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Marijuana cures cancer? London researchers say cannabis is key

Researchers with the University of London at St. George's said they've discovered cannabis extracts containing the key chemical in marijuana - tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC - actually help with brain cancer when combined with another chemical and radio therapy. The other necessary chemical is cannabidiol, United Press International reported. Scientists tested mice with brain tumors using the…

Cannabis could be a therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's

Its time to free the weed , This wonderful plant ''Cannabis. It has multiple benefits for medical patients and then Its other half Hemp can save 100,000s trees everywhere. Anyhow the study below is an abstract of The Potential Therapeutic effects of THC on Alzhemimers disease. The Potential Therapeutic Effects of THC on Alzheimer's Disease Journal Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Publisher IOS Press ISSN 1387-2877 (Print) 1875-8908 (Online) Subject Medicine , Clinical Neurology and Internal Medicine Issue Volume 42, Number 3 / 2014 Pages 973-984 DOI 10.3233/JAD-140093 Subject Group Medicine and Health Online Date Monday, July 07, 2014 Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential therapeutic qualities of Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with respect to slowing or halting the hallmark characteristics of Alzheimer's disease. N2a-variant amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) cells were incubated with THC and assayed for