Behind the smokescreen of medical cannabis | Dedi Meiri | TEDxTelAviv

www.tedxtelaviv.com How did Israel become a cannabis empire? Prof Dedi Meiri is the head of the world’s leading cannabis lab in the Technion. In TEDxTelAviv he showed us how they beat cancer with drugs, so world leaders come to his lab to watch the wonder. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@keliweisgerber3896]

This time I will use Weedborn CBD products to heal myself.

[@earthdefender5477]

Go ahead see what happens to you and those who listen to you.

[@87Rado]

Started using in 4th grade 1970, and still use it today at 59 yrs old. I don't need permission, or research to know what works. And it hasn't hindered my life. I work in the technical field, running complex precision machinery. Have worked on medical devices, aircraft, and proton accelerators at MIT. Don't let laws or government tell you what's right for you.

[@awe739]

Amen. Too bad I can't get a job or keep one smoking. I'm forced to quit because of work

[@iamasmurf1122]

Some people it does not agree with ! You clearly don’t know enough so don’t push your agenda onto others

[@dreggan]

@@iamasmurf1122 He isn’t telling people to smoke weed - he is telling them to make up their own minds

[@brentstafford6289]

@@iamasmurf1122 go away with your negativity ! Or better yet go smoke a joint and calm down

[@876Tiffany]

This is terribly sad. I couldn’t imagine being fully dependent on a substance since 9 or 10 yrs of age 😢

[@pianoman2276]

This ted talk was emotionally moving to me. I struggle with mild autism and PTSD, and I support the use of medical cannabis 100%!

[@gabrieljohnson1854]

100 percent. I use cannabis and I'm not on any medication

[@sagemage8651]

Doesn't sound like a smokescreen to me. Just simply needs more research. If you want to prevent big corporations from getting rich off of it then allow individuals to grow their own plants.

[@ryry5249]

Sage Mage who would want to stop corps getting rich of it.. Lol

[@Miketrt]

Should be legal for adults and medical for all. Grow your own too. I am not a big fan of smoking it personally, but it has its place.

[@johnnywhite1681]

Vodkarage the big difference is the classification of it as a drug, not food or simply a plant. If the drug companies can patent the compound it will be controlled and protected. If they can convince the government to classify it as a drug, they can control it and its market.

[@moonglow6639]

Yup that is the purpose. This isnt legalisation, its prohibition 2.0. Will be much worse than before. Sadly.

[@kma3647]

It sounds like you didn't listen to what the man said. You don't just hand the patient a dimebag of weed and say "smoke up!" The entire purpose of his research is to figure out what specific compounds are curative, what the properties of those compounds are, and then to extract them, and make properly studied, properly dosed medication. FDA's good manufacturing processes (GMP) are specified for a reason. They're there to protect patient safety so you don't kill people with meningitis or other such stuff and so you're not selling a product that won't work. Now I'm all for keeping drug prices down, and I'm not a huge fan of many of the big pharma companies. They have done some things which deserve criticism, but right now, you know you can go to a pharmacy, pick up a prescription and know that the drug is safe and will do what is advertised. Big pharma brings that to you. It requires an enormous amount of money, time, and dedicated research. Would you risk $2.5 billion and 10 years to develop a new drug? That's what they have to do in order to "get rich off of it", and they should be able to make money from it or they would never take the risk at meeting the demands we place on medication. You'd be like the man trying to understand why the extracts for his wife worked one day and the next time didn't.

[@Saltlife1122]

Why don’t they go do research on fast food and make laws against that😤

[@Billdoggie]

Because doctoring makes too much money.

[@JagsCustoms206]

Better yet, SUGAR. The gateway drug...lol

[@V1ralB1ack]

@@JagsCustoms206 Sugar the most addictive substance ever... 1 little bit of that and it's sodas... Which leads to gummy bears which lead to sour gummy octopi which leads to pie which leads to BBQ... And then it's all over

[@jezzter4106]

Is that your secret in maintaining such a trim figure and good looks? Not eating fast food? 😁

[@blacksupra001]

So many additives that are harmful due to exposure over a life time ex, things that cause glycination.

[@CCitis]

It's a great tragedy that the plant was demonized so much. Even when I was growing up I thought it was "bad". I am happy that it is legal where I live, and I happily use it!

[@williamhyde2310]

If it works for you, do it. If not,leave it alone.But dont deny it to other people just because YOUR'E not ok with it. I have a gastric condition going on 25 years now and no one knows exactly what it is,regular meds dont do much,but marijuana makes life liveable for me. Dont legislate the way I take care of my own health

[@mcozy333]

unfortuately the doctors are turning to political figures fro answers to cannabis ... should be the other way around but this is where we are.. just adds to more confusion when docotrs can lose their medical license prescribing illegal substances and our health hangs in that balance...

[@islandmonusvi]

My daughter is a CBD researcher and educator who has helped hundreds recover from trauma .

