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Contest Directions:  [ Researchers in California have discovered that marijuana helps in preventing and fighting Alzheimer's disease more effectively than commercially marketed drugs. The researchers said the discovery could lead to the creation of new drugs to fight Alzheimer's. ]
First let me say this: The researchers behind this brilliant discovery have either been stoned "when it hit them", or truly made the breakthrough discovery of the century. Provided that the century has just started though, and the research comes from California, it's probably both. So the news should have been titled "stoned researches make breakthrough discovery." What matters is now it's official - marijuana is good for your health, and can help you prevent and fight Alzheimer's. So next time you see someone smoking pot - he's not getting high, he's preventing Alzheimer's. Soon enough you'll hear around "Gee, I think grandpa's memory is not so sharp these days." "Yes, he's out of pot this week." And what matters is - many of us have been preventing Alzheimer's for years - we just didn't know about it. And the fact that we still don't have Alzheimer's is the best proof that marijuana really works wonders.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop one of the following: seniors smoking marijuana to prevent and fight Alzheimer's; magazine and newspaper covers based on the discovery above; new drugs with marijuana to fight Alzheimer's. If you use politicians or celebrities in your entries, you need to show them as seniors - age them.
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Jackpot: 1st place: $20, 2nd place: $12 , 3rd place: $8
Started: 10/8/2006 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 10/10/2006 6:00:00 AM







This contest is fueled by the following news:
A new research report demonstrates that the active ingredient in marijuana may actual prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Certainly, this would likely be received as good news to aging hippies. The Scripps Research Institute in California found that the active ingredient in marijuana -- delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is also known as THC -- actually may be beneficial in staving off the effects of Alzheimer's in some patients. People afflicted with Alzheimer's end up suffering from memory loss, diminished language skills and a whole host of other related problems. Prior to this date, marijuana has been used to assist in the treatment of glaucoma and is said to be beneficial in reducing the side effects associated with both AIDS and cancer treatment regimens. Medical use of cannabis: Application of marijuana in medicine dates back deep into the history of Ancient India and The Middle East, where hemp found wide application as pain reliever, anti-epileptic, anti-convulsant drugs and anti-emetic medicinal drugs. First references of marijuana use in the European medicine goes back to colonization period of India by England, in the middle of XIX century, when army surgeons started using preparations of marijuana as pain reliever, for treating muscular spasms, epilepsy and rheumatism attacks. Thanks to practice of military doctors of British colonial corps, marijuana drugs have received wide circulation in Britain and USA in nineteenth century. Substances, related to endogenous cannabinoids (endo-cannabinoids) and most particularly anandamide are contained in Indian hemp and sowing hemp and as well as in drugs, made out of them. It was stated in journal Nature Medicine in 2003 that endo-cannabinoid brain system participates in various processes of pain, memory, neuro-degeneration and inflammations and that cannabinoids possess substantial clinical potential. Marijuana and drugs from it are successfully used for improving the conditions of patients, suffering with cancer and AIDS. THK is successfully used in fighting nausea, caused by use of anticancer drugs; THK for above-mentioned purpose is endorsed by US Food and Drug Administration. In some countries (for example Holland and Canada), marijuana is used as drug for patients, suffering with cancer, as antiemetic agent during chemotherapy. At the same time, pharmacological studies do not indicate the advantages of hemp in comparison to other more traditional antiemetic and analgetic agents. As a result, prescription of hemp drugs bears exception nature during individual intolerance of traditional drugs. According to newspaper “The Guardian”, scientists of one of the leading research centers of Madrid have found out the proof that, cannabis can prevent loss of memory in patients, suffering with Alzheimer's disease. The preliminary research has indicated, that THK — main psychoactive component of marijuana inhibits the activity of cells, which damage the neurons of brain. Mechanism of memory loss in such patients is not fully studied, but, presumably, this problem is partially related with glial macrophages (microglial), forming cover around the nervous cells of brain. In Alzheimer's disease, activity of microglial cells exceeds beyond the control and harms neurons and thus destroying the entire sections of brain. Meanwhile, US legislation interferes in carrying out full-fledged research work of clinical efficiency of marijuana. At the same time, government in Great Britain has permitted one of the pharmaceutical companies to cultivate various grades of hemp for clinical tests of marijuana, obtained from hemp.
 
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Marijuana against Alzheimer's pictures
Marijuana against Alzheimer`s
picture by hygglobert

Condi Rice Weed
Condi Rice Weed pictures
  That ain't rice in that ziplock.
picture by Keb

Marijuana Magazine
Marijuana Magazine pictures
 
4:70 Magazine, for the Senior stoners...

Please Full View
picture by midian

Remember Marijuana
Remember Marijuana pictures
  We must rethink the old saying, "If you can remember the 60's - you weren't really there!" Do view full for a real high.
picture by kibuyu

Old Smoker
Old Smoker pictures
  I♪ can see ♫ clearly Now ♫♫
picture by Mundo

George Bush Marijuana
George Bush Marijuana pictures
  This is Good $hit
picture by Mundo

Kerry Marijuana Memories
Kerry Marijuana Memories pictures
  Tall tales expanded in this case.
picture by ERJR

Senior Smoker
Senior Smoker pictures
  OK, lets see now, what was I suppose to buy, bread, milk....come on, now, work you, magic cigar
picture by gali

Liv Tyler Marijuana
Liv Tyler Marijuana pictures
picture by Alanmania

Marijuana Smoking
Marijuana Smoking pictures
  The secret to a long life. (So they say)
picture by Mundo

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