New Cannabis vs. Cancer Patent SoughtJeffrey Green One of those proven medical uses of marijuana is to defeat cancer. Several studies have decisively shown that cannabis is an effective treatment for cancer. A Harvard study revealed that cannabis use reduced tumor growth by half. Less scientific experiments conducted by private citizens using Rick Simpsons hemp oil have also seen astonishing results. One young lady, Kristina Marie, is documenting her treatment of brain cancer with hemp oil. Other firsthand testimonials of concentrated cannabis extract defeating cancer can be viewed here and here, and visit Rick Simpsons official channel and website for more information. National Institutes of Health (NIH), stated that marijuana inhibited the survival of both estrogen receptorpositive and estrogen receptornegative breast cancer cell lines. The same report showed marijuana slows or stops the growth of certain lung cancer cells and suggested that marijuana may provide risk reduction and treatment of colorectal cancer. (Source). This March, a new patent was applied for by GW Pharma to use cannabanoids for the treatment of prostate, colon, and breast cancer. The patent application takes conclusions from many studies to support their pursuit in treating cancer with cannabis: Although cannabis has proven health benefits when smoked or juiced raw, it is the high concentration of these active compounds that seems to show the greatest promise in defeating cancer. This represents the 25th patent that GW Pharma has applied for to use cannabanoids for treatment of various ailments and diseases like neuropathic and general pain, epilepsy, nausea and motion sickness, cholesterol control, anti-psychotic, and inflammatory bowel disease. If cannabis was only effective at treating these ailments it should be considered a miracle drug. Yet, if its also indisputably proven to be an alternative cancer treatment, what cant this plant do? Jeffrey Green is a natural health advocate, self-sufficiency practitioner and a hemp legalization activist. He writes for NaturalBlaze.com. Follow at Facebook. 