[@redneckpotheadassociationt3315]

EJ Armstrong i would like to speak with you if you dont mind

[@joegamble328]

EJ Armstrong respect

[@AlbertoGonzalez-de5nx]

@EJ Armstrong: Where can we read about her research?

[@bhomaster2413]

CBD it's nothing without the THC so

[@erinmayo5170]

She is doing the Lord's work. I salute you and your family.

[@laurenbahr3556]

I started to use medical cannabis about 6 weeks ago. I have severe neuropathy, fibromyalgia and migraines. It is helping my pain and sleep and I'm hoping that after a little while longer it will help my depression and anxiety.

[@georgekot6377]

Lauren bahr --> Hey there Lauren, could you please give an update now that approx. six months have passed. Thank you. I truly hope all is well.

[@gratefultemple]

Cannabis is miraculous! In addition, I have found spending a few moments outside, barefoot on Earth "grounding" eases anxiety and 'magnesium' lifts depression (Epsom salt baths, or magnesium tablets) 'Deep, slow breathing' is also great and free If you can breathe and power through the initial pain ...'dry skin brushing' was how I got my nerves to relax to ease my fibromyalgia symptoms.

[@jjsmith7225]

Cbd is better for depression and anxiety!!!

[@troyrodgers9790]

imagine if u actually got your hands on the real stuff and not a hybrid version they sell u that helps just enough for u to have to keep using. the real thing would heal u!

[@laurenbahr3556]

@@troyrodgers9790 I thought I was getting the real thing. I can't smoke it. I quit smoking in 1982 and just using a thc vape hurt my lungs. What do you mean by the real thing. If I could get better with it I'll definitely try it. Thanks. 🙂

[@mjperdue5069]

The United States needs to federally legalize cannabis and start improving our health care! No one should suffer!

[@mattm1686]

Unfortunately, in the United States seems like our medical care is not about care it’s about money, so unfortunately, I don’t think they’ll ever Legalize cannabis, making too much money on the on drugs

[@kyleryan7475]

It needs taken off the list of schedule one drugs so people can do more research.

[@cannafitnessecstargetthera7857]

Yes once all the politicians and lawyers bye-bye up all the land to grow cannabis and hemp. Then they will reclassify it. Maybe not in the correct classification cuz if she can be classified at all but they're going to plus you know our government has a patent on cannabis or at least the compounds in cannabis why does our government have a patent on that?

[@joeking1019]

I've been researching every day for forty years now and I'm still waiting to find out what all the fuss was about. People who don't know, DON'T KNOW, and never will.

[@Jblah]

@@joeking1019 Its about medicinal purposes for sick ppl. You are just a pothead LMAO

[@joeking1019]

@@Jblah maybe

[@Unmaleable]

@Joe King If weed cured everything then my friend that smokes everyday wouldn't have a brain tumor right now. Anyway thc has been studied in depth already and Medical Scientists are against promoting because it depletes dopamine in the brain and can lead to chemical imbalances causing schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and psychosis which deemed it ineffective as a "medicine". MRI scans show it dulls the prefrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain that controls goal setting decision making and more...ect..It causes many changes in the hippocampus and striatum...and thats _just_ THC, there are hundreds of other cannabinoids. Im not against pot, I used to smoke it. But stoners really act like viruses wanting to spread their weed habits on everyone else. Let people choose their own medicines and quit trying to convince the world to get high. TL;DR: Dont lie to yourself, you know you get stuck in "thought loops" and have paranoid thoughts on pot. Weed messes with peoples head too much for Doctors to just say yeah "smoke weed" its medicine. Further more, it's not like it takes several days of use, it can mess with your thoughts instantly.

[@joegamble328]

I would not bother living without cannabis! Multiple sclerosis makes it this way! Respect sir. Good talks

[@beverlywilliams7475]

Thank you from the depths of my heart and soul for your hard work and what you’ve discovered. The troubled souls that you will be able to help is an immeasurable blessing to so many. Thank you Beverly USA

[@alisondblake]

R.I.P. DR. ALLAN FRANKEL... Oct 7, 2021.... Brilliant physician and pioneer in the medical cannabis movement.

[@shannaheckler1933]

I really like CBD from Weedborn.

[@betsarama]

All I know is, cannabis has improved my life in countless ways. For one, during a rough period in my life 5 years ago, a doctor prescribed Lexipro and Xanax. I found living in Lexipro's emotional flatness bizarre and alarming. (I was also surprised by how many people want Xanax once they know you have a supply.) Cannabis, on the other hand, brought me peace, calm and even pleasure in trying times. It expanded my consciousness, helping me appreciate all the good in my life, while examining the roots of my trouble and resolving so much of it. Cannabis is a profoundly intuitive agent in the healing of all suffering.

[@saracolvin8805]

What strains do you use that you find are a god replacement for Xanax?

