Today is the happiest day of my life...ii can now start to smell true freedoms coming...Praise JAH Rastafari

HOW II WISH WHITE PEOPLE COULD WAKE UP

ENTIRELY WITHOUT PREJUDICE

This post is in direct response the cancellation of the Cape Town bicycle race and will no doubt cause huge controversy and anger among white people and ii did send this letter to the local community paper The False Bay Echo who ran the story of the township concerned being Masiphumelele Fish Hoek Cape Town.

Dear White People Please Wake UP!

When ii heard that the bicycle race was cancelled due to the wind my first thought was ‘there’s more to this story’ and today ii hear about what happened in Masi and now it all makes sense.  Firstly ii would like to salute the leaders and community of Masi on giving a brilliant display unity and solidarity. Maximum respect!

Personally ii grew up in Simons Town and my father had me sleep in a cell in the police station in 1981 with instructions to the police to ‘sjambok’ me.  Being a staunch racist he was unhappy because ii had pictures of ‘black men’ on my bedroom wall as well as the Ethiopian flag. The pictures were of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I my JAH, and therefore ii was praying to a ‘black God’ and this was worse than the posters of His Majesty, Mortimer Planno and of course Bob Marley. My father referred to me as a “kaffir boetjie”.  As soon as ii finished school ii left for Eastern Cape where it was easier for me to move with people of colour and ii returned last year on February 1. 

Saddened was ii to realise that not much had changed in the consciousness of white people who are still largely very racist and ii feel this very deeply even after all these years because ii can see children reflecting adults behaviours which ii witnessed over 30 years ago. But having said that ii can also see that a lot of white people have become conscious and ii see a lot more white people from overseas coming to volunteer this is a good start but much more needs to be done because the problem is bigger than you think or can see.

For me personally to be able in Cape Town to finally walk freely down the street with my brothers and sisters and not be chased by police for doing so, although honestly ii do get a lot of ‘dirty looks’ especially in Fish Hoek and Kalk Bay is a taste of freedom .

When ii first got back ii put my shopping bag on my head in main road Fish Hoek and that caused a bit of attention from other white people and it actually caused me to take the bag off my head as ii felt so uncomfortable, lucky for me it wasn’t a bucket of water.

The only reason ii know a little bit about black people is because ii have lived in communities with them and ii have a Xhosa family in the Eastern Cape and still ii consider myself only semi- conscious to African cosmology and all the wonderful elements which are involved in such beautiful African cultures which ii wish ii could encourage more white people to embrace. 

Honestly ii could not understand why the government sent a white lady into Masi to negotiate black people’s needs then ii remembered that it’s the DA in power down here.  For the community leaders and spokesmen to issue a statement indicating that the greater community of Masi (being black people) do not have a problem with the people of the valley (being mostly white people living around Masi) except for Ms Purchase. 

Personally ii would leave town, but the truth is that whilst a lot of white people might not even realise it, you have seriously offended these people and this is just from how ii know black people, this culture is all about respect, something we don’t have much of in the white nation as evident by behaviour seen around. Gosh white people can barely greet one another. Moleweni!

All ii would like to say at this point is that white people should really respectfully count their blessings that black people are so humble and patient because they have higher wisdom ii can promise you this because if they wanted to kill us white people they would surely have done so already. 

But ii can also tell you what ii have learnt from black people, is that deep in their hearts they are able to find forgiveness and they actually love white people but not our arrogance and egos.  Just the other day ii spoke to one of my neighbours whom ii seldom see and she told me that she works for a white family for 16 years already in Somerset West, yes she travels everyday back and forth to this family literally across the bay to care for them and she told me that she would never ever leave them, wow so much love ii cried when she told me this and to be honest ii have heard this story many times before.

Please my fellow white people, ii am begging you to wake up and see that it doesn’t matter which way you look at this story, it is better to humble now because truly resistance is futile at this point.

Whether we think we are aliens from the stars with super powers or if we think that all people come from Africa and that there is only one race the human race…well the truth is that nothing which did or didn’t happen in history, nothing will ever change the fact that it was the white man who came to Africa with the intention to steal the black man’s gold and silver and force him to seek his Heaven after death.  It is this doctrine that has brought disgrace to both black and white people and causes us both to die in dishonour.  Now we have a chance to break this cycle if we can all just humble.

The white man knew that he would have to pay for the gold and silver and this is how he came to colonize Africa (except for Ethiopia Rastafari) so he could control the people and the land, this is the truth, it is an African thing not a ‘Cape Town thing’.

As white people we all need to start looking at black people as humans.  Now, seriously for me personally and definitely for tourists visiting our country it is impossible to look at Masi and see a human image.

What you see is certainly no different to how rats live all squashed up together in small spaces where people are forced to live in closer than close proximity to their dirt and ablutions.

Do we really want to be seen as a country where the life of a rhino seems more important to white people than black people’s lives? Where white people’s pets have medical aid but their gardener and house keeper or child minder must stand in day long queues at False Bay Hospital?

So our constitution which by the way black people fought for, says that everyone is entitled to life, dignity, a home, water and food so we are failing our people and yes ii can hear all of you saying ‘where is my free house? My free water my free electricity?’  This socio economic crisis we are dealing with right now runs so deep that truly a deeper consciousness is necessary to completely understand the dynamics and seek solutions for all the people and Cape Town is diverse. Black people can teach us about these things. Believe me they have a solution for any problem and this is one of the reasons ii love black people so much.

