Cannabinoids and Cancer In Response To Professor Sanchia Aranda's Comments

Professor Sanchia Aranda

In response to the recent comments Professor Sanchia Aranda(CEO Cancer Council Australia) made  in "Body and Soul" the Telegraph weekend edition


” Aranda says, adding that there’s no evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids have a curative effect on cancers, as has been previously claimed. 

Munro agrees, saying the last thing we want to do is go down the same path as the US, where self-diagnostics and self-treatment for even the most minor of ailments have become commonplace."

We offer you this pdf regarding cannabinoids and cancer, sent to me by Dennis Hill, a biochemist who also worked for 10 years as a researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center and later cured himself of stage 3 prostate cancer using cannabis oil, over 5 years ago.

I'd also like to draw your attention to the following interview with Professor Cristina Sanchez ( a researcher for GW Pharmaceuticals) , the company the NSW government is commissioning for the trial of Epidiolex.
In the interview  Dr Sanchez states "we kill cancer cells all the time" in pre clinical tests, with both CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)
The method these cannabinoids kill cancer cells is explained in this pdf regarding cannabinoids and cancer



Study: Smoking Marijuana Associated With 50% Lower Chance Of Developing Metabolic Syndrome

cannabis flower

We’re all familiar with the “stoner” stereotype. Those who smoke marijuana are often portrayed by the media as “lazy” individuals who are prone to get the “munchies” — both of which are leading causes of metabolic syndrome. As such, one may assume that marijuana users...

Read more ...

Cannabis Consumption Can Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome, Finds New Study

a joint in hand
A new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine, and published online by the National Institute of Health (NIH), has found that those who currently consume cannabis are considerably less likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome than those who have never used it. Those who have never consumed cannabis are also more..

Read more ...

Sign the Petition to Fire DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg for Calling Medical Cannabis a Joke

Chuck Rosenberg
DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg says calling cannabis medicine is “a joke”.

Recently Chuck Rosenberg, head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), told reporters he believes that calling cannabis medicine is “a joke”. This has immediately drawn backlash from supporters of medical cannabis, including a Change.org petition...

Read more ...