[@johnbollenbacher6715]

One shouldn’t dismiss the therapeutic effects of THC.

[@byroncudworth6918]

especially for cancer.

[@ryry5249]

Can't spell therapeutic or health care without THC

[@dtrubow]

never never never because you risk getting high or stoned. just drink whiskey and be an Uber driver.

[@dtrubow]

Ry Ry heal are. there, did it.

[@sarahdixon6011]

Well it helps with my Multiple Sclerosis.

[@leoniebannister2117]

Thank you!!!!!! The whole world should see this!!! I pray people listen to you and continue to research. I believe this plant is everything but we need to know so much more. Again, thank you! 🙏🏻

[@holeysmoke217]

the longest study ever done on CBD's was in Israel by a Dr & I think he started work in the 1950's. His work should help. I do not have his name unfortunately.

[@yamagrow420]

@@holeysmoke217 Dr Raphael Mechoulam, Head, Medicinal Chemistry Lab President, Multidisciplinary Center for Cannabinoid Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

[@Laudon1228]

You may want to rethink the title of this talk. It makes it sound anti-cannabis. As I know people whom cannabis has helped tremendously, I almost didn’t watch it.

[@zanderzaza4947]

This is true ! I make RSO for my illness and it helps tremendously!

[@roderickgful]

If you watch till the end he is very pro cannabis! But the right strain for certain maladies!

[@jamieraegro]

Yes it does

[@jamieraegro]

The title does sound anti Canibus

[@Rachel-rx9df]

That’s why I clicked it though. I’m a cannabis nurse and I like to hear opposing opinions and concerns. Excellent talk!

[@alanbrown2666]

I'm being deprived of this plant because I have a CDL and can't use it. We need a truckers strike like the one back in the 80's only not independent truckers every CDL driver in the nation take one day off to get their attention. And organize a mass paper letter writing campaign to flood the President with mail respectfully requesting him to remove cannabis from the federal laws and regulate it as alcohol, let them make money on tax but allow people use this plant as needed

[@Laundrey1]

He didn’t really mention about the fact that it doesn’t have negative side effects. After a recent surgery I was prescribed narcotics that didn’t help my pain at all and all they did was put me to sleep. The side effects I had after stopping them 10 days post surgery lasted several weeks, not to mention the awful effects it had on my already messed up GI system that took about a month to re-regulate. I have a family history of colon cancer from both of my parents’ sides of the family so I’m interested greatly in the strain that prevents that. The stigma and horrific things they said about cannabis starting in the 1930’s has caused such a bad mindset about it that I can’t share with either of my parents, aunts/uncles, or grandparents about the healing properties of cannabis. Thankful for people like this person who was willing to stand up and combat the lies with truth. Our world needs to realize WHY it was demonized in the first place and WHY the government is so resistant to legalizing it for medical use.

[@littlemrpinkness295]

I wonder why, after using cannibis effectively for thousands of years, we stopped using it and forgot about it for the last 80 years.

[@lindawilkins9296]

No one can tell me that with all the science and research that's been going on the past 100, or shall I say 1000's of years, that those labs didnt research into this plant (plants) already? Yeah right. I wasnt born yesterday. (in my 60's).

[@listenup1711]

Please put that video on mainstream TV. Thank you so much

[@alanbrown2666]

that's why videos and people like this gentleman are important. The days of reefer madness are long gone and even Dr's that are honest and open minded are waking up

[@RudolphHaynes1943]

Thanks to Dr. Dedi Meiri for Sharing this EDUCATION on Cannabidiol with others.

[@AnElectricHorseSocorro]

One variable that I rarely hear anyone mention is a big almost universal concern - soil science. When I travelled in Colombia’s tropical rainforest I was amazed at the integrity of the topsoil. Minor elements make a gigantic difference in the integrity of plant molecules. It also is very visible in the high quality of the plants. Holistic connections to the Earth are at the core of successful plant chemistry. Insects and soil fungi are the building blocks of this plants chemistry.

[@mcozy333]

how cannabis plant makes its resinous glandular secretions ( cannabinoids) is based on the soil mica ( metallic oxides) . one of the reasons that those compounds are anti oxidants in our cells

[@Herarchetype]

Thank you Dr. DEDI. I will work hard to support your visions mission as a virtual student & mentee of yours.

[@Jt-lg4ob]

Smoke Everyday no pain 3 back surgeries

[@bcmasur]

Free men don't need to ask for permission

[@clevername8832]

Some children these days.

[@ardentjunglist]

@@clevername8832, clever name (-_~)

[@michaelbowers1902]

There are no free men

[@antonjames818]

Only forgiveness

[@joshlockie9285]

Michael Bowers billionaires are pretty fuckin free

[@SomebodysGrandmother]

I have several serious problems with pain and have gone through so many drugs and doctors for the last thirty years, nothing helped. I've become mostly bedridden without a life the last fifteen, recently a neighbor came over with a cbd joint to smoke with me.. I felt immediate results after two good puffs!! It is a miracle, I hope some day those of us suffering horribly will be free from the intrusive Government and Medical associations that really don't care about the suffering people endure.

