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To: Farmboy who wrote (66385)2/22/2012 9:09:53 AM
From: Gersh Avery  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 103300
 
OK ..

The rat studies ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

CBD reduces opiate hunger.

In humans ..

What we've seen by way of self reporting .. I know there is a LOT of slop in this kind of data.

What we've seen in Michigan is that about 80% of those on prescription pain pills will completely get off them when they have a steady supply of high quality cannabis.

Of the 20% that still use the pills, all of them greatly reduce the amount of pills they use.

This kind of patient wants off the pills. They understand that the pills will kill them someday.

So there is the natural reaction shown via lab rat. That is amplified, in humans, by the humans being aware they will be dead shortly if they don't figure out something different.

So that 80% number isn't so far fetched.

This is the channel where these pills find their way into our schools. The pills go into the medicine cabinets where they get stolen.

Think of this .. 80% less opiate pills in medicine cabinets.

The kids don't ACQUIRE the taste ..



To: Farmboy who wrote (66385)2/22/2012 9:14:21 AM
From: Gersh Avery  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 103300
 
"Why smoke at all, when the same active drug/substance can be had in a pill? Just food for thought."

It can't be had in a pill.

THC is available. CBD is not. CBD is MUCH more important than is THC.

Simply put .. Marinol (synthetic THC) does not work.