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THC initiates brain cancer cells to destroy themselves

THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, causes brain cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy in which cells feed upon themselves, according to a study conducted by Guillermo Velasco and colleagues at Complutense University in Spain.

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Pot Kills Cancer and Our Government Has Known for 36 Years!

Below is a repost of an article published on Americans for Safe Access website: www.safeaccessnow.org in November of 2003. The article describes how cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animals and also kill cancer cells. Then it finishes off by saying that the US government has known for more…

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Breakthrough Discovered; Marijuana Cancer Treatment, Germany

THC, one of the active ingredients of marijuana, has been shown to reduce the invasiveness of cancer cells. The medical article was originally published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access and online on December 25th 2007. TELL YOUR PARENTS !

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Booze Causes Cancer

Alcohol, it turns out, stimulates a type of cell transformation that turns cancer cells more aggressive and thus more likely to spread throughout the body.
As we’ve noted before, research shows that cannabinoids (marijuana’s unique, active components) interfere with tumor growth and may actually prevent cancer.

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Complutense University curing cancer with Marijuana

“..These findings describe a mechanism by which THC can promote the autophagic death of human and mouse cancer cells and provide evidence that cannabinoid administration may be an effective therapeutic strategy for targeting human cancers.”

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