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   From: Blah@hotmail.com   
      
   Dr John Watson wrote:   
   > Noticed at Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:09:24 +0100: Blah informed us:   
   >   
   >> Maybe I'm wrong, but I read that as THC is pretty good at killing ALL   
   >> cells, even if they haven't got the 'hooks' which normally receive THC.   
   >> Again, a GREAT reason to smoke it.   
   >   
   > Cancer cells *avoid* apoptosis, that is the problem. Chemo etc. is used to   
   > induce apoptosis. All cells die, as explained below.   
   >   
   > http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Apoptosis.html   
   >   
   > THC could be used in chemotherapy, but the US government would rather   
   > people died than got stoned :).   
   >   
   Thats exactly the point - Chemo kills cells, thc kills cells.   
   Would you take Chemo illegally, if it got you high?   
      
   No - why?   
      
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