In my life ii have been raped by a black man, the woman whom ii considered to be my foster mother and ii even have a dread lock named after her RIP Hester Koch, was murdered on her farm in Phillippi, ii lost my niece who walked the Rastafari path with me after she was abducted in Johannesburg by Nigerians, also ii have been mugged and had a few cars stolen and plenty house roberries when ii lived in white suburbs. I have also suffered terribly at white racism because of Rastafari being a ‘black religion’ with a ‘black God’.

Collectively as white people we need to show black people that we are truly remorseful for what our ancestors did to Africa and especially South Africa. Just try to be a little bit more humble maybe learn a few words of Xhosa just basic greetings ii promise you it will change life in the valley and you will see that there is a hope that we can truly live together but first we have to up the game and accommodate our brothers and sisters.

We have to redistribute the land so we can do away with ghettos and townships. It is unacceptable on so many levels that our people are living like this in the first place. This is exactly why ii swore to never buy land in a ‘white suburb’.

We simply cannot and should not tolerate a society where we the majority of our people have the exclusive identity of poverty, hunger, under-education, landlessness and cheap labour.

This identity then presents us with the ‘black condition’ and this condition feeds our collective white arrogance which has it foundation in this identity which personifies the condition of being black, so we absolutely have to shift this attitude of ‘minority white superiority’ in order to deal with this ‘black condition’ we have collectively created.

The comment of Ms Purchase about the Masi bicycle team proves exactly how deep her ignorance of black people runs.  Black people care not about a bicycle race when their human rights are at stake they will say ‘next time bhuti’ and the cyclists themselves would rather embrace freedom than a cycling event. Black people are prepared to die for their rights.

MY INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE MCC GUIDELINES NOT YET PRESENTED

RESPONSE TO MCC GUIDELINES FOR CANNABIS MEDICINE MARCH 2017

ISSUED ON AN ENTIRELY WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR ADMISSION OF ANY GUILT OR LIABILITY BASIS

We should all give thanks to our leaders for this vital opportunity to engage in discussion about the future of Cannabis Medicine in South Africa.

1.  AUTHORISED PRESCRIBERS/MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Registered doctors may now apply to MCC for permission to access and prescribe Cannabis Medicine.

This is a very positive step in the right direction because as we know this legal medical provision has actually been in place for some time, but as we also know that only a very few people were actually able to get such a prescription.

The very first question the public would wish to know is how will our Medical Practitioners’ become educated in psychopharmacology and Cannabis Medicine in order to make conscious medical decisions?

So we are concerned as to whether doctors’ higher education is a consideration?

Many of us have long believed that doctors will eventually learn about Cannabis Medicine from their patients so now we see the law making provision for sick people to pay steep fees for the privilege of being prescribed a herbal remedy which they could easily grow themselves by a doctor who has possibly and likely never studied Cannabis Medicine or psychopharmacology.

The reality of this medicine is that for the majority of conditions proven and accepted to be treated with Cannabis for over 5000 years like pain, inflammation, menstrual pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia, anorexia, nausea and vomiting it is most effective when smoked and this is the delivery system which doctors will most likely have a moral and ethical issue with.

These conditions also affect the majority of our population especially women from as young as 12 years old.

 “Cannabis products intended for medicinal use may thus be made available:

In exceptional circumstances

In conditions where other treatments have failed

To specific patients under medical supervision “

This reminds of a press statement issued by the Italian Minister of Health a few years ago where he stated proudly that they “would decide who was sick enough to get this medicine.”

We pray that we will not be like the US and keep a limited and unrealistic list of conditions which may ONLY be treated with Cannabis Medicine. To this day the US has still not added Autism to their list yet around the world we know that this medicine is both suitable and appropriate for this condition and further it actually gives positive results.

We do appreciate “In conditions where other treatments have failed” as most prescription medicines do fail and this is because most of these drugs in fact inhibit our Vitamin D uptake and inhibit our Endocannabinoid Systems.

Around the world we can see that the only way the people will be able to legally access this medicine is via the pharmaceutical industry and strictly controlled and expensive.

Even today we are witnessing some US states with Cannabis Medicine Dispensaries operating for years already now having to face the reality that they may have to fight a new government which does not necessarily agree upon legal Cannabis Medicine as ludicrous as this sounds it must surely be ‘fake news’ or else it seems these governments have something to lose as in their massive drug cartels which carry Cannabis far and wide.

GENESIS 1 VERSE 29

 “Authorisation to prescribe is dependent on the submission of an:

Appropriate dosage regimen

Acceptable justification for the proposed use

Regular reporting to MCC”

What will happen with patients who for example have been cancer free for say 20 years?

For many patients over the years they have discovered that when they discontinue their Cannabis Medicine often times their condition and symptoms will return. So for many people this is like a death sentence.

Has the MCC considered maintenance dosing of Cannabis Medicine as a viable supplement to our preventative health care system?

It is hard to believe that the average medical practitioner has sufficient knowledge or experience to work with Cannabis Medicine because they have never studied it unless they themselves have been consuming same in which case ii understand that they would not qualify for the permit, although this is not mentioned in the document.  Perhaps it is a foregone conclusion that medical doctors do not smoke Cannabis.

