Marijuana and Cancer: New Findings

Marijuana and Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers by Robin Wilkey

     A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco have found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, including breast, prostate, and brain cancer. Although these are just initial findings and human trials are needed to test the validity of these findings this seems to be very promising news for cancer patients and marijuana advocates worldwide. 
     Supposedly the gene that causes cancer to spread, ID-1, can be "turned off" with Cannabidiol which is a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. When Cannabidiol was applied to the genes that cause cancer to spread, the cells stopped spreading and returned to normal. However, they did say that smoking marijuana wouldn't provide you with enough dosage of Cannabidiol from the plant for it to be effective in fighting the cancer cells. Although more research will be needed to prove this, as marijuana advocates we can be glad that this research has been conducted and human trials are being set up to test it. The push to end marijuana prohibition has helped to spark this research, and because of that we should all spark up! Stay medicated!


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