There’s still a lot of confusion across the nation about whether or not marijuana is effective for cancer patients. Odds are you've heard something about it but weren't sure whether the information was reliable or definitive. So, in order to help clear things up, here is a list of 34 studies showing that marijuana cures cancer, categorized by the type of cancers being cured in each study. As you sort through the articles, note that the consistent theme between them is that marijuana shrinks tumors and selectively targets cancer cells. As bills and voter initiatives to legalize medical marijuana spread from state to state, remember that we’re not just talking about mitigating the side effects of chemo (though this is another viable use), we’re talking about curing the cancer itself as well as preventing its spread. I've taken the liberty of only including articles from credible scientific journals, removing any biased or otherwise improperly cited studies. Enjoy! - By Michael Taillard, NORML Nebraska Board Member, professional economist

Brain Cancer

• http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v95/n2/abs/6603236a.html
  
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11479216
  
• http://www.jneurosci.org/content/21/17/6475.abstract
• http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/308/3/838.abstract
  
• http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/10/1/90.abstract
• http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/61/15/5784.full
  
• http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/64/16/5617.full

Mouth and Throat Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20516734
  

Breast Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20859676
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18025276http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915267
  
• http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2006/05/25/jpet.106.105247.full.pdf+html
• http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/196
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776349
  
• http://www.pnas.org/content/95/14/8375.full.pdf+html

Lung Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22198381?dopt=Abstract
  
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21097714?dopt=Abstract
  
• http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v27/n3/abs/1210641a.html

Uterine, Testicular, and Pancreatic Cancers

• http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
  
• http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/66/13/6748.abstract

Prostate Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12746841?dopt=Abstract
  
• http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v101/n6/abs/6605248a.
  
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339795/?tool=pubmed
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22594963

Colorectal Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231745 
  

Ovarian Cancer

• http://www.aacrmeetingabstracts.org/cgi/content/abstract/2006/1/1084?maxtoshow&hits=80&RESULTFORMAT&fulltext=cannabinoid&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=560&resource

Blood Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12091357
  
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16908594
• http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/70/5/1612.abstract

Skin Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12511587
  

Liver Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475304

Biliary Tract Cancer

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19916793
  

Bladder Cancer

• http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803983
  

Cancer in General

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15313899

Source: Reprint from thejointblog.com