I have heard many stories of patients having to succumb to their medical practitioners ‘googling’ symptoms and remedies and we pray this is not a taste of the future of Cannabis Medicine.

We are pleased to see that veterinarians have been included as some other countries have not considered this in the first world.

“Only registered, authorised prescribers may apply for authorisation to prescribe a medicine for a patient”

This appears to exclude all Traditional Healers, Traditional Herbalists and Natural Health Care Providers who are not registered with the authorities but who have been working with this herb for hundreds of years. It is a sensitive matter to exclude the role of the Traditional Healer in Africa.

1. LEGAL STATUS OF CANNABIS

According to the Medicines Act NO ONE is allowed to grow this plant without a permit.

“UN Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs (1961)

Cultivation, production, manufacture and use may only occur through a licence issued by MCC and a permit by Dept of Health.

MCC allows for the acquisition, use, possession, manufacture and supply of medicinal Cannabis in order to provide a medical practitioner, analyst, researcher or veterinarian therewith for the treatment or prevention of a medical condition in a particular patient, or for the purposes of education, analysis, or research provided a permit is obtained”

“Cannabis is a prohibited substance listed under Schedule 7 however products approved by MCC may be rescheduled to 6”

“Cannabis is a prohibited narcotic substance in South Africa. Cultivation for any purpose other than allowed is a criminal offence. 

Cultivation by non-licensees remains a criminal offence”

We have two important high profile court cases pending for decriminalisation which creates a lot of paper work in applying for stay of prosecutions by people arrested while these cases are pending. Reference the Dagga Couple (Gauteng) and Dagga Party (Cape Town) cases.

Many of us feel that the two main reasons this plant remains illegal are revenue and recreation.

If this plant did not possess psychedelic properties we might now not even be spending time on this document.  On a spiritual level Cannabis opens our chakras and our consciousness to the deceit on this planet. As do other psychedelic substances found in nature such as sacred mushrooms.

To legalize for recreational purposes and even medicinal is a real challenge to world leaders

Humans who consume Cannabis meditate clearly upon their actions and thoughts. This of course does not apply to people who consume alcohol and other chemicals like cocaine as well because their minds are blocked by the alcohol and this is evident in their behaviour patterns.

Cannabis must only be consumed in its pure whole herbal form.

The story of alcohol versus Cannabis is an old one and a real one…if alcohol had psychedelic properties it would still be illegal.  Alcohol is under hot debate under “The Trial of The Plant”.

Any substance which opens the mind to truth will not be tolerated by world leaders.

So at the very least Cannabis should be decriminalised and treated exactly the same way as alcohol.

“Making people criminals for taking psychoactive substances is in itself criminal, for one is dealing with, at worst, a vice but not a crime.” – JP van Niekerk, Managing Editor – South African Medical Journal.

All plants have consciousness but this particular herb has a consciousness all of its own and this is because of the way in which this plant and its humans have been persecuted over the ages.

This persecution was even anticipated in the scriptures…

Ezekiel 34 vs 29

“And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen anymore.”

Section 10 of our Bill of Rights states “Everyone has inherent dignity and the right to have their dignity respected and protected.”

So for people like myself in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our families we are criminals for a plant and a medicine and this is not dignity. This of course also affects our chances of gaining employment in the work force and other scenarios where a criminal record is unacceptable.

1. LICENCE HOLDERS, EMPLOYEES AND PERSONELL

“The applicant for licence/permit should not have a history of illicit drug use or a conviction for an illicit drug-related offence.

UNSUITABLE EMPLOYEES

• Under 18
• Convicted of a serious offence
• Has a drug addiction or has had treatment or rehab
• Has a history of illicit drug use or a conviction”

Under legal status we are informed that Cannabis remains a Schedule 7 prohibited narcotic drug.

So the message is that no persons who consume Cannabis or who have Cannabis related convictions will be allowed to work in the Cannabis industry.

These employees will surely have to wear extreme protective gear, like barrier planting, to prevent the resin from getting into contact with their skin and activating their Endocannabinoid Systems because drug testing for employees is guaranteed so employers must guarantee that the resin won’t seep through protective clothing.

This motion therefore excludes the majority of the people who carry the wisdoms, passion, skills and grow experience required to work with this plant. We do not doubt that any botanist or horticulturist will eventually figure out how to grow Cannabis but we are just saying that there is a lot to learn especially with regards to pest control.

For this reason ii am extremely concerned about the use of pesticides as we have already seen in our food production and we are noticing from overseas markets that a lot of Cannabis is recalled due to pesticide problems.

2. SECURITY MEASURES

It is prudent to be so security conscious because we believe that the way in which access is denied to the majority will result in an increase of Cannabis crimes which in turn will boost the security industry.

3. SEEDS AND LABELLING MATERIAL

This is a huge concern and seems to be in line with corporates like Monsanto who insist that we may only use their seeds in food production.  Seed which have been altered in any way are simply not natural and not acceptable for our health. People should be able to grow their own known strains which work for them personally.

“Specific Provision for the production of Cannabis intended for the processing into a standardised herbal medicine “chemically defined isolated constituents or their mixtures are not considered herbal medicine preparations.

Herbal medicine preparations may contain other components such as solvents, dilutents and preservatives.”

