Let me clarify. First of all, I know that most of our medicines come from plants. I am also so intrigued by the new information that cannabis does show a lot of promise as an anti-cancer drug. I have advanced breast cancer, so the newest articles about cannabis having specific breast tumor possibilities really give me tons of hope.
Personally, I wouldn't mind some cannabis oil. Sounds good to me. Unfortunately, I don't live in an MMJ state. I can't get a prescription here.
My doctor, nurses, friends and family all know I smoke, and I am very lucky that they all support that. I bought into the DARE/anti drug stuff when I was in school, and it took cancer to actually convince me that the drug I already knew wasn't "the devil's weed" actually has medicinal value. A couple of weeks ago, I gave some to an older couple (60's) at the doc's office. This wonderful man was going to try to get his wife to use it.
Anyhow, my issue was not with cannabis' medicinal properties, but the people who talk about the pharmaceutical industry conspiracy. Don't get me wrong, I hate the motherfuckers. I am in a clinical trial right now, because otherwise the drug would cost me $10k a dose (every 3 weeks). But, there is no magic bullet yet. And, even if there was one, it couldn't work on all cancers, not with all the variable malignancies out there, including the large number of people with Cancer of Unknown Primary (we know you got it, but no idea where it is).
In fact, making hash oil, even from 16 ounces isn't going to give you a dose you need, nor will it utilize the important components (hell, there is more than one active components in cannabis that look like they have potential). One of the reasons we need safe and legal access is so that we can possibly find the cure for cancer in cannabis. Not all plants have the same amounts of magic, not all oil would be made equal, there are so many variables that need to be normalized, first.
Say things like key to a possible cure for cancer, and you get no argument from me. But, when certain keywords are said, my anti-quack armor comes up, even if quackery is not a motive. So many people prey on the hopeless, that sometimes I get overly defensive.