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I have never believed in the whole pot panacea trend that’s been going on for about as long as I can remember - certainly the 1980s.

Then a 74-year-old friend of mine - 6’3” broad shouldered, hard-working, Irishman - was diagnosed with stomach and esophageal cancer. He declined his chemo and surgery - too few guarantees, other than a most certain miserable remaining time on earth.

To deal with the nausea and lack of appetite he has resorted to (with the help of others) distilling his own cannabis oil from 2lbs or pot at a time (and not the kind a void of THC.) I cannot tell you how tremendous the relief has been for him, and he has lived roughly 6 months longer than expected. But beyond that, his quality of life has been mostly bearable for nearly 9 months. And I saw him on a family campout where, for some reason, he neglected to bring his cannabis-oil capsules, and I saw firsthand how sick he was without them. It is been a serious game changer for him, and it has opened my mind to the notion that cannabis oil can at least, help with the symptoms.