Despite successful CBD isolation in Israeli research there is sufficient evidence to prove that Cannabinoids simply do not work as well when isolated and some cease to occur when others are isolated.

So ii am deeply concerned about nature which is perfect beyond any man’s comprehension being altered and presented to people as natural herbal medicine.

4. TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL

Personally ii believe that testing and quality control are the two most important aspects of the Cannabis industry.  We pray that this new industry will be more concerned with the production and supply of quality Cannabis Medicines not like the pharmaceutical industry which clearly continues to produce unsafe medicines with radical side effects usually the side effects are the very symptoms they are designed to cure.  For example epileptic drugs can cause seizures, osteoporosis drugs can cause more fractures and so on.

Initially the medicines which will be made available will be imported from overseas markets, as it has been for some years now such as Dronabinol, Marinol and Sativex for instance, and if you do your homework you will see that many batches of this product, specifically Dronabinol, and other synthetic Cannabinoid medicines have been recalled over the years mostly due to pesticide levels, bacterial formation and inducing of suicidal thoughts especially when used in conjunction with alcohol or other narcotics like cocaine for instance.

The MCC confirms that it has already registered ONE Cannabis medicine as a Schedule 6 and we should give thanks for forward thinking in this regard.

So ii am concerned about the quality of some of these medicines which will now land on our shores in larger quantities.

Also ii am concerned that these medicines are not produced from whole herbal plant and have therefore been altered through dilution which has serious pharmacological effects when working with this plant.

Most people are aware of global trends in molecular sieving and Cannabinoid isolation techniques and similar research currently underway especially at The Hebrew University.

Most efforts to alter the components of this plant are to reduce or eliminate the psychedelic components clearly showing that there is a shortage of scientific research and knowledge when working with the over 800 chemical components of the Cannabis plant.

5. FEES

We simply cannot see how the average South African would be able to afford these fees even the fees required to be paid by the patient for application for prescription.  This places this medicine out of the reach of the majority of our people and into the hands of the rich and corporates.

This is unacceptable on so many levels because this plant should be free for everyone to use who might need it.

What about the private individual who heals themselves or uses Traditional and Natural Healers? What about the Healer?

Personally ii do agree with Julian and Myrtle that the only paperwork which should be required to work in this industry is a tax number.

6. RESEARCH

“All studies involving medicinal Cannabis for clinical or scientific research require a permit issued by the Director General of Health in terms of Section 22A(9)(a)(i) and prior approval by MCC.

Approval by an independent research ethics committee may be required”

Our constitution clearly states that we have the right to engage in research.

Chapter 2 of our constitution Section 16 of The Bill of Rights contains detailed provisions with regard to freedom of expression, stating

“Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes freedom of the press and other media; freedom to receive or impart information or ideas; freedom of artistic creativity; and academic freedom and freedom of scientific research.”

Section 16 contains the following limitations to freedom of expression “The right in subsection (1) does not extend to propaganda for war; incitement of imminent violence; or advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion, and that constitutes incitement to cause harm.”

Average people have been researching Cannabis medicine for more than 30 years now in South Africa and indeed many medical practitioners have started to educate themselves and this is a positive step forward.

CONCLUSION AND FINAL MOTIVATION

Personally ii never ever imagined that ii would have the honour of writing a response to my government’s guidelines for Cannabis Medicine, so truly this is a wonderful occasion especially the fact that public opinion has been sought for comment to these guidelines. 

We have seen how Cannabinoid treatment can be used to treat a wide variety of disorders and health conditions also eliminating many age-related conditions like cell degradation.

We have all become more educated from research studies being released through the emerging science of Cannabis Chemistry and Cannabis Medicine, and one thing is very clear, a fully functional Endocannabinoid System is essential for health, as all evidence indicates that the Endocannabinoid System and the Cannabis plant both have a very profound effect on the human body.

The very fact that we have this system proves that we are in fact intended to consume Cannabinoids not only as a medicine but as a supplement to maintain our Endocannabinoid Systems because it has been scientifically proven that Cannabinoid deficiency leads to illness.

With all this scientific evidence it is really hard to understand and to explain to our children why this plant is still illegal. Especially when we also know that scientists and medical professionals around the world now agree that the psychedelic effects of Cannabis’ active pharmacological component THC are only short lived and pose no negative side effects and no one has ever died from Cannabis use and overdose is virtually impossible and that in fact Cannabis is a remarkably tranquil and calming medicine unlike alcohol which alters the mind negatively and this is why we constantly see such terrible behaviour which people then claim that they cannot even recall.  This is why we are in court now over the legitimacy of criminalisation of Cannabis.

Section 11 of our Bill of Rights states that

“Everyone has the right to life”

Consuming a natural herb which contains the vital chemicals we need to maintain our health is equivalent to life in the same way as being denied this herb is dangerous to our health and lives.

There is currently an explosion of scientific research on the therapeutic potential of Cannabis, with no lack of evidence, and in fact more evidence than you can find on some of the most popular remedies of conventional medicine. You could say this is the most researched plant on the planet.

In my mind Cannabis Medicine is the single most useful herbal remedy in the treatment of the widest range of medical disorders and diseases.

Cannabis Medicine has already been proven to be the vital element of preventative health care and the natural source of an adaptive support and defence mechanism in our ever increasing toxic, carcinogenic environment which we find ourselves today.

