New Study: Crohn’S Disease Mitigated By Cannabis

[+EdwardGlen]

The federal government steadfastly refuses to acknowledge the therapeutic utility of the cannabis plant, stating as recently as this past July that it possesses:

 

“a high potential for abuse; … no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; … [and] lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision. … [T]here are no adequate and well-controlled studies proving (marijuana’s) efficacy; the drug is not accepted by qualified experts. … At this time, the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits in well-controlled clinical trials that scientifically evaluate safety and efficacy.”

 

Yet, almost daily, scientific journals from around the globe expose the absurdity of the administration’s longstanding ‘flat Earth’ position regarding the medical use of cannabis.

 

Below is a just published abstract from yet another scientific study establishing the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Your government will state categorically that studies like these don’t exist. Your government is lying to you.

 

Naftali T, Lev LB, Yablekovitz D, Half E, Konikoff FM.

SourceInstitute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. naftali@post.tau.ac.il

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21910367

 

Abstract

 

BACKGROUND: The marijuana plant cannabis is known to have therapeutic effects, including improvement of inflammatory processes. However, no report of patients using cannabis for Crohn's disease (CD) was ever published.

 

OBJECTIVES: To describe the effects of cannabis use in patients suffering from CD.

 

METHODS: In this retrospective observational study we examined disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization before and after cannabis use in 30 patients (26 males) with CD. Disease activity was assessed by the Harvey Bradshaw index for Crohn's disease.

 

RESULTS: Of the 30 patients 21 improved significantly after treatment with cannabis. The average Harvey Bradshaw index improved from 14 +/- 6.7 to 7 +/- 4.7 (P < 0.001). The need for other medication was significantly reduced. Fifteen of the patients had 19 surgeries during an average period of 9 years before cannabis use, but only 2 required surgery during an average period of 3 years of cannabis use.

 

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of cannabis use in Crohn's disease in humans. The results indicate that cannabis may have a positive effect on disease activity, as reflected by reduction in disease activity index and in the need for other drugs and surgery. Prospective placebo-controlled studies are warranted to fully evaluate the efficacy and side effects of cannabis in CD

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America Again Falls Behind Rest Of Industrialized World In Medical Cannabis Research And Acceptance

 

Israel Officially Approves Medical Marijuana

 

Israel Cabinet Approves Medical Marijuana Guidelines

 

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/aug/07/israel_cabinet_approves_medical

 

The Israeli cabinet Sunday gave its approval to medical marijuana guidelines that will govern the supply of marijuana for medical and research purposes. In so doing, it explicitly agreed that marijuana does indeed have medical uses.

[kirsten]

If they have to admit cannabis works for Crohn's it migh hurt their big pharma donations.

[peanutbutter]

The federal government steadfastly refuses to acknowledge the therapeutic utility of the cannabis plant, stating as recently as this past July that it possesses:

 

“a high potential for abuse; … no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; … [and] lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision. … [T]here are no adequate and well-controlled studies proving (marijuana’s) efficacy; the drug is not accepted by qualified experts. … At this time, the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits in well-controlled clinical trials that scientifically evaluate safety and efficacy.”

 

Yet, almost daily, scientific journals from around the globe expose the absurdity of the administration’s longstanding ‘flat Earth’ position regarding the medical use of cannabis.

 

Below is a just published abstract from yet another scientific study establishing the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Your government will state categorically that studies like these don’t exist. Your government is lying to you.

 

Naftali T, Lev LB, Yablekovitz D, Half E, Konikoff FM.

SourceInstitute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. naftali@post.tau.ac.il

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21910367

 

Abstract

 

BACKGROUND: The marijuana plant cannabis is known to have therapeutic effects, including improvement of inflammatory processes. However, no report of patients using cannabis for Crohn's disease (CD) was ever published.

 

OBJECTIVES: To describe the effects of cannabis use in patients suffering from CD.

 

METHODS: In this retrospective observational study we examined disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization before and after cannabis use in 30 patients (26 males) with CD. Disease activity was assessed by the Harvey Bradshaw index for Crohn's disease.

 

RESULTS: Of the 30 patients 21 improved significantly after treatment with cannabis. The average Harvey Bradshaw index improved from 14 +/- 6.7 to 7 +/- 4.7 (P < 0.001). The need for other medication was significantly reduced. Fifteen of the patients had 19 surgeries during an average period of 9 years before cannabis use, but only 2 required surgery during an average period of 3 years of cannabis use.

 

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of cannabis use in Crohn's disease in humans. The results indicate that cannabis may have a positive effect on disease activity, as reflected by reduction in disease activity index and in the need for other drugs and surgery. Prospective placebo-controlled studies are warranted to fully evaluate the efficacy and side effects of cannabis in CD

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America Again Falls Behind Rest Of Industrialized World In Medical Cannabis Research And Acceptance

 

Israel Officially Approves Medical Marijuana

 

Israel Cabinet Approves Medical Marijuana Guidelines

 

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/aug/07/israel_cabinet_approves_medical

 

The Israeli cabinet Sunday gave its approval to medical marijuana guidelines that will govern the supply of marijuana for medical and research purposes. In so doing, it explicitly agreed that marijuana does indeed have medical uses.

 

This is good. A timely post.

 

Thank you.

[peanutbutter]

And thank you Israel

[HELP!]

Israel is also expanding their federal MJ program beginning 2012. Right now I think they have something like 10,000 people on it once its expanded they estimate it will go up to 40,000. Sad Israel can recognize MJ's medical benefits on a federal level but our nation continues to ignore it.

[Hempcheff]

well then our government would appear, oh i dont know, hypocritical to the rest of the world now wouldn't it....

Israel is also expanding their federal MJ program beginning 2012. Right now I think they have something like 10,000 people on it once its expanded they estimate it will go up to 40,000. Sad Israel can recognize MJ's medical benefits on a federal level but our nation continues to ignore it.

[+EdwardGlen]

Israel is also expanding their federal MJ program beginning 2012. Right now I think they have something like 10,000 people on it once its expanded they estimate it will go up to 40,000. Sad Israel can recognize MJ's medical benefits on a federal level but our nation continues to ignore it.

 

 

There are around 6,000 Medical Cannabis patients in Israel at this time and that number could rise to 40K by 2016.

 

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/aug/07/israel_cabinet_approves_medical

 

"Israel currently has about 6,000 medical marijuana patients, but the program is so popular that there are estimates that number could rise to 40,000 by 2016. Medical marijuana for existing patients is currently provided by private Israeli growers"

[TokinJay]

You know its kinda sad that they have these studies yet ignore those of us who are in actual need of some serious medication that they seem to be over looking...Its all about money for our government and the moronic pharmaceutical tyrants who need the extra lining in their pockets....

 

Might be time for me to move my Crohn's and self to another country that might actually care that we are suffering here with stress (most of us don't need even when healthy).......

[Wild Bill]

Sad Israel can recognize MJ's medical benefits on a federal level but our nation continues to ignore it.

 

They answer to a higher authority.