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DdC · 10-13-2005, 03:52 PM

Marijuana May Spur New Brain Cells By Steve Mitchell
October 13, 2005*United Press International Source:*
Washington, D.C. -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.

Other illegal and legal drugs, including opiates, alcohol, nicotine and cocaine, have been shown to suppress the formation of new brain cells when used chronically, but marijuana's effect on that process was uncertain.
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"I think it's a bit presumptuous of people to think that they can improve on God's handiwork.
Why spend millions to find out what anybody who smokes cannabis already knows – that it helps people?"
- Free Rob Cannabis, UK cannabis activist

Now, a team led by Xia Zhang of the department of psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon may have found evidence the drug spurs new brain cells to form in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, and this in turn reduces anxiety and depression. Steve Mitchell

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March 22nd marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the report of the so-called "Shafer Commission" -- the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse -- whose members were appointed by then-President Richard Nixon. The Shafer Commission's (named after commission Chair, Gov. Raymond Shafer of Pennsylvania) 1972 report, entitled "Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding," boldly proclaimed that "neither the marihuana user nor the drug itself can be said to constitute a danger to public safety" and recommended Congress and state legislatures decriminalize the use and casual distribution of marijuana for personal use.

Nixon Commission Report Advising Decriminalization of Marijuana Celebrates 30th Anniversary

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,116 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 50 Thanked 605 Times in 398 Posts	Ganja May Spur New Brain Cells Marijuana May Spur New Brain Cells By Steve Mitchell October 13, 2005United Press International Source: Washington, D.C. -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug. Other illegal and legal drugs, including opiates, alcohol, nicotine and cocaine, have been shown to suppress the formation of new brain cells when used chronically, but marijuana's effect on that process was uncertain. Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread21186.shtml Marijuana Compound Spurs Brain Cell Growth Marijuana Doesn't Cause Permanent Brain Damage! "I think it's a bit presumptuous of people to think that they can improve on God's handiwork. Why spend millions to find out what anybody who smokes cannabis already knows – that it helps people?" - Free Rob Cannabis, UK cannabis activist Now, a team led by Xia Zhang of the department of psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon may have found evidence the drug spurs new brain cells to form in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, and this in turn reduces anxiety and depression. Steve Mitchell The Ganjawar causes Depression... CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives DEPRESSION & HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRIMARY MEDICAL USES Special Release 30 Years After Nixon's Marijuana Commission Advocated Decriminalization Report Findings Are Still Valid Nixon Never Read His Own Report, President Bush Should March 22nd marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the report of the so-called "Shafer Commission" -- the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse -- whose members were appointed by then-President Richard Nixon. The Shafer Commission's (named after commission Chair, Gov. Raymond Shafer of Pennsylvania) 1972 report, entitled "Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding," boldly proclaimed that "neither the marihuana user nor the drug itself can be said to constitute a danger to public safety" and recommended Congress and state legislatures decriminalize the use and casual distribution of marijuana for personal use. Nixon Commission Report Advising Decriminalization of Marijuana Celebrates 30th Anniversary