It is a strong belief that the average person in the street should be considered to grow a limited number of plants for personal medicinal consumption.

Not everyone wants to grow Cannabis or even their own food, so there will always be a need to dispense this medicine.

Again ii give thanks for the opportunity to express my opinion on this platform and look forward to positive healing of the nations in the future.

Sister Vee Nohombile Bush

Spiritual Healer

CAN PHYTO CANNABINOIDS CURE MENOPAUSE?

 CAN PHYTO CANNABINOIDS CURE MENOPAUSE?

Many of my female associates and friends will tell you that ii am the luckiest lady alive.  When ii was 15 and a half ii had still not started my menstrual cycle or started to develop breasts and was convinced that ii was possibly a boy! Once ii had a scare but that was from beetroot and so ii realized that being a vegan definitely was the reason for delayed arrival.  After battling it out with the cancer during my twenties ii lost my uterus to a total hysterectomy.

So my entire menstrual cycle was a mere 6 years after deducting 2 years for pregnancies and 2 years where there was no cycle before the hysterectomy, so technically ii have been post- menopausal since the age of 29 and ii would just like to give thanks to The Most High for blessing me with my two flesh children Dane and Ashleigh before ii lost my uterus. 

The Risk of Premature Menopause

Premature menopause affects approximately 1% of women before entering their 40’s as a result of genetics, illness or various medical procedures like surgery.

Many people don’t know this but chemotherapy also brings on premature menopause, so seriously Phyto Cannabinoids are a great option for young women dealing with cancer who still wish to have children.  Personally ii wish we knew about the oil back then as ii really wanted to have more flesh children.

The medical truth is that unless a woman has had her ovaries surgically removed before puberty, every woman will experience the menopause, but it is also very true that not all women will experience menopausal symptoms in the same way.

Fertility problems for example women who have tried for over a year or two to become pregnant sometimes go into premature menopause. Women who have never been pregnant often go into what is called ‘Early menopause’ between 5 and 10 years before the expected time of the 40’s.

Certain conditions like lupus, hypothyroidism (inactive thyroid gland) or grave’s disease can also lead to early menopause because the inflammation caused by these conditions can cause damage to the ovaries.

Underweight women are also at risk…

Women with low body mass index also often experience early menopause because these women with low amounts of fat tissue also have less oestrogen in their bodies. For me this explains exactly why women put on weight in menopause it’s the body natural reaction to stay in the cycle to fight menopause and promote longevity.  This is why it is important to change to coconut oil because truly good health is all about good fats.

In Can Cannabis cure Epilepsy ? ii wrote about how many women experience more seizures around their period, so women with epilepsy are more likely to have premature ovarian failure which will then lead to premature menopause.  Scientific statistics reveal that 14% of women with epilepsy will definitely have premature menopause.  Personally it is my belief that this percentage is much lower than reality and unless these women can rectify their hormonal systems with the Cannabinoid treatment ii anticipate that this figure will rise especially due to all the added hormones and toxins in our food stuffs which is exactly why we are seeing young girls starting their menstrual cycle as young 7 and 8 years old.

Certain pharmaceutical drugs inhibit oestrogen production for example certain medications used for endometriosis. These same certain drugs also inhibit our Endocannabinoid Systems as well as depleting our Vitamin D levels.

And when speaking of ‘Men-O-Pause’ let us not forget about our men.  They too have hormones and certainly do seem to go through a change of life of their own style which we as women will never ever understand in the same way as men will struggle to understand the female menopause, the best we can do is work together for the greater good.

How a female horse suffers for human menopause…

In my life ii have heard many shocking medical stories and seen many shocking practices but one of the saddest stories ii have heard is about premarin. We now know that the pharmaceutical drug of choice for menopause namely ‘premarin’ ii can’t even bear to use a capital letter on this name. Quite literally the name means pre mare urine and well there isn’t really space in this paper to repeat it so please do go and read about how a mare is forced to urinate into a pouch for the sake of this medication. This has been going on since 1942.

So the quest for natural alternatives to treat the symptoms of menopause is more radical now than ever before. 

Menopause is a phase of life so it is not even a medical condition seeking a cure.  It is a perfectly natural transition with some unpleasant symptoms not unlike the menstrual cycle and pregnancy and child birth itself…and it only lasts for about 12 months then women are considered post- menopausal and since ii have been there for a long time ii can tell you that all is good depending on your attitude to life.

So to ask the question Can Cannabis cure Menopause? is pretty ridiculous in itself but ii can guarantee you that it can ‘cure’ most of the symptoms.

Menopause is not ‘something to be cured’ it is something to be embraced as a natural part of the human body’s life on this earth.

This is what ii know for sure Phyto Cannabinoids can help women with infertility problems, menstrual problems and uterine problems like endometriosis for example that’s a common one with young girls and sadly is usually not a positive sign and so ii like to get young women on the oil at the very first sign of hormonal problems just to rectify these things as early as possible because these days with all the added hormones in the foods dealing with puberty and hormonal issues has becoming even more challenging.

We now know it is a scientific fact that the Endocannabinoid System controls the Endocrine system which controls the hormone system.

What is so special about Phyto Cannabinoids?

Cannabinoid deficiency is responsible for some of the symptoms of menopause and this is because oestrogen levels are linked to Endocannabinoid levels which both peak at ovulation. Cannabinoid deficiency can lead to early menopause.