[@quarteracreadventures855]

A lot of people are having good luck using kratom for pain as well. Are you familiar with it?

[@Matt24_]

@@quarteracreadventures855 Unfortunately, like all non FDA supplements, you don’t know if your getting Kratom or hedge trimmings. Not that I am against the use of these natural plant substances.

[@HillbillyHippyOG]

We have to get to a point that we recognize each human’s right to put into their body what they wish regardless of whether or not it brings them only a pleasurable experience, acts as a placebo or actually cures their illls. Live and let live!

[@garykinnard1139]

I read recently re)ad that we need more research. Cannabis has been on earth, as a medicine for 6000 years. How much more research do we need

[@wildpett]

Great talk. It is about time this is made available through the physicians and can be purchased at the pharmacy.

[@mcozy333]

it is a plant! pharmacies do not do THAT.... !

[@michaelhudson5287]

Bog off

[@nikkixenos2557]

I am on kidney dialysis if you're doing the research on CBD and THC I referred back to my nephrologist .I asked him for his opinion he told me he is from Israel. Israel has been using the cannabis plant to cure cancer or 30 years however he was never allowed to speak about it asba license physician but now that it's legal here in Las Vegas Nevada he can now speak about it. He told me to run don't walk and by the oil today .He said that it is the world's best anti-inflammatory there is nothing effective as CBD and to put it under my tongue once a day or as many times as I need it you do not get high from it it has too many benefits to mention it has been a miracle worker for me to be able to cope what's a pain in my joints. I use use the CBD DURING DAY AND CBD WITH THC SAVE AT NIGHT. IT HELPS ME SLEEP BETTER AND IN THE MORNING I CAN GET OUT OF THE BED WITH NO PAIN

[@nikkixenos2557]

If you wish to write to me feel free to do so. Nikki

[@anitahyche1]

Keep up research and legal worldwide NOW

[@rightman5067]

God’s gift that man’s greed suppressed.

[@markanthony3275]

No...God's gift was Jesus Christ...pot is the devils gift to help you destroy yourself.

[@montageofrock4999]

Mark Anthony LOL

[@matthewatwood2581]

@@markanthony3275 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesnguyen7069]

yep, even ben franklin and honest abe smoked

[@user-kb1pj7iu6j]

It is extremely complicated. Everyone wants to break it down to THC and CBD but its totally not that easy. The interaction between all these chemicals and your brain/body will take years of research. This is the kind of data super computers will be helping us to understand. Terpenes are playing a giant roll and no one gives them enough credit, some of them are known to cause apoptosis! And cannabis can be the easiest source to harvest these things in concentration. Getting Strain specific is the first route to 'controls' for comparison, but I'm here to tell you different inputs(light, heat/cold, nutrients, air/water quality etc) mean different outputs even with the same strain. That is part of why science is having a hard time. Its these chemicals in concert with eachother having an effect, and while humans have been great at understanding and determining how single chemicals interact with our bodies, we are almost clueless when it comes to combinations and their effects or potentials. This is the magic of cannabis, this is why those 500+ compounds matter. We will discover it is 4,5,6,7 things all together that create a symphony for relief. There are few, if any other plants so complex, basically little chemical factories for us to manipulate through breeding. And this is just the medical side of the plant. FOOD, FUEL, FIBER, MEDICINE (dyk Hemp Concrete even?)

[@capodad2u]

Well said

[@RealThunderberg]

Wow well done Tim you totally NAILED it here:) In the process of awaiting the arrival of my medical card I set about diligently studying all things medical cannabis and have since become obsessed or at the very least fascinated with the subject and this most sacred plant in general. I was totally tracking with your breakdown in every respect and believe strongly that we need to keep educating people, just as you've done here.

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

Word.

[@RevealCannabis]

Super well said Tim. This isn't "take a pill and feel this way" type medecine.

[@dtrubow]

if you get high or stoned first, the many years of research will be greatly reduced

[@aliciaschaal]

Just watched this for my master's class. I applaud you!!

[@koketsoword-of-mouthgoodfe5761]

just legalize it and allow us to plant it

[@drendabaerwolf8579]

There's no seeds in it anymore

[@dianaboughner7977]

No, DECRIMINALIZE it and give it rightfully back to the people of the earth who have used it since the beginning of civilization for various therapeutic, sacred, or social reasons throughout prohibitions. 😠 Making criminals out of citizens who choose to use this God given WEED! And NO it is not any more potent today. It is STRAIN specific and the citizens do not need any prohibitions put on particular strains either! A high THC percentage strain is a choice and one of the most healing cannabinoids in cannabis. ALSO, no need to censor out the feel good benefits of THC by using strains that increase the munchies in overdrive but do not include the appetite stimulant of enjoyment while doing so.

