Good News Bogart!

Griff • Feb 24, 2005 7:36 am

The active ingredient in marijuana may stall decline from Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. Scientists showed a synthetic version of the compound may reduce inflammation associated with Alzheimer's and thus help to prevent mental decline.

BigV • Feb 28, 2005 6:47 pm

Just don't tell the DoJ. Oh, wait, it was published here:

Griff wrote:
-- Scientists --

Whew, we're safe. They'll never look there.

Carry on.

Beestie • Feb 28, 2005 7:47 pm

It gets better:

... Halpern is now an associate director of substance abuse research at Harvard University's McLean Hospital and is at the forefront of a revival of research into psychedelic medicine. He recently received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to give late-stage cancer patients the psychedelic drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy. He is also laying the groundwork for testing LSD as a treatment for dreaded super-migraines known as cluster headaches.

"That man (Timothy Leary) screwed it up for so many people," Halpern says.

:rollanim:

Griff • Feb 28, 2005 7:54 pm

So if I prove I'm an alcoholic, they'll put me on LSD?