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY

Through the Endocannabinoid System oestrogen regulates emotional response and provides relief for anxiety and depression through the way it acts on the brain. So lower levels of oestrogen during and after menopause means less ability to respond to stress and elevate the mood.

We have Cannabinoid receptors in the ovaries.

Phyto Cannabinoids peel away layers of stress and is a known mood enhancer.  Phyto Cannabinoids make everyone feel better.

Women are more responsive to the relieving effects of Phyto Cannabinoids when the oestrogen levels are at their highest so this means that women who are menopausal and post-menopausal will require higher doses of Phyto Cannabinoids than pre-menopausal women.

Like fibromyalgia sufferers, many menopausal women are prescribed certain SSRI drugs such as Prozac or Effexor or even a drug called Gabapentin which is actually an anti-epileptic drug.  Some side effects include weight gain, gastric stress and sexual dysfunction.

Phyto Cannabinoids are a suitable alternative because they stimulate the Pineal Gland to absorb Serotonin and Melatonin.

Many women cannot take oestrogen replacements because these drugs are associated with increased risk of heart attack, blood clots, gallstones, stroke, breast cancer and even Alzheimer’s so Phyto Cannabinoids are a good alternative to relieve most of the symptoms of menopause.

BONE LOSS

The Endocannabinoid System also regulates bone loss after menopause because we have CB2 Cannabinoid receptors on our bone cells.

Phyto Cannabinoids stimulate bone growth and development throughout life. Specifically CBG (Cannabigerol), CBD (Cannabidiol), CBC (Cannabichromenes) and THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin).

In Can Cannabis cure Osteoporosis? ii wrote about some Israeli studies at Tel Aviv University exploring the potent benefits of CBD in the treatment of bone loss and fractures. CBD significantly helps to heal bone fractures and this is why we are having so much success treating osteoporosis with CBD high medications.

The study was conducted on rats with mid-femoral fractures and found that CBD -- even when isolated from THC; visibly enhanced the healing process of the femora after just eight weeks.

"We found that CBD alone makes bones stronger during healing, enhancing the maturation of the collagenous matrix, which provides the basis for new mineralization of bone tissue," said Dr. Gabet. "After being treated with CBD, the healed bone will be harder to break in the future."

The researchers injected one group of rats with CBD alone and another with a combination of CBD and THC. After evaluating the administration of THC and CBD together in the rats, they found CBD alone provided the necessary therapeutic stimulus and that THC was not necessary to get this bone boost.

According to the researchers CBD enhances bone healing by strengthening the cartilage ‘bridge’ that forms when a bone is mending. This bridge is called the fracture callus and it is made of collagen which then over time mineralizes and hardens into new bone and their research has shown that CBD treated bones are between 35 and 50% stronger and this is why their research is proving that CBD contributes to preventing future fractures.Or

New and upcoming studies are now also investigating CBC (Cannabichromenes) as a powerful anti-inflammatory with very promising anti-biotic properties, and is now also believed to stimulate bone growth which is another profound discovery in bone research. THCV, another psychoactive Cannabinoid, has also proven to promote the growth of new bone cells.

So in CBD, CBC and THCV we are looking positively to the future of Cannabis medicine for the healing of osteoporosis and other bone disorders associated with the menopause.

Ever since ii was a very young girl ii have suffered with frequent ankle sprains on both sides, and on my birthday 2015 ii fell down a mountain and broke my right ankle.

Immediately ii started treating my leg with Phyto Cannabinoids, Coconut and Comfrey poultices almost hourly and ii was taking three drops of CBD high oil per day at night…and ii did puff a lot especially in the first month.

There was too much pain in the first month to think about taking pictures and so the following photos were taken between 24 and 29 days later.

24 days after fracture

29 days later below

So ii do walk a lot, around ten kilometers each day and ii can honestly say that almost 2 years later my right ankle feels much stronger than the other after the break so whilst ii certainly am not happy ii broke my ankle but ii am pleased that ii was able to use my experience to personally prove that Phyto Cannabinoids do make bones stronger after a fracture. And never ever underestimate the power of Comfrey in knitting bones together.

HORMONE REPLACEMENT -

Phyto Cannabinoids are a viable natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy. CBD at high doses interacts with oestrogen receptors and can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. So although risky in my opinion, if you do decide to take hormone replacement therapy, you should then use CBD oil at the same time since the CBD will kill off any breast cancer cells which the phyto oestrogens might bring without harming the healthy breast tissue

Phyto Cannabinoids stimulate hormone absorption…

The Endocannabinoid System is linked to the Endocrine system as it has been proven to play an important role in the secretion of hormones related to reproductive functions and response to stress, and therefore controls the functions of the Endocrine system.

Positive research tests involving the production and release of oxytocin have given scientists confidence to pursue studies of the role of Phyto Cannabinoids in hormone release in the treatment of fertility problems, mood and anxiety disorders, and metabolic processes such as thyroid function and diabetes, as well as symptoms of autism.

One of the reasons why Phyto Cannabinoids works so well for people suffering from fybromyalgia is that Phyto Cannabinoids regulate the thyroid gland and hypothyroidism is one of the key symptoms which then manifests as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Phyto Cannabinoids can rectify these imbalances through the functions of our very own Endocannabinoid System.

