yeah, gel and tony don't sound too surprised ;P I can guarantee though, that since a proven remedy like ritalin still runs into as much resistance as it does, that it will be a while before marijuana is socially acceptable. Though I wonder if current users would use a pill if it was available. The ritual may be part of the fun.
Dana On 10/17/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177277 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
