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malaise

(269,093 posts) Mon Jan 4, 2016, 06:57 AM Jan 2016

Sisters of the Valley defend their weed

as truly gawd's gift to humanity

http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nuns-fight-to-keep-their-marijuana-based-business/1143980/
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The "Sisters of the Valley" have been producing salves and tonics made with cannabis. While their products won't make anyone high, they are fighting to keep the city council from putting them out of business.

The new year marks the first anniversary of a marijuana-based business in Merced. The sisters are not members of a religious order but they say they are on a spiritual quest to heal the sick with their cannabis cures.

Sister Kate and Sister Darcey are tending their small crop of marijuana plants in the garage of
the home they share in Merced. They consider themselves nuns, but are not Catholic, or traditionally religious.

They produce a variety of products made from the cannabinoids or CBD's found in the marijuana plant. Their plants do not contain THC, the substance that creates the marijuana high. They believe creating these healing substances is a spiritual quest.

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Sisters of the Valley defend their weed (Original Post) malaise Jan 2016 OP

Good for them, but jomin41 Jan 2016 #1

I'm truly ignorant on the subject malaise Jan 2016 #2

For some uses it's all about the CBD. An example is the 'Charlotte's Web' strain many hav heard of Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #3

jomin41

(559 posts)

1. Good for them, but

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 08:58 AM

Jan 2016

I believe that max effectiveness of these meds requires the presence of both (all?) cannabinoids. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong! I've noticed that seed breeders are making more CBD-containing strains available. I've read that the THC/CBD ratio should be close to one.

malaise

(269,093 posts)

2. I'm truly ignorant on the subject

Reply to jomin41 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 09:01 AM

Jan 2016

I do know is ganja is good for glaucoma and nausea and that folks here use it for everything

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

3. For some uses it's all about the CBD. An example is the 'Charlotte's Web' strain many hav heard of

Reply to jomin41 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 09:48 AM

Jan 2016

"Charlotte’s Web is a Cannabis sativa L. strain with less than 0.3% THC that has gained popularity as an option for treating seizures as well as a range of other medical conditions. This medical potency is due to its high-CBD content, which was specifically cultivated by Colorado breeders The Stanley Brothers for a young epileptic patient named Charlotte. However, the thick “web” of trichomes on Charlotte’s flowers are also storied to have led to the name. This strain is effective with little to no psychoactive effects, making it great for those who don’t want their medication to affect their daily tasks."
https://www.leafly.com/sativa/charlottes-web

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