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There was a good turn out for a medical cannabis talk held at the Summerland library, on Saturday.
Different speakers addressed the crowd at the Curious about Cannabis For Your Health discussion, the third in a series.
"This is for people to understand the possibilities of it as medicine, to help them on their journey of feeling comfortable without all the stigmas that are attached," said event organizer Elaine Nuessler.
Nuessler, the founder of Kyla's Quest: Medical Cannabis for Sick Kids, talked about turning to cannabis to control her granddaughter Kyla William's intractable Epilepsy.
She explained that it was all they had left when Kyla rejected all pharmaceuticals.
They watched CNN's Weed 2 and looked for product in Canada. They eventually turned to Charlotte's Web, a high CBD cannabis oil, for consistency and have seen Kyla's seizures go from 300 to 10 or 20.
She also talked about her own research and encouraged those in the crowd to continue learning.
"We want you to have as much information as you need to feel comfortable with heading down this path," she said. "Once you start don't give up, it can take time to work effectively and build up in your body."
Speaker Jennifer Dunne, director of the Vital Alternative Healing Association in West Kelowna, talked about her experiences with medical cannabis as the family member of a patient.
She told the crowd that cannabis provides effective symptom management for a variety of illnesses with a high degree of safety. Cannabis is anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant and anti-tumour, she said.
It can also be delivered through many different routes including inhalation, sublingual, oral, topical and rectal.
She further discussed cannabis having many components, with two groups being referred to including cannabinoids and terpernoids.
The cannabinoid discussion focused mainly on the most abundant and known cannabinoids, THC and CBD.
A third presentation was given by Phillipe Henry, an adjunct professor at UBCO.
Attendee Megan Leake, of Vernon, said she was there because she has epilepsy and has suffered from seizures since she was 13.
"I am here to learn more about medical cannabis, because my prescriptions aren't working," she said.
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Different speakers addressed the crowd at the Curious about Cannabis For Your Health discussion, the third in a series.
"This is for people to understand the possibilities of it as medicine, to help them on their journey of feeling comfortable without all the stigmas that are attached," said event organizer Elaine Nuessler.
Nuessler, the founder of Kyla's Quest: Medical Cannabis for Sick Kids, talked about turning to cannabis to control her granddaughter Kyla William's intractable Epilepsy.
She explained that it was all they had left when Kyla rejected all pharmaceuticals.
They watched CNN's Weed 2 and looked for product in Canada. They eventually turned to Charlotte's Web, a high CBD cannabis oil, for consistency and have seen Kyla's seizures go from 300 to 10 or 20.
She also talked about her own research and encouraged those in the crowd to continue learning.
"We want you to have as much information as you need to feel comfortable with heading down this path," she said. "Once you start don't give up, it can take time to work effectively and build up in your body."
Speaker Jennifer Dunne, director of the Vital Alternative Healing Association in West Kelowna, talked about her experiences with medical cannabis as the family member of a patient.
She told the crowd that cannabis provides effective symptom management for a variety of illnesses with a high degree of safety. Cannabis is anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant and anti-tumour, she said.
It can also be delivered through many different routes including inhalation, sublingual, oral, topical and rectal.
She further discussed cannabis having many components, with two groups being referred to including cannabinoids and terpernoids.
The cannabinoid discussion focused mainly on the most abundant and known cannabinoids, THC and CBD.
A third presentation was given by Phillipe Henry, an adjunct professor at UBCO.
Attendee Megan Leake, of Vernon, said she was there because she has epilepsy and has suffered from seizures since she was 13.
"I am here to learn more about medical cannabis, because my prescriptions aren't working," she said.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Kelowna Medical Cannabis Talk
Author: Deborah Pfeiffer
Contact: Castanet
Photo Credit: None found
Website: Castanet
