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DdC · 03-24-2005, 08:28 PM

Bad research makes headlines by Reverend Damuzi (21 Mar, 2005)

A misleading study claims that marijuana doesn't help epilepsy.

An August 2004 press release may have alarmed those who use pot to ward off seizures and spasms. The release, titled Marijuana Compound May Intensify Epileptic Seizures, was given extensive media coverage in Canada. It summarized the results of a study by Dr Michael Corcoran of the University of Saskatchewan.

Corcoran claimed that his study showed marijuana could increase the frequency and severity of certain kinds of seizures that originate in the prefrontal cortex, while admitting that it reduces the grand mal type. He reached his conclusion by dosing rats and then artificially inducing brain seizures by frying their brains with electrical currents.

What Corcoran didn't reveal in his press release was that he wasn't actually studying marijuana, he was using synthetic, injectable compounds designed to act on the same cellular receptors as THC.

Credible cannabinoid researchers would never confuse synthetic THC substitutes with marijuana, which contains THC, cannabidiol (CBD) and a host of other medically active and therapeutically intertwined biochemicals. Credible researchers would also be familiar with the work of Dr Paul Consroe of the University of Arizona, whose battery of tests throughout the 70's and 80's showed that extremely high doses of THC can indeed trigger convulsions, while CBD does the opposite, and when combined with THC has a net anticonvulsant effect for all seizure types.

Corcoran should have known that the world's largest producer of synthetic THC, known by the brand name Marinol, warns that their product can cause seizures in "patients with existing seizure disorders." Further, a variety of studies in peer-reviewed journals have shown that it is CBD which has anti-spasmodic and anti-convulsive effects.

Given the circumstances, can it be any coincidence that Corcoran's cannabinoid research partner is Dr Xia Zhang, an associate professor of neuropsychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan, whose focus is the highly dubious field of "marijuana withdrawal?"

To raise suspicions further, Corcoran's study was funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, whose provincial strategy includes filling all 12 of the province's regional health authorities with an army of addiction workers over the next 10 years.

Rather than tarnishing the reputation of whole marijuana with misleading studies using synthetic THC analogues, at Cannabis Culture we'd like to see more research into whole-plant cannabis extracts, and medicines that maximize the synergistic effects of cannabinoids working together.

Bad research makes headlines by Reverend Damuzi (21 Mar, 2005)
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4186.html

"Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise."
From Benito Mussolini contributing to the "London Sunday Express," December 8, 1935

Anti-pot propaganda 14 Mar, 2005
US feds are addicted to making up fake anti-pot news.
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4185.html

How The Canadian Media Import Counterfeit News From The States.
The Drug Czar Lies and Even The Best Papers Don’t Check the Facts.
Posted by Richard Cowan on 2005-03-17 16:20:00
Source: “But it is time to acknowledge that the nation's news organizations have played a large and unappetizing role in deceiving the public….”— The New York Times
Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=797

Front Page Fantasy: The New York Times Pushes Fact Free Journalism
Supposedly About “BC Bud”
Posted by Richard Cowan on 2005-03-17 16:20:00
Source: This article was cited in the Canadian Parliament as proof that Canada cannot even decriminalize cannabis because of US opposition, “causing costly cross-border delays.” Lies have consequences, which is why people lie.
Read Full Story.. http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=796

Pot Issue Brought To Senate by State By Sean Cockerham
CN Source: Anchorage Daily News March 22, 2005
Juneau, Alaska -- State officials, desperate to overturn Alaska court rulings that at-home pot is legal here, took their case to the Legislature on Monday. Assistant attorney general Dean Guaneli told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee that the state has hit a dead end in the courts. The Alaska Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments for criminalizing small amounts of pot, and the governor has made the issue a priority, he said.
Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20391.shtml

Two Groups Speak Out Against Marijuana Bill
The Alaska Civil Liberties Union and Alaskans for Marijuana Regulation and Control say the intent of Senate Bill 74 and House Bill 96 will be to reduce the right to privacy guaranteed under the Alaska Constitution.
Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20388.shtml

UN Condemns UK Cannabis Laws

Drug War Zealots Pressure AARP To Kill MMJ Story

Morality is always the product of terror;
its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those
who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves,
to walk in liberty. -- Aldous Huxley

Americans Funding Fascist'

Police officials lied to toughen laws...

