CANNABIS MEDICINE DOSING ~ HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU TAKE?

HOW MUCH OIL SHOULD I TAKE?

If you are not working with a recognized Cannabis Medicine Practitioner or Rastafari Medicine Woman or Bush Doctor, then this is where personal responsibility is of paramount importance. 

The most responsible thing to do is educate yourself and if it is possible to open dialogue on the topic of Cannabis medicine with your doctor or health care provider then definitely this is the first point of call. If this is not an option then you must ensure that the person you obtain the oil from is at least a Cannabis Medicine Practitioner who is affiliated to a reputable organization or is referred to you by someone you can trust. The truth is there are many people making various Cannabis medications but you need to be aware of who you are dealing with in terms of your health because ultimately you may be putting your trust in another human who really is no more qualified than yourself.

If you have never used Cannabis before it is essential to start on the smallest possible dose gradually building up to increased dosages.  Your body will need to naturally adjust to the stimulation and activation of your Endocannabinoid System (EC system) which usually is only felt after the first three to four times of taking it, whether inhaling or ingesting, where after you will start to feel the effects which is a different experience for everyone.

THC is the most well- known of all the Cannabinoids and the most psychoactive part of the Cannabis plant.

THC, more than any other Cannabinoid is associated with the majority of the pharmacologic effects of Cannabis, in other words, without THC most of the other Cannabinoids would not occur or function in its absence. With CBD dominant oils the THC will naturally be lower because the CBD Cannabinoid greatly reduces the THC effect.

This is the main reason why the pharmaceutical industry is struggling to produce synthetic Cannabis medications. All research evidence steers toward the fact that Cannabinoids do not work as effectively in isolation compared to working with whole herbal Cannabis. New evidence is now suggesting that in the absence of THC the CB1and CB2 receptors of the EC system would not in fact even activate. 

It is critical to have an understanding of the effects of psychedelic substances on the human brain and in this respect we must strive to gain the personal responsibility to respect our dosage because truly only tiny amounts of Cannabinoids is required to sustain optimum health.

It is also very important to be aware that the chemical profile of Cannabis has changed drastically over the past 30 years.  It is true that these days some modern Cannabis contains more than double the amount of THC as it did back in the flower power 1960’s and as a result of this these modern strains tend to contain far less of the neuro-protective Cannabinoid discussed below CBD. 

It is also a reality that growers who selectively breed high THC strains are also selecting against the gene that produces CBD, which means that in the pursuit to produce stronger Cannabis some growers may actually end up out breeding a chemical which is responsible for the wellbeing of our health. This is exactly why I encourage people who need Cannabis for medicinal purposes to grow their own.  It is false freedom where you are not in control of the production of your medicine and you do not know for sure what is in it or where it comes from or how it was grown. It is the exact same story as with our food unless it is coming out of your own garden you really do not know where it comes from and in my opinion this is the very reason we are seeing more and more, sick people; we have lost touch with where our food comes from.

It cannot be stressed enough that so much more research is required in this field of study and factors like growing customs limit our ability to fully interpret findings and to make generalizations about CBD and THC administration on psychotic symptoms, and indeed there are researchers who claim to be achieving positive healing results with “CBD only” extracts.

 

THC definitely has the ability to alter behavior, mood perception and consciousness and often promotes the meditation of sharing, humor, creativity, and feelings of euphoria.

The healing properties of THC include anti-cancer, anti-nausea, pain killer, appetite and metabolic regulation, anti-spasm, anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant, anti-microbial, neuro-protection, anti-oxidant and so many more which you should research in your own time.

Many experts also now believe that the psychoactive properties of Cannabis are most likely to only be short lived and in fact do not pose any risk of long term brain damage.

“Most ‘drugs of abuse’ suppress neurogenesis.  Only Cannabis promotes neurogenesis” – Dr Xia Zhang (Canadian researcher)

It is a good idea to speak to people who have used Cannabis to get an idea of what to expect because no two people are alike and no two Cannabis plants are alike. and in fact no two buds on the same plant have the exact same chemical make-up.  In my experience no two cancer patients are alike and no two epilepsy patients are alike and so on. Unfortunately most conventional medical practitioners do not know very much about the healing properties of Cannabis because they have never studied this field before so eventually ii do see a scenario where doctors will be learning about Cannabis from their own patients.

Personally ii do spend a lot of time speaking with the doctors of patients and recommending dosages for various medical disorders working with my raw Cannabis coconut extracted oil.  Sadly ii also spend a lot of time speaking with people who ‘over dosed’ either themselves; their parents, their children or their pets.  Nothing is sadder for me than meeting parents of an ill child and they are so desperate to save their child’s life and they really do not know how to administer this medicine.  When ii meet with these people the first thing ii see is the tremendous guilt which they are carrying and ii just wish to say to anyone who has been in this situation please do not crucify yourself rather spend this energy educating yourself on how this amazing plant works on the human brain, body and soul, the community and beyond.

Personally ii only use coconut infused Cannabis oil for children as ii find the full extract is often too strong but this of course is dependent on individual assessments. We are having good results with low THC strains which are clearly higher in CBD and the CBD oil is often times more appropriate for pediatric treatments. In reality Cannabis is only for healing it does not do any harm and even if some people believe this the truth is that there is no scientific proof of this and certainly there are no recorded deaths ever. In order to 'overdose' a human needs to consume its entire body weight in 24 hours which is basically impossible.

It gives us huge hope that more and more doctors today are becoming aware of the medicinal healing properties of Cannabis and everyone should be urged to discuss this momentous matter with their health care practitioners to find the best solution for your personal medical disorders. It really is quite possible for conventional and natural medical practitioners to work together for the healing of the nation.

