Health - Has anyone seen "run from the cure" about cannabis oil

[Alfa]

MAN WANTS MARIJUANA BACK


User claims pot taken by RCMP treats his illnesses


MACCAN - Rick Simpson says he wants the RCMP to return the 1,600 marijuana plants they took from the field behind his house last week.


"I was growing them for medical purposes," he said this week as he showed off the trampled field where his plants used to grow. A few remain, but Mr.


Simpson said they are not enough to create the medication he uses and has provided free to 300 people for a variety of illnesses.


The raid was "nothing but a delaying tactic they're using to keep the truth from getting out," he said.


Marijuana is a cure for cancer, psoriasis and other skin ailments as well as a treatment for pain related to injuries such as concussions and back injuries, he said.


"I learned the truth from my own experience."


He said a 1997 work-related accident left him suffering from post-concussion syndrome, where he suffered from constant migraine-like pain.


He said he saw several doctors who prescribed a variety of medications, "but nothing worked. I remained in constant pain. I couldn't get any sleep."


A year later, after watching a TV show that outlined the medical benefits of marijuana, Mr. Simpson decided to give the drug a try.


"I got a couple of cigarettes and smoked them. To my surprise they worked."


When he told his doctors of the treatment, they frowned on its use because of its illegality and health problems associated with sucking marijuana smoke into his lungs, he said.


None of them would give him a legal prescription for the drug but one suggested it would be better if he ingested the drug, said Mr. Simpson.


As a result he made hemp oil from the marijuana, also known as "honey oil,"


and ate a spoonful.


"It worked so well I stopped using the medication the doctors prescribed for me."


He became further convinced of marijuana's medicinal value in 2003, shortly after being diagnosed with skin cancer. He applied the hemp oil on two lesions - a third had been previously removed surgically - and covered them with a bandage.


"Within four days they were gone. They never came back, but the one on my nose did. I treated it with the oil and again it worked."


He gave the oil to others and discovered it cleared up a variety of skin cancers, leg inflammations, psoriasis and back pain, he said.


Rick Dwyer of Maccan said Mr. Simpson's oil was the only drug that relieved the constant pain of a back injury.


Convinced of its value, Mr. Simpson held local meetings to expound on the virtues of medicinal marijuana.


He also began a letter campaign. He wrote the producers of the Nature of Things, hoping they would do a TV show on the value of hemp oil.


They declined.


He wrote his MLA and MP and the Canadian Cancer Society, all of whom directed him to the federal Health Department.


He wrote the department in 2003 and in 2004, suggesting it establish a clinic in Springhill and conduct tests on his oil.


Ujjal Dosanjh, the federal minister, informed Mr. Simpson in February that the government, despite the fact many Canadians believe in the medicinal value of marijuana, could not approve the drug without scientific evidence proving its benefits and defining its risks.


"At present . . . scientific evidence does not establish safety and efficacy of cannabis to the extent required by the food and drug regulations," the minister said.


The minister informed him that it is illegal to grow or possess cannabis unless authorized by Health Canada and told Mr. Simpson that he was required to follow the regulations outlined in the Food and Drug Act if he was testing his oil on humans.


About the same time he started the letter campaign, Mr. Simpson decided to grow his own marijuana because it was difficult to get from other suppliers.


RCMP seized his 2003 crop but never charged him, he said.


His crop was left alone in 2004, but he was raided again on Aug. 3, even though he informed police last May that he was growing it for medicinal purposes only, he said.


The raids and the lack of interest shown by his doctors, the cancer society and the federal government to his letters convinced Mr. Simpson that they were not interested in the healing qualities of marijuana.


After the latest raid, he is charged with the production of a controlled substance and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 26.


"I don't think it will get that far, but if it does I'm ready to fight it because the world has to learn the medicinal value of marijuana," he said.

[Senor Gribson]

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1037034.html

He’s "a healer, not a dealer’

Man who claims his hemp oil cures cancer says he’s leaving Canada after fine for trafficking in medical pot
By TOM McCOAG Amherst Bureau
Sat. Feb 9 - 5:11 AM

AMHERST — A Maccan-area man who insists he has found the cure for cancer says he is leaving Canada for an unnamed country where he can live without fear of persecution or prosecution for taking and producing medicinal marijuana.

"I can’t live in a country where I and others are labelled as criminals because of our medical need for this (marijuana) medication," Ricky Logan Simpson, 58, said Friday. "I’ve decided that after five years of trying to bring my medicine to the people, I don’t like the way this country is run. It seems that the health and welfare of the people means nothing to the (politicians) in Ottawa."

