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Debbie L. · 01-29-2012, 08:24 AM

I stumbled across this, rather timely for our discussion:
Cannabinoid 'Completely' Prevents Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Study Says

I didn't know what this was and still am a little vague about how it's administered. Obviously it's a component of marijuana but I've never heard of something "non-psychotropic", related to marijuana, for one example. Anyway, here's what wikipedia says:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol

And here's one link to information about "sativex", available in Canada and apparently in the process of obtaining (or at least seeking) FDA approval:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1222055.html

01-29-2012, 08:24 AM	#15
Debbie L. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 463	Hmm, more on neuropathy I stumbled across this, rather timely for our discussion: Cannabinoid 'Completely' Prevents Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Study Says I didn't know what this was and still am a little vague about how it's administered. Obviously it's a component of marijuana but I've never heard of something "non-psychotropic", related to marijuana, for one example. Anyway, here's what wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol And here's one link to information about "sativex", available in Canada and apparently in the process of obtaining (or at least seeking) FDA approval: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1222055.html