Psychosis, Hype And Baloney

Hypocrisy & Double Standards

To Be Or Not To Be Bias
LTE to local press

One might draw the conclusion from the countries press that Santa Cruz was informed and based in reality on the cannabis issue. Especially on the dangers. Yet once again the news sources seem to just parrot the administrations reefer madness and "warn" its citizens of the "risk of heart attacks" using cannabis, or cannabis linked to heart attacks or any of the many colorful titles describing this usually insignificant initial raising of the bp. Of which if legal any physician would be aware and "prevent, Oooo! A nasty word in the health "care" business".

Coincidentally this same story surfaced in 2000 at the very same day as the stories of cannabis tumor treatment, known in 1974 and suppressed, and cannabis treatment of MS. As I'm sure this was the same coincidence that led your paper to warn us again, though not of a connection actually. A study. One of many bogus studies keeping cannabis from the citizens. Why weren't you so inclined to inform your readers of the study reported the same day concluding that cannabis does not cause lung cancer or do prenatal damage?

It is simple business. No medicinal value homegrown in your kitchen. No taxes or profits. Racism and Fascism started cannabis prohibition and it continues today. You are the citizens chance for a check and balance. Please act non bias and responsibly when reporting cannabis information.
Don't smoke schwag!
Get Informed!
Peace, Love and Liberty
DdC

Marijuana Heart Risk Unlikely to be Significant, Says Expert
http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/chroni...uanarisk.shtml
http://www.ukcia.org/news/2000/news/st2869.htm

Study: Pollutants Can Trigger Heart Attack
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread10032.shtml

