Marijuana and Cancer: Here’s How It Destroys Cancer Cells
A study conducted by the University of Rostock in Germany shows that cannabis is able to destroy cancer cells.
THC and cannabidiol, two cannabinoids which are both present and active in our beloved hemp, have the ability to stimulate the production of ICAM-1, a protein that has the incredible ability to attack the surface of cancer cells, causing them to die.
It has to be underlined that this protein molecule is already present in the human body, but it usually doesn’t activates itself and its anti-cancer functions when the disease spreads and reaches a certain stage. As a matter of fact, we all are affected by cancers with remarkable frequency in the course of our lives, but most of the time the body’s defenses are able to keep the problem under control and cancer cells disappear long before we even realize there is a problem. In other words, we all suffer from thousands of cancers that regress spontaneously.
When, however, these defenses misfire, the tumor begins to move and grow until it’s way stronger than any potential immune response our body can adopt. The substances we absorb whenever we smoke or ingest marijuana activate our natural defenses, even throughout the advanced stages of cancer, helping the body in his amazing fight against the rebellious cells.
Despite the encouraging results obtained from the study, the researchers are still cautious. These are the early stages of an investigation that has not yet been tested on humans. The data must go through many tests before it will be accepted and, as always, the results will have to reckon with the usual demonization of marijuana.
Nevertheless this is not the first study that leads to similar results, which now originate from many different researches that offer pretty much the same outcome: cannabis appears to be a key factor in what will be the future of cancer therapies.
Other researches show that high quality marihuana prevents many disorders linked to cellular degeneration, including alzheimer’s and many others, in addition to cancers of different sorts. In order to enjoy all the healthy benefits cannabis has to offer, the most important thing is to be certain of the origins of the cannabis you use. Choose homegrown strains that come from good quality seeds, such as those that can be found at http://greenhouseseeds.nl/, and you won’t regret your choice!
