
In 1974 researchers in the Medical College of Virginia, funded by the National Institute of Health, found that THC slowed the growth of three different kinds of cancer in mice. The DEA quickly shut down the project and later in 1976 Gerald Ford put an end to all public cannabis research. This was, of course, so the pharmaceutical companies would have the opportunity to create a synthetic form of THC without the feeling of being "high." On cancer.gov a similar study is published and the summary of the findings follow the same results as '74. Cannabinoids can cause anti-tumor effects and trigger cancer cell death with little likelihood of a serious side effect. Both THC and CBD have proven more effectiveness and less harm than most, if not all pharmaceutical solutions. Is the financial payoff in developing a synthetic really worth preventing the current population from successful treatment now? A New Years Resolution is certainly in order.
Cannabis & Cancer.gov
Cannabis & Cancer.gov