Effective immediately ACK&R will return to being open Tuesday through Friday (Closed Monday) with business hours of 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday by appointment. Appointments will continue to be necessary.
I also want to let you know I will be closed the week of 16-24 June this year, and for a week in November, so please consult your schedule to see when you need to see me or the doctor.
It's been four years since I've worked in the office so I've decided it's best that I get up there and get comfortable and thoroughly engrossed in where and what everything is so I will be able to train the right person when the time comes. (When that time comes, All Star Labor and staffing will be where to apply).
Training and learning the job again at the same time is an enormous task, so at this time it'll just be easiest for me to do it solo for the most part. With everyone's cooperation this will be quite do-able. The first week is going fine - Monday was a holiday, I only forgot to shut off the "OPEN" sign and check the email - but other than that, Tuesday was golden and Wednesday got better!
So, onward and forward we go with continued prayers for wellness for all and special prayers for Laura and her family. Thank you for being a part of this great "thing". We will continue to move forward and one day you will see the ACKR Canna-it-ALL Healing Center and be able to say, "I knew them, when!" <3

I thoroughly enjoy speaking to people about Cannabis.  Often, I'm afraid they'll get away before I"m finished telling them all I want them to know, so I speak very fast.  Don't take that as me being a "fast talker", as I said, I'm just afraid you'll get away before I'm finished!

In the beginning, it was me putting myself out there asking if I could come speak to a group, or at a particular location. About 15 months ago I remember being on Facebook and seeing a page called, "The Buzz in Lebanon, Oregon". I though, "oh... that sounds like a good place to meet like-minded people!" I soon found that "Think Brain Candy Books & Tea" was the page owner.  My mind was racing! "WELL!  Now we have "Buzz and Brain Candy" together, I think we're on to something!" I have never been more convinced in my life that I would be welcomed with open arms to discuss all things Cannabis!  

As it turns out, 'The Buzz and Brain Candy' have absolutely NOTHING to do with Cannabis in this instance, but I was most certainly welcomed with open arms. That was a lovely presentation that spurred one man to write a book that has been recently published for Oregon Seniors about using Medical Cannabis. To purchase it check out www.amazon.com/MEDICAL-MARIJUANA-SENIORS-Passport-Relief/dp/1731540671/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DI70U0XMNSM1&keywords=david+horning&qid=1550769636&s=books&sprefix=david+horning%2Caps%2C212&sr=1-1

Or, David will be having a book-signing in the not too distant future and you can purchase it then. We will post when that event is scheduled.

Yesterday I spoke to the Low-Vision Group here in Albany.  The story that landed me there is equally as funny, especially as I heard it yesterday.  Last year, a friend was growing some plants outdoors and had told me I was welcome to go harvest leaves any time ... So I was doing just that.  One day after such a harvest, I received a call from a woman wanting to know if I would come speak to the local Low-Vision Group in February.  Little did I know that she was the neighbor to the person who's plants I had been plucking the leaves from. 

As it turns out, she was being a very good neighbor. She didn't know I had permission to be in his garden, so she got out her camera and took pictures of me and Mom and the license plate of my car and everything!  We had a good giggle as she shared all that with me yesterday. I knew she had called and let him know, I didn't know she has great photo evidence as well.

If you have a group that you would like to get educated to the truth of Cannabis, let me know and perhaps we can get me scheduled to do just that.  Presentations are informative and fun, lasting 1.5 to 2 hours.  Call 541-981-2620 to see about getting on the schedule, we are open 10 - 5 Monday through Friday and Saturday by appointment only. 

Friday, March 22, 2019 we will be hosting, "How to Smoke Pot, how Not to Smoke Pot, & How to Clean your Pipe". Call now to reserve your seat (541-981-2620) or reserve it online at  www.cannakitchenandresearch.com/  Cost is $10 - spoiler alert: there will be NO smoking, so don't let the thought of smoke scare you.

