webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Cannabinoid extract ‘works for cancer’ By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION A Thai medical researcher at the Rangsit University displays marijuana extract in a laboratory of the Medicinal Cannabis Research Centre, inside the Rangsit University (RSU) in Bangkok yesterday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO Rangsit University researchers ready to test potential lung-cancer treatment with clinical trials on Humans. A RANGSIT University research team has revealed that its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer. Asst Professor Surang Leelawat, director of the newly founded Medical Cannabis Research Institute of the College of Pharmacy at Rangsit University, revealed the breakthrough at a press conference at the opening ceremony of the institute yesterday. Surang said her team of researchers had found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinol (CBN), which are extracted from cannabis, can stop the growth of lung cancer cells in mice and thus offer the promise of becoming new anti-lung-cancer agents in humans. Surang said this was another step forward in finding an effective treatment that could save many lives, as lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and there was no effective way yet to treat this fatal disease. “Our clinical trials in the laboratory and on animals of the lung-cancer treatment proficiency of three major cannabinoid compounds – THC, CBD [Cannibidiol], and CBN – showed that THC and CBN can effectively deter cancer growth, confirming the potential of using cannabis to treat lung cancer in humans,” she said. “Even though it is too early to claim that cannabis can cure cancer, this promising research result will be developed further through a phase of clinical trials in humans. We hope that we will find an effective treatment for lung cancer in the near future.” A Thai medical researcher at the Rangsit University displays marijuana extract for use in marijuana-based medicines at a laboratory of the Medicinal Cannabis Research Centre, inside the Rangsit University (RSU) in Bangkok, Thailand, 23 April 2019. // EPA-EFE PHOTO Rangsit University rector Arthit Ourairat praised the major breakthrough as another proof of the usefulness of cannabis for medical treatment, underlining the university’s pursuit of further medical cannabis research and development efforts by setting up a new institute. Arthit said the university had already contacted some major hospitals to work together for human trials in the development of cannabinoid medicine for treating lung cancer. “As Rangsit University has opened the Medical Cannabis Research Institute to be a focal institution to develop medicines and new medical treatment techniques from cannabis, we are not only focusing on developing conventional cannabinoid medicines, but also improving the use of medical cannabis in Thai traditional medicine and developing other medical products from cannabis as well,” he said. He revealed that Rangsit University had already obtained official permission to grow cannabis and to conduct research on medical cannabis. The university has invested more than Bt40 million on procuring high-tech medical research equipment for the laboratory at the new research institute, and has built its own small closed-system cannabis farm to provide raw material for the medical cannabis research. “We are the pioneering academic institute on medical cannabis research and development in Thailand. We started the first research effort on the medical properties of cannabis three years ago, so we have great potential to lead the mission to manufacture Thailand’s own efficient and safe cannabinoid medical products,” he said. “With the opening of the new medical cannabis research institute, we can enhance our research efforts by pooling the expertise of all related colleges and faculties in our university and can greatly improve our progress to find better healthcare for all Thai citizens from medical cannabis.” Famira Madaka, a Medical Cannabis Research Institute researcher, revealed that right now the institute has already created a technique to extract pure cannabinoid compounds – THC, CBD, and CBN – from cannabis, which will be used to develop new medicines. The institute also has already successfully developed four medical cannabis products – cannabis wafer tablets, traditional Thai Phrasa-Kancha recipe, cannabis oil and CBN oramucosal spray – which will be ready for commercial sale soon. Meanwhile, Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chairman Dr Sopon Mekthon disclosed that the cannabis plants in the GPO’s medical cannabis research and development farm will be ready for harvest soon, allowing the agency to start the process to extract cannabis oil within this July. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30368232 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Why didn't they offer the poor critter in the photo a spliff instead of needling him up .. I mean he'll be on the skag next once hypo's get involved .