When Glenn Holland grew his medical cannabis he did so with his invention - Ganjagrid. The Ganjagrid is a plant vibrator that can be programmed with sound files from the grower.  In Glenn's case he recorded his heartbeat, and had some interesting results when he used it to grow his own medical cannabis.  This invention promises to have several interesting applications for growing both cannabis and other plants.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/128

A couple years ago seemingly healthy Glenn Holland coughed up some blood tinged sputum that concerned him. After trips to a couple of doctors his diagnosis came back with that dreaded word - cancer. His doctor told him he had non-small cell adenocarcinoma that had spread to his lymph nodes and was at the fairly critical stage three A, so he didn't have much time to research or pursue nontraditional methods. Fortunately he was able to get in to a clinical trial for a new immunotherapy drug. Glenn credits that drug along with chemo & cannabis for helping him beat lung cancer.  

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/127

A few weeks ago I joined Robert & Daniel over at ActualAnarchy.com for a review of the Guy Ritchie cannabis themed action flick The Gentlemen. As penance for my many absences of late, I'm posting our discussion as a bonus episode for this week.  Enjoy!  

Be sure to check out the ActualAnarchy podcast & YouTube channel!

PS  I do have an episode planned for Monday, but my neck of the woods is in the projected flight path of hurricane Laura, so...

 Taylor Woods, mechanical engineer, comes on the podcast to talk about some of the cool alternative uses of cannabis/hemp.  Taylor and his partner James Stephens founded Ironlight Tech where they work with cannabis to create new and innovative products.  Some of the things the guys are making out of cannabis include fuel, plastics, nylon, lubricants, and 3D print ink.  We also briefly dip our toes into the waters of the economics of using cannabis based products as an alternative to traditionally sourced items. 

Taylor is also one of the co-hosts of the All Things Hemp podcast along with James and Sam Belanger, hemp farmer.  On their podcast the guys talk about regulations related to hemp, farming related products, and some of James & Taylor's latest projects.

Relevant Links:

Taylor Woods - LinkedIn
James Stephens - LinkedIn
All Things Hemp Podcast
Ironlight Tech

Episodes Mentioned:

Ep. 5. Delene Gilbert - Cannabis & Postpartum Depression
Ep. 23 Doug Bench – Former Judge Used Cannabis to Treat/Reverse His Advanced COPD

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Doug Bench, a former OH judge, was diagnosed with advanced COPD in April of 2015.  His doctor gave him 20 months to live.  Doug was content to go home and watch his horses while waiting to die, but thankfully his wife, Jan, was not.  While researching essential oils that could help Doug with his condition she learned about THC oil.  She broke the law to bring Doug THC oil back from Colorado, and asked him to try it.  Doug initially refused because cannabis was illegal in his state, and he was afraid he would get high.  His wife eventually convinced him to take it, and he's now living proof that cannabis works.  

Doug and Jan started an an organization called Rethink Green with a mission "to help people rethink  what they know about cannabis. We do this through research, education,  advocacy, and recommending the best products. Cannabis is a medical  miracle—and everyone should have access to its amazing benefits."  The offer live seminars on cannabis and the endocannabinoid system and will soon be releasing an educational webinar series.

 

Relevant Links:

Rethink Green
Rethink Green on Facebook
Doug Bench
Flex Your Rights
Fully Informed Jury Association
Jury Hero 

 Rant Related Links:

Lufkin Therapist Amount 4 Arrested in alleged THC Gummie Ring
GoFundMe for Legal Fees for 4 Arrested

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 John Odermatt, host of the Felony Friday podcast (part of the Lions of Liberty feed), chatted with us for today's episode.  On his podcast John exposes the failings of the criminal justice system.  As part of that process he interviews people who have spent time in prison.  Many of those interviewed have done time for drug related charges.  We briefly discussed how John got started in podcasting and the liberty movement.  Afterwards we took a deeper dive into the long reaching affects of a felony drug conviction.  I learned that it's not as simple to move on with life after a drug conviction as one might think. 

We hope you'll find today's episode thought provoking - especially if you've had the good fortune of not spending time on the inside of a jail cell.

