Read about cannabis and cancer
There is a lot of preliminary evidence that cannabis is effective against several different cancers but until the drug becomes FDA approved medicine, DO NOT FORGO CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS.
Below is a small selection of articles from the vast number of publications on cannabis and cancer.
Below is a small selection of articles from the vast number of publications on cannabis and cancer.
The National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
General Background
http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/miracle-cannabis-oil-may-treat-cancer-but-money-and-the-law-stand-in-the-way-of-finding-out/Content?oid=2825695
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131014094105.htm
http://www.medicinalgenomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Towards-the-use-of-cannabinoids-as-anti-tumor-agents1.pdf
http://herb.com/guzman.pdf
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/08/23/20-medical-studies-that-prove-cannabis-can-cure-cancer/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22506672
http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/miracle-cannabis-oil-may-treat-cancer-but-money-and-the-law-stand-in-the-way-of-finding-out/Content?oid=2825695
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131014094105.htm
http://www.medicinalgenomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Towards-the-use-of-cannabinoids-as-anti-tumor-agents1.pdf
http://herb.com/guzman.pdf
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/08/23/20-medical-studies-that-prove-cannabis-can-cure-cancer/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22506672
Lung Cancer
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4506595
http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v27/n3/abs/1210641a.html
http://www.ukcia.org/resear/AntineoplasticActivityOfCannabinoids/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20668920
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22198381
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/lung-cancer/for-health-professionals/ramesh-ganju.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11630-cannabis-compound-slows-lung-cancer-in-mice.html#.VHIdbIc5k64
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4506595
http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v27/n3/abs/1210641a.html
http://www.ukcia.org/resear/AntineoplasticActivityOfCannabinoids/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20668920
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22198381
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/lung-cancer/for-health-professionals/ramesh-ganju.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11630-cannabis-compound-slows-lung-cancer-in-mice.html#.VHIdbIc5k64
Breast Cancer
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/6/11/2921.abstract
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/6/11/2921.abstract
Brain, Lung and Breast cancer
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/06/marijuana-fights-cancer-and-helps-manage-side-effects-researchers-find.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/06/marijuana-fights-cancer-and-helps-manage-side-effects-researchers-find.html
Cancerous brain tumors
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=28&ved=0CFAQFjAHOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2072-6694%2F2%2F2%2F1013%2Fpdf&ei=kQdyVIqxIrG0sASxk4C4Aw&usg=AFQjCNG6O1fRMO0gEAfZ8rI6a69UJI53EQ&sig2=JEzxcJSWyWfvNAr8ptymMQ
http://theconversation.com/how-cannabis-was-used-to-shrink-one-of-the-most-aggressive-brain-cancers-34038
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=28&ved=0CFAQFjAHOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2072-6694%2F2%2F2%2F1013%2Fpdf&ei=kQdyVIqxIrG0sASxk4C4Aw&usg=AFQjCNG6O1fRMO0gEAfZ8rI6a69UJI53EQ&sig2=JEzxcJSWyWfvNAr8ptymMQ
http://theconversation.com/how-cannabis-was-used-to-shrink-one-of-the-most-aggressive-brain-cancers-34038
Prostate Cancer
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=47691#.VHIHoIc5k64
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=47691#.VHIHoIc5k64
HIV
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/15/weed-can-block-h-i-v-s-spread-no-seriously.html?via=twitter_page
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/15/weed-can-block-h-i-v-s-spread-no-seriously.html?via=twitter_page
Contact Lawmakers
The following congressional representatives sent a letter to President Obama requesting that cannabis be rescheduled so it can be properly developed as prescription medicine:
Earl Blumenauer (OR), Steve Cohen (TN), Sam Farr (CA), Raul Grijalva (AZ), Mike Honda (CA), Jared Huffman (CA), Barbara Lee (CA), Zoe Lofgren (CA), Alan Lowenthal (CA), Jim McGovern (MA), Jim Moran (VA), Bero O’Rourke (TX), Jared Polis (CO), MIke Quigley (IL), Dana Rohrabacher (CA), Jan Schakowsky (IL), Eric Swalwell (CA), and Peter Welch (VT).
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/02/12/18-congressmen-ask-obama-to-reschedule-marijuana
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/obama-reschedule-marijuana_n_4774715.html
Earl Blumenauer (OR), Steve Cohen (TN), Sam Farr (CA), Raul Grijalva (AZ), Mike Honda (CA), Jared Huffman (CA), Barbara Lee (CA), Zoe Lofgren (CA), Alan Lowenthal (CA), Jim McGovern (MA), Jim Moran (VA), Bero O’Rourke (TX), Jared Polis (CO), MIke Quigley (IL), Dana Rohrabacher (CA), Jan Schakowsky (IL), Eric Swalwell (CA), and Peter Welch (VT).
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/02/12/18-congressmen-ask-obama-to-reschedule-marijuana
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/obama-reschedule-marijuana_n_4774715.html
Work through an organization of your choice.
There are hundreds of cannabis organizations, which all seek to change the law, but there is variation in their methods and their aims. Any internet search will yield a huge selection.
