Reducing over-consumption of alcohol with potent cannabis tincture. Great for hangovers, too!

Potent green dragon tincture is an astonishingly effective medicine for a wide range of maladies, including migraines, anxiety, chronic pain, PMS and sleep disorders. A bigger story is about to break.


HEADLINE NEWS:  Dragon Drops Help Drinkers Drink Less


Green dragon XX cannabis tincture, a REVOLUTIONARY OLD MEDICINE is proving to be a lifesaver for people suffering from the effects of too much drink, including friends and family members who must endure the disease right along with the sufferer.

'Sensible' approach SAM president Kevin Sabet worries that adding cannabis to the mix in low income areas of DC will add to the problems they already have with alcohol. Here he is debating on CNN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfFnY_J2S0&feature=youtu.be


QUESTION: What if the truth was precisely the opposite; what if super-potent cannabis tincture could actually help alcohol abusers back away from behavior that's ruining and ending their lives?


ANSWER: The war would be over and you, Mr. Sabet would be looking for a new mission.


TRUE STORY FROM THE FRONT LINES
Late one afternoon, a young man celebrating his 21st drops by a grow house in Rhode Island with a fifth of rum.  An infamous trouble maker and aggressive drunk, he’s well underway with a loud promise to polish off the bottle by midnight.

He’s there to buy weed from one of several black-market growers who’ve gathered to sample the latest batch from the tincture guy. They supply him with trim and grain alcohol, and he brews up some potent cannabis extracts, minus his fee in vials. He listens and learns from his lab bench while they dose and talk cannabis .

The arrival of the loud dude interrupts a chat about using edibles and extracts for ADHD instead of ‘modern’ meds. The old medicine maker sets down his glasses and swivels away from his well-lit filling station holding up a tiny amber dram vial.

“For your birthday, my friend! Two hundred drops of liquid weed, made with pure alcohol. Green dragon double X; eight drops strong.”

He aims the vial at the bottle; “To party with the dragon, just dose that with this.”

The big guy loves the idea, and from then on, every shot gets drops. Ninety minutes later the rabble rouser is still there and smiling up from the couch.

 “Wow…whoa…I had no idea…this shit is real medicine, huh?”

He drank a lot less that night, had just as much fun, and woke up feeling fine.

Slide: How Colorado and Green Dragon tincture are shredding Prohibition lies

Top Ten Cannabis Truth Searches

1. Run from the Cure
2. Sir William Osler
3. Lester Grinspoon
4. Cheryl Shuman
5. Shona Banda
6. Mykayla
7. Cash Hyde
8. David Triplett
9. Charlotte’s Web
10. US Govt patent # 6,630,507

In the waning years of prohibition...

As Lee Fang’s article int The Nation (Guess Who’s Profiting from Pot Prohibition?/July 21) describes, cannabis legalization poses a clear and present danger to entrenched, last-century corporations ‘who’ grew up under assumption like they were special and cannabis would forever be contained as a competitive threat. Big government seems no less stunned by the quickening pace of liberty, and by their inability to control the message in the age of the internet.

To be sure, restoring the right of Americans to choose something other than pills, butts and booze is going to hit those industries hard, particularly because THC is proving to be a safe and effective drug for treating pill and alcohol dependency. As tincture and oil, cannabis is quietly working wonders across a wide range of ailments, including seizures, migraines, Crohn’s, fibromyalgia, chemo relief, ADHD, PTSD, and even cancer.

Don’t believe it? Search Mykayla, Charlotte Paige, Shona Banda, or think about the sort of leaders who would let billions suffer while quietly placing bets on medicinal uses. In 2003 Health and Human Services filed patent # 6,630,507 entitled, Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants). What say you, SAM?

When Americans wake up and see what cannabis really is and what it can do for their families, they’ll rise up and demand the quick restoration of rights they barely knew were missing.

Tincture Testimonial

A Prohibition state woman contacts a tincture maker in Colorado. Mom has a rare form of cancer. She's not doing well with the chemo, and the disease isn't going anywhere. He makes her a batch of potent green dragon tincture; 8 drops strong. She meets him at the border, gets it to her mom. The mom is skeptical about the pot 'medicine' but agrees to take a full dose four times a day. Weeks go by and then...

"I wanted to give you an update on my mom. She continues with chemo and had scan results about a week and a half ago.  The dr. told her that treatment is working so they will continue to treat. She continues to take her medicine 4 times a day. 

