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Originally Posted by headsplice
It depends...Marinol doesn't really work at all (I have a friend who's both a regular smoker and a recovering cancer patient, and I know what he used when he was really illin'). I've heard that real THC pills from the Continent are fun, but have never tried them.
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Well,
here's one reason to consider them.
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Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) -- Good news for aging hippies: Smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function.
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana's active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.
THC is also more effective at blocking clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition in Alzheimer's patients, the researchers reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.
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Of course, if MJ improves brain function, how come GWB isn't smarter (or is that 'more smarter').
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