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Marijuana Shrinks Tumors Government Knew in 1974
The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The Madrid study marks only the second time that [Read More]
Czech Approval of Cannabis-Based Drug Shows Pragmatic Approach
Czech authorities for the second time in as many years have shown a pragmatic approach to the use of cannabis. On Friday the Czech Republic’s State Institute for Drug Control, or SUKL, approved the cannabis-derived medicine Sativex, produced by U.K. drug maker GW [Read More]