As to tickets, if you don't cancel before the event when I reserve the chairs, you will be expected to pay the cost of your chair. Considering that we rent chairs and and provide the venue, and do not sell you products, I'm asking for a $10 fee to attend. If you cannot afford to attend, and if you don't spend your disposable income on "gambling, cigarettes, lattes and the like", let us know and we'll get you in for the cost of the chair, or free - whichever you can do. Bring your parents, grandparents, elderly neighbor, cousin, retired friend, buddy, coworker, etc. Must be 21 or older OR an OMMP patient with ID to show proof of both.

We greatly appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you soon!

The first week of October 2018 is history.  The picture is from August 2018, a blackberry from Alabama. Looks like a briar crossed with a Cannabis, doesn't it? 

I wanted to let you know Laura has developed a "Calendar App" that will assist you in scheduling appointments with us.  We are excited about that as it is essential that our patients make appointments so we are able to best assist them.  I remember the days nearly seven years ago when we first opened our doors.  Back then, Kendra and I would run to get the phone, racing to get there first!  Now we are blessed with an abundance of calls, often get a second call while we're on the first...  often while there is a patient getting scheduled, consulted, or students in a class. These are exciting times and we know we are privileged to be assisting you in achieving sleep, wellness, and a pain-free existence.

I am not a doctor and have no medical training - nor do I pretend to on TV.  

Often when people come to see us, we can see where they hurt.  That combined with a few questions make it easy to determine which type of products will work best and bring the fastest relief, so patients know what to go to the dispensary and purchase or what to learn to make. However, there is much that needs to be considered, most especially other drugs patients may be taking. 

Three types of prescriptions come up very often:  pain pills, blood pressure pills, and prescriptions taken for sleep.  

Pain medication is enhanced by Cannabis meaning that less is more. You are able to take fewer pain pills and get more relief thus lowering the amount of damage you are doing to your body while trying to gain relief.  This is important knowledge to share in an effort to prevent accidental overdosing of prescription poison.  Blood pressure is brought to perfect when you take three CannaCaps a day.  No kidding, no nothing, just do it and you will be amazed.  The important thing to keep in mind is:  you will need to take your blood pressure regularly so you can be weaned off of the blood pressure medication (the horrible side effects they have are many).

Prescription drugs and Blood pressure problems can bring problems with the love life. Long story made short?  (Well that's about the pun of the century!)  Take three capsules a day.  Problem solved?  I realize I could and should write an entire blog on this topic, but that's really about the size of it. Bringing your body to homeostasis is easy and makes all systems run as designed.  The numbers reflected on your lab results will be right up the middle.  If you have an enlarged prostate and you want to hurry healing along, Cannabis Suppositories are your best treatment option. If I had high blood pressure, I would micro dose during the day and take a dose of Cannabis Oil Concentrate at night.  Food, liquid, and liquor intake is always the other "first" consideration when looking at symptoms and conditions. 

Patients who  have been on sleep modification pills of any sort will likely have side effects for at least a week or two (sometimes longer). You have to be patient! You didn't get where you are in just a week or so, it took years. Healing will come, those pills you were on are toxic, it will take a minute. Flushing your system might be a good idea.

Learn how to make the medicine you need. How? Get educated! Attend our events, schedule a consultation or doctors visit by calling 541-981-2620 or clicking here . We need your support to continue marching forward and to keep the Patients OMMP safe and alive. It is important that you contact the OMMP and let them know you do not want the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) to control your medicine. Email:  publichealth.rules@state.or.us

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            For years, commercial antiperspirants stained my clothes and polluted my body with toxins. Five or six years ago I was delighted with what Kendra showed me for a natural remedy and just because I could, I infused it with Cannabis. I am all about getting Cannabis into my body in any way I can, and I think you should be doing the same. It’s not about getting high; it’s about feeding our Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and bringing our body to homeostasis, perfect balance. Putting Cannabis infused deodorant under your arm isn’t going to get you high, but another time we’ll talk about medicating via your naval.  ;)

            This has been the only “under arm treatment” I have used to prevent odor and wetness from the time Kendra told me about it and we infused some. It’s made of baking soda and Cannabis infused virgin organic coconut oil.  I tried a couple of varieties, once with cocoa butter added and another time with scents … but as usual, “less is more”. Being made with baking soda means you MUST splash water on the armpit after you apply the treatment to prevent burning. If at any time you feel burning, you apply water and it stops.  I'm just finishing up my last container from what I had left... it lasts a long time, too!