[@paulgarcia4982]

It used to be mandatory to grow a hemp crop in the colonial days has lots of use

[@sambolino44]

"In my lab alone, I have more than 550 different strains of cannabis." Dude!

[@mcozy333]

if you have strains on your plants that is a bad problem ... you do not want strains of bacteria on your plants

[@patriciaalber367]

Amazing how many commenters didn't understand anything this man was talking about.

[@dianaboughner7977]

I have Multiple health challenges including Fibromyalgia Syndrome which is so very painful. The only thing that helped me was a cannabis extract concentrate from an Indica strain with a high THC content. I was still living with health challenges but the pain was under control and I felt much happier (Not stoned!) in life. Then my government took this away and made it illegal. Then put forth so many ridiculous rules and paperwork that I simply cannot process. Then my doctor told me that it was understood and agreed that this was a beneficial medicine for me but that it was being strongly advised by higher ups that family doctors not sign the prescription papers required to make it legal for access to this drug with insufficient scientific research and proof of health benefit. Thank you for sharing your wonderful research knowledge and explanations 👍👍

[@donwyates]

It sounds like your quality of life depends on you moving to a legal state. That's in my plans.

[@junialter]

You're great man. Thank you for doing this.

[@kevinmacnaughton3413]

I smoked for yrs.. best thing i ever did was quit ... I sleep normal now.. no more depression either... I still don't like being stoned... I don't understand the allure..

[@brentjgambill3846]

Then why on earth did you smoke it to begin with...makes no sense

[@donwyates]

To each, their own, I guess. Many, including myself have the direct opposite experience. I've smoked (off and on) for 46 yrs. and long for the day when it's legal nationwide. It helps with my arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, and creativity. I love having a natural remedy for what ails me. What's wrong with a little temporary euphoria?

[@lorrinrodrigueshs-bcp192]

Dedi (Dr. Meiri) isolates various cannabinoids...getting to the bottom of the cannabis conundrum...he's the pioneer building upon Dr. Raphael M's work... the father of the endocannabinoid system!

[@wyeth1023]

People should be allowed to grow use and sell this useful plant, interference from government in private affairs of this kind is criminal, overreach, and counterproductive.

[@michaelhudson5287]

the criminals have been running the world for a long long time

[@ueform-sf3eb]

Indica with high THC is most important to heal

[@dawndunn122]

INdica= In Da Couch........Sativa =Standup !! ;')

[@lisbethbird8268]

Agreed!

[@mikehammondctfo3717]

What a great speaker, and how can there be a smoke screen, it must work

[@mikeygardner74]

I have epilepsy and marijuana (sativa)helps slow down my brain. No more Grand Mal seizures. I think that's why. In almost 10yrs! It's still illegal, but well worth the risk. It was going to ruin my life, and now I can go out and experience my life without most the worries. But it still gets me high

[@fluoridaman2332]

@kcotte59 Prices are way too high for regular users. Those who need it can just grow it and not tell anyone. They are profiting off our diseases and not letting us treat our own illnesses. It's ridiculous and unconstitutional.

[@WGaw]

check into CBD distillate, no high and perhaps good for your epilepsy

[@Jblah]

Getting high is still better than a seizure. I dont have seizures and i love getting high. Fly baby fly lol

[@jasonlarsen4945]

You could try a 1:1, 2:1, or higher CBD to THC ratio strain to modulate and moderate the high. Additional CBD may help even better for your seizures. However, most people who are in the know sat not to use the 0% THC, that you want some THC to help activate the CBD. However, you don't necessarily need high THC levels.

[@StartsWithMeChannel]

Amazing thanks!

[@souer1000]

Someone should get the nobel prize for this, and it should be the 5000 year old chinese doctor who discovered it, btw. I went from having seizures when i was young to not having them at all, just from " hanging out with the wrong crowd"

[@dtrubow]

Please explain the problem with someone who is high or stoned. I'm not asking what your personal fears are, but the actual problems not your perceived fears.

[@riverside321]

No problem being high, its not being drunk

[@Jblah]

The problem is morons are making babies creating even more morons...smh

[@samanthagoldie3757]

That was so beautifully and eloquently said. I’m a fan. 😏📈📚

[@oceanhouse8080]

I don't enjoy using cannabis for recreational purposes however I can clearly see the bounty of resources it provides and that its prohibition is a crime against humanity...

[@donwyates]

A little temporary euphoria never hurt anyone.

[@babygroot2078]

In indian Ayurveda ... Cannabis is one of the best plant for medicine

[@doubledutch3439]

And they improved it through centuries of deliberate companion planting, making it richer in terpenes and even more beneficial. Unfortunately big pharma and their THC and CBD hypes did a lot of damage reducing the medicinal effect of most cannabis.

