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Interesting discussion and links on on pain meds contained here. I hear more people looking for non pharma pain solutions these days.

Wild lettuce, essiac tea, traumeel, ghost pipe? etc.

Also, I have recently looked at the medical weed and not been impressed by what forms. Post to come.

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🙏🏻 💜 🙏🏻 I prefer cannabis for My pain because it also opens My mind to thoughts I just can’t seem to open to otherwise. I kept a log of ideas that would occur to Me (and many of them became articles) as I was falling asleep medicated. Since I stopped, having no access to the pure stuff, I haven’t written a word in the journal.

I am posting the chapters of My novella now because ideas are not coming as often…

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Like nicotine, the moment they knew it’s beneficial, they increased the prices on gums and now they try to outlaw them completely

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Oh, They have done even worse with tobacco. Did You know that to sell it in the US legally They have to steep the leaves in ghastly chemicals and then dry them out?

What We get is, again, not the pure herb.

And now They’re doing much the same to cannabis.

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That’s true, I had to stop smoking the famous brands of cigarettes, it made me cough. With the cheap brands I don’t have this problem anymore, I guess they are less lucrative so they put less poison in it

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If you're still looking, I know of a source for clean, organic and homegrown-from-seed (no GMO clones!) cannabis that's affordable. How can I connect with you concerning this matter?

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I will message You with My email...

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I certainly concur about the tainted weed. GMO or whatever, its not the same. I never had a withdrawal or hangover from weed, but have the times I have somked some in the US the past two years. Hope you find some decent stuff again.

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Thank You so much. Both for Your payment of attention in reading, and in Your offer of caring! I am enriched!

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Try making some organic ginger tea from scatch, I make a huge pot and keep it in the fridge and reheat with honey and lemon, helps with inflammation and a bit of control over pain. Also If you live in Canada I would be happy to mail you some good BC grade pot.

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Thank You for the suggestion! I am homeless and have only a small space in the fridge at My friend's apartment I'm crashing at, and despite True Doh! I wish I was living in Canada.

I am humbled by Your payment of caring! I am enriched!

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I too have chronic pain and very limited resources. I am having great luck with essiac tea from

genuineessiac.com. They provide it at a discount if you but ask.

Also of great help is Traumeel, a homeopathic remedy in tablet and salve. traumeel.com

And ghost pipe tincture which I use every day. A friend made it.

Hope this helps Amaterasu! 💖

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Thank You so much for Your caring! I have tried essiac, and it helped a bit. Over the 60 years that I have been in pain I have tried so many things. In the end, the best I have encountered is good, organic, pure cannabis.

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I, too, have heard about the wonders of Essiac Tea...

I am so sorry for your pain, my friend. Oh, that I could know just what to do and just DO IT. Things are difficult for so many right now, but know that you are in my Heart Pocket. If I win the lottery, you'll have to give me your PO box address!! ^_^

Hugs comin' to ya.

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[hugs!] right back! May You win the lottery!

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Yay! I figure if I donut win, at least I'm helping SOMEONE win... ;)

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You’re welcome!💖

It took about two months to start to help for me. And has many other benefits. Note that if you didn’t have the eight herb original recipe it may not have been as helpful.

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Perhaps I didn't... It's been a fair while. I ponder the price, though. Not sure what it would cost Me today. I know an ounce of good herb can last Me several months - I was paying about $110 before My friend moved away. $40ish a month.

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By asking for the discount price it costs $15 mo. Their phone # is on the site I linked.

The Traumeel is also very reasonably priced.

Highly recommended.

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Thank You so much! 🤗 💜 🤗

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You’re most welcome. 💖

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Besides wild lettuce, have you heard of a high VIT. C protocol? Oh and this one is weird, sounds and tastes like an Italian restaurant and I think only Amazon has it. Oil Of Oregano. They are capsules eith great healing powers.

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I have tried those, and they helped a bit. I have tried so many things over the 60 years I have been in pain. The best, by far, is good, organic, pure cannabis.

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What state do you reside in? In WA, you can get otc organic cannabis. ?

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I’m out on Long Island, NY.

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There should be SOME WAY for you to get that...

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Looking around but haven't found where yet. It will come!

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Sending "Finding" vibes for you. xo

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Yes, it is best. A girl in Cleveland cured her seizures with it.

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Not nice to hear you suffer so...

these two articles may be of help to you

(feel free to reach out at anytime with ay questions if you wish)

https://sarahpenrose.substack.com/p/homeopathy-and-pain

and

https://sarahpenrose.substack.com/p/global-day-against-pain-and-homeopathy

Much love and best

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Thank You so much for Your payment of care! I am enriched! I will check those out!

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white willow bark- wild lettuce- i think some ppl can smoke wild lettuce not sure-

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My issue is affording it... Not sure how much it is, or where from I can obtain said things, either. It quite sucks being homeless and virtually moneyless.

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yes perhaps someone can help. im now in same boat.

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Me, too, and still have a place to live... until I'm evicted. Land of the FREE, eh.

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So sucks that, on a planet so abundant, most of Humanity lives in poverty. Money. Such a delightful tool.

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I want to destroy it altogether and bring a Better Way.

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That's what My work is all about! [hugs!!!]

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Hugs right back, babe.

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Go do a search "wild lettuce for pain" . It's easy to find and harvest the "milk " from the plants and they practically grow everywhere. Worth a shot?

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I will do that, but... I'm going to doubt I will find much here in the concrete jungle... [sigh] I thank You for Your payment of caring!

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Are there parks nearby? The stuff literally grows anywhere weeds pop up 🙂

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Not very nearby, I suppose I could go looking, but I can't go far without a good long rest...

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😔I'm so sorry you're going through this. 🌹🩵

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just checked- yes.

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https://dcseedexchange.com/

Just add soil and water and place in a sunny spot.

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When One is homeless in a concrete jungle… Not so easy to do…

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Sorry to hear of this new deprivation. They keep on comin' don't they! I hope you find someone who you can exchange with. What a great way to make our exchanges - peer to peer (without the chaperones' prying)

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Thank You, denise! Indeed!

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It’s most definitely tainted! Even worse, it glows under black light. You should perhaps look into why 🧐

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ALUMINUM, I think.

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Not sure where to look… But thank You for the data!

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See above... Aluminum, I read somewhere.

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Could be... I could find nothing on the web that looked like it explained why tainted herb does and clean herb does not.

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I've read in several places how un-organic cannabis has aluminum in it.

I don't know that THAT would make it tainted for your needs, tho...

I've also read that an ingredient in BEER can detox aluminum... Cilicic Acid? Something like that. It's also in some quite upscale mineral water. So... 2 pints is supposed to clean us right up. Cheers! ^_^

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Will look into that. Thanks!!!

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Working on getting the links for you!

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