            In June, although nothing had changed, I began having painful breakouts under my arm.  I applied some of my glycerin based elixir to the area after my shower one evening in July, and didn’t use any deodorant on either side. The next morning, I noticed that the rash was all cleared up!  While the other armpit was “arm-pitty” after an overheated sleep, the one that I applied the elixir to was not only cleared up, but dry and odor free.  This was in Alabama in July, and in Oregon during August and September. My daughter and our friend Magen witnessed the event.  I was embarrassed that they had seen my armpit rash, but delighted the next day when I could show them my results.

            Now, what’s that about medicating via the naval? Yes, it’s true! You can dose in and around the navel. The blood vessels that attached you to your mother are right there under the skin and they quickly carry the Cannabinoids throughout your body.  Amazing way to dose, I am told!  I’ll give it the old college try one of these evenings at bedtime – I mean hey, I was the first person I know to try Cannabis Suppositories, the belly button is almost like “no challenge!” Please try it and let me know what you think. Some just put the concentrate right in the navel by itself, I will warm it and put it in a carrier oil, myself.

            Be well, stay hydrated.  Remember, Legal-LIES-ation is a trap! We need to REPEAL Cannabis Prohibition and set this plant free. Hitting the like button tells me you want to hear more from me.

Thank you those who have scheduled, and "please hurry" those of you who have not!  Not only do you get one area massaged for 15 minutes, you get a free
15 minute consultation with me about what I would use if I had those same conditions. Give us a call and get your appointment now, it's happening on Thursday, May 10, 2018.  Please tell a friend, must be 21 or older for massage.

Stay tuned for June's event, "we're getting them educated everywhere we go!"

We're loving our role of educating others at Albany's Canna Kitchen & Research. Yesterday we had 25 guests learning about their Endocannabinoid System and how to feed it by day and last evening Mom and I went to Brownsville for the Munch Night event where an older documentary was shown about Hemp and Cannabis. We enjoyed our visit and everyone seemed delighted to see us.

Today we had yet another wonderful clinic with Dr Vaughn and also had Coralee representing us at the VFW for the Multi-Vendor Open House. There was a great turnout of vendors and guests. Many people were excited to be learning about us and the services we have to offer, so that was rewarding. I was able to be there from 2-4. The first person I spoke to was a nurse. She left with an armful of literature and new found information about this EndoCannabinoid System I keep teaching people about (and hope you will, too!) 

I have enjoyed writing for years. In fact, the first time I remember being published was in Mrs. Magnuson's sixth grade class. Our "Little Warrior" newspaper was published "as often as possible by Room A-3".  I still have the November 17, 1972 edition, and giggle every time I see it, typos and all. Today I see that I had carefully written, "By Rhea" next to each article I had submitted. I'm glad I did, it adds to the experience knowing which are mine.

I was pleased when "Pineapple Magazine, a Canna Culture Lifestyle Magazine" wanted an article about Cannabis Suppositories and Erectile Dysfunction, and delighted when they wanted even more information about Smokeless Cannabis Remedies. The suppository article is in the January/February Edition, page 26. Here's the link, you'll need to flip through the pages to get to it. pineapplemag.com/2018/01/29/7-jan-feb-2018/ 

I provided them the second article and they liked that so much that I have been asked to be a monthly contributing writer and will be doing an "Ask Rhea" column where I'll answer how I would treat the condition or symptoms, if it were me, when asked by individuals. I will not be using people's names or cities in the articles, so have no fear in writing to "Ask Rhea!" You can email your questions to me at RheaG123@hotmail.com for inclusion in the monthly column. I hope to answer all of them, but  have no idea how many will come in. I'm excited and look forward to the challenge. 

