One of the best introductions to the medicinal applications normal THC content hemp has can be found on the Cancer council web site.

Marijuana Ingredients Show Promise In Battling Superbugs

ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2008) — Substances in marijuana show promise for fighting deadly drug-resistant bacterial infections, including so-called "superbugs," without causing the drug's mood-altering effects, scientists in Italy and the United Kingdom are reporting.

Besides serving as infection-fighting drugs, the substances also could provide a more environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic antibacterial substances now widely used in personal care items, including soaps and cosmetics, they say.

In the new study, Giovanni Appendino and colleagues point out that scientists have known for years that marijuana contains antibacterial substances. However, little research has been done on those ingredients, including studies on their ability to fight antibiotic resistant infections, the scientists say.

To close that gap, researchers tested five major marijuana ingredients termed cannabinoids on different strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a "superbug" increasingly resistant to antibiotics.

All five substances showed potent germ-killing activity against these drug-resistant strains, as did some synthetic non-natural cannabinoids, they say. The scientists also showed that these substances appear to kill bacteria by different mechanisms than conventional antibiotics, making them more likely to avoid bacterial resistance, the scientists note. At least two of the substances have no known mood-altering effects, suggesting that they could be developed into marijuana-based drugs without causing a "high."

Journal reference:

1. Appendino et al. Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa: A Structure-Activity Study. Journal of Natural Products, 2008; 71 (8): 1427 DOI: 10.1021/np8002673. American Chemical Society from Source

Educational Videos:

Medical Use of Cannabis

This film will explain the medical use and workings of the Cannabis Sativa plant, also known as marijuana or hemp. Scientists, patients, family doctor, a pharmacist, an anesthetist and a medicinal Cannabis producer, will give their view on the versatile plant and its medicinal applications.

Cannabis Hemp Pests and Diseases, with Robert Clarke, BS (Complete)

D. Paul Stanford on Industrial Hemp & Medical Cannabis

Support Medical Marijuana

Marijuana Use Studies - A History, with Ethan Russo, MD

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Run from the cure

RUN FROM THE CURE - The Rick Simpson Story (7-Part Series)

Mirror link of "Run form the cure" on Google Video

A Film By Christian Laurette - After a serious head injury in 1997, Rick Simpson sought relief from his medical condition through the use of medicinal hemp oil. When Rick discovered that the hemp oil (with its high concentration of T.H.C.) cured cancers and other illnesses, he tried to share it with as many people as he could free of charge - curing and controlling literally hundreds of people's illnesses... but when the story went public, the long arm of the law snatched the medicine - leaving potentially thousands of people without their cancer treatments - and leaving Rick with unconsitutional charges of possessing and trafficking marijuana!

Canada is in the middle of a CANCER EPIDEMIC! Meet the people who were not allowed to testify on Rick's behalf at the Supreme Court of Canada's Infamous Rick Simpson Trial on September 10, 2007... INCLUDING A MAN WHO WAS CURED OF TERMINAL CANCER USING HEMP OIL!

IF YOU SEE ONLY ONE DOCUMENTARY THIS YEAR... MAKE IT THIS ONE! (Parental Guidance Suggested - Mature subject matter.)