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| Scientists invent 'cannabis without the high' |
| 2012-06-04 |
| Israeli scientists have cultivated a cannabis plant that doesn't get people stoned in a development that may help those smoking marijuana for medical purposes, a newspaper said on Wednesday. According to the Maariv daily, the new cannabis looks, smells and even tastes the same, but does not induce any of the feelings normally associated with smoking marijuana that are brought on by the substance THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. no comment |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #10 Revenge of the nerds? |
| Posted by: BrujoTejano 2012-06-04 23:23 |
| #9 Like non alcoholic beer or decaf coffee, what the hell good is that for? I smoked it on chemo. Know what it got me? A decent night's sleep. No waking up to heave every two hours. It's actually what got me over the hump. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-06-04 22:00 |
| #8 Pot without the buzz, curly lightbulbs with the luminous intensity of a kerosene lamp, and dishwashing detergent that isn't. Man, the future is looking dim. And where's my flying car? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-06-04 20:59 |
| #7 Marinol (Dronabinol) is in a class of medications called cannabinoids. It works by affecting the area of the brain that controls nausea, vomiting, and appetite. It is legally used for chemotherapy patients to curb nausea and vomiting. It is also used to treat excessive weight loss. However, a friend of mine who underwent chemo said he did much care for Marinol and it didn't provide the high that weed did. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-06-04 16:22 |
| #6 My grandmother had glacoma and a prescription to get Federal cannabis. I think it drove my hippie uncle nuts that she never used the prescription (or allowed it to be misused by others). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-06-04 15:08 |
| #5 Still, I'd like to think the legitimate ones, the guys with cancer and such, could get a little high once in awhile. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-06-04 15:07 |
| #4 On the positive side, most of the current "medical" marijuana users will be miraculously cured of their glaucoma as soon as the drug stops getting them high. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2012-06-04 12:50 |
| #3 Don't think so either. Most likely the medical MJ users like the "high" part of marijuana. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-06-04 12:27 |
| #2 Pot Lite? Blunt-less? No-stone? The new Down-low? Doubt it will catch on--'strapless' Mary Janes won't sell well and kill jobs in the med marijuana field. |
| Posted by: OmuluqueHapsburg5085 2012-06-04 10:47 |
| #1 I thought it was called "ditch weed" and was around until massive spraying. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-06-04 10:14 |