Just a quick bit about our Cooking Consultations - Wow!  What a fabulous reception and feedback we have received. "Best $200 I've ever spent" is what we have heard the most. It has also been very rewarding to have patients come back and show me what they have created. One even admitted that he blew it and burnt his batch up when he "just knew better" and wished he had listened. At least he learned from his mistake.  Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

So far I've held the Capsule and Suppository Consults and the Tincture and Liniment Consults and the patients have all been delighted. I need to share their feedback comments. I look forward to hearing of their successes with making their own remedies, that's where the real reward will be!  

Perhaps the biggest value of the consults are the 'hacks'. Having done this daily for over seven years, I have found what works best for making clean, quality, efficient and effective remedies. There is much that goes into the planning and preparation of the remedy, we can help you choose the right strains, remedy, and preparation of it. A consultation to help you figure out just what you need is only $25, and when you then schedule a cooking consultation, you will save $25 on the price of it. Trust me, you are worth it and your Canna-experience will be even better.

We're looking forward to hearing from you; our number remains 541-981-2620 and we're still located at 2300 Ferry St SW Suite 1, Albany, OR 97322.

When I quit smoking cigarettes in December 2010, I put down the all-day-coffee habit, too. I had to totally change my routine to quit cigarettes. It was then that I learned I suffer from ADHD. For years I had very effectively self-medicated with caffeine and didn't even known it. I drank 2+ pots of coffee daily and could focus for hours at a time.  Most would be pinging off the walls, but I accomplished tasks in a ridiculously efficient manor.  Having cut the morning coffee habit initially to only one cup, and now up to 3 or 4, I cannot stay on task to save my life, unless I find the right Cannabis strain or combination of strains to make that happen.  The doctors who "practice medicine" would put me on Adderall if I would let them, and we all know that it is simply 'pharmaceutical meth'. Another death in a bottle.  When I like things, I like them too much, so nooooo, I'm not going there.  I'll stick to my Smokeless Cannabis Remedies, thank you!

I received a lovely email from Chris Cognitune. He wrote that,  since Adderall abuse has grown to epidemic levels, their research team has compiled an article about the best all-natural alternatives to Adderall. https://www.cognitune.com/best-natural-adderall-alternatives/ 
 He had seen seen my 6/9/2013 Rambling about ADHD and the horrific side effects to an often prescribed ADHD prescription drug (Quillivant XR).  

I wish I could sit still long enough to blog again, I loved it when I did!  Please read the article and comment below what you feel would be my best natural Adderall alternative.  I've got 6 projects going in the the other room I need to get back to, as well as 12 tabs open on the PC.

Prayers of abundance for all, together we can heal the Earth and all her peoples.

<3 Rhea

I have neuropathy in my feet. Each day after I shower I rub Super Salve on my feet before the socks go on, and I have all day relief. By the time I go to bed at night it flares back up, so I rub it on my feet again when I get into bed. This has multiple positive effects if you consider the reflexology benefits. 

How easy is that?!  Be well, be pain free, bring on homeostasis! Smokeless Cannabis Remedies to the rescue! 

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I am pleased to announce that Dr Vaughn and I were able to get the 2017 clinic schedule made and published yesterday.  We will hold our clinics on the first Tuesday and the third Saturday of each month.  The state allows patients to have the doctor sign their renewal forms no more than 90 days in advance, so if you wish to have continuous availability of Smokeless Cannabis Remedies, you will want to do it in advance to give the state plenty of processing time.  

The following clinics are scheduled and have seats available:

December 10 and 19  
January 3 and 21
February 7 and 18
March 7 and 18
April 4 and 18
May 2 and 20
June 6 and 17

When scheduling you will need to pay the $50 deposit and sign a "Release of Information" (ROI).  You will pay the remaining $100 balance at the time of clinic.  If you have not seen your doctor in the past year or two, you will need an extended visit which is a total of $265 (otherwise the total doctor's fees are $150).  Remember, there are also fees to the state, depending on your situation.  Their fees range from $20 to $400.  Please call for more information, our number is 541-981-2620, leave a message if we are unavailable.

