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HeartAche93 t1_jct46a6 wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Neighborhood6186 in Specific cannabinoids revive adaptive immunity by reversing immune evasion mechanisms in metastatic tumours by Defiant_Race_7544

The study has nothing to do with smoking or eating weed. Getting the specific compounds found in these studies, and in the quantities needed to be effective, is very expensive.

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Ok_Neighborhood6186 t1_jcu2sqa wrote

Delta 9 THC, CBD, and cbg are already widely available in the form of high purity isolates for very low prices. Maybe educate yourself a little bit before you go getting all worked up about an issue that doesn't exist.

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HeartAche93 t1_jcu5ja8 wrote

The reality is that if a cheap compound could be used to completely reverse someone’s cancer, it would likely have been found by now. This research will probably result in virtually no change in cancer treatment and a more comprehensive way of treating specific types of cancers will emerge. We’ve studied the link between cannabis and cancer for decades and the reality is that no significant benefit has been seen from cannabis users.

If anything there are weak associations between cannabis use to increased instances of lung and prostate cancers, although this is far from definitive. I wish a simple herb could cure cancer, but it’s seeming less and less likely.

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Ok_Neighborhood6186 t1_jcu6f23 wrote

I'm not sure how that's relevant to my comments. I never said these compounds were effective at treating cancer. Just that they are widely available and inexpensive.

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ryleeman54 t1_jctvy82 wrote

Until we figure out how to breed them for those specific cannabanoids

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HeartAche93 t1_jctx7ol wrote

True, but it is possible that the levels needed are not feasible to select for effectively, in which case another synthesis method or another compound entirely can be found.

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