Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group
Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...
I just read an article titled: Smell the Truth and wanted to share it with everyone. Here are a couple of excerpts:
"Marijuana scientific name cannabis performed like a champ in the first-ever placebo-controlled trial of the drug to treat Crohns Disease, also known as inflammatory bowel disease."
(skipped bit)
"Smoking pot caused a complete remission of Crohns disease compared to placebo in half the patients who lit up for eight weeks, according to clinical trial data to be published the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology."
I don't know if the link will work or not. You will have to copy and paste.
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/05/14/smoking-marijuana-cured-crohns-disease-with-no-side-effects-new-study-shows/http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/05/14/smoking-marijuana-cured-crohns-disease-with-no-side-effects-new-study-shows/
"Marijuana scientific name cannabis performed like a champ in the first-ever placebo-controlled trial of the drug to treat Crohns Disease, also known as inflammatory bowel disease."
(skipped bit)
"Smoking pot caused a complete remission of Crohns disease compared to placebo in half the patients who lit up for eight weeks, according to clinical trial data to be published the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology."
I don't know if the link will work or not. You will have to copy and paste.
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/05/14/smoking-marijuana-cured-crohns-disease-with-no-side-effects-new-study-shows/http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/05/14/smoking-marijuana-cured-crohns-disease-with-no-side-effects-new-study-shows/
Far fewer people would die from smoking, ingesting, and injecting if all drugs were legal and monitored for quality control just like alcohol the most deadly get high drug on earth.
Not only are people poisoned and sometimes killed with pcp treated street marijuana, but all street drugs have the potential to kill not to mention the cartel war murders and street murders over drug deals gone bad.
What does this have to do with cannibis for Crohn's treatment? Everything. You are a federal criminal if you use cannibis to treat your Crohns or UC no matter what state you live in.
Hell I almost committed suicide, because the only doctor I had access to, refused to treat the unbearable 24/7 pain aspect of my UC. The gall of the government interferring with the health and treatment of so many diseases.
Obama may turn out to have a heart and ease up restrictions on federal cannibis laws and totally unreasonable pain medication laws, after he sees the incredible damage the affordable health care law causes to the well being and overall health of our country.
Tiredoldgal keep up the good work whether you agree with me or not. What you are doing is trying to help people and that says to me you have a good heart. mm
I will admit I have smoked for years. I do not like putting chemicals in my body and I hate the side effects. When I am smoking my CD does not interfere with my life and the UC is kept at bay. I did research and found outside the US many studies have been done. UC and CD are among the first illnesses that were found to be helped by pot.
As for it being federally illegal, we have a long history here in the US of civil disobedience against laws we disagree with. The laws are changing rather rapidly, for laws, and it will take all of us to continue that trend. If you accept the status quo it will remain so.