Jerrell Freeman to have a 10 game suspension

Jerrell Freeman to have a 10 game suspension Nov 2, 2017 18:51:20 GMT -6 Whisky Beer Bob, butkus3595, and 1 more like this

Post by dachuckster on Nov 2, 2017 18:51:20 GMT -6

Nov 2, 2017 7:00:36 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

Nov 1, 2017 18:40:28 GMT -6 dachuckster said:

There seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence (anecdotal evidence, aka nonscientific hearsay) that marijuana can and does ease the symptoms of and reduces the recovery time for concussions.

I would like to see some real scientific research into this. There are over 100 active chemicals in the plant called cannabinoids. It could very well be a combination of these chemicals that has effects, outside of the ones than stone you.

Recently it has been shown in research that a combination of some cannabinoids with traditional chemotherapy proves significantly more effective in treating some forms of leukemia. Where the cannabinoids actually help kill the cancerous blood cells as well as the cancerous cells in the bone marrow. So it really isn't that far out to think these compounds could have significant impact in the treatment of other problems.

I believe a lot of it centers around the anti-inflammatory effect of marijuana. After all a concussion is the result of the brain slamming against the skull and bruising, therefore creating inflammation. I've seen studies showing its benefits for edema and hyperalgesia. I agree...I think there should be more research into the compounds that could produce a product that could help either heal, or deal with the effects of brain injuries and pain. It's a whole lot better than pumping these guys full of pills essentially making them heroin addicts!

There is a lot of bias in our current medical and pharmacological research establishments (NIH, FDA, the big pharma companies, university research groups, etc) where people are looking for specific types of solutions for problems. This goes way beyond the NFL or other professional sports and injuries.

Medical researchers in eastern Europe have developed a treatment for certain infectious diseases that do not use antibiotics. These techniques can be used to deal with some of the more virulent antibiotic resistant diseases. Called microphages. Highly effective and since there is no antibiotics used, these bugs are totally treatable. People have tried to get the NIH and the FDA to look at them but no one is interested. I think a medicine developed from marijuana is in the same boat. Being from a banned drug puts it off limits for everybody in the research communities.

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