Relevant Links:

Felony Friday
Lions of Liberty Podcast
Jason Spyres Served 15 Years for Pot, Now he’s Studying at Stanford
Prison Policy Initiative
The Case Against Krissy Noble and How Drug and Gun Laws Deprive Us of Fundamental Rights
Beth Curtis’ Brother is Serving a Life Sentence for Pot
Life For Pot
Can-Do Foundation

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 Shaaron Honeycutt didn't just survive breast cancer she THRIVED!  She's in the best shape of her life.  (And considering she's been a yoga instructor for decades, that's saying something!)  Shaaron took an alternative route to treating her breast cancer choosing adjunctive therapy, including CBD oil, and opting out of radiation and chemotherapy.  But she didn't immediately consider incorporating THC into her treatment regimen until she was prescribed anti-depressants.  She hated the way they made her feel, so she began researching something that could help her depression without making her a zombie.  That's when she discovered THC and other components of the cannabis plant could treat her depression naturally.  It took some trial and error to find the right combination, but now that she's found it, cannabis has made all the difference with her mental and physical well being.

Shaaron is a recruiter by trade, and has recently started her own recruiting company for the cannabis industry.  It is after all the fastest growing industry in America.

It's great to see her take a personal tragedy, and turn it into a victory.  She not only beat cancer, she's stomping it into the ground.

Relevant Links:

Vital Wellness Recruiting
Vital Wellness Project
Shaaron - Instagram
Shaaron - LinkedIn

 

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In part two of our interview with Amanda Hughes-Munson we discuss a variety of topics.  How can one find a quality CBD product?  What is the best way to consume CBD oil?  How did she become a certified cannabis educator?    

Amanda loves her new role as an educator, feel free to reach out to her on Facebook! 

Relevant Links 

 

Skintelligence

 Higher Education Texas 

Instagram 

DFW Academy of Cannabis Science 

4 Corners Cannabis 

NuLeaf Naturals

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Our guest today is David Bass. He's a retired army officer who was prescribed a slew of medicine by his physician to treat his PTSD and chronic pain related to injuries suffered while in the military. After years spent on pharmaceuticals David discovered the miracle of the cannabis plant and became a medical marijuana user and also an activist in his home state of Texas. He currently serves as the Director of Veterans Outreach for Texas Norml.  

 

Relevant Links

Texas Norml
Texas Veterans for Medical Marijuana
Texas Cannabis Collective

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Kelly Young joins the podcast to talk about the new nonprofit, Free Relief.  This organization creates and GIVES non-psychoactive cannabinoid tinctures to veterans and cancer patients in Michigan.  The tinctures are cannabis derived, but they are high in THCA and have less than .3% of THC.  Because the tinctures are derived from cannabis, recipients must be over the age of 21.

If you'd like to support this organization you can check out their website www.freerelief.net.  They have an advertising opportunity in NYC coming up soon, so be sure to reach out to info@freerelief.net to check on that!

Relevant Links

Free Relief
Graceful Mobility - Instagram

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 Amanda Hughes-Munson spent years trying to find out why her throat hurt and why she had no energy and couldn't sleep.  After 3 surgeries she was finally diagnosed with a hypothyroidism, and possibly Hashimoto's.  She opted to use diet, natural supplements & CBD oil to reduce her lab numbers.  When she refused to take Synthroid her doctor fired her. After she was fired and waiting to go see a new endocrinologist she started incorporating THC into her supplement regimen.  Her throat stopped hurting, AND her thyroid lab results returned to normal!

Now Amanda spends her time continuing her research into the medical uses of cannabis and has taken that a step further by becoming a certified cannabis educator.  Feel free to reach out to her on Facebook!

Relevant Links

Skintelligence
Higher Education Texas Instagram
DFW Academy of Cannabis Science
4 Corners Cannabis
NuLeaf Naturals

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Could Texas see cannabis legalization in 2019?  More than 40 bills have been introduced during the 2019 Texas Legislative session.  Heather Fazio with Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy drops by to give us a rundown on how session is going so far.  And overall the news is very encouraging!  She also gives some great advice for those of us who want to advocate with our Texas legislators.

Tune in today to find out more!!

Relevant Links

Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy
Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy Facebook Page

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Registered nurse Wendy Pagaduan had suffered from eczema and keratosis pilaris (two common, often embarrassing skin conditions) since childhood.  Prescription medications helped her skin, but it often took weeks for the medicine to get her inflammation under control.  So Wendy decided to take the bull by the horns and find a way to heal herself.  She started researching coconut oil and essential oils and found that her research kept leading her back to a taboo subject for those in a medical profession - cannabis.  

