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1. Benefits of Marijuana (Cannabis)
to Chemotherapy Patients

2. Introduction
The drug “Marijuana” or “Cannabis”
was already banned ever since the year 1619
and was labeled as “poisonous” in many
states since 1906 and onward. But later on, it
was discovered that Cannabis may be used as
a medical drug.

3. In today’s generation Marijuana has been
shunned upon because of people believing that it
is bad for the health and addicting likewise to
“Cigarettes” but they show signs of prejudice on
the side of Marijuana because studies show that
Marijuana is healthy and has no negative side
effects. Also, Marijuana can be a big help to
cancer patients undertaking the chemotherapy
by easing the pain caused by the therapy’s side
effects.

4. Statement of the Problem
This study is conducted to determine the effects of
marijuana to cancer patients. Specifically, it seeks
answers to the following questions:
• What are the possible outcomes of this study?
• How Marijuana does helped chemotherapy patients?
• What are the properties of Marijuana essential for
chemotherapy patients?

5. Significance of the Study
The findings of the study would be of great help to those who are
concerned with the integration of medical technology, such as using
Medical Marijuana in helping chemotherapy patients.
• To the Cancer Patients. This will give them a cheaper,
healthier, and safer way to treat the sickness they are going through
• To the Doctors. This gives them a new arsenal for treating cancer
and makes their job easier by making the instruments needed
cheaper and easier to use.
• To the Researchers. This will help them find out how to ease
the pain of the chemotherapy or its side effects and solve their
problems.

6. Review of Related Literature and
Studies
Marijuana (cannabis)
1.1 Description
Marijuana (cannabis) - is the most widely used illegal drug in many
developed countries. Medical studies have shown that the active
ingredient in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), might
provide some medical benefits in some patients. Under the impression
that these benefits were substantial, voters in California and Arizona
approved initiatives allowing the use of "medical" marijuana by patients
under certain circumstances. This paper represents a current review of the
medical literature regarding the benefits and drawbacks of using
marijuana for medical or recreational purposes.

7. 1.2 Properties
Marijuana have an active ingredient in it called, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC). THC is a cannabinoid compound, which binds to CB1 cannabinoid receptors
in the human brain. These cannabinoids mimic naturally occurring
endocannabinoids produced within the brain, but with more powerful effects. CB1
receptors are found in the cerebral cortex (primarily the frontal regions), the basal
ganglia, the cerebellum, the hypothalamus, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the
hippocampus. The effects of THC have been experimentally shown through the
use of animal studies and some in vitro human studies. THC acts by inhibiting the
release of neurotransmitters, including L-glutamate, GABA, noradrenaline,
dopamine, 5-HT and acetylcholine. Although endocannabinoids are rapidly
inactivated by the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase, exogenous cannabinoids,
such as THC, persist for extended periods of time, resulting in the noted
physiological effects.

8. 1.3 Medical Benefits
Cancer treatments are becoming more and more effective, but along with the
destruction of cancer cells come a lot of extra undesirable effects. More and more
it is becoming widely known that chemotherapy patients benefit from smoking
marijuana. Smoking it is not actually necessary though. Eating it in some form
seems to be the most beneficial mode of ingestion. Extracts are becoming more
frequently made and available which do not produce any feelings on intoxication.
The idea behind chemotherapy began when it was noticed that WWII sailors who
had been accidentally exposed to mustard gas had very low white blood cell
counts. White blood cells multiply rapidly, as do cancer cells, so doctors began
injecting an ingredient from the mustard gas into cancer patients. The doctors
reported a rapid and significant improvement, although the effects were short-
lived.
Since the mustard gas experiments many much more effective chemotherapy
agents have been developed. They help many patients survive or recover
completely from cancer, but just as many can benefit from adding cannabis to their
treatment regimen.

9. The method used in this study was descriptive. The researchers of this study
aims to know if the properties inside of marijuana can be beneficial to
chemotherapy patients.
• Here’s the interview
Leela was suffering from Cancer for the past many a months. She was
not in a condition to even eat, as her health was deteriorating drastically.
She was vomiting since many months. Doctors offered to operate and
treat her, but still they could not guarantee her survival.
It is at this juncture when Leela's husband, who was in a state of
distraught met Viki Vaurora, a resident of Bangalore, who offered to cure
her from Cancer using Cannabis (Marijuna). Initially, it was very difficult for
the husband to digest what Viki promised him cure her cancer using
Cannabis.

