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    The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It

    New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy

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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    I have smoked pot sincve sept.1968 and i am pissed off that you can go and drink yourself to death but you can not have legal pot.
    FUCK YOU USA !!!!
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    Image of Ghede Ghede
    08/06/09

    @gorehound: Poor spelling, grammar, and manners. You aren't exactly helping the legalization movement.
    It's also only tangentially related to the article. Tell you what, go google "Marijuana" and find another article that contains the word and go swear there.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    But it hurts sooooo good.
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    Image of Bender is my hero! Bender is my hero!
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    Having conducted years and years of "personal research" on this matter, I can attest that this is probably true. THC has vast potential and provides many, many benefits to users, medical and otherwise, but I've definitely notices some intensified physical responses, including some types of pain, when using THC. What completely mystifies me though is that THC alleviates some forms of pain too.
    Personally I've noticed things like toothaches and bruises/impact injuries seem to hurt more or at least be more sensitive when under the influence. Other forms of pain, like some headaches, joint pain, and strained muscles seem to hurt less when under the influence.
    Obviously my research has been somewhat less than scientific. I'm a big proponent of decriminalization/legalization, particularly for medical uses; nothing else on the Earth will make a chemo patient hungry like marijuana will. If you've ever seen a chemo patient waste away from malnourishment, you should be able to appreciate this simple treatment.
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    Does this mean I can still get high?
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    Image of lazyeight lazyeight
    08/06/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: It's painfully obvious.
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    Image of Sabbatai Sabbatai
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    I am concerned that this study would even induce thoughts of using it's resulting applications in the manners described. On a side note, Marijuana has no medical benefits. Yet we synthesize it into Marinol and all the future products this study will undoubtedly lead to for its medical benefits and patenting.
    Imagine that.
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    Image of Agent355 Agent355
    08/06/09

    @Sabbatai: No medical benefits? There are university studies showing that beacause of its anti-inflammatory properties marijuana can help ease arthritis pain. And when you look at the side effects of prescription drugs currently available for arthritis pain (ulcer, impaired liver function, and more) THC starts to look even better.
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    08/06/09

    @Sabbatai: "Marijuana has no medical benefits"
    Responding to your obvious typo might promote and validate your comment... while I don't want to do that, I sure like the idea of the huge thread that will follow your wacky rambling. I am torn.
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    Image of I Think We're Property I Think We're Property
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    Using drugs or chemicals to inflict pain wouldn't be classified as any more "humane" than waterboarding, which also technically avoids inflicting any actual injury on the subject. Drug assisted interrogation is often labeled illegal or at least tightly regulated in many situations, even when all it involves is sodium pentathol to make people the equivalent of drunk and loose-lipped.
    Also, its generally accepted amongst any organization or individual who practices "professional" interrogation techniques that pain is a very poor interrogation tool, since often all it does is make people tell you what they think you want to hear- psychological techniques aren't just more legal, they're more effective.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/06/09

    In reply to The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
    The link doesn’t take me directly to the paper. Why are you not enabling my laziness?
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    Image of Kakkoister Kakkoister
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    Shame on io9 for publishing this story. It's such a pointless study. And posting about it only harms views on Marijuana more. Because of the large percent of people who will believe it.


    [blog.norml.org]

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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    02/13/09

    @Kakkoister:


    Yeah, I'm a bit let down that they published such a bullshit pop-science story. C'mon i09 ... that's FOX news territory right there.

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    Image of prettycool prettycool
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    i have no balls.


    i can haz your weedz?

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    Image of Gann Gann
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    As a counterpoint to this article, Marijuana has been shown to cut the growth of lung cancer in half:


    [www.sciencedaily.com]

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    Image of jbq jbq
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    Drugs drugs drugs. Unless those drugs give me superpowers of immortality, and not just in my head, you can keep them, says I. What the hell is wrong with plain ol' drinking? Each to his own, I guess.
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    Image of capntim capntim
    02/12/09

    @jbq: what bob said. the ONLY way that alcohol is not a drug is in your perception based on the society you live in. And not like.. its a drug like caffine is a drug... alcohol causes major changes in your perception of reality.
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    Image of jbq jbq
    02/12/09

    @capntim: @The_Sporean_Bob: I agree that it's only not a drug based on the perception of society or whatnot. Still don't make me fancy a spliff over a nice glass of single-malt :-)
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    02/12/09

    @jbq: Word. Booze is tastier than drugs.
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    Image of EdinaSabiha EdinaSabiha
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    Really, this is disappointing, that i09, a site about science fiction, is propagating Propaganda about Marijuana, saying that ectasy isnt harmful and that Marijuana will give you testicular cancer is absurd, how many people do you know have ever died from ingesting Marijuana? How many people have died at raves from taking Ecstasy and then overheating? i09 has lost readership with this
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    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    02/12/09

    @EdinaSabiha: What I'm more shocked by is that on a sci-fi site so few people know how human subjects research works.
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    Image of BobbinBrain BobbinBrain
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    These kind of drugs should have never introduce to everyone as something "recreational" in the first place. They just f**k you up mentally, psychologically and physically.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    02/12/09

    @BobbinBrain: that's a side effect of practicly everything anyone ever does recreationally. recreational football can fuck you up physically just as much as recreational drug use, maybe even more. are you suggestion we not introduce sports to everyone as something 'recreational?'
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    02/12/09

    @BobbinBrain: Yeah, and that drug alcohol, too.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    And, owing to our anti-scientific drug policy, the efficacy of E as a controlled psychiatric drug has gone without research since the drug's brief legality in the early 80s. Thanks, government!
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    02/12/09

    In reply to New Studies Link Cancer To Pot And... Nothing, Really To Ecstasy
    "Drugs are bad because if you do drugs, you're a hippie. And hippies suck."
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