After initially being resistant to learning more about the plant, she opened her mind and dove into the research.  What she learned convinced her that cannabis has many medical properties, and she began incorporating cannabis into her product line at Clean Coconut.  

Relevant Links:

Clean Coconut
Ellementa
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/keratosis-pilaris
https://nationaleczema.org/eczema/

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While living in California Robert Cartee & his wife discovered different varieties of cannabis worked better to treat their ailments than any prescription drugs they'd tried.  Tired of living on top of other people in Cali Robert & Tracey moved to rural Georgia and built their dream home.  Cannabis was & is still illegal in Georgia so Robert had a room built in their new home where their medicine could be grown inconspicuously.  About 2 years ago a deputy arrived at their home wanting to search the property for illegal drugs, and when the Cartees declined to subject themselves to an unreasonable search, the deputy made a call to a local judge.  Within minutes he had a warrant and their home was surrounded by deputies & SWAT team members.  Despite only growing a dozen plants, the Cartees were charged with intent to distribute & were facing decades in jail.  Despite tremendous pressure to accept a plea bargain, the Cartees and their attorney, the indomitable Catherine Bernard, refused to plead.  They filed a motion to suppress & recently had all charges dismissed.  

Listen in as Robert & I discuss his case in more detail & examine the injustices of the criminal justice system.

Full show notes available at www.cannabishealsme.com/117

Trey Tijerina was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2010.  He had consumed cannabis recreationally, but it never occurred to him that he could use the plant to treat his medical condition.  Several years into his diagnosis Trey went through a period when he did not consume cannabis, and as a result his symptoms worsened and he wound up in the hospital multiple times.  He eventually resumed his cannabis consumption, but it took him a few months to connect the dots between the downturn in his health and no cannabis in his system.  It was then he began looking in earnest for a plant based treatment of his ulcerative colitis.  Thanks to a dispensary recommendation he found the answer in Rick Simpson's Oil (RSO).  He now controls his symptoms using only RSO which is no small achievement in a state (Texas) that prides itself on its "tough on drugs" policies.

Trey has also recently founded the Texas Cannabis Business Alliance - a networking organization for people in and serving the cannabis industry - even though all forms of cannabis (with the exception of CBD oil for those with intractable epilepsy) are illegal in the state of Texas.  But it seems like the handwriting could be on the wall for medical cannabis in Texas.  

Relevant Links:

www.txcanna.org
www.facebook.com/coltynscrue/
www.news-medical.net/news/20091217/Cannabis-for-Ulcerative-Colitis-and-Crohns-Disease-treatment.aspx
www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-rick-simpson-oil

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Today we're joined by Ashley Kingsley as she discusses her 25 year struggle with endometriosis which led down a dark path of substance abuse.  After being caught abusing prescription pain meds she turned to cannabis for pain management.  Today she's the healthiest she's ever been and is able to control her pain with the help of cannabis.  

She co-founded Ellementa to help women learn more about cannabis and how it can benefit their body.  

Relevant Links

www.ellementa.com
www.womengrow.com
www.cleancoconut.com
www.stillwater.life
www.cannabishealsme.com/10

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Indomitable.  That's the word I used to describe Angelica Warren - brain cancer survivor and medical cannabis patient advocate.  She has had more than 10 surgeries and multiple rounds of chemo and radiation.  But in talking to her you would never know she has faced such hardships in her life.  Angelica is energetic and passionate about helping bring cannabis to other patients in Ohio who are suffering.  She started taking cannabis shortly to increase her appetite and reduce her nausea and pain after her first brain surgery.  Cannabis also helps to control seizures caused by her fast growing tumor and loss of brain tissue from surgeries.  

Relevant Links:

Angelica Warren on LinkedIn
Ohio Rights Group
Drug-Free Workplace Act

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 We are *finally* back from our (unannounced and unintended) three week  hiatus.  The Green Nurse Practitioner joins us today to discuss some of  the challenges facing her as a medical cannabis patient and medical  provider as well as the challenges medical cannabis patients face –  particularly in newer markets.  We also talk about the work she does on  her instagram page with patient education and advocacy.   

