It’s the whole plant..

Another article about high CBD cannabis strains and I want to scream.  Somehow, people have seized the moment and are all on the CBD bandwagon.  That’s lovely and all.  But it apparently hasn’t occurred to anyone that THC still exists in these plants. It’s become the acceptable alternative to regular cannabis. This is exactly what happens when everything is built upon a lie.  People think cannabis isn’t safe, so we have what is supposed to be a “safe” alternative. Guess what. High CBD cannabis is just as psychoactive as any other cannabis.  I let some Pennywise cure a little longer and wouldn’t you know it was just as strong as anything else I have.

I’m not trying to suggest that higher CBD strains aren’t valuable. I’m sure they are.  I grow one of them.  I just believe it’s the blend of all of it that works.  And now people think that reducing THC is the ticket to acceptable cannabis use.  If you don’t want to experience an altered state, then ingest cannabis raw.  I do that in my smoothies.  That way, I get the naturally occurring acid forms of the compounds.  And no, I don’t mean LSD-type acid.  Plant acids.  They’re healing.

Look. Rick Simpson developed a method for the home herbalist to extract this sludgy oil substance from cannabis.  We call it RSO..Rick Simpson Oil. The methodology is a bit rudimentary and involves a rice cooker.  But it works.  I now use a Mega Home countertop oil distiller.  I jokingly call it my still.  It looks similar to my Magical Butter machine.  (Yes, I like gadgets)  It extracts the oil out of the plant via alcohol, and it takes about a pound of dried material to reduce down to about a quarter cup of RSO.  Then I have to let it sit on a coffee warmer to get any remaining alcohol out of it.  It can then be put into capsules or used in a vapor pen.  I also include it when making salves. It’s the stuff that people are using to treat and cure cancer.  It’s the strongest form of medicine we have at this point.  And everyone is worried that Big Pharma and the government will put profits before healing and screw up the recipe by synthesizing the cannabis for mass production.  That’s not going to help anyone.

State governments that are legalizing CBD oil aren’t really doing what needs to be done here.  Restricting this down to one compound is illusory at best.  CBD only meds (assuming that’s even actually happening..which I doubt) aren’t going to help other conditions that need THC as well. They fail to understand the reality behind how cannabis actually interacts with the body and promotes healing.  I realize that as long as the feds continue to keep cannabis a schedule one drug, research is limited at best.  It stands to reason that legislators would not have the facts that they need to bring intelligent bills to the floor for vote.  So, don’t do it unless it’s right..unless it’s based on facts.  If it’s not meaningful, then why proceed this way?  We must get this right.  Lives depend on it.

When we make our medicine in our kitchens, or out on the back porch, or wherever we do it, it’s not an exact science.  We try different things and see what works.  For me, I took an everything but the kitchen sink approach.  I had been so ill for so long and had taken such a huge turn for the worse (how I could ever be worse than I had been blew me away) that I did a whole lot of everything to jump start my healing.  I made glycerine based tincture.  That meant infusing cannabis into glycerine for 24 hours in a crockpot, and then after it cooled, straining all the plant material out.  I put it in tea and had that during the day.  I also infused cannabis into coconut oil and then put it into capsules.  Initially, I didn’t strain the mixture.  Now I do.  It’s easier to deal with and it’s less messy that way.  I typically take two capsules twice per day..morning and night.  I also medicated by smoking and vaporizing dried cannabis.  Lastly, I included raw leaf and bud in my smoothies.  I’m not a fan of the taste of cannabis, so I don’t really like medibles.  If I use bud in my smoothies, I make sure to use really small bud.  Any larger, and it affects the taste of the smoothie.

Within three months of beginning the tincture, capsules and everything else I was doing, I got better. The fluid I had been retaining for all that time dissipated.  I began to look like myself again.  It had been a really long time since I could look in the mirror and see the person I had been for 40 some years.  Illness can really change how you look.  I had always been waif-like.  That changed.  Then, because of what cannabis did for me, it changed back.  I immediately discontinued the narcotic I was on. Then, over time, I discontinued the anti-inflammatory drug I was taking.  Next, both blood pressure pills were gone.  Lastly, the Metformin I was taking for the insulin resistance I developed was also discontinued.  I still take Sulfasalazine daily and inject Humira every other week.  I’m hoping to discontinue the Humira next.  It’s immunosuppressive and I would like to be off of it.  But we’ll see.  I’m not pushing it. It took over three years to discontinue everything because I didn’t want to trigger anything awful. I suffered for twelve years with excruciating pain 24/7. I couldn’t take any chances of a relapse. These days, I also include RSO twice per day.

Now, if I could do all of this, and go from severe Rheumatoid Arthritis to mildly annoying RA in a matter of months, is it any wonder that people are curing their own cancer with RSO? The children with severe seizures that prompted the creation of the CBD dominant tincture that they’re using are proof that cannabis is a safe medicine to use.  Everyone who said this plant is dangerous should be ashamed of themselves. But don’t spend too much time on that..it’s a waste.  A better use of your time would be to join with us and learn everything you can about this plant.  Learn to grow it.  Learn to process it into medicine.  Or just have a bong hit. Or two.  It’s a blessing for those of us who suffer from PTSD.  It’s really the only thing that helps.  Trust me on this.  It separates you from the past.  It keeps you in the present.  It creates the calm space where there is no danger..no trauma.  It’s not the demon..it’s the answer.

So, how about going forward, we base that on facts? Look at the research happening in other countries. Yes, sanity does exist outside our country.  Or better yet, we could do some research of our own.  And talk to patients.  Anectdotal information is valuable.  And we’ve got a ton of it.  Reassign the DEA to more meaningful work.  I have no idea what that is, but I’m sure we can find something for them to do that doesn’t involve throwing flash bang grenades into baby cribs and the like.  Maybe they can help bring the hemp seed to the farmers in the states where it’s legal for them to grow it.  Soon, it will be legal everywhere, so I’m sure they could find something to do.  It’d be better than seizing it at the border.  It’s legal, you know. It’s what we want to do now.  Stupid has to go away.

It’s time for things to get better.  We’ve waited long enough..