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Bravo! Always happy to see this type of research happening and promoted. Hopefully, it will spawn some good mature dialogue about cannabis-based medicine in this forum rather than so many of the meaningless "Reefer Madness" type of comments that are made here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 With all the caveats that go along with unconventional treatments, Thailand would score a grand slam home run on medical tourism if this pans out. Because Big Pharma would make 100% sure that an economical treatment for cancer would never see the light of day in the USA or Europe. The only option for victims will be flying to a country like Thailand where they don't throw doctors in jail for getting crosswise with Big Pharma's FDA. Fingers crossed that they succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Justgrazing said: Why didn't they offer the poor critter in the photo a spliff instead of needling him up .. I mean he'll be on the skag next once hypo's get involved .. & then on to be a 'working mouse' - poor bugger. Ok, seriously, the comment by Impulse hits the nail on the head. The cost of some Cancer drugs is stupendously high, & for Thailand to perhaps find a compound that makes a difference, would be marvellous. Indeed, using Cannabinoids for Chemo sickness is supposed to be effective. Rather than taking yet another tablet - probably produced by the same Pharmaceutical company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmeldo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Smoke weed - cure lung cancer Errrrr riiiiight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, impulse said: With all the caveats that go along with unconventional treatments, Thailand would score a grand slam home run on medical tourism if this pans out. Because Big Pharma would make 100% sure that an economical treatment for cancer would never see the light of day in the USA or Europe. The only option for victims will be flying to a country like Thailand where they don't throw doctors in jail for getting crosswise with Big Pharma's FDA. Fingers crossed that they succeed. I think this is slowly slipping out of Big Pharmas control...more and more cannabis is gaining speed and becoming more widely accesable.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkkpafi Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Well done Rangsit! Well done Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, ozmeldo said: Smoke weed - cure lung cancer Errrrr riiiiight Smoking is probably the worst way to enjoy or medicate with cannabis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Without wanting to put a downer on the whole story, the headline and the actual detail of the story are two quite widely divergent ideas "Cannabinoid works for cancer" when compared to "..its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer ....in mice." These are very different claims and to interpret or present those claims as cannabinoid being an effective treatment for cancer in the human population is simply wrong (at this stage). There is literally no details here to explain how cannabinoid gave these results in this experiment, i.e. the biochemical mechanism cannabinoid used to 'attack' the tumor cells. At this stage stick with smoking a joint, whose therapeutic properties are far better and well known as a treatment for any type of cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 "......lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and there was no effective way yet to treat this fatal disease." Best cure? Don't smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, xkkpafi said: Well done Rangsit! Well done Thailand! Fantastic Thailand: Ebola? Yep. Lung Cancer? Yep. The other paper reports that Chula have found a cure for Leukaemia today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, mikebell said: Fantastic Thailand: Ebola? Yep. Lung Cancer? Yep. The other paper reports that Chula have found a cure for Leukaemia today. They also found a cure for HIV many years again. Thailand the hub of medical miracles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, jonclark said: Without wanting to put a downer on the whole story, the headline and the actual detail of the story are two quite widely divergent ideas "Cannabinoid works for cancer" when compared to "..its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer ....in mice." These are very different claims and to interpret or present those claims as cannabinoid being an effective treatment for cancer in the human population is simply wrong (at this stage). There is literally no details here to explain how cannabinoid gave these results in this experiment, i.e. the biochemical mechanism cannabinoid used to 'attack' the tumor cells. At this stage stick with smoking a joint, whose therapeutic properties are far better and well known as a treatment for any type of cancer. I have to admit that my main news source for Thailand is this forum, and I've found the headlines often to be sensationalized. Once one reads the actual item, then the toned-down truth comes out -- sort of like the National Enquirer ???? I agree that smoking cannabis can deliver good therapeutically beneficial medicine in an ongoing format, and the scientists in the article admit that they don't profess to have found a definite cure for lung cancer, but the execution and promotion of this type of research is important, I think. There have been anecdotal instances of cancer being cured by the use of cannabinoids, with the development and use of RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) being one of the most widely publicized, and there are other cases that very strongly indicate that cannabis is a substance well worthy of investigating for a wide array of effective medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I wonder if they are testing their raw materials and extract for pesticides and heavy metals?Because where does the raw materials come from? Older news reported they are using confiscated weed.The plants from the GPO facility will be not ready before 3 months. