“We’ve found that cannabinol protects neurons from oxidative stress and cell death, two of the major contributors to Alzheimer’s,” says senior author Pamela Maher, a research professor and head of Salk’s Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory. “This discovery could one day lead to the development of new therapeutics for treating this disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, like Parkinson’s disease.”
Seems there is a lot more going on with that THC than many would like to admit. Reminds me of a college course I once took. The main focus of the course was that through out history, mankind has had the temerity to think that 90% of all scientific topics have been FULLY examined. And if necessary, the Vatican would always help the non-believers find their way. (gouge your eyes out if necessary) That was scientific progress, the old fashioned way.
%% MY bro worked for some one had a rattlesnake milking business so long he had immunity. Snake anti-venom from snake venom was his business model. Don't know if he milked cobras; poisons differ.
I cracked my Lumbar4 Vertabra in 1988 (bad cycling crash). I'm just several months into the THC therapy world. The anesthesiologist in town told me to try it. Best thing so far. And nobody is threatening to gouge my eyes out.
If they ever legalize here I may give it a go. It cured my sisiter of her insomnia. I used to grow tomatoes using both aquaponics and hydroponics, so it might grow well in either of those systems. Should be easy to grow, I hear it's a weed.
%% Bigger cancer risk, from smoking it ,one joint = i pack of cigs\ bigger risk of car crashes[.i just did a google 1-5 articles on it] The bigger risk of brain damage may not mean much; most people use so little of thier brain. Increased heart disease risk\ even more brain damage risk if smoked under 18years. {I never really bought into the ''gateway drug theory'' + not with me anyway} Dont know anyone stupid enough to pretend smokin it would not be harmful ; eating it maybe a bit helpful, where legal??