Relevant Links:
The Green NP on Instagram
The Green Life App
Leafly

 KY Amish Farmer Jailed over a Salve Label; the FDA Wants Him Jailed for Life 

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Brittany’s son Lane was a healthy, developmentally on target 18 month old when he started having seizures and was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.  Despite trying multiple pharmaceutical drugs Lane's seizures continued and even seemed to worsen with every medication.  After months of frustration and watching her son regress into an almost vegetative state and failing to qualify for a CBD study at Texas Children's Hospital, Brittany packed up her family and moved to Colorado so she could treat Lane's condition with medical cannabis.  Lane has been seizure free for 18 months and is flourishing.   Relevant Links: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/lennox-gastaut-syndrome/ https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-rick-simpson-oil Check out today's Sponsor The Grow CFO www.thegrowcfo.com  

Michael Maharrey joins us this week on the podcast. Michael has been using CBD oil to control his arthritis and has been able to wean himself off the use of NSAIDS and other OTC pain relievers for everyday aches and pains. Michael is also the Communications Director at the Tenth Amendment Center, so we discuss how 30+ states across the nation have nullified the federal prohibition of cannabis. Mike offers some tips on how those of us who live in states where cannabis is still illegal can effect change. Relevant Links: www.tenthamendmentcenter.com www.michaelmaharrey.com www.twitter.com/mmaharrey10th www.goshennews.com/news/middlebury-dairy-farmer-sheriff-stand-up-to-fda/article_b07a8430-9897-5504-9820-d943d60149f6.html Check out today's Sponsor The Grow CFO www.thegrowcfo.com

Three years ago Drake Campbell was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Malignant Melanotic Schwannoma. Doctors had no treatment for the condition, so they sent Drake home with a variety of pain pills and anti-depressants. Drake lost more than 80 pounds, became bedridden and started experiencing seizures as a side effect of the prescription painkillers. A year ago Drake started treating his cancer with cannabis, and to say it transformed his life would be a gross understatement. We encourage you to listen to this episode and share it far and wide. You guarantee you'll be blown away like we were. To read Drake's story go to: https://okietokie.wixsite.com/herbandacell/home/herb-and-a-cell Follow Drake on social media at: https://www.instagram.com/0kiet0kie/

Our guest today is Kyle who is a medical student who has researched cannabis and chronic pain management after being involved in a car accident that almost left her a quadriplegic. And while she avoided paralysis, she left the hospital with a host of pharmaceuticals that had serious physical and mental consequences. After working in South Korea as an English instructor Kyle was able to wean herself off the pharmaceuticals and learn to use more natural means to manage her pain and neuropathy. Kyle is also the co-founder of Helping End the Opioid Epidemic https://www.facebook.com/HEOEOutreach/. Enjoy!

Today's guest is Ashley Sartin. She suffers from a medical condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She was a police officer before she suffered a brain injury that triggered her CRPS. After months of consuming a cocktail of prescription pain medications that caused a host of other medical complications, Ashley tried cannabis. She currently treats her condition fully with cannabis and doesn't take any opioids or other traditional medications. Ashley and her husband have a ministry called Christ Followers for Cannabis. They can be found at http://cffcoutreach.wixsite.com/christfollowersforca or https://www.facebook.com/Christ-Followers-For-Cannabis-555722151508170 To learn more about CRPS go to www.rsds.org Also here is a link to the video Ashley referenced in the interview: https://www.facebook.com/ounceok/videos/2123680697952917/

Our guest today is Delene Gilbert. She is a wife, mother and cannabis entrepreneur/activist. She struggled with postpartum depression after the birth of her son and hit rock bottom before cannabis saved her life. Tune in today to hear Delene's story! https://oklahoma-roots.com/ 405-432-1017 https://okcannabistrade.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/170824260446732/

Julie Mejia was only in her 20's when she was attacked by a cognitively impaired client at her place of employment. She was injured on her right side from her neck to her ankle. Days, weeks, and months went by and her body did not heal as it should. Even worse the pain began to spread along the entirety of the right side of her body. She was finally diagnosed by a worker's comp physician with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and was later told she would likely never walk or work again.