She has been gradually increasing her dose with a large dose at night. She is sleeping well, still off all pain meds and is feeling well. She cleaned her room today and went shopping. She has maintained her weight since starting the medication. 

She went to the dr today and they couldn't believe how great she looked. A nurse she is close to asked her what she was doing? She told her she was taking the "stuff". The nurse gave her a high five! Mom is very pleased with how things are going.  She continues to be very committed to taking her medicine..."


Nuff said. 

Prohibition era tincture boil. Rhode Island. 2011

 Related story, a heartbreaker

Listen up newbies: Edibles are not Food!

The war on cannabis is over. It ended earlier this year when the Epilepsy Foundation declared “an end to seizures should not be determined by one’s zip code.” Eventually Obama, or the next one in, will be forced by public opinion to 86 Schedule 1 and reveal our nation's biggest lie. 

Scientists and researchers will then rush in to discover what cannabis patients and others have learned on their own—sometimes the hard way. Cannabis won’t kill you, but it’s not harmless.

Overdoses are on the rise, some have had tragic consequences. The dark side of the cannabis revolution is that the right to choose is returning to a population unaccustomed to using any sort of complex and powerful medicinal herb. Much less one that looks like a chocolate bar and tastes divine…

As Ms. Dowd discovered the hard way http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/dowd-dont-harsh-our-mellow-dude.html?_r=0. edibles are not food. They’re a multi-dose delivery device for an astonishingly effective non-toxic medicine. Too much of that good thing, however, will serve up a super-nasty ride that won’t kill you but may make you wish it would.

THC overdoses hit hard and go long; fear, confusion, panic, paranoia, anxiety, short-term memory loss, slow reaction time, racing thoughts, dizziness, sweating, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, severe headache, parched mouth/throat, chills, shortness of breath, low blood pressure, fast heartbeat, heart palpitations, and in some cases ,the sensation of being crushed.

First-timers with edibles and extracts should go slow, and it’s best to start early on a free day. If possible, know what you’re getting. Sativa and indica strains can deliver significantly different strengths and experiences, and activation times can vary tremendously among the many ways cannabis can be consumed.

A conservative trial dose of THC is less than 25 milligrams (mg); keep in mind that a dispensary sweet can easily contain five times that amount. For those with even less tolerance for risk and/or effect, one-tenth of a 100 mg chocolate bar can make for a good trial. If you’re getting edibles at the fair, take heed; potency’s a bragging right in cannabis country.

Green dragon tincture, a fiery reduction extract made with 190 proof spirits, is a Dionysian remedy that can put you down and lay you out. If it’s thick and dark emerald green, test with no more than 8-10 drops (pictured made in Rhode Island from the dank Dutch strain BLZ). 

Tincture evaporates to sticky oil that can produce significant effects from grain-sized doses. On the weaker side is light green menstrum (first press) which may require 25 drops or more to yield a desired effect.

Give it an hour and see how you feel. One of the most common paths to overdose is going double-down—re-dosing before the first dose has kicked in. Wait at least 90 minutes (or longer) between trials. And know what to do if things get rough.

Taking care of yourself in the heavy grip of a THC OD can be a nightmarish experience, especially due to the fear and paranoia that often dominate the early hours. Don’t move about. Get comfortable. Stay away from the stove and don’t light any candles. Drink water and juice. You’ll likely be parched and find it’s hard to swallow so no snacking. Not one chip.

Caring for others who’ve ingested too much weed takes patience and a soft touch. Gently coax the stricken to a quiet, dark sit spot; warm, safe, familiar if possible, with pillows and blankets all around. No bystanders.

A damp cloth on the forehead/over the eyes may settle the nerves and help with the headache and nausea. Stay close but don’t engage in the drama. Be the nurse; relax, close your eyes, breathe, you’re safe here, sleep is on the way…

After a few hours of peak suffering, a physical malaise will settle things down fast. Cannabis is not toxic so there’s no hangover after the deep sleep, and no long term effects, other than maybe wisdom and humility.

WARNING: People with pre-existing conditions such as angina can be at greater risk. Watch for symptoms that warrant professional care including trouble breathing, pale skin color and unresponsiveness. If the individual gets aggressive or crazed, some other drug’s almost certainly in the mix. Make the call.

Bottom line: Cannabis is powerful medicine. Don’t be a dope. Use with respect.

Carl Hedberg is a cannabis care mentor living in Lafayette, Colorado. pvtmeds@hushmail.com

Free to Choose. A Tune for Revolution.

Hear Free to Choose here: 
https://soundcloud.com/cannabisrising/ftc-roughcut