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		<title>Are Lab Rats Smarter Than US Politicians?</title>
		<link>http://blog.norml.org/2008/07/14/are-lab-rats-smarter-than-us-politicians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So if rats can deduce that whole cannabis works better as a medicine than a single synthesized molecule, what&#8217;s stopping our federal politicians and bureaucrats from reaching this same conclusion?
Antihyperalgesic effect of a Cannabis sativa extract in a rat model of neuropathic pain: mechanisms involved
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This study aimed to give a rationale for the employment [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/newsletter/images/designer_rats.jpg" align="right" height="231" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="225" />So if rats can deduce that whole cannabis works better as a medicine than a single synthesized molecule, what&#8217;s stopping our federal <a href="http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/15/john-mccain-on-medical-marijuana/">politicians</a> and <a href="http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2006/04/24/marijuana-is-not-medicine-drug-czar-says.htm">bureaucrats</a> from reaching this same conclusion?</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18618522">Antihyperalgesic effect of a Cannabis sativa extract in a rat model of neuropathic pain: mechanisms involved</a></strong><br />
via PubMed</p>
<p>This study aimed to give a rationale for the employment of phytocannabinoid formulations to treat neuropathic pain. It was found that a controlled cannabis extract, containing multiple cannabinoids, in a defined ratio, and other non-cannabinoid fractions (terpenes and flavonoids) provided better antinociceptive efficacy than the single cannabinoid given alone, when tested in a rat model of neuropathic pain.</p></blockquote>
<p>On a separate but related note, am I the only one offended that most scientists appear to be more inclined to document pot&#8217;s healing powers in <a href="http://americanmarijuana.org/Guzman-Cancer.pdf">rats and mice </a>than in, say, human beings?</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to enroll in clinical trials intent on documenting so-called &#8220;marijuana abuse,&#8221; you can take your pick <a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Marijuana+Abuse%22">here</a>.</p>
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