Written by What You’re About To Read Is Shocking – It’s Why We Choose Cannabis as Medicine:
Why are Prescription Drugs listed on California’s “Item’s known to the state to cause cancer” Proposition 65 list yet there are no warnings in pharmacies similar to those we see at gas stations? Why is Big Pharma allowed to sell carcinogens and Big Tobacco isn’t?
In our sometimes chaotic and busy lives often we’re, at times, warned about things that are known to cause cancer. In department stores some items have notices that quote laws such as California’s Proposition 65 which requires all items upon a state list to be labeled as such. Gas stations have big warning signs. Yet the only place we see this warning in the medical industry is near the X-ray department. One item just about every person will take at some point in life if not daily – prescription medications are in the spotlight and not in a good way once again. Never has a doctor warned me that one of the medications I take could cause cancer and is known to – yet they prescribe them anyway.
Since the 1986 passage of the voter-approved proposition, just about everyone has seen the signs “Items known to the state of California to cause cancer” in just about every retail store imaginable as well as next to Gas pumps. When in Walgreen’s Pharmacy just days ago filling a prescription this subject was really troubling me. I was about to try some low-dose aspirin since I quit Lipitor after finding out that it was the blame for a recent recurrence of a not yet specified Lymphoma – Likely Non-Hodgkin’s once again.
Since I had been reading up on carcinogenic effects of pharmaceuticals and had the Prop.65 watch list on my cell phone I pulled up Aspirin to see what the scientists within the states had to say – surely aspirin couldn’t be listed. The American Heart Association estimates over 60 million Americans use low-dose aspirin – it’s gotta be safe. So away I went and did my due diligence searching and what did I find? https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/ – a website everyone across the globe should keep.
Wow, since 1990 the State of California has listed Aspirin as a known carcinogen – yes, that means it can and does cause cancer. Without the studies to prove this beyond any doubt, no item is ever listed due to liability alone. The state knows they can’t be sued because they know Aspirin causes cancer – “Female Reproductive Toxicity” and “Developmental Toxicity”. So, we’ve been down a path to give our infants and elders an over-the-counter drug known to cause cancer hidden behind a very deceiving label – especially for those with heart conditions that didn’t know they were picking between two evils.
But it got worse that day. As I waited for the one strong medicine I still take as a combo for PTSD, Seizure Control, and chronic anxiety – a medication I’ve taken since the 1995 life-changing racing wreck. A benzodiazepine that’s been around for eons – Diazepam. We live in a world where stress is prevalent and anxiety runs a muck – the number of people on Benzodiazepines is estimated at over 68 million in the United States alone according to JAMA – the Journal of the American Medical Association. ‘Maybe there’s a problem with that too’ I thought to myself – so I looked. Not only did I find Diazepam by name, but shockingly this very progressive state’s scientists have declared ALL Benzos cause cancer. Take a look for yourself:
In the fight against Cancer that’s gone on personally for the last 2 years, the last thing I wanted to think was that one of the few medications I take would do this. Over 4 dozen pills per day have been discontinued for over 3 yrs. now – but those few I still take are indeed carcinogens. Thinking that the medication that supposedly ‘saves my life’ is no different than smoking 3 packs of cigarettes per day is sickening to say the least. The whole thought of cancer again is so absurd with Cannabis in oil and other forms used daily it seemed completely out of the question that I’d have another problem. Little did I know I was being prescribed not one, but 3 of the 4 medications I still take nowadays fell upon the list – could my doctor in California be violating the law and prescribing me cancer causing pills while I’m in remission? That seemed to be totally out of the question. A good doctor that’s very caring would never do this. But, in their busy schedules do they even know? I know I do.
High fevers came back with a vengeance about 8 months ago. A short while ago lymph nodes swelled globally. It’s been a couple of months and they’re still swelling and releasing across the body. The only thing I could look at as a culprit was a statin cholesterol drug, so I thought. Since the labs have been good I saw no reason to continue. After 4 years of it so I stopped use and started researching. What I found is that many of us are consuming cancer-causing items daily thinking it’s our medicine – never at all warned of this easy to access knowledge by doctors in charge of our healthcare, our future, our lives.
