Welcome to the Cannaba Verum podcast, the cannabis truth podcast. I speak the language of cannabis freely and uncensored, while educating my audience on the safe use of this live plant therapy.
You should know what’s in your cannabis. what’s good and what’s not. It does not come with an FDA stamp of approval… yet. Using cannabis mindfully as medication is a different concept than Western healthcare philosophy, specifically of the past 100 years. There’s a lot to learn and reconsider.
The information you’ll find here comes straight from the scientist and clinicians doing the work and reporting their findings in real time through various online outlets. The scientific truth of cannabis is finally getting out and is wide open for all to see at respected medical sites like pubmed.gov and JAMA, the Journal of American Medical Association…
And I’m right there in the thick of it with all those titans of medicine… as a fly on the wall… because I’m not a doctor. I didn’t go to med school. I took dozens of private cannabis courses offered by cannabis scientists online over the past few years and slowly began to understand the bigger picture. But I’m not a medical doctor or scientist. Oh I can talk to one about cannabis and hopefully inspire more doctors and patients alike, to research the facts as we know them today, and decide alternative health paths for themselves.
This is Honey Smith Walls, a 21st century cannabis shaman, not a doctor, not a scientist. Just here to explain this great big story and the language of cannabis in its historical, political and scientific terms. So you can make educated decisions about the medicine you choose to ingest.
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Hello My Friends,
I made it through the New Year’s celebration of bombs bursting in air with 3 of my 5 dogs shivering uncontrollably in my lap with their nails digging into my thighs and arms, slobber drooling down my lap and legs and all 3 dogs hyper alert and panic in their eyes. But alllllll those eight year old little boys in grown men’s bodies were happy. Isn’t that wonderful???
My other 2 dogs were nowhere to be found… my poodle wouldn’t come out to pee for over 24 hours. My oldest dog’s heart nearly pounded out of his chest. But geeeeee, weren’t the kids thrilled… after you taught them not to be afraid of the ear blasting sounds and terrifying colorful lightning show. We have to teach our babies NOT to be afraid of that which resembles war and destruction and death. Really?
Now I know that fireworks have been around for thousands of years… but that doesn’t make them right for society or our world of animals. So I’m still pushing this idea that grown men and women don’t need to use old standards just because they’re traditional.
I’m not suggesting people stop celebrating…. I’m telling you the WAY we celebrate is harmful and stupid to our war veterans with PTSD and our animals who have nowhere to hide from that stupidity. And that there are different and equally exciting ways to celebrate without the harm. Go out and FIND them! Use that amazing brain to conjure up a creative alternative… like drones or soundless fireworks… or whatever! But you get the point. Now stop ignoring our animals and war veterans for your own measly pleasures and start acting like you’re a part of this worldly family. You’re just another ant like the rest of us on this planet… lets work together!
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So it was Friday, New Years Eve, and I was out of cannabis. No problem. I jumped in the car, drove 5 minutes north of my house to the nearest dispensary, gave my card to the receptionist who already knows me by name…even with a mask and hat and sunglasses on… and went to sit down and wait for my name to be called to go to the back room and get my products.
But my recommendation had expired… not my state card… my doctor’s recommendation. The two are connected in a weird way that doesn’t coordinate. Your doctor must review your progress every 7 months and renew your cannabis recommendation. And you must renew your state license every year. So you see where the chaos comes in… and to further screw up the process… Florida changed the rules again before I even realized what happened and now… my original reason for using medical cannabis is no longer valid!
I have excruciating pain in my hands from arthritis. It wakes me up every night. I’ve been trying to figure out how to quell the problem using cannabis because the synthetic alternatives were not worth the awful side effects like new aches and pains in different places, brain fog, suicidal ideations, and more nausea. Have you read the fine print on all your synthetic medications? My doctor warned me not to so I wouldn’t “expect” to have those symptoms. Well I had the symptoms without reading the fine print… No thanks. A couple days of those and I was DONE!
So what’s the problem?
Well amazingly, Florida no longer accepts “Pain” or “Arthritis” or “IBS” or “PTSD” or “Herneated/Bulging Discs” or “Constant Nausea” as medical reasons to use cannabis.
This apparently happened during pandemic but I surely wasn’t aware of it! And it’s completely infuriating! Once again… some goddammed politician is deciding what DOCTORS should be determining and its nothin but corrupt! Where did they get their medical license to practice administering medical compounds to humans? I’m so frickin upset about this I’m about to scream! You goddamned corrupt politicians who stifle good healthcare for everyone for the sake of your own damned pockets! We are comin after you yahoos and don’t think you’re gonna get away with it. Your lying cheating hearts are gonna feel some pain as well. But there is a silver lining for you….I hear some states are allowing medical marijuana in prison… if you have a card. Good luck with that.
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So I called my neurologist, Dr. Mazo, who also happens to be the first cannabis doctor in Melbourne, FL… and I asked to become his cannabis patient now, since I’m seeing him for other old lady stuff… His excellent staff got me in quickly to perform their assessment and when Dr. Mazo looked at my records from the former office, he looked at me and said, “Do you have MS?” (Multiple Sclerosis)
I gave him a curious look and said no. And then his eyes got big and he realized what is happening in the system in Florida when the rules changed for access to the plant… that cut off lots of patients already using cannabis from dispensaries. So in order to retain those patients who no longer fall under the new rules… they apparently gave us a condition that the law DOES allow. MS.