Mr. Simpson made the comments outside Nova Scotia Supreme Court moments after Justice Felix Cacchione fined him $2,000 and sentenced him to one day in jail, considered served by his court appearance, for producing marijuana and possessing less than three kilograms of tetrahydrocannabinol for the purpose of trafficking. Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the main active ingredient in marijuana.

A charge of possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana was stayed.

Mr. Simpson was given six months to pay the fine.

A crowd of about 30 supporters in the courtroom applauded loudly when the sentence was handed down. As sheriff’s deputies tried to quiet them, one man yelled, "Rick Simpson is a healer, not a dealer."

Outside the courtroom, Chummy Anthony, president of the Nova Scotia Marijuana Party, held a sign bearing similar wording. He was upset that Mr. Simpson wasn’t simply given a discharge. He was yelling at the top of his lungs that "Mr. Simpson was just like Jesus Christ, because just like Jesus Christ, he was being prosecuted and persecuted for helping sick people."

A woman stood beside him holding up a DVD titled The Run from the Cure: The Rick Simpson Story. The DVD details Mr. Simpson’s court battles and his efforts — including running in the last federal election — to have federal medical marijuana laws changed. Mr. Simpson was seen distributing the DVD to people before his sentencing.

Afterward, Mr. Simpson hugged and shook hands with supporters as he left the courtroom a free man. One man pledged that Mr. Simpson will not have to pay the fine because "all the people he’s helped will chip in money to make sure it’s paid."

A Supreme Court jury found Mr. Simpson guilty in September after a five-day trial. The charges stemmed from an RCMP raid on his Little Forks Road property on Aug. 3, 2005, that netted 1,190 marijuana plants.

Mr. Simpson admitted at trial to growing marijuana on his property and using it to create a hemp oil that he claims cures everything from cankers to cancer. He distributed the hemp oil free to about 300 patients.

Even after the trial ended with a guilty verdict, Mr. Simpson pledged to continue making and distributing the hemp oil.

It was his contempt for the law, and the size of the marijuana seizure — described as one of the biggest in the province — that led Crown attorney Monica MacQueen to recommend a two-year jail sentence for Mr. Simpson. Defence lawyer Duncan Beveridge suggested an unconditional discharge, saying his client did not profit from his marijuana operation.

Justice Cacchione called the trial the most unique drug case he has ever presided over. He said he’d never heard of a drug trafficker telling police of his plans, or of a dealer who didn’t earn a profit from his trafficking.

"Mr. Simpson’s actions were entirely altruistic," the judge said. "There was nothing insidious in what Mr. Simpson did."

He acted out of a strongly held belief in the medicinal value of marijuana and a steadfast conviction that the hemp oil he made was helping people alleviate their suffering from a variety of ailments that prescription drugs were having little impact upon, the judge said.

But he said he couldn’t grant a discharge because Mr. Simpson chose to grow marijuana and distribute his hemp oil illegally instead of participating in the federal government’s medical marijuana program.

Ms. MacQueen said it was too early to say if the Crown will appeal.

Mr. Simpson’s legal woes are not over. He is to appear in Amherst provincial court on Feb. 28 to face another trafficking charge that Amherst police laid in November.

[hempmann]

This guy Rick Simpson supposedly(pretty convincing watch the videos cured many health problems including cancer. The THC, when ingested through this hemp oil, which he will show you how to make, kills cancerous and mutated cells while rejuvinating healthy ones. watch the video, what do you think? here's the link- http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...re&search_type=

[motorhead]

Hey hempmann, welcome to the forum.

Yes I have heard about this guy, he is from the east coast of Canada actually. Not for long though, apparently he is leaving the country for a safer environment to make his medicine.

As far as the whole 'cure for cancer' thing I don't know. I know that thc has many medicinal qualities and that there are several studies now from reputable institutions that show thc retards or stunts the growth of cancer cells, but to put it in full remission?-I would want to see some hard scientific data. Of course that data would probably be repressed rather quickly.

I hope it works. I have recently found out that a friend of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer and is going to give this stuff a try.

btw hempmann there is a section on the site for posting videos. Browse around, make yourself at home.

cheers

[onestepahead667]

"I have recently found out that a friend of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer and is going to give this stuff a try."

Hey motorhead,

Any updates from your friend? I would really like to see some confirmation from other sources that this hemp oil can do what Rick Simpson says it can.