The once-popular family doctor has been replaced by a healthcare system that for the most place thrives on money, not our future but rather on their own. We no longer can go to the doctor to get the valuable information we need to survive – most of us that are ‘awake’ now research and network to gain the truth. (originally written in August, since then REMISSION declared again thanks to MCT Mix and Awesome Mike’s Medicine concentrate)
Why aren’t doctors required to inform patients of side effects? Why are patients expected to read pamphlets intended for those with medical educations to read? Why are doctors giving people drugs known to cause cancer and then profiting off of cancer? Why are most doctors ignorant about cannabis and its benefits – that’s simple – if you’re well they make zero.
Some may question those of us that decide to choose cannabis as medicine for ourselves or the family members we care for. I believe those that have educated themselves on the Endocannabinoid System, which does not include the vast majority of doctors, are aware that pharmaceuticals dull in comparison for that reason alone. Those of us that want to go a step further and gain organic clean cannabis definitely understand that there’s no way to know what’s in a pill and with no doubt, it’s one heck of a synthetic way to go. There’s absolutely nothing natural about a doctor writing a prescription for a drug. While understanding that some may need pharmaceutical medication for survival it’s also well understood overprescribing of medication is commonplace and is what caused a relapse of cancer for me – so without a doubt, it’s a huge concern.
Side effects of pharmaceuticals seem bad enough from the TV Ads, but Cancer? I use cannabis to kill cancer cells without side effects that kill me. But my doctor failed to tell me about a drug that can? Yes, she did and yours may have as well so please read on. I don’t believe that ALL pharmaceuticals cause cancer – but I do believe the research that proves Rx medications were given to me, you, and our kids/parents/family/friends with full knowledge that it could cause cancer and much more – I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re all evil – just to what degree is the question. One thing for sure – after a couple of decades my body is certainly addicted to items known to the state of California to cause cancer. Sadly my pharmacy doesn’t post the sign like gas stations and stores have to.
I personally don’t watch much mainstream T.V. – for the most part, because I’m busy with life. When I do make the decision to escape our current reality for the many nonreality shows on television I’m amazed at the pharmaceutical ads. First comes the beautiful new natural life based on a synthetic product. The dreaded list of side effects, and when they do present the possible adverse effects indirection is the tactic. Without a doubt, I know that Prostate Cancer is caused by the use of Statin Drugs. Sadly I’m likely walking proof with that area of my body inflamed and lymph nodes swelled all about. Thanks, doc, who also didn’t tell me risk for diabetes and Alzheimer’s triple with the use of those same ‘innocent’ drugs which dietary change and Coconut MCT or other healthy oils can replace for all but cardiac patients. So, let’s look at others.
Hormone replacement therapy, known as HRT, is the most controversial medication in this manner. Estrogen can promote uterine as well as breast cancer. Tens of millions of women have been directed to use HRT to ease symptoms of menopause. How many have developed cancer because of this treatment is unknown. The FDA does not report that number, only the following warning: “The FDA has asked that all labels on estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement therapy be revised to carry a boxed warning, stating the increased risks for heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer – Jan 8, 2003″. Is this a conspiracy theory – of course not. It’s fact. Our government approves medications that they know will cause more illnesses – even death. Why? It’s profitable. I know – sickening, to say the least. Targeting children and the elderly seem to be the name of the game. We all know that menopause is natural and will come no matter what to all women that live to that point in life – to give people carcinogens as medicine to ‘ease the symptoms’ seems like more of a way to make sure there’s a future patient to me.