After her diagnosis doctors prescribed Julie a cocktail of opioids & pain management drugs which left the pain relatively untouched but drugged her into a stupor. Desperate for relief she tried cannabis on a trip to Colorado, and the results were life changing. Now Julie helps other patients like herself by creating hemp based products & offering holistic health consulting.

Full show notes can be found out www.cannabishealsme.com/116

As promised Sandy Amrine is back with the bonus content we had to trim out of Episode 3. Sandy shares information about the endocannabinoid system and some of her thoughts on why cannabis was made illegal to begin with. We hope you enjoy today's info! https://patinthehat00.wordpress.com/tag/exodus-3023/ http://www.leafly.com

Our guest today is Sandy Amrine. She is a traumatic brain injury survivor who was diagnosed with lupus late in 2017. She uses cannabis (and no traditional medication) to control all of her lupus symptoms, assist with her recovery from the brain injury, and consults with other cannabis patients to help them find the correct cannabis product and intake method for their condition. Recommended resources: https://www.potbotics.com/products/potbot https://www.facebook.com/neurologyandcbd/ https://greencamp.com/thc-vs-cbd/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh-s64RNtz0&feature=share http://www.leafly.com Check out today's sponsor The Grow CFO www.thegrowcfo.com

Join us for a conversation with Shawn and Lauren Jenkins, parents, entrepreneurs, and cannabis evangelists. The Jenkins have 4 children. They use CBD with their 2 youngest children to help control seizure activity. They were vocal advocates of OK SQ 788 which legalized medical marijuana in the state of OK. Related resources: www.flowercraft.com Check out today's sponsor The Grow CFO www.thegrowcfo.com

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Economist & author Dr. Mark Thornton joins me to discuss his PhD dissertation on the economics of prohibition.  This dissertation would lead to the coining of the phrase of The Iron Law of Prohibition.  He joins us for a fascinating discussion on the failed policy of drug prohibition and maybe a couple other topics related to the State's & its ever increasing intrusions into our lives.

Katie King had a difficult childhood, and she struggles with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) & anxiety.  She was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago.  She has been using cannabis to treat these conditions for some time now, but recently when she was able to find a reliable source of quality cannabis she's experienced tremendous healing in her mind and body.  She joins me today to discuss these incredible changes.

Three years ago Rodney Bowers was given 6 months to live after being diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer.  Fortunately a friend in Michigan reached out to him after learning of his diagnosis.  He invited him up & cooked him up a batch of Rick Simpson oil.  Six months came and went, and Rodney was still alive and kicking.  His pain had eased.  His abdomen was no longer hard.  He could get up and and get around.  Cannabis gave him something no doctors could - it gave him hope, and, eventually it gave him his life back.

Scott Horton returns for a discussion on SWAT raids which have become a staple of the local law enforcement in the United States' War on Drugs.  It's estimated that 50,000 SWAT raids take place each year across America - a stat that is unrealized by and unfathomable to most Americans.  We also discuss the overall militarization of police, qualified immunity and possible solutions to get all Americans on the same page when it comes to the use of excessive force by LEO's and holding bad actors accountable for their misdeeds.

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After a couple of suicide attempts in college because of mismanaged pharmaceuticals, a friend suggested Marlies Fitch-Ledbetter try cannabis edibles to help with her scoliosis & peripheral neuropathy.  When she and her husband moved back to Texas Marlies had to revert back to prescription meds.  After a drug induced seizure put her in the hospital, Marlies went back to her plant based medicine.  Upon re-learning to walk and talk Marlies decided to dedicate her life to getting the word out about cannabis as medicine. She is now a certified consultant & trainer and CEO of Indie Hemp Company.  Her life revolves around educating people about the benefits of cannabis. 

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When Tonya Sanders was 35 years old her pain management team referred her to hospice and sent her home to wean off her pain meds.  After 8 years of searching for a cure for her lupus in pharmaceutical drugs the former registered nurse angrily tore up the remaining prescriptions the doctors had written for her.  Just hours after her fentanyl patch wore off she was in excruciating pain & experiencing intense withdrawals, so in desperation she called a friend.  The friend brought over some cannabis, and after trying it, for the first time in YEARS Tonya felt like a human being again.

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Melanie Julion aka The Cannabis Doula joins me today to follow up on my discussion with Delene Gilbert on the use of cannabis during pregnancy.  As a doula Melanie works with women during and after pregnancy and many of her clients choose to use cannabis.  We discuss the health benefits of cannabis for both baby and mother and some of the potential risks.  