Now for the sale information.  Please note ... there may be some time of our products not being available due to licensing and testing requirements.  I am suggesting that you buy what you can.  We are out of our famous Super Salve with DMSO ... I am just sick about that.

I have a number of products that I must get sold by December 31, 2016 or I will have to get them re-tested at a substantial cost. Those products that I have an abundance of, I am selling at 25% off when you buy 10 or more capsules of the same kind, and crazy low prices on ounces of Cannabis sugarleaf (as low as $20/oz for sugarleaf and $65 an oz for budlets).  These are amazing products, you want to shop while the selection is best!  Check out our menu at  www.mmjmenu.com/gramsterdam  

As time allows I will update the menu to show which ones are on sale.  The highest numbered ones, such as 16-120 are, for example.  There are a number of Blackberry/Jamaican Dream/Granddaddy purple caps that are on sale as well ... and the 16-43 Heavy Duty Fruity Happy Pain Caps are just $1.50 instead of $2.  

All glass and ceramics are 20% off or more, save $2 for every 10 you spend!!  Disposable vape pens are on sale, as are several other menu items.  Tie dye is on sale as well!!

Looking forward to seeing you soon, current customers are able to order online.  Please allow us time to prepare your order.

PS.  Remember to bring in your state approved child-proof bag!

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that we will only have Doctor Dossey at our clinic three more times: August 30th, September 17th, and October 4th.  I regret not posting about this earlier, but I am just not one to spread bad news - this is a decision of the Medical Board, not the OMMP - but who knows if there are connections.  We do not have a new doctor in line yet, but know that God always provides!

How does this affect you?  If your OMMP card has 90 or fewer days until it expires, you will want to get yourself scheduled as Doctor Dossey will be "retiring his licenses".  If you haven't gotten your card yet, get yourself scheduled.  We will be running extended clinics, but we're not going crazy with it.  They will be our typical, well organized, scheduled chaos kept on time as best as I can.  You will want to get your Release of Information signed and your $50 deposit made for your appointment ASAP.  You will pay the balance on the day of your appointment ($100 or $215).

Remember: There are state fees in addition to the doctor fees, neither of which I have control over. Depending on your situation the state fees can be as low as $20 and as much as $400.  When is it $20 you asked?  When you are a patient who is a Veteran OR a person who is on SSI (Supplemental Security Income, not Social Security) who grows their own at their residence address or does not have a grower.

Someone who has the Oregon Health Plan pays $50 to the Oregon Health Authority if they grow their own at home or don't list a grower and a patient who has SNAP benefits (food stamps) pays $60 to the OHA if they grow their own at home ... or have no grower.  

Everyone else pays the Oregon Health Authority $200 for the permission slip to use this incredible plant, unless they are having someone else grow it for them, or growing it at an address they do not live at ... then it is an additional $200.

I am certain the state is doing their best to end the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and we don't want to allow them to do so unless the outcome is the full Repeal of Cannabis Prohibition, which would set this plant free. Legal-i-zation is only adding laws and taxes, that's not what we're after as a "free" country, think about it!

Blessings up.

I apologize that it has been far too long since I have blogged... and I appreciate your sticking around.  I just wanted to get a note out that we have spaces available in our July 16th clinic, as well as the August ones.  If you are looking to get your OMMP card, or if it is time to renew, come see us.  You must be an Oregon resident.

Today, June 3rd is the last day to send a letter to the OHA to tell them what you think of the current rules they are putting forth.  I wrote a quick letter... you are free to tell them any or all of this - if this won't let you copy and paste, copy it off the Facebook page, please.  You will be emailing your letter to: 
publichealth.rules@state.or.us; rep.andyolson@state.or.us; rep.annlininger@state.or.us; rep.kenhelm@state.or.us; Rep.PeterBuckley@state.or.us; rep.carlwilson@state.or.us; Sen.FloydProzanski@state.or.us; sen.ginnyburdick@state.or.us; Sen.LeeBeyer@state.or.us; sen.tedferrioli@state.or.us; Sen.JeffKruse@state.or.us; andre.ourso@state.or.us;OHD.ACMM@state.or.us