[@carlasabyan6010]

I'm 35 and been smoking it since I was 13 I had two children before the age of 20 13 surgery for stage 4 endometriosis and reconstruction to my right leg . I as well have seizures and have to smoke weed to prevent them . I don't use pain killers and I'm still the same wight I was when I was 15 years old 112lb lol I am short 5 foot 2 . There are so many benefits I would rather see people use Marijuana than adictive harmfule meds .

[@charlescoryn9614]

I, too, have experienced the effects of long term cannabis use, as I have smoked it for 60 years, since I was introduced to it in Mexico City in 1960 while studying at Mexico City College. I am now 84 years old, and I have no major medical problems, and my current physician has found no evidence of this use from all my test reports. After doing my 'due diligence' I accepted the fact that cannabis is medicine, and has been used as such for hundreds of years, if not longer. You may reference that today by remembering Charlotte Figi, as Dedi Meiri does here. It is documented in the Anglo-Indian Report of 1895/96, as well as in the LaGuardia report of the 1930's in NYC. These two reports are noted for their lack of serious indictment of cannabis, thus the substance entered the pharmacology of the USA with it's inclusion in major publications such as the American Material Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, 1919, as well as similar publications dating back to before 1900. It was just another medicine. Until what's his name showed up as head of the FBI in the 1930's. Singlehandedly he apparently turned the world against cannabis, he made it a demon, a killer ...... and the rest is history, and a very fascinating one at that. Peace........

[@oldman9843]

I ran out of my cdb oil last week my pain is bad again and my ptsd getting worse now . CDB is medicine .

[@lisbethbird8268]

Yeah me too. The good stuff is too expensive though.

[@xerkirxx6975]

Researching different types and properties may be necessary, I’m curious though has anyone looked at the relationship between the plant and the grower, might be as interesting as the plant itself,...

[@GoldiLocs_Zone]

Thank you. This is fantastic.

[@fionarussell7622]

If we grow it for ourselves we get what we need ...nature knows best ..

[@Transpower]

Excellent talk!!!

[@Jblah]

Why do say that?

[@Stringman1950]

Excellent.

[@jaredconnaughton4194]

Boy, what a voice he’s got!

[@lizzymoore54]

We have cannabinoid receptors in our brains. Why? What is to " dock " into these receptors, other than a cannabinoid? Even if we never understand this system totally, our brains were made to accept cannabinoids. A cannabinoid is one of a class of diverse chemical compounds that acts on cannabinoid receptors, also known as the endocannabinoid system in cells that alter neurotransmitter release in the brain. Ligands for these receptor proteins include the endocannabinoids produced naturally in the body by animals; phytocannabinoids, found in cannabis and some other plants; and synthetic cannabinoids , manufactured artificially. If nothing else, cannabinoids docking in our cannabinoid receptors take our mind off the perception of pain and may actually heal us of many diseases. ( dis-ease ). Cannabis is a plant God designed, as he designed us, to potentially heal disease and bring about relief from many things beside disease, maybe if just to give us peace of mind. Wouldn't this be enough, peace of mind?

[@caraturner3056]

Absolutely, it’s an incredible, symbiotic relationship with a clear design.

[@jeremya392]

It sounds like the benefits of cannabis might be directly related to its hundreds of compounds working synergistically. The scientific method would need to test each one individually, catalogue its effects on a large test group and move on to the next. But really we just want to smoke it for fun, it always works right for that and that is its main therapeutic benefit.

[@mcozy333]

that is the pharma approach... to take one bio active out of a few hundred and claim it is the entire thing... severe lack, severely compromised signalling and our cells need to pull biological agents from other sources to even make the single compounds model signal efficiently ETC... this is exactly why we end up on 20 or more meds, to add more signalling molecules to the expression of single compound formulas and make them activate our anatomy more LOL....

[@mikefletcher1544]

They'll let anyone talk at these things. The legalization of marijuana has changed my life in the most positive ways imaginable. We are all different bud.

[@setektherapeutics2981]

Thanks for the TEDxTalk. Our aim is to help improve the quality of people’s lives through the cultivation, extraction and distribution of GMP grade, 100% New Zealand Organic certified cannabis extracts, produced right here in beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand.

[@reensomoan2733]

Can it be ordered

[@craigludlow79]

Incredible.

[@mikerosas2224]

Keep up the research! The world can be everyone's oyster with cannabis.

[@superbreastman]

5000 years ago they didn't have so many lab tests and still they used it for a whole variety of conditions. They used it whole as mother nature gave it to us and ate it, distilled it as tinctures or used the buds rather than the leafs because they knew how to use it from experiential practice. Today we are trying to purify it at another level isolating compounds and maybe trying to patent them but I believe nothing is better than the whole plant. If God gave it to us this way we should use it as it is like chinese medicine still does since eons...isn't it so?