Nowhere does the F.D.A. require a doctor to tell a patient of this warning or any others on prescription drugs that are given. A given percentage of our population still fears cannabis but readily grasps at pill bottles without the basic knowledge that what they are taking is far more unknown than a plant with thousands of years of history as a medicine. The first pill came about in the U.S. far after Cannabis grew here. In the Midwest, the Cannabis plant is protected as ‘Native to the land’ and is illegal to pick along roadsides. There are no pills native to the land. But in the 1800s the history of pills began here. Before pills Big Pharma made Cannabis Tinctures like the one shown below that most have seen or have knowledge of. Big Pharma was Big Cannabis/Hemp before prohibition and are now looking to take that place again with synthetics.
Above is the work of Eli Lilly – how many people know the name but not the history? Quick lesson: Pfizer was founded in 1849 by two German immigrants who made a fortune on pain killers in the Civil War. A young cavalry commander named Colonel Eli Lilly was serving in Union Army who Pfizer was supplying. A trained pharmaceutical chemist, Lilly was an industrialist who after his military career set up a pharmaceutical business in 1876. There’s not many people in this country who don’t take medication from one of those two companies still today. Let’s look back to the very deceiving drugs that doctors don’t tell us about.
Let’s take a look at more statistics and information on prescription drugs we all should be very aware of. According to the FDA and Pub Med studies:
-Heartburn medicine omeprazole (Prilosec) causes abnormal cell growth and stomach tumors (carcinoids) in rats.
-Spironolactone (Aldactazide, Aldactone) is a blood pressure medicine that is sometimes prescribed for hormonal imbalances and facial hair growth in women. It causes tumors in rats.
-Parents of children with eczema have been worried by reports that the prescription topical skin treatments, Elidel cream and Protopic ointment, are associated with lymphoma and skin cancer. The FDA has warned against using these drugs in children under two years of age. It also states that, “The long term safety of Elidel and Protopic are unknown.”
– Rheumatoid arthritis injections Cimzia, Enbrel, Humira and Remicade. These very expensive bio-tech drugs have revolutionized the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease. Last summer the FDA announced that it was investigating an association between these medications and the development of lymphoma or other cancers.
-Another hugely controversial cancer connection has to do with cholesterol-lowering drugs. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Jan. 3, 1996) warned over two decades ago that, “All members of the two most popular classes of lipid-lowering drugs (the fibrates and the statins) cause cancer in rodents, in some cases at levels of animal exposure close to those prescribed to humans.” Two years of fighting dual lymphoma’s only to find out that i was once again too ignorant and trusted a doctor.
-ARB’s or Blood Pressure medications primarily have also been a known culprit. A study reported a significantly increased risk of fatal cancers in patients receiving the ARB candesartan. Again, it’s people that already have serious medical issues that are being given medication that gives them more – at least most of the time. Others simply take aspirin to stop a headache and have no clue scientists had to list it almost 2 decades ago as a carcinogen yet the public is unaware.
Now let’s get informed! Why have so many changed to Cannabis?
- 63.6% of antidepressants are associated with carcinogenicity, specifically mirtazapine, sertraline, paroxetine, citalopram and escitalopram, duloxetine, and bupropion.
- 90% of antipsychotic agents are associated with carcinogenicity. All agents were associated with carcinogenicity except clozapine.
- 70% of benzodiazepines/hypnotics are associated with carcinogenicity, specifically clonazepam, zolpidem, zaleplon, diazepam, eszopiclone, oxazepam and midazolam.
- 25% amphetamines/stimulants are associated with carcinogenicity, with methylphenidate specifically associated.
- 85.7% of anti-convulsants (also used as “mood stabilizers”) are associated with carcinogenicity. The only agent not associated with carcinogenicity was lamotrigine. Specific agents associated with carcinogenicity: valproate, carbamazepine, gabapentin, pregabalin, oxcarbazepine, topromate.
- Take this information for what it is – information that could change your life. It definitely is changing mine as I once again take up the warrior spirit to battle what I now know was brought on by my lack of attention. We all need to pay better attention to what’s going on and make sure on our own that our health is intact. No doctor will do this that I know of – even the best are pretty consumed in what they’re doing. All patients need to be their number one caregiver if at all possible. It’s on us to learn the most we can and apply that knowledge.
Mike Robinson, Medicinal Cannabis Patient
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