U.S. Patent No. 6,630,507 B1.
Date of Patent: October 7, 2003.
Back in 1998, a group of scientists working for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services applied for a patent on "Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants." Cannabinoids are found in cannabis, aka marijuana, aka hemp. The U.S. scientists found that "cannabinoids have been found to have antioxidant properties....this newfound property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of a wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, such as ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases."
What's that? Weed has antioxidant properties that could boost the immune system? Wait, I thought it had no medicinal properties?!
The patent was issued in 2003. Continuing from the text of the patent, "The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and HIV dementia."
Come again? It helps in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's??!!
With the mounting evidence that hemp oil will help treat or outright cure some tumors and cancers, and the existing uses for glaucoma and nausea, adding the antioxidant properties and neuroprotectant qualities, and this herb appears to be one of the most useful natural substances ever discovered.
The fact that weed is still illegal, and the mere growing of industrial hemp is still illegal is a travesty of the highest proportions. If I didn't know better, I'd say there was a conspiracy to keep this herb down and out of the public eye.
I don't know better.
A link to the patent is here. It's time we stopped the prohibition.
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