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Cannabinoids, Turpenes, and You.

Patients Helping Patients.

    Here at Sonoma Patient Group (SPG) all of our budtenders are Oaksterdam University trained, or awaiting classes in a few cases. John, a cannabis activist and Sonoma Patient Group's president, has been the manager of multiple dispensaries. Jewel, our Medical Marijuana Matriarch, has 7 years in dispensary management and as a breast cancer survivor fights hard as an advocate for Medical Cannabis Legalization. Not to forget to mention, Dave Mccullick, is an #Oaksterdam instructor, and a speaker at the Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Institute (Florida MMTC). Needless to say there is a wealth of information here, and I am fortunate to be able to learn from such a pool of expert knowledge in such a niche field.
   Dave was the manager on shift one of the days where SPG had called me to fill for someone who had called in ill. While working with Dave, it is pretty much a guarantee that you will leave at the end of the day with more knowledge about cannabis than when you had arrived at the dispensary.  He was telling me, 'take a bite of a mango, smell some pine needles, and then smoke a bowl', and that this would increase the effectiveness of cannabis.
   The effectiveness of cannabinoids has been well documented. And yet, of the at least 85 cannabinoids, the application of the known benefits  is still in its infancy. We all start with the usually distinction of "Sativa Versus Indica", and then most peoples knowledge evolves to the point of understanding what the affects and effects of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol). "High CBD  helps my joints but makes me sleepy and high THC helps my disposition, but too much and I become uncomfortable or paranoid". But that is where the knowledge plateaus for most, myself included.

  But why? Everyone who has had been fortunate enough to have their life's maladies relieved by cannabis knows as well that there is more to herb than 2 numbers (THC and CBD percentages); that those numbers can be deceptive , and a 15% OG Kush might knock you on your ass comparatively to a 16% Sour D. 

 While I am not a pharmacological researcher, and there are 83 cannabinoids not measured, one can extrapolate from the experiential knowledge of Dave's "mango and pine needles" that there is more at work in cannabis than cannabinoids. That the turpenes and bioflavonoids(the aromatic components of wine, coffee, beer, cloves, oranges, lemon, and lavender) add real aromatherapeutic benefits to medical cannabis in whole flower form.

  

"What does this mean?" you might be asking. While I reiterate that I am not a doctor , or an organic biochemist, or a person of any credentialing background that would give you any sort of certainty in what I am typing other thank introductory chemistry and physics in college, aroma therapy is not regulated by the FDA, and I hope in sharing with you that you might follow a similar chain of logic that I have. I am not inferring any fact, just opinion. So here goes it; If you can determine the turpenes and bioflavonoids from the scent profile of the cannabis (Stop by SPG and we will help you out) then you might possibly be able to target what turpentine would benefit your ailment.

   

And the benefits of  turpenes and bioflavonoids extend beyond that of the aromatic chemical responses by themselves. There is research supporting a synergistic relationship between cannabinoids and individual turpenes. One can speculate from the research, in the manner that a psychonaut may, that individual turpenes might enhance the effectiveness of cannabis. 

 "Mangoes and pine needles" might just be the 'tip of the iceberg', there might be thousands of permutations of therapeutic and synergistic combinations of cannabinoids and turpenes. Did someone say "mango orange whole cannabis juicing"? One day it may pick up, and with a bit crowd-sourced research we can help some people feel a little better than they would by smoking whatever nondescript, non-tested herb or single strain they are forced to by uninformed legislation.
Let us know what Turpene and Flavinoid combinations you come up with!
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CB

Budtender/Social Media

Sonoma Patient Group 

"Rick Simpson Method" Whole Plant Cannabis Extract

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

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

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