Marijuana has no Proven Medicinal Value
This is just an outright lie that I hear on the major news stations time after time. In a recent Huffington Post article entitled “New Research Shows How Marijuana Compound Can Reduce Tumor Growth In Cancer Patients”, the writer points out that “Scientists have long known that compounds derived from marijuana have some cancer fighting properties”. How long have they known? English Botanist John Parkinson said Marijuana is effective for treating tumors in 1640. For over 374 years scientists have known that marijuana has cancer fighting properties. In 1890, Queen Victoria of England’s personal physician Sir Russell Reynolds said “…Cannabis is one of the of the most valuable medicines we possess”
In the 1970s, Studies showed that smoking marijuana lowered the IOP of people with glaucoma. Currently, the only way to control glaucoma is to lower IOP levels.
Science Daily reports that marijuana is an effective anti-inflammatory
The American Medical Association Agrees Marijuana May Have Analgesic Benefits.
