Cannabis Treatment Threatens Deadly Painkiller Industry

Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post

Pharmaceutical painkillers are now responsible for more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined.

These pharmaceuticals are responsible for more than 15,000 deaths conservatively in 2008 alone. With no sign of slowing down, the painkiller industry is becoming wildly popular among Americans — as a result, so is the high rate of painkiller abuse.

Classified as dangerous by the U.S. government, cannabis (even in THC-free form, or free of psychoactive effects) has been identified as a powerful pain reliever in more than 80 peer-reviewed studies.

You may be aware of the fact that marijuana is usually quite high in THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the compound responsible for the psychoactive effect of cannabis.

In contrast, it is also low in CBD (cannabidiol) content. Both THC and CBD are known as cannabinoids, however, which interacts with your body in a very unique way.

In fact, cannabinoids are key when it comes to pain relief. While this information alone is enough to shatter the traditional beliefs on government marijuana regulation, the relationship between CBD and THC is even more revealing.

What you may not be familiar with is how CBD has been shown to block the effect of THC in the nervous system. This allows for marijuana to be used with little or no psychoactive effects. Hemp, on the other hand, is high in CBD and low in THC. This is due to the fact that it is bred to maximize its fiber, seeds, and oil. Of course these key properties are what it is most commonly used for.

Trials Indicate Cannabis as an Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain

In a 2011 study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, researchers examined the effects of cannabinoids on chronic pain and proper sleep. What they found in their trials challenges federal government claims that cannabis has ‘no accepted medical use’. The researchers conducted 18 trials using cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain, and found that cannabinoids demonstrated a significant painkilling effect as well as noticeable improvements in sleep in 15 of trials. Compared, to placebo, the cannabinoids were extremely effective.

Most importantly, there were no adverse effects.

Another study, performed in 2002, reached similar conclusions. Finding cannabis to aid in pain relief as well as quality of sleep, researchers from the McGill University Health Centre stated in summary that cannabis can be used as an effective way of improving pain, mood, and sleep in some patients with chronic pain.

There are many forms of the cannabis plant, many without mind-altering properties, many of which can be utilized without adverse reactions, as detailed in the peer-reviewed research. It is also quite clear that the painkiller industry simply cannot continue to wreak havoc on the lives of many, and a natural alternative must soon emerge to prevent another 15,000 plus deaths this year.

Why is the federal government refusing to admit the medicinal properties of cannabis and the unique ability of this substance to curb pain, insomnia, and impaired mood? This is only one example of how the government decides what is and what is not good for your health.

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Comment by Catherine Gleason on January 23, 2012 at 1:35am: And now we are totally controlled by the multi billion legal drug empire.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on January 23, 2012 at 12:08am: Ain't called "Coke" for nothing...lol, believe the cocaine was removed in 1903?

What trips me out is that you could also mail-order from Sears & Roebuck Catalog, a syringe kit and a cure-all remedy containing cocaine, no Doctor's note needed... lmao.... trying to picture Ma tying off Pa in Nebraska somewhere....bizarre!!

Comment by Catherine Gleason on January 22, 2012 at 11:36pm: Now, might be a good time to tell the folks about what was in the original receipe for Coca Cola. And the morphine in the old medication laudenum or lodernam available at every corner store from way back when Granny was a Gal. Most of the cough syrups contained 80 percent alcohol. Even Queen Victoria would hit the laudenum. O well a girl has to have something to soothe the nerves!

Comment by Maria De Wind on January 22, 2012 at 11:13pm

Comment by LYNN SHEDLER on January 22, 2012 at 8:32pm: I read the whole article on this subject before and pain killers are addictive. I truly believe that Marijuana should be legal. I have Friends that have Doctors permission to purchase and use it. It is a cannabis - treatment in Canada and they can buy it for there own use only. To bad the government doesn't wake up and "smell the coffee"!!!!

Comment by rtaylortitle on January 22, 2012 at 6:33pm: All the various states attorney generals should issue statements that they nullifying all federal laws relating to drugs and stating that each state will decide, on their on, what is legal or illegal. Again, a clear violation of the Constitution, Article I.

Comment by Catherine Gleason on January 22, 2012 at 5:23pm: There is a place for most medications but some of the drug companies should be put out of business. I see in one comment that the person takes Celebrex. This is a banned substance in most states in Australia. On the other hand Canabis has been found to have its uses and is a great help for those suffering long term pain, i.e Cancer patients. I have worked with some doctors who have been on heroin for years and still working, but, but, but, they know how to use it and when and what precautions to take. It is then a controlled substance. When kids begin taking party drugs, it is doom for them usually. But, heck the drug companies give out more dangerous drugs than you can buy on the street. Most Western economies are reliant on the drug trade at some level. Why do they take such good care of Afghani poppy crops? Double standards perhaps.

Comment by Nikki on January 22, 2012 at 4:29pm: I know someone who fell of his roof. The medical mJ is the only thing that has helped his pain and allowed him get on with his life.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on January 17, 2012 at 6:15pm: wish you well healing, and prosperous days ahead TommyD, sorry to hear about your health. Your a great asset to the Cause and 12160!

"Legalize it, Don't criticize it" ~BM

Comment by TommyD on January 17, 2012 at 5:54pm: I am still suffering from skeletal and neurological conditions that cause sever to moderate pain with even just one wrong step. I was prescribed Vicodin, and several kinds of muscle relaxers, anti inflammatory pills, and arthritis meds. Not once did any Physician mention meditation, grounding, inversion therapy, or any other alternative healing methods. Their answer is drugs and intense surgical procedures... I do not take any of their poisonous concoctions nor will I let them cut into my spinal column. I will heal my mind body, and spirit the best way that I deem fit....laws or no laws.