Cannabis is a Schedule I drug in the United States. By definition that means two agencies within the federal government, the DEA and the FDA, have designated the plant as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
Despite no deaths caused by cannabis sativa to date, due to the federal scheduling it is resultantly lumped into the same category as:
- Heroin (diacetylmorphine)
- Mescaline (Peyote)
- MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine aka ecstasy)
- LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
- Psilocybin
Cannabis has no medical use? Countless studies say otherwise…
If you are unfamiliar with Rick Simpson and his work treating cancer and providing the recipe for free, or want to know more, go here. Cancer is only one of many ailments that this profoundly interesting plant can treat or alleviate completely. Many people are having success switching to cannabis for their pain and getting off of liver and kidney-destroying pills for instance. To stay up-to-date on information regarding the use of cannabis as medicine for an array of conditions follow this link.
New research is always coming out and there are hundreds more related studies. You can even search the official PubMed.gov (US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health) research database for yourself. By the way, yet another government agency, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have released their own reports that clearly show cannabis has at least several medical benefits. Even though this report directly contradicts the current scheduling by other agencies within the exact same government, the confusing and conflicting laws still stand.
Below is a Massive List of Studies
Note: Many more studies exist and are in the works despite federal government policy making research very difficult and risky to conduct. It is safe to say mankind has only scratched the surface of what this unique plant is capable of.
Cannabis kills tumor cells
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1576089
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20090845
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/616322
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14640910
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19480992
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15275820
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15638794
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818650
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17952650
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20307616
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16616335
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16624285
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10700234
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17675107
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14617682
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17342320
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16893424
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15026328
Uterine, testicular, and pancreatic cancers
- http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20925645
Brain cancer
Mouth and throat cancer
Breast cancer
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18454173
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16728591
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9653194
Lung cancer
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25069049
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22198381?dopt=Abstract
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21097714?dopt=Abstract
Prostate cancer
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12746841?dopt=Abstract
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339795/?tool=pubmed
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22594963
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15753356
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10570948
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19690545
Blood cancer
Skin cancer
Liver cancer
Cannabis cancer cures (general)
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12514108
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15313899
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053780
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18199524
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19589225
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12182964
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442435
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12723496
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16250836
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17237277
Cancers of the head and neck
Cholangiocarcinoma cancer
Leukemia
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15454482
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16139274
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14692532
Cannabis partially/fully induced cancer cell death
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12130702
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19457575
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18615640
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17931597
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18438336
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19916793
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387516
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15453094
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19229996
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9771884
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18339876
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12133838
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16596790
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11269508
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15958274
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19425170
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17202146
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11903061
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15451022
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20336665
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19394652
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11106791
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189659
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16500647
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19539619
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19059457
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16909207
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18088200
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10913156
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18354058
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189054
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17934890
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16571653
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19889794
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15361550
Translocation-positive rhabdomyosarcoma
Lymphoma
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18546271
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16936228
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16337199
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609004
Cannabis kills cancer cells
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818634
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12648025
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17952650
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16835997
Melanoma
Thyroid carcinoma
Colon cancer
Intestinal inflammation and cancer
Cannabinoids in health and disease
Cannabis inhibits cancer cell invasion
Thanks to Higher Perspective for compiling this great list!
Image: Stephen Charles Thompson (anon_lynx)