Thanks

[Herbal Healer 019]

I posted about his story with links to the videos in a thread labeld "cannabis cures cancer?!", this is kind of a duplicated thread. I truely beleive cannabis can cure cancer, but yields no profits for pharmaceutical companies in its hemp oil form

[motorhead]

He's a Healer, Not a Dealer: Rick Simpson's "Cannabis Cures Cancer" Case Settled
by Tom McCoag, Halifax Chronicle Herald (09 Feb, 2008) Man who claims his hemp oil cures cancer says he’s leaving Canada after fine for trafficking in medical pot
Rick Simpson outside court in 2007A man who insists he has found the cure for cancer says he is leaving Canada for an unnamed country where he can live without fear of persecution or prosecution for taking and producing medicinal marijuana. "I can’t live in a country where I and others are labelled as criminals because of our medical need for this (marijuana) medication," Ricky Logan Simpson, 58, said Friday. "I’ve decided that after five years of trying to bring my medicine to the people, I don’t like the way this country is run. It seems that the health and welfare of the people means nothing to the (politicians) in Ottawa."

Mr. Simpson made the comments outside Nova Scotia Supreme Court moments after Justice Felix Cacchione fined him $2,000 and sentenced him to one day in jail, considered served by his court appearance, for producing marijuana and possessing less than three kilograms of tetrahydrocannabinol for the purpose of trafficking. Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the main active ingredient in marijuana.

A charge of possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana was stayed. Mr. Simpson was given six months to pay the fine. A crowd of about 30 supporters in the courtroom applauded loudly when the sentence was handed down. As sheriff’s deputies tried to quiet them, one man yelled, "Rick Simpson is a healer, not a dealer."

Outside the courtroom, Chummy Anthony, president of the Nova Scotia Marijuana Party, held a sign bearing similar wording. He was upset that Mr. Simpson wasn’t simply given a discharge. He was yelling at the top of his lungs that "Mr. Simpson was just like Jesus Christ, because just like Jesus Christ, he was being prosecuted and persecuted for helping sick people."

A woman stood beside him holding up a DVD titled The Run from the Cure: The Rick Simpson Story. The DVD details Mr. Simpson’s court battles and his efforts — including running in the last federal election — to have federal medical marijuana laws changed. Mr. Simpson was seen distributing the DVD to people before his sentencing. Afterward, Mr. Simpson hugged and shook hands with supporters as he left the courtroom a free man. One man pledged that Mr. Simpson will not have to pay the fine because "all the people he’s helped will chip in money to make sure it’s paid."

A Supreme Court jury found Mr. Simpson guilty in September after a five-day trial. The charges stemmed from an RCMP raid on his Little Forks Road property on Aug. 3, 2005, that netted 1,190 marijuana plants. Mr. Simpson admitted at trial to growing marijuana on his property and using it to create a hemp oil that he claims cures everything from cankers to cancer. He distributed the hemp oil free to about 300 patients. Even after the trial ended with a guilty verdict, Mr. Simpson pledged to continue making and distributing the hemp oil. It was his contempt for the law, and the size of the marijuana seizure — described as one of the biggest in the province — that led Crown attorney Monica MacQueen to recommend a two-year jail sentence for Mr. Simpson. Defence lawyer Duncan Beveridge suggested an unconditional discharge, saying his client did not profit from his marijuana operation.

Justice Cacchione called the trial the most unique drug case he has ever presided over. He said he’d never heard of a drug trafficker telling police of his plans, or of a dealer who didn’t earn a profit from his trafficking. "Mr. Simpson’s actions were entirely altruistic," the judge said. "There was nothing insidious in what Mr. Simpson did." He acted out of a strongly held belief in the medicinal value of marijuana and a steadfast conviction that the hemp oil he made was helping people alleviate their suffering from a variety of ailments that prescription drugs were having little impact upon, the judge said. But he said he couldn’t grant a discharge because Mr. Simpson chose to grow marijuana and distribute his hemp oil illegally instead of participating in the federal government’s medical marijuana program. Ms. MacQueen said it was too early to say if the Crown will appeal.

Mr. Simpson’s legal woes are not over. He is to appear in Amherst provincial court on Feb. 28 to face another trafficking charge that Amherst police laid in November.


- Article from Halifax Chronicle Herald


- Visit www.PhoenixTears.ca to see Rick Simpson's website

[hempmann]

I Love This Guy, Jack Herer, And All Others Associated. Love Everyone. Legalize Hemp!