-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Ken Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 1:49 PM Subject: Therapeutic Humane Cannabis THERAPEUTIC HUMANE CANNABIS The Drug War is not about drugs. It is about war. Like any other war, it has collateral casualties. Collateral casualties are the innocent civilians whose suffering is tolerated in the name of war. Consider, for example, the innocent children of Belgrade, who are going to bed tonight hungry, cold, tired and afraid. They are collateral casualties. Some collateral casualties of America's war on drugs would include the pain, suffering and even deaths of innocent Americans. Let me tell you about myself. I am an Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. The "Adjunct" part of my title means I get my financial support from outside sources. I do contract research for private drug companies. Recently, I did a project for Atlantic Pharmaceutical. The new drug is called "CT-3." It sounds almost like a character from "Star Wars," doesn't it? Anyway, this drug was formed by attaching the active part of aspirin to the cannabinoid Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. The result is a drug with high potency analgesic (pain relief) and anti-inflammatory effects. My study investigated the dose-response effects of CT-3 on analgesia, stomach injury and toxicity. I found and reported that the drug had a very good dose-response curve for pain relief, with virtually no injury to the stomach. In other words, the THC part of the molecule protects the stomach from the aspirin part. I also found it was impossible for me to put enough CT-3 into a rat stomach to produce death. There simply was not sufficient room. Thus, CT-3 has the potential to be the perfect drug for arthritis sufferers around the world. It is as powerful as aspirin on pain and inflammation, with no stomach irritation or oral toxicity. I don't know if humans can get "high" on CT-3, but I suspect the dose would be so high, it would be at least 10 times as expensive as getting high smoking pot, hardly an incentive for abuse. The last I heard, Atlantic Pharmaceutical is not pursuing this potential wonder drug for arthritis sufferers. I don't believe it is because the drug is not effective or because of any adverse side effects. I suspect it is because the drug is a cannabinoid and would test positive for THC in urinalysis. I suspect this drug will never be available to the millions of people suffering from arthritis because of America's war on drugs. I suspect CT-3 is a collateral casualty. If CT-3 could have helped, then all those who suffer because of its unavailabilty would be collateral casualties. How many other drugs might be more effective if their adverse gastrointestinal effects could be reduced or eliminated with the addition of THC? How many other potential medical uses for THC will be collateral casualties? How many undiscovered wonder drugs are missing from your pharmacy because of the drug war? Does this make sense to you? Are you willing to trust your doctor to open you up and take out your appendix, but not trust her to prescribe appropriate drugs for your suffering? All prescription drugs are potentially dangerous and can be abused. That's why they are prescription drugs. Dozens of prescription drugs are more deadly than cannabinoids. Dozens of prescription drugs are more addictive than cannabinoids. Dozens of prescription drugs are more intoxicating and psychotropic than cannabinoids. Isn't it time we trust our medical professionals to make medical decisions? If you wouldn't trust the Legislature or Congress to operate on your appendix, why trust them with prescription decisions? The THC petition is about restoring some sanity to a world gone mad. It is about protecting three groups: 1) doctors who prescribe cannabinoids for proven medical conditions, 2) patients with prescriptions for the use of cannabinoids, and 3) suppliers of cannabinoids who supply only to patients with prescriptions. It is not about making cannabis legal for non-medical purposes. We trust our dentists to inject Novocain, a derivative of cocaine. We trust our doctors to prescribe codeine, a derivative of opium. Practically every illegal drug has its legal and useful derivatives in medicine -- except cannabinoids. Let's return a little humanity to medicine. Let's support the therapeutic use of cannabinoids to relieve human suffering. Let's support the Therapeutic Humane Cannabis initiative petition in Utah. Thank you, Ken Larsen, Ph.D. Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Medicine Chairman of the Utah THC Committee 856 East 100 South #2 Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 801-533-8658 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists & E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, & resources. 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