Pubdate: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 Source: Garden Island (Lihue, HI) Copyright: 2014 The Garden Island Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/Fyr3Cplk Website: http://thegardenisland.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/964 Author: Roger Christie Page: A8 CANNABIS RESEARCH NEEDED NOW Aloha. I'm fresh out of 50 months in federal prison for operating The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry where we helped to prevent and treat pain, disease and spiritual disconnection. Just reporting, not complaining. What a great and unexpected education I received in prison. Now, it's time for me to make some lemonade. Please know that there are now multiple U.S. Patents for cannabinoids in the prevention and treatment of pain and disease including for cancer. Also, the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2012 was given to the study of the two main cannabinoid 'receptors' CB1 and CB2. Fresh, fertile Cannabis hemp, or marijuana seeds, are reportedly the single healthiest food on Earth. Google and see the science for yourself. We need a polar shift in values right now from cannabis being illegal to essential for our health, wealth, happiness and overall well-being. I attended a talk titled "Designing Novel Medications: The Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target" at the U.H. Cancer Center on Thursday, Oct. 16 by Dr. Alexandros Makriyannis, the Director for the Center of Drug Discovery at Northeastern University in Boston. I got to spend 5 to 10 minutes with the good doctor in private before the event. Dr. Alex is a very nice guy, but his work is all about microscopes and molecules and completely misses all the simple, effective home remedies that can be made with fresh cannabis hemp, or marijuana. Roger Christie Pahoa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom