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

At Second Clinical Cannabis Therapeutics Conference in Portland, OR (2002), Dr. Ethan Russo recounts major studies on the use of marijuana by different populations.
Beginning with the India Hemp Drugs Commission in 1893, Dr. Russo reports that every study came to basically the same conclusion -
Society has no cause for concern regarding the effects of Cannabis use on health or crime, and in fact, it has many positives - like medicinal value, spiritual traditions and productivity.
Other studies mentioned:
* Panama Canal Zone Army Study (1930)
* La Guardia Report ( 1943)
* Shaffer Commission (1972), with data from Greece, Costa Rica, Jamaica and America.
* N.Y. Academy of Sciences (1976)
* and other N.I.D.A. investigations.
Dr. Russo cites a great reference book for further study:
"Marijuana Myths; Marijuana Facts", by Lynn Zimmer and Dr. John Morgan.
Dr. Russo also debunks the myth that today's marijuana is stronger than 1970's marijuana.
Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time. DVDs are available at:
http://www.medicalcannabis.com

This video is part of a report on a Chronic Cannabis Use Study that Dr. Russo conducted on patients supplied legal marijuana by the U.S. government.Watch the entire presentation at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9112662989507508748

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[NikoKun]

America needs to drop the zero tolerance "all drugs are bad" way of thinking... It is far more harmful than the drugs.

We should learn what drugs are not so bad, and what drugs have important uses, in both medical and recreational aspects.

Marijuana can certainly be beneficial when used responsible, even with recreational use!

[freakintarded11]

Love how U.S. leads the zero tolerance war on drugs but yet has the biggest drug makers in the world ie tylenol

[OSMRDucksLIB]

I'd like to point out that, whereas all other street drugs (heroin, cocaine crack, meth, acid), the drug causes a reduction in appetite & encourages dehydration of the system.

However, ganja actually increases appetite & fights nausea, promoting healthy pregnancies for women who would otherwise throw up for 9 months.

[OSMRDucksLIB]

@RyanVlogging Then you should check the historical usage & research. No study has ever found MJ use only (meaning without alcohol or cigarettes) to be dangerous to infants in vitro. It actually promotes healthy pregnancy in women with such awful debilitating morning sickness that they would literally die (HG) of dehydration long before they could ever carry to full term.

[OSMRDucksLIB]

@atz123ify Absolutely. Dr. Russo published a fantastic paper on the historical uses of cannabis in OB/GYN practices & it has LONG been used to aid in healthy pregnancy, effective labor & delivery, post partum recuperation, reduction of engorged breasts, & helping promote healthy lactation. It was created for our use. Plain & simple.

[atz123ify]

@RyanVlogging there are naturally occuring canabinoids in a mother's breast milk....even in women who have never consumed cannabis in any form at any time in their life. Also, cannabis is a much safer alternative to over the counter drugs that are used to alleviate the side effects of pregnancy. The perception that women should not utilize cannabis during pregnancy is a purely moral issue created by sterotype and stigma assosciated with cannabis use.....there are NO dangers to the child

[RyanVlogging]

smoking while pregnant is wrong in my opinion

[GloboManchete]

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[moh2o]

By keeping Cannibis illegal, it keeps in in the group of other 'illegal drugs', like meth and crack. So no wonder it seems like a 'leader drug'. Meaning it leads people into using bad drugs like meth and crack ,,ect.

We need to legalize it and separate its association with the man made white powder drugs and other synthetic drugs.

No natural plant should be illegal to grow.

The Big Pharma industry wants total control of the medicine industry.

[ciaranfox2008]

even if it was realy bad for you it should still be legal. as in a free society you should be free to do as you please as long as you dont harm anyone else.