WHAT IS MAINTENANCE DOSING?

Through the teachings of my Elders and Masters ii have come to accept the theory of ‘minuscule dosing’ to prove that Cannabis works on the principle of minuscule measures which means that only tiny amounts of Cannabinoids are required to maintain a healthy and fully functional EC system.

This theory then applies to mental, physical and spiritual well- being. Currently ii am working with patients in this field who are like myself, are in their 20^th year and beyond cancer free. One patient is down to a mere 6 leaves a day ingested raw as a maintenance dose and another is consuming an equal amount of seeds daily and they are both super healthy in their 60’s and 70’s respectively.

Consuming raw Cannabis, either by juicing or straight off the plant, as opposed to oil and smoke inhalation is another not so new theory but it is not a theory of mine but there is certainly a lot of truth to the fact that consuming raw Cannabis is just as effective in healing and maintenance doses than any other heat application process. A lot of people will argue that you cannot feel the high when consuming raw Cannabis but the truth is that both humans and animals can get high from eating the raw plant and obviously this is dependant on the quantity taken.

Many people might be surprised to learn that many followers of Rastafari in fact do not even smoke Cannabis but simply regard the Holy Herb as another life giving vegetable.

If you have read my previous papers about the EC system then you will realize that in fact we are supposed to consume Cannabinoids for optimum health whether you are ill or healthy and just like your immune system needs vitamins and other supplements so too your EC system needs Cannabinoids to perform its functions. So at the very least Cannabis really ought to be reclassified as a necessary nutrient.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FULL EXTRACT AND REDUCED EXTRACT?

According to the professionals Cannabis extracted with alcohol or butane or distillation is referred to as “Full extract” and Cannabis extracted with coconut oil for instance is called “Reduced extract” oil. The difference between my medicine and any 'reduced' extract is that ii cook my medicine for 18 hours and ii use whole herbal Cannabis and not a concentrated oil made by someone else with unknown solvents.

THE CANNABIS COCONUT CONNECTION

CANNABIS	COCONUT
Anti-tumor (anti-cancer)	Anti-tumor (anti-cancer)
Immune Boosting	Immune Boosting
Anti-fungal	Anti-fungal
Anti-bacterial	Anti-bacterial
Anti-microbial	Anti-microbial
Regulation of metabolism (weight control)	Regulation of metabolism (weight control)
Anti-oxidant	Anti-oxidant
Skin care	Skin care
Osteoporosis treatment	Osteoporosis treatment
Fat soluble	Over 90% Saturated fat
No negative side effects no deaths	No negative side effects no deaths
Components found in human breast milk	Components found in human breast milk
Regulate circulation	Regulate circulation
Used for over 5000 years as medicine	Used for over 5000 years as medicine
At the forefront of medical research and breakthroughs	At the forefront of medical research and breakthroughs
Criminalized since 1930’s	Condemned for over 60 years
Controls regulation of fat	Controls regulation of fat
Raw plant has limited psychedelic high	Raw plant has no psychedelic high
Aides nutrient absorption	Aides nutrient absorption

So it is important to note that this 'reduced extract' is made from the full extract where my recipe calls for the use of raw Whole Herbal Cannabis extracted over an 18 hour period not exceeding the smoke point of coconut oil which is 171 degrees Celsius so at 100 degrees and less it cannot produce any dangerous fumes because it will not create smoke or carbon at this temperature. So personally ii refer to my medicine as Full Cannabis Coconut extract because ii am working with whole raw Cannabis and not simply adding a little oil extracted with another solvent into the coconut oil.

You can experiment with this by frying two eggs one in normal yellow oil and one in coconut oil and you will notice that coconut oil does not produce the brown grease rim around the egg which is the ‘bad fat’ part of the oil working out and the black residue is the carbonated oil which is toxic.

Above is the egg fried in coconut oil and below are eggs fried in normal sunflower oil.

For me personally the main difference in these methods is firstly unlike other methods, coconut oil extraction is 100% natural and only the Cannabinoids are extracted and not the chlorophyll parts of the plant material.

Chlorophyll concentrate in Cannabis oil has produced some cases of diarrhoea and upset gastric systems which are common side effects of chlorophyll. In less vulnerable patients they might feel brief spells of queasiness which is also the action of the chlorophyll. This does not happen when using coconut oil because the chlorophyll is not stripped in the extraction process and second coconut oil is not readily absorbed into the gastric tract it enters the liver where it is stored as energy and not fat.

So my recipe is similar to the one in the Bible in Exodus 30 verse 22 – 25 where you will read that olive oil was used instead and also left to soak with no heat for long periods of time to produce the holy anointing oil.

The second main difference is the psychedelic action of THC which is higher in the full extract oil and this can often lead to ‘over dosing’ where the patient can clearly feel that they are ‘high’.  With coconut extracted oil you do not experience such a strong THC action although many of my patients say they sleep very well after their night dose but they do not get the ‘high’. It is my personal belief that the reason for this is that coconut oil is on average 96% saturated fat, the human brain is 60% fat and Cannabinoids are fat soluble so this holy trinity of fats work like a Swiss clock in the human brain effectively dispensing the work of the EC system throughout our bodies. Coconut oil is also very effective in aiding the body to absorb anti-oxidants which are necessary in the fight against free radicals which cause cancer and other diseases.

Really it is all about establishing the tolerance of your own EC system. We are all different and changing all the time so sometimes a certain dose may be too strong and sometimes the patient does not report feeling any difference. Respecting yourself and respecting the healing power of the Cannabis plant by educating yourself is the most important gift you can give to your family.