Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/medical-cannabis-cancer-study

Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says

Hannah Harris Green
Fri 18 Apr 2025 08.00 EDT

The largest ever study investigating medical cannabis as a treatment for cancer, published this week in Frontiers in Oncology, found overwhelming scientific support for cannabis’s potential to treat cancer symptoms and potentially fight the course of the disease itself.

The intention of the analysis was to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, said Ryan Castle, research director at the Whole Health Oncology Institute and lead author of the study. Castle noted that it has been historically difficult to do so because marijuana is still federally considered an illegal Schedule I narcotic.

“Our goal was to determine the scientific consensus on the topic of medical cannabis, a field that has long been dominated by a war between cherrypicked studies,” Castle said.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. "overwhelming evidence" -- noteworthy bc you don't often read language like that in sober media reports. . . nt

[reACTIONary]

10. " to treat cancer symptoms", not to....

.... cure the cancer. So, yes, cannabis can make you feel happy, and forget about your cares. Can it cure cancer? Um, no.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Read the article. . . . nt

[reACTIONary]

12. I will, thanks .

[Shellback Squid]

2. Bob Marley died of melanoma, just sayin

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Ronald Reagan died of Alzheimer's, just sayin

[mopinko]

4. yeah, long time toker here, fighting 2 cancers.

they’ve been picking polyps out of my colon for years, and i had a melanoma removed a yr ago.

[Marcuse]

8. Bob Marley should not have died from Melanoma.

https://www.skincancer.org/blog/bob-marley-should-not-have-died-from-melanoma/

[surfered]

5. A good reason to celebrate 4/20 at 4:20

[bpcmxr]

9. Especially this Sunday

[republianmushroom]

6. We have been lied to by our govt. for how long.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Since 1776 I think. Google it.