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Marijuana Could Prevent Alzheimer's, New Study
Chickan writes "'A puff a day might keep Alzheimer's away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology. Wenk's studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain canavanoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats' brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death.' My fine university's dollars at work!" Maybe it works even better in combination with brain-preserving sips of coffee.
Marijuana is memory enhancing? What?
Now they'll be able to remember how to get to the cheese in that maze again! Maybe they should replace the cheese with Cheetos though?
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
"Mommy, I'm really worried about grandma. She couldn't remember my name this morning. Is she sick?" "It's fine honey, that's not alzheimers, grandma is straight buzzin from her medicinal doobie."
"By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other dwarves began to suspect 'Hungry.'" -Gary Larson
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Woah... this is weird! I clicked your link and the found your link... clicked that link and found your link again... I am in the process of seeing how far it goes...
So the way to not be addled and forgetful from Alzheimer's as an oldster is to be addled and forgetful as a youngster from the reefer.
Thanks, science.
Being in an altered state of mind isn't productive to society..
ha, you really believe that? What about artists and musicians?? To quote Bill Hicks
"If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, tapes and CDs and burn them. Cause you know what? The musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years? Real f#cking high on drugs. The Beatles were so f#ckin' high they let Ringo sing a few songs."
Marijuana doesn't prevent Alzheimer's so much as give you little, reversible doses of it with every joint. So when the Big A comes along and tries to eat your brain, your brain just goes, "Oh, this again. Glad I remembered to pick up the Cheese Doodles".
It's a training thing.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
I cook and eat my green ... so what now?
So now everyone's coming to your pad for brownies!
Don't tell me to get a life. I'm a gamer; I have LOTS of lives!
So, it's perfectly fine if I have to pick up the slack for people that are smoking pot and as a result not as sharp as they ought to be? I'm sorry, but I'm failing to see how it is that it's not any of my business.
That could be the Alzheimer's kicking in.
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
and a job
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall, re Voltaire
Hey, where's the roadside test for vicodin? Prescription codeine or morphine? Dextromethorphan? (emphasis mine)
Judging from my own experiences with DXM, I wouldn't have been able to drive, and I knew that. Nor would I have remotely wanted to. That stuff is fuckin' crazy.
right on man. the only way I got through differential calculus in college was by going to class stoned every day. it just didn't take sober
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall, re Voltaire
Is the rosesforalgermon some subtle joke having to do with Alzheimer's disease preventing them remembering that it's actually called 'Flowers for Algernon?' If so, brilliant.
Something tells me it wasn't though ;)
Attention deficit disorder is a complicated issue, spanning several major... HEY LET'S GO RIDE BIKES!
Give me one reason why prohibition on marijuana is not like prohibition on alcohol
Jesus never miracled any pot into existence.
You can't take the sky from me...