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more about #cannabis gorehound: 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 !!!! more » Invisible-Echidna: But it hurts sooooo good. more » Bender is my hero!: 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 ... more » J_Frank_Parnell: Does this mean I can still get high? more » Sabbatai: 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 ha... more » I Think We're Property: Using drugs or chemicals to inflict pain wouldn't be classified as any more "humane" than waterboarding, which also technically avoids inflicting any ... more » RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: The link doesn’t take me directly to the paper. Why are you not enabling my laziness? more » -
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The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It
Endocannabinoids are the body's natural form of THC, a chemical in marijuana that can ease pain. Now a new study shows this chemical is a double-edged sword, making people more sensitive to pain too. Could endocannabinoids be used for torture?
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