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We've already mentioned the documentary Unprescribed on a couple of podcasts, so I was ecstatic when writer/producer Steve Ellmore accepted my invite to the show. In today's episode we discuss the documentary and the great need for legal access to cannabis for our veterans.  Steve also shares some exciting upcoming news related to the film & his medical cannabis advocacy work.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/126

Delene Gilbert joins me once again for today's episode.  After her first child was born Delene suffered from severe postpartum depression before she discovered cannabis as medicine.  Today we're going to discuss her use of cannabis during her second pregnancy.  Cannabis helped ease her nausea and helped control her pain from a separated pubis.  She was also able to use cannabis instead of pharmaceutical drugs after her second caesarean section.

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Suzanne Sherman aka The Red Hot Chilly Prepper and host of The Wasatch Report joins me today for a discussion about medical cannabis laws & how it can affect patients' rights to bear arms.  Most state cannabis laws don't provide protections from the federal government for patients who choose to exercise their rights to bear arms.  So a medical cannabis license holder or an adult use partaker cannot purchase a firearm from a local gun shop that is a Federal Firearms Licensee without lying on the Firearms Transaction Record form 4473.  Lying on this form is perjury and punishable by a prison sentence up to 5 years.  Until the states agree to protect cannabis users from federal gun overreach, users of cannabis - and particularly those with a medical card - are at risk of having their right to bear arms infringed by the Feds.

But wait there's more!  We also touch on a range of topics like COVID-19, federal supremacy, nullification & civil asset forfeiture.  Today's episode is a veritable treasure trove of liberty related topics, but you might want to wear your steel toed boots.  Because Suzanne and I do a little toe stomping.

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My jaw nearly hit the floor when Bridget Dandaraw-Serritt listed off her autoimmune disorders with - lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, & Sjögren syndrome.  And per Bridget this is just the tip of the iceberg. Each of these ailments is debilitating in and of itself, but the combination of the above .  Using cannabis allowed her to get off of 9 prescription medications. Which is great because she was taking over 6,000 pills each year!  Cannabis has yielded her a plethora of other health benefits.  Her lupus is now in remission, and she lost 60 pounds once she got off all the prednisone.  Plant based medicine has been a huge boon for Bridget.

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Join Bretigne Shaffer and I as we take a trip down the rabbit hole of medical freedom.  Bretigne is a longtime libertarian journalist, and she's a resident of California.  There has been a push in recent years in CA (and several states) to mandate vaccines for children.  And in some of those states there are no medical exemptions - even for kids who have had past reactions to vaccines (like our guest from Monday's show, Sarah).  This overstep by government is quite alarming to liberty lovers like myself and Bretigne.  So I wanted to discuss this issue and expand on some of the topics Sarah brought up in Monday's episode.  We hope to strip the emotion out of this subject and approach this issue like we do cannabis - on the basis of natural rights, bodily autonomy, and personal liberty.  I hope you'll join us on this little jaunt.

Sarah Morris first remembers blacking out when she was 5 years old, but she wasn't diagnosed with dysautonomia until almost 25 years later.  Dysautonomia is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.  You know that system of the body that handles trivial things like  circulation, temperature regulation, digestion, etc.  And Sarah has had difficulty in all these areas.  She can get hypothermia in the middle of the summer in Georgia.  She has a Groshong line inserted into her vein to allow for easier access when she needs iv fluids, and she also has a lot of trouble with digestion.  Her body lives in a fight or flight state.  But cannabis helps ease her nausea and allows her to eat and gets her parasympathetic system to kick in so her adrenals are not in overdrive.   Cannabis allows her to be herself in spite of her many health issues.

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Dwayne Bottoms told me something no one else has ever told me on the podcast - that he bought cannabis for medical use during a missions trip - with his pastor's blessing!  If that doesn't show you how times and attitudes are changing around cannabis I don't know what will.

Dwayne began using cannabis a few years ago to treat his Parkinson's Disease instead of opioids replacement.  After almost losing his marriage, Dwayne decided it was time to kick his opiates for good, and he now uses cannabis and one pharmaceutical drug to treat his Parkinson's.  Parkinson's is a progressive disease, so it's an uphill battle for Dwayne.  But with the help of cannabis and his trusty sidekick, Ash, he's taking on this fight day by day.