[@c17mgospa74]

THANK to this video and not just this one...I was able to help my mothe with ovaric carcinoma...even if I have not used just cannabis to help her...there are so many other things that helps!

[@gillenzfluff8380]

The secret is fully ripe cannabis, not cannabis grown to make money.

[@celtglen]

Totally

[@kimlangley7022]

hi-my first crop is in the yard-never grown before-what do you mean by fully ripe? I am doing raw therapy-I have sinal cord injuries-thankyou-x

[@jmula1963]

@@kimlangley7022 hes just kinda saying u dont need to pull ur plants at 11weeks, just so u can have a lightly colored extract/hash. rather pull it closer to full maturation and experience greater medical benefit from a higher concentration of minor noids.

[@djgene5621]

Medicine is a chemical that you take that improves the quality of life. If being high improves the quality of life, why isn't it medicinal?

[@mcozy333]

the High = an increase of intracellular ions via activating/ de-activating cannabinoid type one receptor in the central nervous system . THC for example inhibits acetylcholine which modulates ion influx and Glutumate somewhat... one disadvantage of creating to much cb1 signalling... a decrease in magnesium ( FAAH decrease) ... hydrolysis of arachidonic acid into a signalling metabolite uses up FAAH and MAGL... FAAH is the issue though in some people

[@acgillespie]

did you even notice the light turned red? Oh wow man no i didn't but did you see that car buckle?

[@dothackjhe]

The oil extracted from cannabis sativa (hemp) is completely legal across US. The THC-free CBD oil of hemp is not only effective in treating certain conditions, it is also not addicting and is not mind-altering.

[@1stmoviefan]

It is wonderful. However like anything too much can make you anxious

[@jimda4910]

I think what you meant to say was, you found your limit and you get nervous beyond that limit. I had a cousin who smoke marijuana and went hysterically blind, she wasn't actually blind she just convinced herself it was hurting her, we refer to that is paranoia.

[@jetsetter8541]

It would be great too know which kind of Cannabis's chemical components have anticancerous property to slow down or stop cancer from growing . Where to look for links how to find anticancerous Cannabis?

[@wemustprophesyagain7382]

PLEASE HELP! What research do you have on ASTHMA as to which cannabis is best and dosages. Where can these resource be found for asthma sufferers? PLEASE REPLY!

[@wemustprophesyagain7382]

Please take the time out to reply to this message as there seems to be others who would also benefit from it.

[@Dman2018111]

I have used it for asthma (medically approved) and it offers relief vaporized as THC is a bronchodilator. Sometimes the THC floating around you system after smoking has a lasting effect for days and stops asthma attacks

[@cbcurren]

Dr Peter Glidden N.D. Asthma due to nutrient deficiency... I believe Prostaglandin, but not sure. Check his excellent book "Attempt A Cure".

[@DreamsOfFinland]

cbd oil helps restore cognitive function in Alzheimer's, cbd with thc oil helps the chronic fear anxiety state in people with Alzheimer's. I was part of national research project and they were not interested in how I improved my cognition. My cardiologist however was really happy and said he has more patients every week helping themselves with cbd oil mixtures.

[@miniminamanmina3715]

The important thing for corporate is to stop all non pharmaceutical methods for health improvement and disease treatment. It is all about the need to control being the only witch doctor in town. The well being of the human family does not factor into the profit factor which is a shame.

[@mcozy333]

plus all pharma drugs made in a lab are replicated molecules found in " the Nature"

[@bobvolpe8824]

Ya gotta ask the question? Who controls the flow$$$ The moneys not in the cure. its in the medicine...

[@Jblah]

U mean poison

[@bobvolpe8824]

Yes that to.

[@AnElectricHorseSocorro]

I theorize that disease evolves via the same psycho-emotional pathways we call the cannabinoid system and the specific strains effective for specific diseases are like combination locks that can literally pull disease out backwards from the way it evolved. I don’t know of a single disease that isn’t accompanied by emotional suffering.

[@darinayankey8676]

The miracle happened for me with hemp. I use a CBD rich and CBG rich liquid.

[@jlb1487]

Your work is invaluable! Thank you.

[@ryry5249]

julia baucco I think his work is quite valuable actually

[@wiehahnconsultants8251]

Respect!

[@Jblah]

Thanks man

[@SimonAZ]

Very interesting Ted talk! I often hear about CBD that everybody reacts differently and now I wonder if that is because everybod gets something differently.

[@mcozy333]

Endocannabinoid tone determines how each person experiences cannabis metabolism

[@robertcurry6413]

Wow. That’s great. How to get access to his database?

[@mcozy333]

1:30 - all of those strains ( varietals) effect your endocannabinoid system = everyone's system... that is Key to how it works... the phytocannabinoids metabolizing in mans endocannabinoid system...

