A Conversation with an Average Medical Cannabis User

What this episode covers

The use of cannabis as medicine has not been rigorously tested due to production and governmental restrictions, resulting in limited clinical research to define the safety and efficacy of using cannabis to treat diseases. Preliminary evidence suggests that cannabis can reduce nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, improve appetite in people with HIV/AIDS, reduces chronic pain and muscle spasms, and treats severe forms of epilepsy. In today’s episode, Chip’s good friend, Greg Davidson, an average medical cannabis user, shares his insights and experiences on cannabis. He and Chip have smoked out many times “recreationally”. In 1984 Greg was paralyzed in an automobile accident, and has used medical cannabis almost continuously since to control the spasms in his legs. And just about two years ago, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and used medical cannabis and CBD to beat cancer. Stay tune on Greg’s life-changing experience together with the help of his canna-friends who supported him from developing programs to solving growing problems. There’s nothing like the feeling of a doctor walking in and saying you’ve got cancer. – Greg Davidson Download The Episode Companion For This Episode Some Topics We Discussed Include 0:31 – Finding new friends in cannabis 5:17 – Salad joint kinda guy 9:18 – Proposition 64 24:01 – Greg’s first encounter with cannabis 41:42 –Average medical cannabis consumer 43:23 –Message for the regulators, commercial growers, extractors 56:49 –Weather problems People Mentioned / Resources * Mr. Nice Seeds * Swamp Boys Seeds * Proposition 64 * 707 Seed Bank * Sour Diesel * Tahoe OG * Apollo 11 Connect with  Chip Baker * Cultivate Colorado * Cultivate OKC * Growers Soil * Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * Tumblr * Email Transcript Chip Baker: Once again, you have reached The Real Dirt. In today’s dirt have my good buddy, Greg Davidson. Hey you say Greg.  Greg Davidson: Hey, Chip, how are you doing? Hey listeners of The Real Dirt. Finding New Friends in Cannabis Chip Baker: Real Dirty-ans, Greg’s one of my oldest and best friends. I, he, and his wife Elaine, are dear people to us. And the interesting thing about Greg is, in many ways, you’re average medical marijuana patient. He grows a little weed, he smokes a lot of weed, goes to the grow store, goes to the dispensary, he buys vape pens, and I feel like you’re just real average consumer, right?