Free Talk Live - cancer

Is Medical Marijuana Safe for Children?

Jking8767 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:52:42 +0000

Like some cancer patients in states where it’s allowed, Mykayla Comstock uses cannabis as part of her treatment. Comstock is seven-years old. Her mother, a long time advocate for medical use of the illegal drug, has been giving her a gram of oral cannabis oil every day. Despite the fact that medical marijuana is legal in Oregon, where Comstock lives, the idea of giving it to a child still gives pause to many adults who associate the drug with recreational use that breaks the law.

Sheriff's Deputies Violently Evict Cancer-Stricken Disabled Woman

phonon — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:34:05 +0000

"They break down my door," Black recounts. "I'm sitting there in my wheel chair. I'm about 100 pounds of shriveled-up cancer and a threat to no one." What came next, she says, was much more harrowing. "Sergeant Bob Sima puts a gun to my face, finger on the trigger, no safety and walks around me," Black states, pausing to emotionally gather herself. "There's no reason, except for to threaten my life, for an intimidation factor, to put a gun to my head."

Monsanto weedkiller/GM maize implicated in shocking new cancer study

iambinarymind — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:45:39 +0000

The world’s best-selling weedkiller, and a genetically modified maize resistant to it, can cause tumours, multiple organ damage and lead to premature death, new research published today reveals.

War On Drugs Hurting Cancer Patients

baraka66 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:35:43 +0000

A study by University of B.C. journalism students says the global war on illicit drugs is preventing patients suffering terminal illnesses in some countries from having sufficient access to morphine to control their pain.

Government Forced NCI To Censor Medical Cannabis Facts

ZEUSLGN — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:10:24 +0000

Newly obtained documents reveal not only how NCI database contributors arrived at their March 17 summary of marijuana's medical uses, but also the furious politicking that went into quickly scrubbing that summary of information regarding the potential tumor-fighting effects of cannabis.

Scientists agree TSA scanners could cause cancer and sperm mutations

NonE — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:09:16 +0000

Think about it: The way you and I feel in a TSA security line in many way reflects a small part of the way a Jewish citizen must have felt in Germany, in the 1930's, when a Nazi party member knocked on their door and demanded to see their papers.

Cancer Patient Gets Bureaucratic Runaround for Marijuana License

THCPower — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:28:19 +0000

Please take a moment to read about my good friend's troubles. Any support would be much appreciated.

>>>>You might be interested in how long the wait times involved in getting cannabis legally is. I am sick enough to qualify as a marijuana exemptee and sent my Application June 18th 2010 for exempt status. I have Metastatic Gastric Cancer. I was prescribed Cannabis by my Doctor specializing in Internal Medicine.

Magic Mushrooms May Ease Anxiety of Cancer

THCPower — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:47:24 +0000

The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.