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RainDog

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16. hugs to you, mimi85
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 11:36 PM
Jun 2014

I know you've shared your situation here. Thank you for your bravery.

I'm so sorry to hear you didn't get a better outcome. Does it have to be THC centered oil? Couldn't it be something with more CBD to help with the effects of THC?

I've never seen the oil in person, but I've seen the videos of people who have used it and claimed it has helped them.

What GW Pharma is now selling as a legal prescription for MS spasticity is, at its most basic, Rick Simpson oil. They combine all three species of cannabis (ruderalis, sativa, indica) and created a 50/50 CBD to THC mix suspended in alcohol that is sprayed in the mouth.

I think the emphasis on THC, since the Reagan era clamp down that put the emphasis on hybrids for indoor growing, is shifting somewhat as more people recognize the "entourage effect" of CBD and THC together. It doesn't make people so high, like marijuana bred for recreational use, but I think it has more value for someone dealing with an illness.

If you decide to try it again, let me know. Maybe you could get some CBD-only to see if that might help.

I wish you well.

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Excellent rant and questions, RainDog! Free the Weed, NOW. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #1
My son with autism might benefit from legal cannabis RainDog Jun 2014 #8
It is absolutely despicable that this isn't legal everywhere by now. They also fear Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #12
K&R! Enough of this bullshit! scarletwoman Jun 2014 #2
I was reading about the progress of Wisc's law RainDog Jun 2014 #4
Everyone who works for the DEA is a parasite on our system. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #3
damned right! n/t wildbilln864 Jun 2014 #7
K&R DeSwiss Jun 2014 #5
Yep... When I Lived Up On The North Coast Of California.. WillyT Jun 2014 #10
That could not be more liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #22
Yes BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #37
And They Wonder Why We Don't Trust Our Goverment... WillyT Jun 2014 #6
K&R ReRe Jun 2014 #9
My daughter has a seizure disorder, it is controlled, now, with ever increasings doses of depakote. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #11
It's the American way! RainDog Jun 2014 #14
No, we have not had a practical test. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #32
Definitely the way to go RainDog Jun 2014 #33
I have leukemia mimi85 Jun 2014 #13
hugs to you, mimi85 RainDog Jun 2014 #16
I don't know if you'll see this, mimi85 Jun 2014 #47
more hugs - and healing heart love RainDog Jun 2014 #48
You are a special person. mimi85 Jun 2014 #49
This breaks my heart. The idea that we could elect a Democrat to right this bullcrap. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #15
She's a holdover from Bush RainDog Jun 2014 #17
I am going to dump on anyone that perpetuates this bullcrap. And that includes Pres O. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #18
She was left in place RainDog Jun 2014 #19
"She was left in place"??? Are you serious? So Pres Obama had to accept her? rhett o rick Jun 2014 #21
okay RainDog Jun 2014 #25
First let me say that we are both on the same side of the issue here. We both recognize the rhett o rick Jun 2014 #38
Nice post LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #41
Sometimes Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #26
Thanks for saying this RainDog Jun 2014 #28
No problem. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #29
... RainDog Jun 2014 #30
... Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #34
Sadly the war you are referring to has been a war between the American people and the rhett o rick Jun 2014 #39
Yes it has been a war between the American People and the government. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #40
That's an outstanding OP, RainDog! Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #20
Epileptic Seizures Not a Fan Jun 2014 #23
The same crap is happening in GA over petty politics when children RiffRandell Jun 2014 #24
That's why I was so disgusted after that editorial in the Miami Herald RainDog Jun 2014 #27
End it now. Turn the Wheel. WheelWalker Jun 2014 #31
Ugh. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #35
Excellent rant RainDog. Unfortunately, Mary Burke is no more "evolved" on pot than Walker. Scuba Jun 2014 #36
"It's not like the stanky liars are ever going to stop their lies." Enthusiast Jun 2014 #42
This is why control of Congress is so damn important...we don't change drug policy until we change msanthrope Jun 2014 #43
Are you seriously suggesting that putting Ds in office will solve this? bread_and_roses Jun 2014 #45
Yes...enough Ds in Congress give you enough votes to change the CSA. msanthrope Jun 2014 #46
Heartless whores in government made this possible. Enough is truedelphi Jun 2014 #44
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