Get 'em if you smok'em.... Cannabis shows promise blocking coronavirus infection: i don't smok'em i eat'em. chocolate ones.
looks like there's a lotta work/study left...
but let me add some personal anecdote/experience here as a user for medicinal purposes...
(nothing to do with using it as an anti-virus tool...)
stop me if you've heard this before...
for glaucoma: dubious value... it supposedly lowers my IOC (intra ocular pressure) and there
are studies to prove it out but i have no way to test IOP without going to an eye doctor's office.
i also take a more effective big-pharma med (drops) daily. between the two meds i've managed
to keep my eyesight for the twenty-five years since the diagnosis, although, just recently, i've
noticed a fairly large increase in the blind spot in my right eye. perhaps it's because i've run out
of the bimatoprost drops and the cannabis is not carrying the preventative load by itself ??
i still have 20/20 (corrected) vision with both eyes working together. i'd like to see more
scientific study of the value and dosage level needed for cannabis to treat high IOP. At this
point in time, mainstream medicine does not recognize enough "valid" evidence to actually
recommend it for glaucoma treatment... although, state medical departments overseeing
medical cannabis programs DO include glaucoma as a qualifying condition for using cannabis.
physical pain relief: this is a toss-up as to the value of cannabis for relieving pain... it comes down to
personal experience. many people (users, not doctors) swear by its pain relieving qualities BUT...
for me that's NOT directly true. cannabis enhances ALL five of the physical senses (i swear it does)...
and here's the caveat for ME... pain is felt, expressed and experienced through the physical senses.
Boosting the physical senses, just BOOSTS the pain felt... DUH. Where the value comes in for me
is that it allows me to pinpoint exactly the areas and spots where the pain is coming from. I can then
massage and de-stress these areas with touch, deep breathing, heating, cooling, etc. and THEN
i not only relieve the pain but also nurture and cure body parts that are hurting. this makes it MORE
valuable than other pain killers that merely BLOCK the pain instead of addressing it with a healing
touch... know whut i mean vern?
mental/emotional pain relief: this also comes down to personal experience (everyone's mileage
may vary). sensitive people prone to anxiety often find that cannabis BOOSTS the anxiety levels
they experience. MOST of these users just avoid cannabis because it triggers anxiety, gets adrenalin
pumping along with FEAR and it makes them miserable. OTHERS find that it creates a sense of
well-being, relaxation and a centered focus on pleasant perceptions and feelings.
personal conclusions: i'm "on the fence" about the value of cannabis for pain relief AND treatment
of glaucoma. i'm using it daily (in my own prescribed and regulated dosage levels) for pain relief in
the way i described above. it DOES give me a boost in feelings of well-being and "love of life". i'm no
longer able to enjoy happy hour with my liquid friends, mr. cerveza and ms. rum or whiskey so the
cannabis is a great substitute. cannabis has many uses and benefits -- it's the hippie's best friend.
i think it's nice that it has stayed out of the hands of the medical establishment and big pharma
so it can be explored and used in many, many beneficial ways because it works so differently for
different peeps.
...as far as it being a cure or blocker for corona viruses or other virus, meh... <shoulder shrug>
mebbe so... at this point, it's just another one of those marijuana miracle stories to watch with a
cautiously optimistic eye.
thanks for sharing it. good to see them studying it with some scientific approaches... as long as its use
and access to it doesn't get taken over by the mainstream medical establishment and drug companies, eh?
it IS a nice and fairly safe recreational relaxation product to enjoy. NM may get there with legalization this
year if the pandemic and all its repercussions don't get it pushed aside for more important things. the
bright side of the slowness in legalizing it is that there are now several models out there to learn from
as far as setting up regulation, taxation, etc.. |