As I said, use these words or use your own - just SAY SOMETHING!  If we don't speak up, they think all is well in paradise.  It's not.
Dear Elected Officials, Rule Makers, Volunteers and other interested parties:
I wish to provide my input regarding the Oregon Administrative Rules on Medical and Recreational "Marijuana" (Cannabis) specifically Chapter 333.
I do not agree with the rules you are putting on dispensaries, patients, growers, and/or processors. You are acting as if this is a toxic substance like alcohol or tobacco, which it is not. The continued fear mongering and discrimination needs to stop. People who choose to use a plant to treat their conditions instead of a poison should be respected instead of charged excessive fees to do so. The simple fact that you are holding patients ransom for a month or longer without being able to purchase remedies for their conditions is over the top. When is the last time you had to pay $200-400 to the State of Oregon for permission to use the medication you and your doctor decided was best for you? Did you have to wait a month to get that medicine? Stop the discrimination!
I want to have DMSO available to me in products that are sold to me. It is useful and works well. It is non-toxic, does not cause cancer or bleeding or death … like the prescriptions this state would prefer I use.
I feel that processors should be able to flavor products as they deem nec essary. Medicine has been flavored for years to make it more palatable. On the flip side of the coin, when compared to recreational marijuana, alcohol is flavored on a regular basis. Stop the discrimination!
The testing of Cannabis products has not been “figured out” and needs to be at the front of the line. Leave the rest of the program alone and focus on getting real about what 1mg THC looks like, or 100 mg. As it stands, you cannot get consistent or accurate testing.
There are many, many instances in your rules in which you are simply “over the top”. As a patient, I wish to have a Cannabis Commission that represents my medicine, not a pharmaceutical company that makes products which will kill you, or an alcohol commission which will do the same.
Your $200 fee for grower registration is another discriminatory fee/tax. How many hops and/or grape growers pay $200 per patient AND report to you? Stop it.
Oregon can do better than this, it’s time to start over.
Respectfully submitted,
Oregon Resident, OMMP Patient, Caregiver

The last day of the year was one of the busiest days ever at Gramsterdam, it was awesome!  We had some long-missed patients come in, some regulars, and new patients as well; nicely rounded!  

One of our new patients is a beautiful young lady I will call "Sandy" (not her real name) who is Developmentally Disabled.  I am so pleased with her parents who are mature, God-loving individuals who have tried everything imaginable to help Sandy with her pain, anxiety, and sleeplessness, all the while being raised with the "Reefer Madness" that has been about for far too many years.  She is the first MRDD patient we will be working with from "ground zero" and I am very excited about bringing her pain relief, peace, and nights full of sleep!  I know what a difference those things make in ones life, she will be like many others "a changed person!"  

Sometimes the difficulty lies in getting the medicine into the patient.  I called her Mom this evening to see how things are going and she told me of the different ways she has been dosing her.  Tincture in juice, capsule in tea, tincture in soup, capsule in hot water and added to her tea throughout day.  I am impressed with her creativity, and convinced this is going to go just fine!

Naturally, this is the first Cannabis that she has ever used.  I am looking forward to seeing how she feels and reacts once all of her receptors are awakened.  It will be very exciting to see if she is able to advance, or which activities she may enjoy more.  I think coloring will be fun for her when using some creative daytime strains.  I hope to keep you posted!

I do, that's who!  Last year the doctor was so rude and belittling I fired him and moved on.  This year I was blessed to see Dr Sooyun Chum at the Corvallis Surgery Center. She was a dream come true, as were her nurses and anesthesiologist. Here's my story - if you have a minute, please read it.  If you like ... you can read just the last paragraph and get the skinny on today, but if you'd like a reasonably quick overview of the last 4 years, it's here, too.  Either way, thanks for stopping by, please tell a friend, and many even hit the "Like" button on here somewhere. 

