for it, for that many years, so in a sense we are trying to catch up, aren t we in terms of drugs to deal with the? . aren t we in terms of drugs to deal with the? , ., , .,. , with the? yes, that is exactly ri . ht. with the? yes, that is exactly right- the with the? yes, that is exactly right. the cancer with the? yes, that is exactly right. the cancer trestle - with the? yes, that is exactly i right. the cancer trestle started with the? yes, that is exactly - right. the cancer trestle started in 1902 in the uk and we had cancer drugs on the market for many decades but alzheimer s has a cause of senility in all age wasn t really recognised until 1970 by some pathologist working in london. the research on alzheimer s really didn t start until 1980 basically and in that sense we are right on time because it takes about 35 years for a basic research finding to ultimately translate into new drug so we are kind of right on time but just historically delayed. the so we are kind of righ
lots of other people trying to do this work for years. what about the use of medical marijuana to treatals alzheimer s? what do we know about that? there s a growing population of people using it to try to treat the symptoms of alzheimer s. sometimes the disorientation, the agitation, the difficulty with sleep, things like that. there s lots of research on alzheimer s and marijuana. what they re seeing is the marijuana can stop those plaques that are the telltale signs of alzheimer s from growing. it could be the anti-inflammatory effect of marijuana. they re not entirely sure but that s how they believe it can work longer term. they re putting a lot of effort behind that type of research. sanjay you ve personally seen patients have a better life because after medical marijuana, right? no question, wolf. no question. we show these stories but