Millions of Americans now have access to medical marijuana. When it comes to cancer treatment, beyond helping with the nausea of chemotherapy, there is strong scientific evidence of a deeper benefit of using cannabis with conventional therapies. Synergy: The interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, … Read more
Originally published on the Daily Beast. Marijuana Fights Cancer and Helps Manage Side Effects, Researchers Find Mounting evidence shows ‘cannabinoids’ in marijuana slow cancer growth, inhibit formation of new blood cells that feed a tumor, and help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects. Cristina Sanchez, a young biologist at Complutense University in Madrid, was studying cell… Read more
Cannabis & Cancer: A Parable [BOOK EXCERPT]
Adapted from the forthcoming book, The Thinking Patient’s Guide to Cannabis & Cancer (vol. I) by Jonathan Treasure, which Project CBD highly recommends. A free download of the complete 2nd chapter (partially excerpted below) is available here. The Mechanic and the Gardener Seeing herbs as either poison or panacea is unhelpful, but so is vilifying either modern mainstream or traditional… Read more
Olive Oil, Cancer and the CB-1 Receptor
It’s widely known that olive oil has many health benefits, but only recently have scientists learned that important therapeutic attributes of olive oil are mediated by the endocannabinoid system. Mauro Maccarone, a scientist at the University of Teramo, Italy, was aware of reports in the scientific literature that identified the cannabinoid receptor known as “CB-1” as a protein molecule able to… Read more
Marijuana Smoking and Lung Cancer
Originally published on Alternet. Media Ignored Expert’s Shocking Findings That Marijuana Helps Prevent Lung Cancer: Now It’s Med-School Material You’d think it would have been very big news in the spring of 2005 when Donald Tashkin, a professor of pulmonology at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, revealed at a conference that components of marijuana smoke, although they damage cells in… Read more