CURE! Cannabis Science Inc. Urges Health Officials to "Take Medical Cannabis Seriously"as the H1N1 pandemic rapidly approaches

Cannabis Science Inc. Urges Health Officials to "Take Medical Cannabis Seriously"
Wednesday 04/29/2009 2:46 PM ET - Businesswire



As of 12:00 AM ET 4/29/09
As the H1N1 "Swine Flu" rapidly approaches pandemic, with new reports of outbreaks in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and the first reported death in the U.S., Cannabis Science Inc. (OTCBB: GFON) CEO Steven Kubby urged public health officials around the world to "take medical cannabis seriously."

"For decades, governments have ridiculed and suppressed overwhelming evidence that cannabis has many important medical uses, but in the present public health crisis we should no longer tolerate this malign neglect. Our government ought to take medical cannabis seriously, just as voters in 14 States have voted overwhelmingly for medical marijuana legalization," Kubby urged.

Dr. Robert Melamede, CSI Director and Chief Science Officer observed, "Contemporary anti-viral medical technology is currently inadequate to meet the World's immediate challenges in dealing with the rapid mutations of the numerous influenza viruses."

On Monday, CSI offered to provide its whole-cannabis based lozenge to the U.S. government. Kubby stated, "Our approach is to address the body's symptomatic responses to the ravages of the disease, giving the body's natural recovery processes the time and opportunity to work. It's a palliative, not a cure, but represents Nature finding a way differently, through an effective, affordable application of a natural botanical preparation. Also, everyone should understand that there is no evidence that conventional flu medications will be effective against the current outbreak, and most of the people in the world will be unable to afford them in any case.

"Although U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has declared a public health emergency and the World Heath Organization has raised its pandemic alert level to 4, no one can predict the ultimate course of outbreaks now on three continents. We do know that the world cannot deal with a 1918-scale pandemic, which remains a very real risk," Kubby added.