Cannabis sativa and the anthropology of pain - Medical Anthropology

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Cannabis sativa and the anthropology of pain - Medical Anthropology

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Feb-March, 2004 by Tim Batchelder

Cannabis sativa is a plant with a long and controversial history of use in

food and medicine around the world. In this column I will examine this plant in

cross cultural perspective as well as recent findings from clinical studies on

its medical applications and interest among pharmaceutical companies. In

particular, I will explore its applications in the management of pain, as occurs

with fibromyalgia, MS and other related health conditions. This paper is the

culmination of early research I performed for a natural products company. Much

of this information is drawn from the excellent text by Conrad (1997) on this

subject....

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Thanks for sharing this absolutley brilliant article. It answered many

of my questions. I was totally fascinated by reading about the

history and how many health benefits it has.

I actually enjoyed smoking it for the relaxation properties most of

my life. I worked fulltime and graduated with honors (3.6 GPA) from

nursing school(in my 30's), which does not sound like something

a 'braindead' or 'lazy' person could accomplish. With courses like

microbiology, chemistry, anatomy & physiology (memorizing things like

names and location of all the bones and muscles in the body) all the

time enjoying my herb. And I will continue to do so...