is there a pharm company behind this research? I'm not sure if NIH gets their money for research from pharm companies.

It looks to me like a study of (or on) Sativex® (nabiximols), which came up earlier in this thread. Use the Search this Thread function (upper right under the page numbers).

From the study:
About Sativex® (nabiximols):
Doc

The NIH is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, but you know... the funding of all research originates somewhere.

I can report that I have benefited greatly from this therapy for my NP, more than from from any lab-based pharmaceutical and BP does not back my experiences or opinions.

The main issue I find with Sativex is the cost. I believe it will be approved for NP in the US but it will make Lyrica look cheap and insurance will likely deny coverage. There are other pharma companies jumping on the CBD bandwagon and they too will eventually gain FDA approval and a hefty price tag.

Six months ago out of extreme pain, frustration and desperation, I decided to conduct my own study, on myself to see if I could obtain relief with cannabis-based products and I am very happy I did.

Informative and potentially useful:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...-cdc/15694831/

I saw this story elsewhere a week or so ago.
The upside of mmj is coming from all angles lately. If any corporate made product had stories like this, it would be fast tracked and on the cover of every newspaper. Between this and crime going DOWN in legal states, shouldnt law enforcement and politicians be clamoring to make their state the next legal one?

Buying weed on the street is a helluva lot cheaper!

Law enforcement has been split for some years now.

law enforcement legalization.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Politicians survive by pandering to campaign contributors. It's the contributors that need to be persuaded/reached.

Doc

Well our Nov. vote is not far away. I wonder which way our state will go. I spent months, yes even in front of my neighbors to get MM on the Ballot.
Please send good vibes down to Fla. as we are going to need it.

While sitting on a local park bench I had opportunity to talk to two police officers I have known years. Yep, even served on the P@Z for my community. Anyway. Neither of these officers were opposed to Legalization period. It wasn't the MM that worried them. In fact neither had ever made an arrest for just that substance. It was stupid people mixing that, drugs and booze which were the once who caused trouble. He said someone smoking a splief in the sunset is hardly the type of person who is going to cause trouble ever......That is my local community. The vice mayor is my friend. We have had some very informative about this. ALL depends on if people chose to be responsible. I know for sure, I will, my PN is awful. Will let forum know how the vote goes. Even if the state fails, I sure would like to know if I reached any of my neighbors. xxxginnie

I hope that the NY law will allow me access to cbd to see if it- A. Helps and B. Allows me to drop Lyrica and Tramadol.

I have a week in Colorado where I will be experimenting. I have been having a difficult enough time of late that even with meds I have redefined "good days". I am bad at defining when to push myself and when not to. A full time job and two small ones trump "giving myself a break". I am blessed with an understanding partner.


Seriously though, I will be heart broken if I see any positive results in Colorado and find New York implementation to be heavy handed, which it already is to a degree with its no smokable matter provision. No, Cuomo was not catering to big pharma at all.