Cannabis is medically significant. It has helped and is continuing to help huge numbers of people deal with chronic pain, combat epileptic fits, fight cancer, and more. But still people are hesitant. Ever heard the phrase “the plural of anecdote is not data”? It’s a very interesting little saying that first appeared in 1982, and…
Author: CancerWriter
Growing discreetly
Even in places where there are marijuana dispensaries, prices can be stupidly high for the amount of plant material that you need to extract a usable amount of oil. You should be looking at a minimum of an ounce (28g) if you plan to use the Green Oil Machine or 3/4 ounce (20g) if you’re…
Fabric pots and soil growing
I started growing my medicine using the NFT (Nutri-Film Technique) system, a form of hydroponics that’s quite easy to use and doesn’t take a lot of height. That’s quite useful when growing in tents! But now that the weather is getting warmer I’m going to try my first proper soil grow. But I’m not going…
How to germinate cannabis seeds
Germinating cannabis seeds can be a bit stressful. They generally aren’t that hard to get started, but many seeds cost $8-10 or more each. That’s not so bad if you just buy one – although then it’s stressful wondering if you’re going to get anything. And if you buy five the expense adds up. So…
Frisian Duck: discreet appearance
If you’re going to grow your own medicine and you’re not in a State or country where doing this is legal you’re probably wondering how you can do this discreetly. Grow tents can be useful, but they’re fiddly, and not everyone has an attic, garage or outbuilding (or spare room) with space for one. The…
Navel administration
Yes, navel. Which is a bit novel. In the medical marijuana world, where people are taking oil for treatments of various kinds, the ‘belly button’ method of administering doses comes up fairly regularly. This involves putting a dose worth of FECO (full extract cannabis oil), neat or diluted with a carrier oil, into the navel…
Oil extraction: Green Oil Machine
The Green Oil Machine, known by its users as the GOM, is more efficient and handles larger quantities than the Cannolator. It is basically a water distiller with a built-in thermostat, but it works impressively well for this task. The GOM (or any equivalent water distiller) is really effective and it’s easy. You can get…
Making your own medicine
Turning cannabis from plant into medicine is actually not that hard, although you’ll need rather more weed than you get in an old-school dime bag. You will need to buy an ounce or so from a dispensary (if you’re somewhere that this is legal, and if the prices aren’t stupidly high) or grow your own….
Oil extraction: ‘Mike’s Milk’
This is the easiest process I’ve tried. This is something described by a guy called Mike (hence the name) in his Virtual Visiting Hours blog which documents his progress fighting cancer. I used this process for the first few months of my chemotherapy treatment, to truly great effect. You’ll need the following things in addition…
Oil extraction: Cannolator
The Cannolator Extractor is a slightly ‘weird science’ looking thing, but it’s a relatively quick and effective way to make smaller amounts of cannabis oil. The Cannolator kit costs roughly $100/€100/£90. You will almost certainly have to order it from Holland, I haven’t seen it elsewhere. Try Dutch Head Shop or Health Treatments or search…