As mentioned before Vitamin D is actually a hormone, a very important hormone, and Phyto Cannabinoids naturally increases our uptake of this vital vitamin.

Very few people who consume Phyto Cannabinoids have Vitamin D deficiency.

A recent study looked at 2209 people who regularly consumed Phyto Cannabinoids and only 4(0.18%) were deficient and these four fell within the 50-59 age group.

THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE

Heart palpitations and increased risk of heart disease is all part of the aging process and is directly related to the type of life you have lived and how you looked after your temple.

Phyto Cannabinoids act as a vaso dilator in the body which aides heart disease, heart palpitations, high blood pressure and circulation problems.

There is a long list of pharmaceutical drugs which cause heart palpitations which you look up online.

Bad fats like bad cholesterol levels do increase during menopause and this increases the risk of heart disease.

As we have learnt from previous papers where ii have discussed the Cannabis Coconut Connection at length good health and longevity is all about knowing your fats. Phyto Cannabinoids are fat soluble components and the human brain is 60% fat. Phyto Cannabinoids also lower insulin levels, which contributes to the prevention of the development of type 2 diabetes.

FACIAL HAIR

Truly this is one of my biggest problems which ii developed even before the first menstrual cycle.  Over the years ii have been relentlessly ridiculed for my facial hair and this has only got worse over the years and ii deeply regret using a razor especially as a Rastafari, this is forbidden in my faith, indeed ii am plagued by nightmares of becoming a bearded lady, but ii am working on a remedy. A lot of scientists say that there is evidence to suggest that Phyto Cannabinoids can slow down hair growth but all ii know in my case it definitely speeds up my hair growth on my head that is. Using Phyto Cannabinoids has a lot to do with intention and my intention is to find a natural remedy that really works because ii know ii am not suffering alone with this unnatural and unfeminine symptom.

Phyto Cannabinoid topical medications will also moisturize facial skin because they promote oil production so if you have an oily T-panel go slow on the Phyto Cannabinoids.

SEXUAL HEALTH

It was not so long ago, around the 1940’s that the female orgasm was misunderstood as a mental condition and women were actually locked away in sanitarians for this ‘condition’.

With menopause comes lower libido and due to child birth many women in their forties experience pain during intercourse. Unfortunately pharmaceutical solutions like oestrogen replacement therapy and even oestrogen vaginal creams both carry the same risks with regards to breast cancer and the added risk of uterine cancer and dementia.

Phyto Cannabinoids again are a suitable natural alternative as it definitely boosts the sex drive as well as helping with the pain and certainly has been helping sisters achieve orgasm for thousands of years.

HOT FLUSHES

Freaks like me in the 1% premature menopause box often do not experience hot flushes and truly ii have personally never had one but ii have witnessed many sisters suffering from this condition where ii have seen women put their fans up their clothing to try cool their bodies down.

Phyto Cannabinoids naturally cool the body temperature down. Our own Endocannabinoids are basically part of the body’s thermostat system and there is scientific proof that THC lowers body temperature. So Phyto Cannabinoids will help with hot flushes and night sweats and help you to sleep better.

Now here’s a thing…because ii don’t have any personal experience with hot flushes ii had to do a lot of research and ii came upon the expression “hot flashes” and the majority of people ii asked and reports ii have read all basically agree that these two are one and the same thing…which ii felt compelled to investigate a little further and found an interesting paper by a Dr Farlow where he discussed

“The excitement, the irritability, and pain in the neck of the bladder, flashes of heat, and cold.” – Farlow

Now these feelings ii can definitely relate to and often times ii believed that it might be like a phantom pain like ii was pining for my uterus or something. So ‘flashes’ refer to increased heat in the basic vaginal area and personally ii believe that many people do not realise that a woman is not supposed to stop having sexual relations just because the oestrogen is lower during menopause and indeed many senior citizens speak frankly about the benefits of maintaining a healthy sex life after menopause. Celibacy in old age is also an option and will require deep meditation to maintain.

So the good news is that the menopause only lasts for around 12 months after your last period and then you are in the ‘post menopause phase’ and ladies from what ii hear from older sisters it is bliss and ii have to agree because ii think ii have been there for 20 years now.

In my research ii found some very interesting statistics, as one does, but this ii found super interesting, in 1998 there were 477 million post menopausal women on the planet (guaranteed to be a gross underestimation) and according to these studies in 2025 this figure will be 1.1 billion…wow that is something…1.1 billion blissfully happy women…ii am pretty sure that this is part of the resurrection of the consciousness of the Feminine Divine on our planet once again which can only have positive spin offs and ii believe that most men will even agree with this.

MEMORY LOSS

Certain pharmaceutical drugs are known to cause memory loss as well as other intellectual ad perception problems.

In fact, most of the drugs which start with ‘anti’ for example antihistamines, antidepressants, antibiotics, antipsychotics, anti-hypertensives, anti-epileptics, anti-cholesterol, anti-inflammatories, antispasmodics and so the list goes on and on…

The problem is that these drugs affect our Acetycholine levels and this is what leads to symptoms resembling dementia like confusion, blurred vision, hallucinations, delirium and indeed memory loss.

So Acetylcholine is the main neurotransmitter concerned with memory and learning function. There is a natural decline of Acetylcholine production which is normal with old age and this is why seniors are more at risk of memory loss.

