Hey nameno....all is well. I've tried about 3-4 different strains of pot over the last year. None of them came close to response I got with the first strain. I now have a crop of Cheese to chop down and see if it's the strain I first tried. I've been vaporizing instead of ingesting. It's not as effective as ingesting but I've been able to keep my PSA at around 10. That's where it was 3 years ago. One of the first signs that it's working is, my urine stream gets stronger... and while testing the new Cheese, it's as strong as it ever was. I talked to my Urologist a while ago and he says it's progressed so little there's really no need for surgery and to keep an eye on it.Hey Old Goat,how's everything?
PM sent, contact me if you need help.Hey nameno....all is well. I've tried about 3-4 different strains of pot over the last year. None of them came close to response I got with the first strain. I now have a crop of Cheese to chop down and see if it's the strain I first tried. I've been vaporizing instead of ingesting. It's not as effective as ingesting but I've been able to keep my PSA at around 10. That's where it was 3 years ago. One of the first signs that it's working is, my urine stream gets stronger... and while testing the new Cheese, it's as strong as it ever was. I talked to my Urologist a while ago and he says it's progressed so little there's really no need for surgery and to keep an eye on it.
My Dr says that's the best way, also. I may have to try it. How do you know what the dosage should be? With the oil it was 1 grm/day. I think that was the equivalent of 1/3 of an oz. of weed/day.I personally believe the best way to use cannabis as medicine is to just straight up eat it. The problem is that just sticking a bud in your mouth and trying to chew it up and choke it down isn't very pleasant. That's why i highly recommend mixing buds into a daily smoothie. This also gives you the option to consume the cannabis raw with THC in its acidic state (THC-A) making it non-psychoactive. If you did want to activate/convert the THC-A in the plant material to THC you can use an oven to decarboxylate it first. Plus you'll get all the great health benefits of a daily smoothie as well!
Any quality blender will do the trick, start with a little of your favorite fresh cold fruit juice, and a combination of fresh and frozen fruits or vegetables and your cannabis. Keeping the mixture cold by using frozen fruit will prevent cannabinoids (oils) from sticking to the blender. The better it tastes, the more effective it will actually be. The terpenes and flavonoids of the fruit will actually make the cannabinoids from the cannabis more effective. Another great addition to the smoothie is hemp seeds, they ​extremely rich in fiber, protein, vitamins/minerals and most important omega fatty acids. These omega fatty acids are essential for our bodies own natural endocannabinoid production.
Hope this helps Doug, keep us posted!
Without lab testing its going to be somewhat of guessing game but we can still figure out the rangeMy Dr says that's the best way, also. I may have to try it. How do you know what the dosage should be? With the oil it was 1 grm/day. I think that was the equivalent of 1/3 of an oz. of weed/day.
Thanks again for the info Huel.Without lab testing its going to be somewhat of guessing game but we can still figure out the range
First you need to think in terms of mg. How many mg of total cannabinoid content was your oil... "Good oil" is usually in the 60-80% total cannabinoid range, which means good oil usually has 600-800 mg of total cannabinoids per gram of oil.
Now when thinking in terms of flowers (buds), most good "medical" strains will test in the 16-21% total cannabinoid range, which in terms of mg equates to 160-210mg of total cannabinoids per gram of flowers.
Since we don't have lab test results to work with right now we'll just work with the average to get you a ballpark dosage in flowers. Lets assume your daily gram of oil is 70% (700mg) cannabinoids, you would need to consume 3.78 grams (a little over an 1/8 oz) of flowers that test at 18.5% total cannabinoids to deliver the same dose.
I hope that makes sense!
I could just have my PSA checked every 2 weeks to see if I'm going up or down. I could really see my PSA move up or down when I changed from my first batch. It was absolutely heading down every week until I ran out and had to buy off the street.I personally believe the best way to use cannabis as medicine is to just straight up eat it. The problem is that just sticking a bud in your mouth and trying to chew it up and choke it down isn't very pleasant. That's why i highly recommend mixing buds into a daily smoothie. This also gives you the option to consume the cannabis raw with THC in its acidic state (THC-A) making it non-psychoactive. If you did want to activate/convert the THC-A in the plant material to THC you can use an oven to decarboxylate it first. Plus you'll get all the great health benefits of a daily smoothie as well!
Any quality blender will do the trick, start with a little of your favorite fresh cold fruit juice, and a combination of fresh and frozen fruits or vegetables and your cannabis. Keeping the mixture cold by using frozen fruit will prevent cannabinoids (oils) from sticking to the blender. The better it tastes, the more effective it will actually be. The terpenes and flavonoids of the fruit will actually make the cannabinoids from the cannabis more effective. Another great addition to the smoothie is hemp seeds, they ​extremely rich in fiber, protein, vitamins/minerals and most important omega fatty acids. These omega fatty acids are essential for our bodies own natural endocannabinoid production.
Hope this helps Doug, keep us posted!
Good luck brother, keep is posted!
I just stumbled onto it. I was looking for high CBD/CBN strains.Amazing, definitely give us more updates.
What type of research did you do in terms of picking the strains you did?
Thanks puffdatchronic. I'll have a looksee.Hey man, I'm sorry your going through this illness and I have read this thread with some interest incase I may have the same worry some day. I notice you say that you grow lemon sunk, while i Believe that skunks are mainly sativa leaning, you could benefit a great deal from more of an indica type , or try these guys out.. bred for your needs specifically.http://www.pickandmixseeds.co.uk/collections/cbd-crew-cannabis-seeds