On 1 aug, 03:24, Blah  wrote:
> sobriquet wrote:
> > On 1 aug, 01:17, Blah  wrote:
> >> Pete nospam Zakel wrote:
> >>> In article  Blah  writes:
> >>>> It also quite ironic that he died of leukamia, which is allegedly cured
> >>>> by thc...
> >>> Sorry, I don't see the irony.
> >>> Also, I've never seen any claims that THC cures leukemia.
> >> Google is full of such quackery.
> >> eg
>
> >>http://www.trap17.com/index.php/Thc-Kill-Leukemia-Cells_t31089.html
>
> > November 2005
>
> > The New Drug Study Group in London discovered that Ä9-THC, the active
> > ingredient in marijuana, works to kill leukemia cells by affecting the
> > gene, MKP3, which may serve as a critical target for new drugs that
> > are less psychoactive and less controversial.
>
> gotta love the first pothead comment after that:
>
> "Raw living ganga ingestion is the key to total ganja healing. Cooked
> food is dead food. Heat releases THC , but kills the living healing
> nutrients in ganga . Ganga is the healthiest ,most nutritious plant on
> the planet."
>
> lol

Well, ok, that sounds a bit zany indeed, but cannabis is indeed a
pretty remarkable plant
with an amazing list of applications.