10. But, after Viki explained him from the process to everything,
the husband agreed and it worked wonders for Leela.
Within two weeks, she stopped vomiting and began to eat
as well. This was a victory for Viki, who was himself
surprised by its instant results.
Here is an excerpt from Viki's interview, who talked about
how he treated Leela. He also has a suggestion for the
Government of India asking them to research about the
medicinal impact of Cannabis and the need for it to be
legalized.
He says, ''Just legalize it, regulate it effectively and sit
back and watch the economic boost. You'll be creating
millions of Jobs overnight. Millions! Yes. This is so big. ''

11. • Ashim Sunam (AS): What made you think that Cannabis
(Marijuna) could help cure a cancer patient?
• Viki Vaurora (VV) : I did not create something new. The cure for
cancer, using cannabis has been in existence for 3 decades now. But
it has been hidden as it doesn't serve the pharmaceutical
companies, if everyone can grow their own medicine.
Back in the days when I was exploring the plant by myself, I
happened to like and follow many of the sites and pages on social
media, which fed me quite a lot of truth about this plant. When I
read that something as deadly as cancer could be cured by GANJA
(flowers/buds of Cannabis), which our society very blindly considers
and propagates to be a bad drug, I couldn't help but dig further into
this.

12. • AS: Was the medicinal process of Cannabis painful for Leela?
• VV: The medicine isn't painful. In fact, it's known among the
medicinal users of the plant to cure any sort of pain in the body.
The patient basically has to take just one drop of the oil and it'll
work in the body for up to 12 hours. So it can be quite a trip for an
inexperienced user.
So, I always made sure she took it during the night and sleep it off.
The medicine, when ingested, usually takes about half an hour to 2
hours to show its effects. By that time she would have fallen asleep
and she would wake up the next day feeling normal and more
refreshed.
(We use high concentrated oil so that effect is stronger on the body
and a concentrated dose lasts longer thereby killing cancer cells all
over the body and also shrink tumors. But when smoked from the
raw plant, the effect usually fades within 1 or 2 hours)

13. • AS: Just in a week's time or so, her health began to improve. How did her doctor
react to it?
• VV: Yes, she responded to the medicine quite fast or the medicine helped heal this
dying woman so quick. Either ways, when I got a call a week after, she started
administering the medicine, I was informed that her vomiting had completely
stopped and to everyone's surprise, she had started eating again.
That was the most overwhelming moment to me. To a guy who just liked to smoke
up every now and then, using this plant to cure someone's deadly disease was one
of those moment that I'd always thrive for, again. It was a new wave of energy that
I had never experienced before. And I knew the medicine was working, as Leela
had been vomiting severely for over 8 months and she hadn't eaten anything for
nearly a month as every bite of food had to be vomited because the cancer had
blocked the region after her stomach.
Her doctors knew nothing about it back then, because, Leela's husband was sent
away saying that she couldn't be cured by their medicine.

14. • AS: There are some doctors, who do not believe in such kind of treatment. But,
why not?
• VV: I don't know. Maybe it has a very strong thing to do with Cognitive-
Dissonance. For years, they read their textbooks and worship the impossible
creations of their pharmaceutical companies. And once in while, when alternative
medicines work (which are the natural treatments known to man), their brain fails
to accept the truth.
But I'd like to say that not all doctors are the same and some of them genuinely
care about healing. I recently got a call from an oncologist who had given up on
allopathic treatments after seeing failed results for over 8 years and was always in
search of something that works effectively to cure cancer.
He happened to read my post and showed me a lot of appreciation for trying this
out and wanted to help design a better research study so that we can change the
law by producing these results to the Supreme Court.

15. References
• http://www.merinews.com/article/interview-
with-viki-vaurora-who-claims-to-have-cured-a-
cancer-patient-using-
cannabis/15902948.shtml#sthash.2zE0dgrT.dp
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