat in terms of cost to grow. It is fairly hearty and lives up to the "weed" nickname pretty well. I'm not sure other crops that fill the same void are quite as cost effective.

I'm legitimately not sure. I'm just hard pressed to believe that there is a cheaper way to produce a lot of stuff given the already pretty cheap nature of weed.

[Aman VII]

Maybe in certain states but here in Canada we pretty much have the best quality and lowest prices next to California. I don't want to pay 14% HST on my weed purchases

[koeniginator]

[QUOTE=Aman VII;37741426]Maybe in certain states but here in Canada we pretty much have the best quality and lowest prices next to California. I don't want to pay 14% HST on my weed purchases[/QUOTE]

So you just don't want to pay taxes

Not paying taxes will still be illegal even if marijuana is legalized

[Pat4ever]

[QUOTE=koeniginator;37741458]So you just don't want to pay taxes

Not paying taxes will still be illegal even if marijuana is legalized[/QUOTE]

I'd rather pay taxes, having my money go to something the government can use (or waste, but still), then use it to line some drug dealer's pockets. Besides, the taxes would most likely be cheaper than any drug dealer's mark ups.

[counterpo0]

[QUOTE=Aman VII;37741426]Maybe in certain states but here in Canada we pretty much have the best quality and lowest prices next to California. I don't want to pay 14% HST on my weed purchases[/QUOTE]

I love good cheap cali weed.

[Strike 86]

There's been heaps of anecdotal evidence saying this for years - glad we've got something more solid to go on.

[Sobotnik]

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;37740839]Yeah because there is no relation whatsoever. Honestly Im not suprised this was already hinted to by harvard.

[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm[/url]

Also lets just take a moment to RECOGNIZE that this illegal plant has this many uses;
[img]http://images.babasopinions.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R53W9AoKCpoAAHjJK6o1/Marijuana%20Uses.gif?et=8Y3LrmkEFlWp0Iz943jnYg&nmid=[/img][/QUOTE]

I find it hilarious how one of the arguments for it is "Livestock bedding".

I mean what sort of fucking useless thing is that?

[Pat4ever]

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;37741750]I find it hilarious how one of the arguments for it is "Livestock bedding".

I mean what sort of fucking useless thing is that?[/QUOTE]

What the fuck man, the animals need their bedding too.

How would you feel without your bed? You're a [I]monster[/I].

[koeniginator]

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;37741750]I find it hilarious how one of the arguments for it is "Livestock bedding".

I mean what sort of fucking useless thing is that?[/QUOTE]

dont u remember??

baby jesus used animal bedding in a farm as his babee bed

we wuldn't have jesus w/o weed

420 J3SuS -x- L0rd *&* s@vi0R [Sc0pez]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Jmmuq.jpg[/img]

[PassTheBong]

There is so much controversy towards marijuana. Every week there's an article either praising or shunning the use of marijuana.

The one thing I like about this article is that they go into great detail as to what and exactly [i]how[/i] this element found in marijuana helps halt the growth of tumors, etc.
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[editline]21st September 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Strike 86;37741678]There's been heaps of anecdotal evidence saying this for years - glad we've got something more solid to go on.[/QUOTE]

[quote=Article]"It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited," said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery, to The Huffington Post. "We want to get started with trials as soon as possible."[/quote]

You're certainly right there. 20 years of research, damn.

[Sobek-]

This just in : Taking drugs will give you testicular cancer!

This just in : Taking drugs will stop your cancer!

This just in : We can't make up our fucking mind!

...Come on.

[MRApples7]

420 blaze it faggot