Ketama Jari
New Member
Look...this really sucks....I know we are still in the early stages of realising the potential of this beautiful herb as a potential treatment for diseases like Parkinson's...and until we have the opportunities to study just how we can use Cannabis to help with such diseases it really is a guessing game.
So..my father-in-law has Parkinson's disease. He was diagnosed about 10 years ago and has mild tremors on the left side of his body. He is currently taking low dosage of his prescribed medication. It is starting to get worse and I'm starting to look for new ways to help.
So here lays the problem.... he is a gentlemen.. an old school kind of guy... never experimented with drugs of any kind, apart from alcohol which isn't helping and if anything only adds a little depression to the whole situation.
I've smoked dope for the past 18 years, almost daily, only recently have I been able to take longer breaks and I'm quite experienced with growing.
I'm looking to produce some medicine for my old man but I don't know much about the medicinal properties and not sure which strain would be more effective...High THC or high CBD.... I understand the properties of each of these active components but have no idea how they will react with his disease.
Obviously I don't want to get the guy stoned out of his mind so in that sense I would be leaning towards CBD, However he is not in any sort of pain, more discomfort from the tremors.
I would be looking at produce edibles or some sort of tincture if I can manage to do it,
Any suggestions on which path I should venture down.
I'm living in a country which has very strict laws concerning the possession and cultivation of cannabis. If I am caught with more that 200g's I am facing a minimum 6 months prison. -in this country they weigh everything above the soil so 200g really isn't much considering that 80% of the plant is stem and leaf so I am taking quite a risk even with 2 small plants.
I've read about the study conducted in the Czech Republic...but considering it was not conducted under ideal conditions...for examples, not all patients were taking the same medicine it is quite inconclusive.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
Peace.
So..my father-in-law has Parkinson's disease. He was diagnosed about 10 years ago and has mild tremors on the left side of his body. He is currently taking low dosage of his prescribed medication. It is starting to get worse and I'm starting to look for new ways to help.
So here lays the problem.... he is a gentlemen.. an old school kind of guy... never experimented with drugs of any kind, apart from alcohol which isn't helping and if anything only adds a little depression to the whole situation.
I've smoked dope for the past 18 years, almost daily, only recently have I been able to take longer breaks and I'm quite experienced with growing.
I'm looking to produce some medicine for my old man but I don't know much about the medicinal properties and not sure which strain would be more effective...High THC or high CBD.... I understand the properties of each of these active components but have no idea how they will react with his disease.
Obviously I don't want to get the guy stoned out of his mind so in that sense I would be leaning towards CBD, However he is not in any sort of pain, more discomfort from the tremors.
I would be looking at produce edibles or some sort of tincture if I can manage to do it,
Any suggestions on which path I should venture down.
I'm living in a country which has very strict laws concerning the possession and cultivation of cannabis. If I am caught with more that 200g's I am facing a minimum 6 months prison. -in this country they weigh everything above the soil so 200g really isn't much considering that 80% of the plant is stem and leaf so I am taking quite a risk even with 2 small plants.
I've read about the study conducted in the Czech Republic...but considering it was not conducted under ideal conditions...for examples, not all patients were taking the same medicine it is quite inconclusive.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
Peace.