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Ted Metz joins us again to talk about some legislation introduce in the current Georgia legislative session, cannabis law in his home state, and how he got involved in politics.  

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Ted Metz went to see a dermatologist for what he thought was a rash.  Turns out it was a very aggressive squamous cell carcinoma.  Within a couple of months the small place behind his ear grew to the size of a peach.  After his diagnosis Ted started a routine of concentrated cannabis oil (Rick Simpson oil) while awaiting surgery.  The day before his surgery a large chunk of the tumor fell out.  Ted's surgery lasted about half the projected time, and the surgeons were able to easily find the edges of the tumor because it had started to die.  His RSO routine had definitely been working.

Ted continued to medicate with cannabis post-surgery and during radiation which was excruciating.  His prognosis is good, and he's continuing to be an outspoken advocate for the plant.

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Our nation has morphed from one founded upon the principles of life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness into a behemoth that routinely locks its citizens in cages over a plant and other victimless crimes.  Somewhere this nation clearly went off the rails.  For episode 100 I wanted to take a deep dive into the subject of Natural Rights and Common Law.  Who better to invite on to discuss those issues than an author who has more than 2,000,000 words published on the very subject?  So on a whim a few weeks ago I reached out to Richard J. Maybury via his publishing company, and to my delight I received an email from his wife a couple of days later asking me when I'd like to schedule a time to chat with him.  I was on cloud nine when I got her email, and today, I'm thrilled to air the discussion Richard and I had about his book Whatever Happened to Justice which explains in detail the concepts of natural rights and common law and how our current legal system has gone awry. I hope you enjoy episode 100, and I hope you come away from our discussion more well informed on this very important topic. 

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Karen Gray of Scotland had to break  the law in the United Kingdom to get cannabis medicine for her 6 year  old son.  Doctors had tried every prescription medication under the sun  to help control Murray’s seizures, and they just seemed to get worse.   His seizures ran the gamut – from absconce to myclonic to tonic clonic  to drop seizures.  At the time of administering cannabis oil to Murray  he was lying in a hospital bed unresponsive.  Karen had traveled to  Holland to get prescription grade very low THC cannabis oil for him.   She dosed Murray with the oil unbeknownst to his doctors who would have  had to take the oil from her and report her to the authorities.  After  Murray’s release from the hospital and feeling emboldened by the success  they’d seen, Karen decided to purchase a cannabis oil with more THC – a  20:1 ratio of CBD to THC, respectively.  After switching Murray’s  medication he has been seizure free since June of 2019.  Unfortunately for the Gray family  the UK’s National Health System does not cover the cost of Murray’s  plant based medicine, so the family spends 1400 pounds PER MONTH for his  medication.

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Like so many other veterans Christian Ryan really struggled with PTSD & physical ailments after coming back from tours overseas. After moving to the boondocks to try to get his life together a friend suggested he try cannabis medicinally.  His first foray into plant medicine wasn't a good one, but he continued to try to find relief through the plant.  He finally found his correct dosage, and began to make strides back to normalcy. He vowed he would find a way to get involved in the cannabis space so he could help others find healing in his miraculous plant.  He now serves as the Customer Service Manager for Ilera Healthcare.

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As a longtime listener of the Dangerous History podcast my ears perked up when host CJ Killmer did an episode on Harry Anslinger.  Knowing his propensity to take deep dives into subjects & historical figures I was surprised that episode was only an hour long.  So I invited him on the show to expound on his episode a bit and talk about the man behind the initial war on cannabis.  Full disclosure.  We may have gotten side tracked and talked about economic policy, central planning, US foreign adventurism and civil liberties.  Ya know.  Just run of the mill libertarian stuff.  Enjoy!

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After suffering a traumatic event abroad Marcus Wilson attempted to treat his PTSD with alcohol.  After running across the work of Dr. Dustin Sulak, Marcus decided to try microdosing with cannabis as an alternative to alcohol.  After a few months of trial and error Marcus found he could control the majority of his symptoms by taking small, scheduled doses of cannabis infused oils.  And today he's here to share his story and more information about microdosing as an alternative method of consuming cannabis.

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