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 But it gives rats large humps in their back? Where are the supporting published reports to support the fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Just waiting until somebody digs up a study from the west with same results. Probably in the 70's. Hub of reinventing the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Far out, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 4 hours ago, jonclark said: Without wanting to put a downer on the whole story, the headline and the actual detail of the story are two quite widely divergent ideas "Cannabinoid works for cancer" when compared to "..its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer ....in mice." These are very different claims and to interpret or present those claims as cannabinoid being an effective treatment for cancer in the human population is simply wrong (at this stage). There is literally no details here to explain how cannabinoid gave these results in this experiment, i.e. the biochemical mechanism cannabinoid used to 'attack' the tumor cells. At this stage stick with smoking a joint, whose therapeutic properties are far better and well known as a treatment for any type of cancer. True - and the actual words of the researcher quoted in the article, Professor Surang Leelawat, put it even more clearly (and pretty much contradict the claim made in the article headline): Quote it is too early to claim that cannabis can cure cancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 6 hours ago, ozmeldo said: Smoke weed - cure lung cancer Apparently smoking weed does not cause lung cancer as opposed to ciggies. Read that here on TV and was agreably surprised. Darn stuff should be legal worldwide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myshem Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 What a great year ! 2019 ! Thai discover what the whole world knows since 100 years ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Why didn't they offer the poor critter in the photo a spliff instead of needling him up .. I mean he'll be on the skag next once hypo's get involved .. Would love to know if a spliff would work...wonder if they need research volunteers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I have read 3-5 years ago that Cannabis oil helps cure cancer. seems research back then getting backed up , good news if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 and I thought this was know in the, you know, rest of the world for 10-20 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigirlwatcher Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 8:03 PM, jonclark said: Without wanting to put a downer on the whole story, the headline and the actual detail of the story are two quite widely divergent ideas "Cannabinoid works for cancer" when compared to "..its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer ....in mice." These are very different claims and to interpret or present those claims as cannabinoid being an effective treatment for cancer in the human population is simply wrong (at this stage). There is literally no details here to explain how cannabinoid gave these results in this experiment, i.e. the biochemical mechanism cannabinoid used to 'attack' the tumor cells. At this stage stick with smoking a joint, whose therapeutic properties are far better and well known as a treatment for any type of cancer. I believe no research unless it is replicated in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the Western world. This is misleading at best and giving false hope at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie999 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 From 19/10/2017 (Australia) https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/resources/2017-10-19-Medicinal-Cannabis-Prof-Grimison.pdf looks to me Thais either do not read medical references or they simply steal someone else's work, but then we have had 2 Thai research centres making announcements in the last few days, I smell a grub for cash. Cures for AIDS, EBOLA... yeah, Thailand, the hub for BS. Thailand should be renamed to ThailandBSN... Thailand Bulls#%t Nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I would say the article headline should rather be:Researchers in Thailand replicate previous foreign experiments of treatment of lung cancer cells with Thai cannabis extractSent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 We walked past a street food Cafe the other night. My wife said she smelled ganja. I said Oh really, because I smelled anise... She said yes, they add it to the soup stock, for relaxation, soothes tired muscles and puts you in a good mood. I said, sounds great, let's try it tonight. ???? Always walk the path of God, not synthetics from a factory (pharmaceuticals) made by man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said: Always walk the path of God, not synthetics from a factory (pharmaceuticals) made by man. Right - just one bite of this and you'll never have any diseases, ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 8:52 AM, ozmeldo said: Smoke weed - cure lung cancer Errrrr riiiiight Not smoking it, ingesting more likely, similar results found in Universities in Israel and as I recall on of the Scandinavian ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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