03-24-2005, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	D.E.A.th LAPDog Perversions Continue... Bad research makes headlines by Reverend Damuzi (21 Mar, 2005) A misleading study claims that marijuana doesn't help epilepsy. An August 2004 press release may have alarmed those who use pot to ward off seizures and spasms. The release, titled Marijuana Compound May Intensify Epileptic Seizures, was given extensive media coverage in Canada. It summarized the results of a study by Dr Michael Corcoran of the University of Saskatchewan. Corcoran claimed that his study showed marijuana could increase the frequency and severity of certain kinds of seizures that originate in the prefrontal cortex, while admitting that it reduces the grand mal type. He reached his conclusion by dosing rats and then artificially inducing brain seizures by frying their brains with electrical currents. What Corcoran didn't reveal in his press release was that he wasn't actually studying marijuana, he was using synthetic, injectable compounds designed to act on the same cellular receptors as THC. Credible cannabinoid researchers would never confuse synthetic THC substitutes with marijuana, which contains THC, cannabidiol (CBD) and a host of other medically active and therapeutically intertwined biochemicals. Credible researchers would also be familiar with the work of Dr Paul Consroe of the University of Arizona, whose battery of tests throughout the 70's and 80's showed that extremely high doses of THC can indeed trigger convulsions, while CBD does the opposite, and when combined with THC has a net anticonvulsant effect for all seizure types. Corcoran should have known that the world's largest producer of synthetic THC, known by the brand name Marinol, warns that their product can cause seizures in "patients with existing seizure disorders." Further, a variety of studies in peer-reviewed journals have shown that it is CBD which has anti-spasmodic and anti-convulsive effects. Given the circumstances, can it be any coincidence that Corcoran's cannabinoid research partner is Dr Xia Zhang, an associate professor of neuropsychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan, whose focus is the highly dubious field of "marijuana withdrawal?" To raise suspicions further, Corcoran's study was funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, whose provincial strategy includes filling all 12 of the province's regional health authorities with an army of addiction workers over the next 10 years. Rather than tarnishing the reputation of whole marijuana with misleading studies using synthetic THC analogues, at Cannabis Culture we'd like to see more research into whole-plant cannabis extracts, and medicines that maximize the synergistic effects of cannabinoids working together. Bad research makes headlines by Reverend Damuzi (21 Mar, 2005) http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4186.html "Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise." From Benito Mussolini contributing to the "London Sunday Express," December 8, 1935 Anti-pot propaganda 14 Mar, 2005 US feds are addicted to making up fake anti-pot news. http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4185.html How The Canadian Media Import Counterfeit News From The States. The Drug Czar Lies and Even The Best Papers Don’t Check the Facts. Posted by Richard Cowan on 2005-03-17 16:20:00 Source: “But it is time to acknowledge that the nation's news organizations have played a large and unappetizing role in deceiving the public….”— The New York Times Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=797 Front Page Fantasy: The New York Times Pushes Fact Free Journalism Supposedly About “BC Bud” Posted by Richard Cowan on 2005-03-17 16:20:00 Source: This article was cited in the Canadian Parliament as proof that Canada cannot even decriminalize cannabis because of US opposition, “causing costly cross-border delays.” Lies have consequences, which is why people lie. Read Full Story.. http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=796 Pot Issue Brought To Senate by State By Sean Cockerham CN Source: Anchorage Daily News March 22, 2005 Juneau, Alaska -- State officials, desperate to overturn Alaska court rulings that at-home pot is legal here, took their case to the Legislature on Monday. Assistant attorney general Dean Guaneli told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee that the state has hit a dead end in the courts. The Alaska Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments for criminalizing small amounts of pot, and the governor has made the issue a priority, he said. Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20391.shtml Two Groups Speak Out Against Marijuana Bill The Alaska Civil Liberties Union and Alaskans for Marijuana Regulation and Control say the intent of Senate Bill 74 and House Bill 96 will be to reduce the right to privacy guaranteed under the Alaska Constitution. Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20388.shtml UN Condemns UK Cannabis Laws Drug War Zealots Pressure AARP To Kill MMJ Story Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves, to walk in liberty. -- Aldous Huxley Americans Funding Fascist' Police officials lied to toughen laws... Psychosis, Hype And Baloney Hypocrisy & Double Standards To Be Or Not To Be Bias LTE to local press One might draw the conclusion from the countries press that Santa Cruz was informed and based in reality on the cannabis issue. Especially on the dangers. Yet once again the news sources seem to just parrot the administrations reefer madness and "warn" its citizens of the "risk of heart attacks" using cannabis, or cannabis linked to heart attacks or any of the many colorful titles describing this usually insignificant initial raising of the bp. Of which if legal any physician would be aware and "prevent, Oooo! A nasty word in the health "care" business". Coincidentally this same story surfaced in 2000 at the very same day as the stories of cannabis tumor treatment, known in 1974 and suppressed, and cannabis treatment of MS. As I'm sure this was the same coincidence that led your paper to warn us again, though not of a connection actually. A study. One of many bogus studies keeping cannabis from the citizens. Why weren't you so inclined to inform your readers of the study reported the same day concluding that cannabis does not cause lung cancer or do prenatal damage? It is simple business. No medicinal value homegrown in your kitchen. No taxes or profits. Racism and Fascism started cannabis prohibition and it continues today. You are the citizens chance for a check and balance. Please act non bias and responsibly when reporting cannabis information. Don't smoke schwag! Get Informed! Peace, Love and Liberty DdC Marijuana Heart Risk Unlikely to be Significant, Says Expert http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/chroni...uanarisk.shtml http://www.ukcia.org/news/2000/news/st2869.htm Study: Pollutants Can Trigger Heart Attack http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread10032.shtml