Rock star Melissa Etheridge, the keynote speaker for the Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition in LA, talks about her role in the cannabis revolution. This post from Fortune presents an interview with her on her roles as cannabis advocate, musician and entrepreneur. How did rock star Melissa Etheridge become the keynote speaker for the leading cannabis business ... Continue Reading
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STUDY: A role for L-α-lysophosphatidylinositol and GPR55 in the modulation of migration, orientation and polarization of human breast cancer cells
ABSTRACT: Background and purpose: Increased circulating levels of L-α-lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) are associated with cancer and LPI is a potent, ligand for the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR55. Here we have assessed the modulation of breast cancer cell migration, orientation and polarization by LPI and GPR55. Experimental approach: Quantitative RT-PCR was used ... Continue Reading
STUDY: The endocannabinoid system and cancer: therapeutic implication
ABSTRACT: The endocannabinoid system is implicated in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions (inflammation, immunomodulation, analgesia, cancer and others). The main active ingredient of cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), produces its effects through activation of CB1 and CB2 receptors. CB1 receptors are expressed at high levels in the central nervous ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Cannabidiolic acid, a major cannabinoid in fiber-type cannabis, is an inhibitor of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell migration
ABSTRACT: Cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychotropic constituent of fiber-type cannabis plant, has been reported to possess diverse biological activities, including anti-proliferative effect on cancer cells. Although CBD is obtained from non-enzymatic decarboxylation of its parent molecule, cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), few studies have investigated whether CBDA itself is ... Continue Reading
National Cancer Institute Created a Stir By Saying That Cannabis Fights Cancer
In this post David Downs reports how National Cancer Institute created a stir by publishing the truth: the molecules found in cannabis kill breast and lung cancers in lab tests. WORTH REPEATING: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE SAYS POT FIGHTS CANCER Last year, the National Cancer Institute — “the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research” — created a stir by ... Continue Reading