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Greens call for De-criminalization of Cancer Treatment

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News that cancer will cost countries in the European Union £107bn a year, according to the first EU-wide analysis of the economic impact of the disease, has just been released. The study recently completed by University of Oxford and King's College London, states that £43bn of this was down to healthcare costs including doctors' time and drug costs.

The cost to families of providing care was put at £19.5bn.

A huge proportion of these costs are down to the type of drugs manufactured by large pharmaceutical companies, made of a concoction of chemicals which often have very nasty side effects, and which as yet show no signs of providing a cure.

Pippa Bartolotti, Wales Green Party leader said today, “I have recently read through some 37 peer reviewed papers all of which come to one startling conclusion – that the non-psychoactive (known as CBD) component in the readily grown cannabis plant has the ability to destroy cancer cells.

“The remarkable medicinal properties of cannabis should not be overlooked just because it is easy to grow in your own backyard, and the patent isn’t under the control of multinational corporations. It really is unsupportable that those who have already discovered the benefits of CBD should be treated as criminals in this country.“

In North America, South America and some parts of Europe cannabis has been decriminalised. Possession is legal or effectively legal in the Netherlands, Uruguay and in the States of Colorado and Washington. The medicinal use of cannabis is legal in a number of countries, including Canada, the Czech Republic and Israel. The Wales leader added,

“If we are to fight cancer effectively, and alleviate the suffering of many people in the UK we must de-criminalize the use of medicinal marijuana with haste.”

Endocannabinoids are found in human breast milk and are vital for proper human development. They are naturally produced within the body and play a major role in overall health. Similarly, medical marijuana and phytocannabinoids derived from cannabis have exhibited a number of therapeutic benefits.

Researchers at St George's, University of London, have found non-hallucinogenic cannabinoids are effective anti-cancer drugs.


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