gnn.tv — The pot used in the study is of the poorest quality and the beneficial effects may be greater than stated. The strange thing is that people in medicine have known of the beneficial results of smoking pot for a long time. During the 19th century American and European medical journals published over 100 papers on the beneficial uses of cannabis.
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underskyMar 9, 2007
Two marijuana articled front page consecutively only proves that pro-pot-legalization lobbyists are at work on Digg, and successfully manipulating the system to voice their propaganda.
marijuanaMar 9, 2007
You gotta admit this is Marijuana's year. Mmmmm I'll toke to that.
Closed AccountMar 9, 2007Submitter
@jimripper dude wtf? where you there? how do you know the specifics of the study? what did you call them and ask them all these questions? where the hell are you getting all your info?"Marijuana has not been shown to reduce neuropathic pain due to conditions other than HIV neuropathy "they just said that the patients said that it did. you think they just made that s**t up?what makes you an expert?
Closed AccountMar 9, 2007Submitter
why is it that every article that makes the front page sombody says is only there because of bias or lobbyists? could it be possible that not everyone agrees with YOU
Closed AccountMar 9, 2007Submitter
Thanks for the link I appreciate it, but that still dose not meton anything about the patients having smoked weed before, and parts of your other comments are presumptious.
jimripperMar 10, 2007
@DrNoLoveIf you read the full paper, the Methods section mentions that patients who did not have prior weed-smoking experience were excluded from the study. And I fail to see how my other comments are presumptuous. They are merely an analysis of the facts.
Closed AccountMar 10, 2007
@phrag Methods: Prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial conducted in the inpatient General Clinical Research Center between May 2003 and May 2005 involving adults with painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Patients were randomly assigned to smoke either cannabis (3.56% tetrahydrocannabinol) or identical placebo cigarettes with the cannabinoids extracted three times daily for 5 days. Primary outcome measures included ratings of chronic pain and the percentage achieving >30% reduction in pain intensity. Acute analgesic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of smoked cannabis were assessed using a cutaneous heat stimulation procedure and the heat/capsaicin sensitization model. ...Where does it say that?
jimripperMar 11, 2007
@LiberalLoverYou have to read the full paper, not just the abstract. Christ you guys can be dense sometimes.