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Marijuana Delays Alzheimer’s, Alters Cause of Symptoms

Saturday, October 7th, 2006 | Helpful

I was amused when I saw this. However take it with a grain of salt since the cause of Alzheimer’s is still unknown.

A new study shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may preserve a crucial neurotransmitter, and so stave off the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at the VW Microbus Institute for Herbal Research.

Those afflicted with Alzheimer’s suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills.

The study showed that when an Alzheimer’s patient smokes pot, the active ingredient preserves the neurotransmitter and blocks clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition.

“The dope smoking Alzheimer’s patient still suffers from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills,” according to one unnamed scientist, “but it’s no longer a terrible disease that’s causing the symptoms, so you don’t have that stigma of being a victim.”

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1 Comment to Marijuana Delays Alzheimer’s, Alters Cause of Symptoms

Little Green Buddha Little Green Buddha
October 10, 2006

There is a prescription drug called Marinol that the main ingredient is THC. It was one of George’s meds when I was taking care of him. It wasn’t used for Alzheimer’s or dementia, but it was used to try to get him to gain weight. Yep, the purpose was to give him the munchies! Marijuana seems to be more and more useful the more it is studied. I think it’s funny that ’you still have the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, but now it’s from being stoned, instead of from the disease’

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