Cannabis allergies…
Forever defending The Holy Herb…
Almost a billion people
worldwide will suffer from some sort of allergic reaction every year be it
food, pollen (hay fever), mould, peanuts, pets and so on. Some people are even
allergic to water.
So it is therefore no coincidence that
as more and more people consume Cannabis we are beginning to see an increase in
so called ‘allergies’…Cannabis allergies to be specific.
The Americans have already labelled
this as a ‘condition’ … no doubt their next cash cow for the pharmaceutical
industry. There are many studies available indicating that Cannabis is an ‘emerging
allergen’ so definitely you can the
trend to ‘introduce’ Cannabis allergies.
Certainly there will be people who
will definitely have allergic reactions to synthetic
cannabis products because none of these are natural or pure in any way or
form. People will also become allergic to the pesticides being sprayed on
Cannabis plantations and these days they are forcing this upon outdoor growers
by using chem-trail technology especially in rural areas of South Africa for
example the former Transkei where ii have seen this with my own three eyes and
ii have many friends still growing in the rural and daily they report
chem-trail activities.
Mould and bacterial infections as a
result of incorrect harvesting procedures will also definitely result in
various reactions in humans who cannot tolerate mould or bacteria.
It is important to understand the
difference between an allergy and an irritant…so an allergy is an overreaction
of the immune system to any specific substance which might cause an allergic
reaction in a specific type of human.
It is also important to understand the
difference between allergies and side effects of synthetic Cannabinoids
produced in man- made labs.
Now remember we have CB2 Cannabinoid
Receptors in our immune system which means we need Cannabinoids in order to
maintain a healthy immune system. Let
that sink in…so Cannabis is a friend of the immune system.
To be completely
fair…Cannabis is a plant and all plants can contribute to people’s various
allergies.
So
we really need to differentiate between genuine Cannabis allergy symptoms and allergic
reactions to substances found in Cannabis which are not actually naturally
found in Cannabis for example mould and fungal contamination.
There are many cases
of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis attributed to fungal contamination
of a patients Cannabis supply and often times a course of sterioids is required
to remedy this situation.
Already there are
studies suggesting that THC is a potential Cannabis allergen. The scientists
use the word ‘potential’ because it has not yet been proven and ii doubt it
will ever be scientifically proven that THC derived from whole herbal Cannabis
plant material can have any negative effects on any human or animal at the dose
prescribed by a Cannabis Medicine Practitioner or a Health Care Provider who is
skilled in the administration of Cannabis Medicine.
Having said this it is
also important to remember as ii have written before that in this day and age
there are many breeders producing strains with far higher THC levels than say
30 years ago and indeed many breeders opt to focus on producing a higher THC
percentage and some of these breeders do not realise that in doing so they are
selecting to outbreed certain other Cannabinoids for example the outbreeding of
CBD which counteracts the anxiety caused by THC…so in seriously strong strains
carrying around 80% THC the ratio of CBD will then naturally be much lower and
there will be hardly any anti-anxiety properties in the product.
So what ii am saying
is that one has to be open and honest when discussing Cannabis allergies
because a person who has a ‘reaction’ is often times the same person who was
simply trying to get higher than before and this person like many other people
do not respect themselves or their tolerance dose…this cannot be attributed to
Cannabis allergies and indeed we need to look closer at the human condition
instead…the condition of wanting to get ‘more high’.
The same story applies
to edibles where the THC content is so high that people …who are only people …inevitably
consume way too much because this delivery system takes so much longer to kick
in…this is not an allergy…this is another person who is perhaps not educated
but certainly does not respect their dose. So please let us not mistake
allergies with simply being too high.
A
note on man-made Cannabis products…
The way ii have always
seen the Cannabis situation is that the only way babylon will let us have
access to this plant legally will be via the pharmaceutical industry and indeed
this is the way it is going…for now.
In my own country we
have two High Court cases pending where
the people are pleading with our govertnment to change these unfair Cannabis
Laws so that adults may consume Cannabis in the privacy of their homes and be
allowed to grow these plants to produce our own medicine. Also we are fighting for the right to treat
our children and our animals with this medicine.
And
then we have synthetic Cannabis products and ii have written about the serious
side effects of these products and the reasons why this is a reality.
Synthetic Cannabinoid
products have a much higher THC potency than whole herbal plant material and a
persons reaction to this terribly and unnecessary high THC dosage does not
constitute an allergy but rather a side effect of man-made medicines.
There are also a lot
of stories of people taking CBD drops (synthetic) and breaking out in hives but
yet when they smoke the herb nothing happens…
CANNABIS
AND COMMON SHARED ALLERGENS
Pollen causes hay fever and is
the number one allergen in the world and indeed the male and hermaphrodite
Cannabis plant also produces pollen. This should not be a surprise to anyone
this is what plants do and Cannabis is a plant.
