I am not a Doctor. Neither is anyone who works here at the dispensary, but just as anecdotal evidence let me tell you a story. A man walks into the dispensary while I am working the counter, he is alive with joy, it was the kinda that fathers have on wedding days or mothers have at birth, he asks for another #Organikoil by "Yak Edibles" (our brand of "#RickSimpson" method cannabis extract), we had sold the last and were waiting for more that same day. The gentleman was happy to come back at the end of the day and precedes to tell me that his wife had been diagnosed with a cancer of the digestive system( I cannot remember exactly but I believe he said gall bladder cancer or pancreas).
At first she was determined to fight the cancer, she tried chemo and radiation, but after returning to a post treatment exam his wife had learned that her cancer had metastasized. Instead of spending her perceived last days in the misery of chemo and radiation, she decides to try the "Rick Simpson Method" whole plant cannabis extract she had heard about. (Important Note: I am not advocating shunning modern medicine). It is a whole plant cannabis extract that is made in a cauldron with alcohol... it is nuts, I don't know exactly how to make it.
My personal experience with medical cannabis is using it for pain, depression ( mostly from pain), and PTSD. I was hurt in the military, and my life was caved from the clutches of opioid abuse after I was honorably discharged after 6 years of service in '05. That said, my experience with cannabis is palliative. It does not cure my conditions or symptoms, but makes them tolerable and allows me to live my life, so stories of the therapeutic and curative benefits are something that I have been apprehensive of believing. Cannabis is great, it has saved my life, but I am always skeptical of something that seems to perfect.
Back to the gentleman's wife. She had been using "Rick Simpson Oil" for some time, and went back for a check up. The build up of emotion was palpable and I found myself tearing up with him in his exuberance. I knew at this point what he was going to say, but I needed to hear it for closure of this open empathetic wound I was now feeling as a loving husband. His wife was cancer free!
Update: Rick Simpson Oil Dosage Information
Update: Rick Simpson Oil Dosage Information
His story changed my life. It was a paradigm shift, that made me realize the altruistic purpose of the medical cannabis industry. Sure cannabis made me feel better, alleviates my symptoms, and makes me a more amiable person, but more important than any of that #CannabisSavesLives! When you support access to safe and legal medical cannabis you are freeing those (like myself and that gentleman's wife) who would not use Medical Marijuana if it were not legal.
So support your local legalization measure, and maybe save a life. And Next time you are in Sonoma County, stop by our "local gem". All of our cannabis is tested for fungi and pathogens, and potency as well.
"Patients Helping Patients"
-CB
-CB