Pharmaceutical and even some natural sleeping pills are infamous for causing memory loss.  Cholesterol drugs also negatively affect our brains, in fact cholesterol is actually necessary for memory and learning and fast thinking.

Scopolamine is a terrible drug also known as “Devils Breath” and is regarded as one of the most dangerous drugs in the world.  It inhibits free will and blocks memory and can even lead to death. There is even a move about this drug where crowds of people can literally be turned into zombies and succumb to instructions to do things they would not normally do. It is also used as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Prescription drugs cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year around the world and it is very true that there are more emergency room visits resulting from the side effects of pharmaceutical medicines than even from illicit drugs, alcohol or recreational drugs all put together.

One of the most common side effects of pharmaceutical drugs is memory loss.

And it is not only prescription drugs which cause memory loss a lot of over the counter medicines will do the same because they block this important neurotransmitter. Some names you can relate to are Advil (pain and insomnia), Benadryl – Diphenhydramine generic (for allergies), Nytol (insomnia), Sominex (insomnia), Tylenol (pain and insomnia) and even good old Zantac which we use for acid reflux.

There are many reports of fairly large research studies proving that seniors who use certain over the counter medicines like Benadryl are at a far greater risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s with memory loss being noticeable within 60 days.

You can find a complete list of these medicines on Drugs.com.

Phyto Cannabinoids and Longevity

Dr. Robert Melamede, a professor at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and former head of the UCCS biology department states that:

“You can look at the harm caused by free radicals as biological friction or biological rust and the endocannabinoid system minimizes the impact of that and directly acts as an antioxidant as well as modifying the biochemistry in a way that minimizes the impacts,” said Melamede outside court Thursday, likening endocannabinoids to humans like oil is to cars. He said if you don’t have lubrication in your car, your car breaks. In the human body, the damage comes in the form of age-related diseases.

“I’m saying what science has now shown is that marijuana and cannabinoids are effective anti-aging agents which means that they are effective in minimizing the onset and the severity of age-related illnesses which include cognitive dysfunction things like Alzheimers, cardiovascular disease, be it heart attacks, strokes, or clogged arteries,” he said. (Newham, 2008)

Longevity or prolonged existence or permanence of life is something desired by most people, men and women alike but only once they get to a certain age.  Mostly today people simply wish to stay young in terms of their looks and physical appearances.  These days 30 is considered old by teenagers and 50 is now considered the new 40 by 60 years olds.

It is however possible to preserve our bodies and minds to live to ripe old ages without health problems in other words to pass on naturally of old age.

With age comes deterioration of cells, tissues organs, memory and brain function. One has to be conscious of what supplements are required to reverse age related deterioration in the body and brain.

We now know that Phyto Cannabinoids increase the body’s uptake of Vitamin D and are crucial to preventing Alzheimer’s and we are also now starting to realise the truth about sunshine and dementia. Both Vitamin D and Cannabis have neuro protective properties and other healing similarities so these two work alongside each other to promote longevity.

We are all aware of the role of ‘free radicals’ in the aging process, they quickly multiply and become uncontrollable in the absence of antioxidants to flush them out of the body.  Free radicals also cause inflammation throughout the body thus intensifying other conditions commonly connected with the aging process such as arthritis.

The Endocannabinoid System controls the process of autophagy which is a process involving cellular destruction of unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular components.

The process of autophagy breaks down damaged organelles, cell membranes and proteins, but does not damage or alter healthy cells at all, unlike the majority of so called cancer fighting drugs which kill off healthy cells as well as damaged cells.

The failure of the process of autophagy is the main reason for on-going cell damage and therefore the aging process.

It seems obvious therefore that we need to boost our Endocannabinoid Systems in order to maintain our good health and indeed our longevity and failure to do so will result in a number of medical disorders.

The Cannabinoids CBD (Cannabidiol) and CBC (Cannabichromene) are known to relieve inflammation and THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBN (Cannbinol) are known to act as antioxidants.  These are two very important factors in maintaining homeostasis and overall health. The death of cancer cells, in turn, promotes homeostasis and survival at the level of the entire entity in both humans and animals alike.

The eyes are the first to go…

There are studies underway where researchers are revealing the role of Phyto Cannabinoids in the aging process particularly eye aging. Some results reveal that after just 6 weeks of receiving the supplement improvements that were noticed included improved vision, reduction of retinal inflammation and levels of amyloid beta accumulation and reduction in retinal macrophage population (macrophages are immune cells that cause inflammation).

These are very interesting studies because these findings suggest that Phyto Cannabinoids may very well help prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the most common cause of blindness in the elderly. AMD is associated with both amyloid beta accumulation and inflammation, and Phyto Cannabinoid supplementation certainly seems to benefit both of these conditions.

Looking to the future…

When it comes to the menopause perhaps it is best for us to simply laugh at our feminine fiddly of the female condition. In seeking natural remedies we are looking to replace our confusion, our embarrassment and all of our collective symptoms which women have to endure with a more light hearted approach to the most natural part of being alive where a woman can still retain her dignity, pride and clarity of mind and soul.

Be Blessed Be Healthy

SOURCES:

www.xhosastyles.blogspot.com

The North American Menopause Society

Dr Robert Malamede

Drugs.com

Ellen Dolgen, Shmirshky – The pursuit of hormone happiness

www.menopausemondays.com