pharmaceutical industry and regulatory system are addicted to the cult of synthesis. It’s as if every drug has to come out of a factory. God forbid that it might be natural. There’s an attitude that man can create a better ‘Garden of Eden’ scientifically,” [3] was one person’s view. “‘Cannabis is one of humanity’s oldest medicines, with a remarkable record of both safety and efficiency,’ insists Dr. Lester Grinspoon whose unflinching advocacy of cannabis caused a storm in America and even led to death threats, ‘ I’d like to see the day when full potential of cannabis is recognized,’ he says. ‘Then it will be seen in the same light as other so-called wonderdrugs: penicillin, aspirin and insulin. People will look back and ask how people could have been so blind. There is no plant with so many therapeutic qualities. It’s one of the safest drugs known to man kind.’” [3] “Cannabis does seems to be as effective, if not better, than existing drugs in dealing with spasticity and bladder problems of multiple sclerosis, the side effects seem to be more tolerable for some patients. Clinical trials have all backed cannabis in being able to, not cure, but suppress some of the symptoms. Migraines could well be another case.” [3]Marijuana has been “proven” to help in all these illnesses: “Experimentally Induced Acute Pain, Surgical Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Migraine Headaches, Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Malnutrition in HIV-Infected Patients, Malnutrition in Cancer Patients, Anorexia Nervosa, Muscle Spasticity, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Chord Injury, Movement Disorders, Dystonia, Hunnington’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Tourette’s Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s Disease, Glaucoma, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder, Manic-Depressive Disorder, Pseud...
