269	Medicinal Cannabis
	This page has been set up to comment on the "legalise marijuana" post at ATP According to ATP blanket legalisation is good policy. Stills are from the video Some claim that because I have not used pot I should not comment on it. I regard that as, quite frankly a stupid argument.
THC/CBD ratios are essential in any medication argument.	Sponheim in ATP showed several cases of USA youngsters "before and after a "dose" of cannabis". In none of these was the actual content of that "dose" given. Granted in the videos there were clear behavioural changes, but without the dosage / ratio information they were greatly devalued. It also begs the question what do these same "doses" do to a "normal" brain?

I now have small stakes in several Cannabis stocks. Also other medical sector stocks.
Apollon Formularies	Apollon.org. 18th May. Joint tests show product kills breast cancer cells. Difficult to trade this stock.

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies has now also listed as a pink sheet in USA.

Cellular Goods

We make everyday products formulated with engineered cannabinoids. Our cannabinoid solutions will be available this autumn. We are launching skincare first followed soon after by movement and daily living products. August 16 Marketing deal set up.Dec 3rd. Results show £3m loss - income has only just started. May add to this holding shortly.

Hellenic Dynamics 30,00 at 0.1529

Cannabis grower in Greece.30,000 Buy Jan 6th - No charges.They grow cannabis with THC levels as well as CBD. Marketing currently in Europe.

Other health sector stocks.

Amryt Pharma

Amryt pharma. Listed on NASDAQ. Regrettably I have sold my 60 shares as the company is delisting in London. I would only be left with 12 ADRs on NASDAQ with a $4.00 spread. If you have more cash the company is worth following. Jan 9 2023 up over 100% in pre market trading. Many trades.

Angle plc

Angle plc Liquid biopsy tests - to monitor diseases. Now holding 700 at present.

Evgen Pharma

Evgen Pharma. Evgen Pharma is a clinical stage drug development company developing sulforaphane-based medicines focussed on the treatment of cancer and inflammation.

Cizzlebiotechnology

Cizzlebiotechnology. Cancer blood tests.

Reneuron

Reneuron. Stem cell technology - Strokes. Retinitis pigmentosa.

Okyo Pharma Bought 1000 16th Dec. at7.45p

OKYO 1000

2.50 nc 1000

GPCR Technology Platform: A novel approach to develop innovative therapies for inflammatory eye diseases and ocular pain management.

Poolbeg pharma March3 2022 bought 1000 at 6.9375p

POLB

4.40 nc

Poolbeg Pharma is a clinical-stage infectious disease pharmaceutical company with a capital light clinical model to rival the conventional biotech model

Yourgene Health

YGEN 10,000

0.30 dn 5.6% 6th jan

4th November bought 1000 at 2.97p. Dec 21st. Major fundraising, including from existing investors. Success! Raised holding to 10,000.

What about recreational pot you might say?
Four years in Colorado. Nla - Revealed some worrying info.

Sorry Sponheim. but the above is NOT a good idea.

A link to this video has recently been posted by someone I have discussed the matter with before today.

I have contended exactly the position expressed in the video, but have been effectively shouted down every time. It makes the case for low THC and high CBD in the whole plant as being beneficial in the specific case mentioned. There are other proven cases including the one I have personally signed a UK petition supporting legalisation and prescription. That was granted, but the Home Office has again intervened. The mother of the boy involved (Billy Caldwell) obtained CBD oil in Canada, but it was confiscated at the airport. Billy began to get epileptic fits as a result.

Billy's Doctor comments etc.

Regarding the above, the doctor prescribing the CBD oil has been threatened with losing his license, but the Home Secretary has intervened to release some of the medication involved, to last about 3 weeks. The current (June 18th) position is that an application for a license should be made. This is a ridiculous position to take as it costs thousands and takes ages. It is clear that the medication works to help Billy. Cut the crap and change the law! Canada has gone through the process.

New study re use of CBD against the opioid problem.

The above study shows, yet again a potential use of one of the many chemical components of the cannabis plant. It does NOT relate to THC.

More risks than benefits? Is legalized-marijuana-leading-to-increased-drug-issues? Doctors say they’re increasingly fielding questions about the safety of marijuana, as use of the drug rises and more communities consider legalizing it. Colorado and Washington state have legalized recreational marijuana, and medical use is allowed in 21 states and Washington, D.C. USA TODAY’s Liz Szabo talked to experts about what scientists know and don’t know about marijuana’s risks and benefits.

Colorado latest dated July 11th. The state is showing increased crime rates, against the overall USA trend. This could relate to the taxes and other costs added to the legalised sales of Marijuana. "Black market" supplies cost less apparently, but still make it worthwhile to deal in it.

Crime rate in Colorado increases much faster than rest of the country. Some Colorado lawmakers, police and legal experts partly blame the marijuana industry, claiming that it has lured transients and criminals to the state. “I think it would be naive not to believe the increase in drug use is not having an impact on the crime rate,” said Rep. Cole Wist, R-Centennial, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee. But Cole added that it’s not just marijuana that is having an impact on crime, but also an increase in the use of heroin and illegal prescription drugs.

The brain isn’t fully mature until about age 25, Wright says. That may help explain why people who use pot frequently, beginning as teens, often have significant declines in their IQ as adults, Volkow wrote in a June article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Marijuana impairs critical thinking skills for days after people sober up. That means that teens who use marijuana on weekends may not be able to learn properly when they return to school. Like alcohol, marijuana impairs judgment, so that teens may take more risks – from speeding to sex – that can endanger their lives.

Q. What don’t researchers know about marijuana? A. Most research is based on heavy use of marijuana and daily smoking, Volkow says. Scientists know much less about the effects of using marijuana once a week or once a month. Older studies also may not be as relevant to the more potent marijuana products sold today, Volkow says. Doctors at the National Institute of Health are prioritizing research in young people, and hope to better understand the effects of marijuana in real-world situations, in which teens often combine it with alcohol. It’s possible that some of the side effects of marijuana relate to impurities found in illegal products, says Jahan Marcu, a senior scientist at Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana advocacy group. As marijuana becomes better regulated, it also may become safer.

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