Question:
Will old people vote to legalize marijuana once they realize it may have the potential to prevent Alzheimers?

I'm interested in how Marijuana may fight dementia and possibly Alzheimers?

"Ohio -- Give an old, confused rat some pot and it starts remembering things. An Ohio State University study shows that synthetic marijuana boosted memory and reduced brain inflammation in rats with brains altered to mimic the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.Researcher Gary Wenk, a study co-author and Ohio State professor, shared his work at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Atlanta this week.

The findings support the theory that anti-inflammatories might help fight the devastating disease and add to evidence that compounds in pot might be helpful in treating Alzheimer’s"

that's what I found. what's your opinions on it???

Answer: Everyone else is missing the point here. The huge difference between the possible new breakthroughs of cannabinoid use for treating Alzheimers and the various uses for pain/nausea relief is that the newer stuff involves actually potentially lessening the impact of a disease itself rather than easing symptoms temporarily. This is a hugely important distinction! Unfortunately, many people refuse to see how awful chronic pain and nausea can be, and they are reluctant to see relief of those symptoms as enough of a 'pro' to counteract the 'cons' of marijuana use. Seeing improvements in cognitive function and memory is totally different, and much more likely to be seen as a real rationale for legalization, if science really manages to find such effects in humans.