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Cannabis Gets Closer To Being Legalized For Medicinal Use – US Government Unwittingly Admits Cannabis Kills Cancer

When the US Government commissioned a study to prove that marijuana has absolutely “no medicinal value”, the results of the study weren’t quite what they expected.

The group of researchers at St. George’s University of London found that two major components of marijuana: the cannabinoids THC and CBD, were shown to greatly effect the growth rates of cancer cells. Not only that, but the cannabinoids made cancer cells more susceptible to treatment via radiation as well. According to the lead researcher, Dr. Wai Liu: “We’ve shown that cannabinoids could play a role in treating one of the most aggressive cancers in adults. The results are promising… it could provide a way of breaking through glioma [tumors] and saving more lives.”
Yet, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which still list marijuana as a schedule 1 dangerous drug :“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized or approved the marijuana plant as medicine. However, scientific study of the chemicals in marijuana, called cannabinoids, has led to two FDA-approved medications that contain cannabinoid chemicals in pill form. Continued research may lead to more medications.”
So, technically, did the US government just admit that cannabinoids have medicinal qualities? That’s how I read that.
As more and more research compiles, the argument against medicinal marijuana is one that is getting weaker by the day. There is actually a bill in congress right now called the CARERS act that seeks to reschedule marijuana right now. In light of this kind of research, that the US government paid for no less, how is that this type of legislation isn’t being passed?

The CARERS Act would remedy this debacle between state and federal law to a certain extent. In addition to allowing states that have legalized medical marijuana to carry on with their operation without risking interference from the Drug Enforcement Administration, it would also downgrade marijuana’s current Schedule I classification to a Schedule II, which would allow it to be prescribed and researched more freely without violating any international drug treaties.

“The science has been in for a long time, and keeping marijuana on Schedule I—with heroin and LSD—is ludicrous,” Cohen said in a statement. “I am pleased to join with Congressman Don Young in introducing this important bill to bring the federal government in line with the science and the American people, respect states’ rights, remove the threat of federal prosecution in states with medical marijuana and help our citizens access the treatments they need.”

One of the most crucial aspects of the CARERS Act is that it would finally allow veterans to gain access to medical marijuana by permitting physicians working at the Department of Veterans Affairs to correlate treatment plans to include the participation in statewide programs. Marijuana has proven to be very effective in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, one of the most common psychological conditions suffered by soldiers returning home from combat.