The Pseudoscience Police. My latest blog post on @PsychToday . Hoping to hear from some of the science defenders about the questions raised in the article. @CaulfieldTim @DrJenGunter @joeschwarcz @gorskonhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/abcs-child-psychiatry/201904/the-new-pseudoscience-police-coming-screen-near-you …
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What's particularly infuriating to me is the whole subtype of cancer quackery that I like to call "cannabis cures cancer." No, it doesn't. At best, some cannabinoids have been shown to have modest, at best, antitumor activity in preclinical models.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/medical-marijuana-as-the-new-herbalism-part-2-cannabis-does-not-cure-cancer/ …
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Here's a typical "cannabis cures cancer" alternative cancer cure testimonial. As an epilogue, I recently learned that the patient discussed in this post died.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/medical-marijuana-as-the-new-herbalism-part-3-a-cannabis-cures-cancer-testimonial/ …
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As a student I met a surfer in Costa Rica making his living as a medical marijuana producer back home in Canada. He said it cured cancer, Diabetes Mellitus and HIV. Explaining to me ""You know it's a dis-ease and Cannabis makes you AT-ease." Simple and clear explanation
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I avoid the term “medical marijuana.” It’s a misnomer. No dose-response curve. No data. Not medical. I prefer “medicinal cannabis.” Places in the same group as menthol and asphidity bags.
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