Cannabis is good for you

Thanks to Tits McGee for pointing me to this story.

The chemicals that give marijuana its mood-altering kick might also be an option for treating skin allergies, according to a study done in mice.

The compounds, called cannabinoids, have been credited with everything from stimulating the growth of new neurons to easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Although they are best known for spicing up marijuana, the body also produces cannabinoids, which are thought to play a part in learning and in communications between the immune system and the nervous system. Now, researchers have shown that cannabinoids can relieve some of the swollen, itchy agony of allergic skin reactions in mice.

The prohibitionists keep telling you there's no medical in this plant when in reality, cannabis is one of the most beneficial herbs on the planet. If the pharma corps had figured out how to make money on it, with so many medical uses, it would have legalized long ago. Maybe this research will be the one that tips the scales. It seems to me that the pharmas could get a lock on making skin cream.