Pollen from all plants
can cause various symptoms of all sorts of allergies such as rhinitis,
conjunctavitis, athsma and other hypersensistivities in humans and animals.
Several studies have
proven that people who show sensitivity to Cannabis pollen are usually also
sensitive to pollen from other plants.
Exposure to all kinds
of smoke inhalation has been known
to lead to nasal congestion, post nasal drips, wheezing, difficulty in
breathing and itchy throats. Personally
ii am not allergic to anything on this earth and even ii sneeze everytime ii
smell someone light up a high grade spliff.
So there are lots of
people actively studying Cannabis ‘allergies’ and there are all kinds of
stories of how people…specifically people working in the synthetic Cannabis
industry who tend to pick up skin
problems and irritations alledgedly from working with the whole plant.
First of all…these
employees should be wearing gloves and protective clothing to prevent cross
infection to plant material and second of all we would need to seriously look
at the role of pesticides and other chemicals used in the growing process. Because even protective clothing cannot save you from some of these poisoness chemicals some growers use relentlessly. Remember ‘time is money’ so for sure there
are chemicals being used to ‘speed up’ the growing process same story as with
our commercial food supply.
In fairness ii can say
that ii do know of one seasoned grower who claims to develop a slight redness
of skin after doing a 4 hour shift in his plantation whereafter the ‘rash’
dissapears shortly afterwards. Whilst ii
do not doubt his testimony ii personally believe that this skin redness is
caused by the sun.
But
truly ii have never in my life heard of any adult being ‘allergic’ to whole
herbal THC taken in proper dosage…
So all this research
we are being presented comes from the so called medical industry where these
people produce man-made artificial Cannabis products with serious side effects
and this is why so many of these products have been recalled over the years. There are literally reams of virtual pages of
listings of synthetic Cannabis products being recalled which you check out on
the net.
The truth is that
there is NO scientific proof that THC causes any ‘allergic’ reactions when
produced from whole herbal Cannabis plant material. If anyone can bring me such scientific evidence
ii will eat my own hat as they say because if you look really closely you will
realise that all these skin irritations are remarkably similar to that of
organophoshate poisoning and this is very relative since 99.9% of reported
Cannabis induced skin allergies result from people actually working in the
synthetic Cannabis industry.
There are so many
stories of people who previously could tolerate personal recreational Cannabis
use but as soon as they became associated with occupational exposure to
Cannabis started developing “allergic reactions”. There is only one way to explain this and
that is poisons.
You can take a look at
research presented by Dr William “Bill” Silvers from Colorado where you can
clearly see that people start to develop chronic ‘allergies’ after
starting to work as trimmers and so on in various grow facilities within the
Cannabis industry.
So as you can see yes
Cannabis as a plant certainly can be a mild allergen but considerable exposure is
needed to cause allergic reactions involving the lungs and skin.
This level of
considerable exposure to Cannabis is attributable to Occupational Exposure
within so called authorized cultivation operations where there are many
dangerous chemicals coming into contact with the Cannabis plants.
So
if the employees are already showing allergic reactions just from working with
this plant in man made facilities imagine what your medicines are going to be
like…
Personally ii think everyone should just relax because natural Cannabis
allergies do not seem to be a looming health crisis so maybe people who suffer from
plant based allergies should be on guard but definitely ii would advise anyone
wishing to avoid this condition to never ever use synthetic Cannabis products
because you simply do not know what is in there…we have a sad history of our
leaders and corporations lying to us and not disclosing certain dangerous
ingredients in our food, soil, water and medicine so it sure does seem as
though the time has come to take full responsibility for our own health instead
of randomly handing this duty over to people who continue to fail us.
If a story doesn’t
make sense just follow the money…
Governments around
the world are profiting from making fake Cannabis medicines in a lab and
selling these dangerous and often ineffective products to sick people while
locking others up for using whole herbal plant derived medicines…And it comes
as no surprise that the pharmaceutical industry actually funds the anti-Cannabis
movements because it is not in their financial interests to have people growing
their own medicine…
SOURCES:
www.xhosastyles.blogspot.com – A
brief word on man-made Cannabis medicine
Dr Adrian Morris –
Allergy Clinic Cape Town & Johannesburg
Medical Jane- Reporter:
Nanette Porter – Three different Cannabinoid-Based Medicines Approved by the
FDA
High Times Magazine
American College of Asthma, Allergy,
and Immunology
World Allergy Organisation
Dr William Silvers –
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centre
High Times Magazine