You talk about gobsmacked! I don’t have MS… But there is was on my previous medical records for all to see. What’s that gonna do to my insurance???? I’m an old lady watching my AARP notices!! I’m terrified of insurance and their power to exclude me. And I’m just as horrified at my white girl privileges that others don’t get. This disparity has to stop and we have to be the ones to stop it.
So Dr. Mazo caught me up to speed on the new rolling regulations in Florida and we were almost at a loss to find an acceptable reason for me to use cannabis according to Florida statutes… Anxiety, PTSD, Arthritis, Severe Nausea, Severe Pain in my hands and neck from bulging and herneated discs is not enough for the state of Florida to allow me at 67, to use a live plant for pain control. But I can surely go back to those synthetic pills that give me tons of added issues. No thanks. I pulled an ace out of my sleeve. I took my mask off and raised my upper lip to reveal a huge tumor growing on my upper gum. Poor Dr.Mazo’s eyes popped out and he instantly asked if that was cancer… I just shrugged my shoulders because I haven’t been able to get it attended to yet. So he scolded me gently to go get it removed and wrote down Oral Cancer on my new documentation. That was my ace in the hole. A tumor on my gum. And it left me sad and infuriated at the system for all those other patients who don’t have an ace when the laws keep changing underneath our feet… I’ve been in this industry for about 5 years now and even I can’t keep up with the changes as a patient!
I’m sorry Florida. I’m sorry we have these corrupt yahoos in charge of our lives. I stopped working with the big D democrats because I couldn’t take the vitriol. But I fell into the lap of EqualityFL, our state LGBTQ group a few years ago and love the work we accomplish together to change the landscape in this very red state. I want to encourage yall to be part of the politics in some way. Don’t ignore what’s happening. Question the changes… talk to your local small town government agents who YOU voted in and make your opinions known! Write a letter. Send and Email. Make a phone call. Join a protest. Stay involved. We cannot allow the bad to overcome the good. We must become true siblings and look out for each other to survive what we’ve done to this planet.
MOOOOOOO!!
You’ve been listening to another Cannaba Verum podcast with 21st century cannabis shaman Honey Smith Walls, about the importance of using safe hemp and marijuana products. The process of taking your records with your symptoms and diagnosis to a cannabis specialist can lead you to the correct cannabinoid therapy for your best results.
Otherwise, you’re just your own guinea pig looking for answers without any foundational knowledge or ability to determine the best choices…
Unless otherwise proven by a reputable third party lab test, please be advised that all street weed is contaminated. It may do grave harm to a patient with a delicate immune system.
I challenge you to check the veracity of my statements in each episode by checking the medical citations posted on my blog on the CannabaVerum.com website.
That’s C A N N A B A V E R U M.com
Sources:
Cannaba Verum is Latin for Cannabis Truth. Sourcing factual information about cannabis hasn’t always been easy for a variety of reasons. However now because of modern innovations, it is. My sources are from leaders in cannabis science like:
Roger Adams, U.S. Organic Chemist who isolated the structure of CBD,
Raphael Mechoulam, Israeli Organic Chemist who isolated the structure of THC,
Ethan Russo, Dir R&D International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute
Dustin Sulak, DO – my favorite doctor at healer.com, teaching the art of Cannabis Healing to the world, and other industry greats like:
Rev. Dr. Kymron DeCesare, Ed Rosenthal, Jack Herer, Michael Backes, and Michael Pollen and so many more… plus I use classical sites like: PubMed.gov, JAMAnetwork.com, ResearchGate.com. I listen to several daily podcasts to keep up with the latest cannabis news across the nation and throughout the world like: The Great Shea Gunther at MJTodayDaily.com and MarijuanaMoment.net. I trust the CBDProject.org and CannabisScienceTech.com. I watch the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) at: thecannabisindustry.org and many more like: NCIA’s Cannabis Industry VOICE (CannabisRadio.com)
Over past episodes of Cannaba Verum, we’ve listened to some amazing scientists and medical professionals talk about their discoveries and patient successes as hundreds of questionable compounds rise to the public grasp. I am especially interested in the pharmacists movement becoming an integral part of this new medicinal choice.
Watch this machine roll into action through conversations with pharmacy doctors all over the nation.
You’ll find Citations available on my podcast blog at cannabaverum.com
PS: Helping society get past the fear of using cannabis will be a lifelong journey for me. This industry is just opening up and most patients and doctors are completely cannabis naive and need help understanding where to turn for trustworthy information.
If you need help opening that cannabis discussion with your family doctor, please reach out and grab the Dear Doctor Letter I wrote for this exact purpose. It will explain your decision to try cannabis and ask for their help in monitoring your labs and progress. It will also show them where they can find medical research on the subject of your diagnosis and the effects of cannabis.
You’ll find that letter at cannabaverum.com
- Microdosing – https://healer.com/cbd-cannabis-dosage-guide-project-cbd-interview-with-dr-sulak/
- Concentrates – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29307505/
- Cannabis Helps Dementia Podcast – Anchor.FM/cannabishelpsdementia
- Society of Cannabis Clinicians – https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/
- Take the Pledge – GreenTakeover.com
- Handbook for Clinicians – Principles and Practice – https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393714180
- The Cannigma Podcast = https://cannigma.com/podcast/behind-the-scenes-on-cannabis-normalization-with-jm-pedini/
- Curious About Cannabis Podcast = https://cacpodcast.com/
My Neurologist and Cannabis Expert Medical Marijuana Doctor:
Anthony Mazo, M.D.
Brevard Neuro Center
(321) 733-2711
315 E. Nasa Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901.
All opinions are my own and should not be mistaken as medical advice.
