Dana wrote: > According to the study in rats, a super-potent synthetic version of the > cannabinoid compound found in marijuana can reduce depression and anxiety > when taken over an extended period of time.
Let me say this: Duh. :-) > But does medical marijuana work? To help settle that question, Zhang's team > focused on the potential of a synthetic laboratory-produced form of the > cannabinoid compound naturally found in the marijuana plant. Soooo... They aren't going to prescribe me a bong? > For example, one month post-treatment, treated rats deprived of food for 48 > hours were quicker than similarly deprived, non-treated rats to begin eating > food when it was finally offered to them in an unfamiliar environment. Plus, they had the munchies somethin' fierce. > "If our results can be confirmed in humans, we should anticipate the chronic > use of marijuana as a medical treatment for anxiety and depression," Zhang > said. :-) > However, he cautioned that "this treatment is not the same as smoking > marijuana. Whether smoking marijuana can produce the same effect, we just > don't know." :-( --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177242 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