[@ryansmith9688]

In that case... is there a particular strain that better treats liver or bowel cancer? My Nana is 82, going through her second round of chemo. x

[@parxcel777]

Each species or variety of cannabis has different effects on different diseases. Like there is a cannabis plant named" purple hayze" that is excellent for people who have seizures. Like the speaker said they have to test all and see which species cannabinoid balance works best with the person's human cannabinoid factors, so as to give the correct cannabis to that Patient. This also the reason for the variance in the quality and strength of the CBD oils.

[@T-19-]

Ryan are you in the U.K.? You know medical cannabis is legal here. Just have to go to a private clinic. Try that out for your nan

[@silverace08]

the man makes some extremely relevant points, that aren't usually discussed, and emphatically at that too - pointing out the wide variety of cannabis strains and the little we understand so far about their chemical compositions in being able to thus identify exactly which combinations of compounds help attenuate and protect from which specific illnesses and disesase, until unless the stigma suppressing cannabis usage is dissolved to explore this field further, many innocent people who could benefit from the treatment by this medicinal plant are unfortunately suffering needlessy because of the reservations of the brainwashed - the war on drugs has lost, it is time we pick up the pieces to start rebuilding the foundations for a free equitable usage of cannabis

[@RA-qq8nf]

I would like to try the liquid form!.

[@samann95014]

I use 1:1 / 2:1 of cbd-thc strain as oil infusion to treat my chronic inflammation & Lyme. Nothing else works as good as Cannabis.

[@noconsentgiven]

Well done sir❤👍🔥!

[@zakariazaki7513]

Thanks for video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco*

[@lynlee6861]

Why does it give me severe panic attacks, lower my blood pressure and blood sugar too low, and then i freeze to death. Im in pain, and cant use it! Tried cbd, nothing

[@brentjgambill3846]

Unfortunately all medications work differently on everybody...Sounds like cannabis may not be for you but don't give up on it yet...There are many forms and breakthroughs every day with this life wrecking and life saving drug

[@donwyates]

I don't have panic attacks or anxiety from cannabis use, but I know people who do. A tried & true counter-effect to THC is CBD BEFORE ingestion of THC. Also, chomping down on peppercorns is supposed to help. I believe Linalool is the terpene that has anti-anxiety properties. Leafly is a pretty good source for info, but there are many others I'm sure.

[@carlospatten321]

Gave me a panic attack first time I used it. I asked my partner to phone me an ambulance, she laughed and said " what do I say to them? Help can I have an ambulance my partners stoned" I've got used to it now

[@NoraDawn]

Because it is a phycoactive drug. In some, it has caused permanent brain damage. It ruined my brothers life, There are so many unidentified chemicals, like this Dr. sayes that they just can't identify and they do not know what they do. My best friends son, after one hit, now hears voices and thinks he advises the president. It is NOT a begine drug. Not talking the CBD oil that is extracted, but Marijuana or Canibus, it is actually playing Russian Roulette.

[@jangonauta]

its so crazy how i saw two TED´s Talks about this topic and they both have charlote figi as their subject. even crazier that the first won was how it began and this one is how its progressing. so from what im understanding The Strain ¨The Hippie disapointment had a bad batch¨, and you happen to find another strain with the same molecule ratio almost like a generic.

[@beverlyantonia483]

Our country is screwed up because of people with small minds. They then vote the same into office...not once, but again and again. Then they complain. That's a wrap.

[@customerreviewsandreports7056]

It totally rejuvenates cells- good stuff.

[@dtrubow]

Customer Reviews and Reports so does whiskey especially when you go for a drive after finishing another bottle

[@isbsey]

Opium is illegal but opiates are used extensively in the medical world and research is always ongoing. Why is it not the same for marijuana?

[@cannafitnessecstargetthera7857]

because cannabis is going to revolutionize the medical industry and they're going to have to read write medical textbooks because of medical cannabis and the endocannabinoid system

[@republiccooper]

More research is needed to know which strains are best & how to use them.

[@vincentwright4886]

It kills the stress that causes the cancer all starts in the mind

[@orthodox1173]

Exactly!!!

[@vincentwright4886]

thank you my friend have a great day and stay true

[@aprilking1045]

Warching The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper Weed 7: A Senior Moment Season 1, Episode 14 from Aug. 6, 2023 with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and a portion of this Tedx Talk was mentioned well enough for me to find it here. I learned tonight about Dr. Dedi Meiri. Now I am learning of Endogenous Cannabinoids. At age 62, it is an interesting subject. I have a back injury, neck pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, kidney issues, severe muscle and nerve damage throughout my entire body, and all had gotten worse in the 6 months. I am on 8 different medications, muscle relaxers, Lyrica for the nerve endings, and all of it does so little to help. Life is nt bearable to try to get through a day without medications. Heard how this can allow the amount of medicine needed to be less or even eliminated. Lots of study for me to do.