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biomaven0

04/22/17 6:32 PM

#210809 RE: wow_happens28 #210808

The problem is that cannabis is a complex mixture of natural compounds, none of which are patentable.

The same is true of tobacco actually, with many nicotinic compounds that might well have some medical efficacy. But so far companies have struck out trying to isolate and make drugs in that area.

Western medicine is focused on finding drugs that do one thing well. Many natural compounds potentially do good things across multiple areas, but the effect size is almost always small. So trials to prove efficacy are very hard, and the lack of patents makes things that much harder.
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jbog

04/22/17 7:01 PM

#210811 RE: wow_happens28 #210808

wow happens28

I'm sure the chemical derivative of pot can be brought forward as a benefit for certain type of illness's. Lighting up a joint in the name of medicine is pure BS.

Medicines have doses, purities and chemical definition. Do consider whiskey as a medicine?

Should our insurance pay for our dope?