Through his own research he discovered the healing properties of marijuana and began to consume large quantities of the plant; 30 grams a day to be exact. Of course it’s impossible to smoke that much, so he relies on consuming extracts to get the amount of medicine he needs.
Gignac, who resides in Amherst, Nova Scotia, doesn’t buy from licensed producers though. He makes it himself at home with a solvent extraction.
“Cannabis helped me recover from my fatal form of MS, but my body did all the work by having enough fuel to do it,” he says. That fuel was the highly concentrated oil that he learned how to make.
Marcel Gignac consumes 30 grams of cannabis a day to help manage his rare form of MS
“For someone that needs a lot, like I did with 30 grams a day, it’s nearly impossible to smoke that much. Converting it to an oil and ingesting it means instead of getting just 3 per cent, you’re getting 95 per cent, so it’s much more efficient for treating ailments,” he says.
smart guy eh