In 2011 when I turned 50 I went for my first colonoscopy because I have immediate relatives who had polyps, and they display familial tendencies. Soooo my first round 24 of those pesky little things were removed. Hmmm!  That kind of made me wonder.  As directed, I went back 6 months later and there were 10 more which were removed.  This time, however, the doctor nearly perforated my bowel as he dug around removing the polyp that was a big, flat one on a curve (and a kind the doctor today told me "never turns into cancer").  

Due to severe pain when I came out of the procedure, I had to be rushed in for an ultrasound to see if he had perforated the bowel, and if so, I would have had to go in for reconstruction surgery.  All at my cost, of course.  Thankfully, he hadn't but it was all very painful and scary - and I was not allowed to eat "anything healthy" for a week. Dr Morse said the reason for that was 'this patch the size of a fifty cent piece needed to heal, and good food with seeds and whatnot, would get caught up in it and cause infection'.

A year later I went back to have it looked at again as my bowels weren't moving as they should be and there were 10 more.  Because he had hurt me in the procedure, I only allowed a visual and no cutting to be performed. As I said, it was a year later and there were 10 more.  Hmmm. The time before in 6 months there were 12, this time in a year there were 10; twice as long and 2 fewer! I had begun using a lot of Smokeless Cannabis Remedies, capsules mostly as that is what I knew the best.  I also started taking a tablespoon of Bragg's Organic Vinegar in a glass of water first thing in  the morning and last thing at night.

Last year, I went back and let him do the look again.  I had added CannaSupps from Albany's Canna Kitchen to my regimen and wanted to know how things were going.  They are just the "sleep dose", nothing super strong.  Dr Morse got REALLY belligerent and forceful with me (worst yet) and I got real honest with him.  I told him he physically and mentally hurt me very much (PTSD) the first time he performed the procedure, so he would not be doing that again.  He did not want to hear that.  I was only interested in knowing what was going on in there, not in having him cut on me and perhaps have something go askew and cause more damage. He didn't want to hear that, either.  He again did as I asked - and lo and behold, not only were there no additional polyps, the ones that were there had not grown! He insisted, "what you are doing is not working!"

Really? There aren't any new ones and the ones that are there have not grown, but what I'm doing isn't working?

So today, I go to my colonoscopy.  I had intended to call and tell them that this would be exploratory only, no chop-chop.  It was the craziest thing, I didn't even talk to a doctor prior to today's appointment, I just called my PCP and told them I'd like a referral and it went straight to surgery stage, without the doctor visit.  I did let the receptionist know, who passed the word on what my preference was, she had never heard of such a thing, so she went and got help.  Initially the RN was a little stern with me - but I just explained and breezed on past that to the also lovely Dr Chun, who counseled me on her opinion, but did understand and go forth and respected my wishes. Much to my pleasure, there were 3 fewer polyps, and none of the remaining had grown.  This is working, I'm going to up my dose!  (Yep, "Up mine!")  

Blessings be, love and hugs to all,
​Rhea

Just a quick update while the weed washes.  Some of you may have already read that I'm at it again in the kitchen today ... Black Harleys, Black Tsunamis, and Black Harley Tsunamis are all on for the day!  Yes, Blackberry Kush mixed with Harlequin and Swiss Tsumani. These are going to be incredible for pain and I am making a nice big batch of each blend.

Today we have $5 grams for a loss leader, so if you have your OMMP card in hand and haven't been in for a while, this would be a great day to make your way here.

The timer is about to go off ... so I'm headed back to the kitchen, but the rest of the crew is here and ready to get you going on your remedies!

If you read the local paper this morning, you know that the mayor and a couple of city councilors are "at it again".  We will be at the meeting on Monday at 4 pm to see what their intention is.  If you live in Ward 1, it is very important that you contact Floyd Collins and let him know how you feel about Cannabis being sold in your city.  His email is pfcollins@comcast.net and his number is 541-928-2961.  He is hunting this week, but please email and/or leave a phone message, he has testified in the meetings over the phone before.

I appreciate all the free advertising on the front page, but I really wish they would let the issue die.  When they ever realize what a much nicer society we have when they "recreate with Cannabis" as opposed to alcohol, maybe they will change their mind.  When they see the actual numbers of what they can pull in from the willingly paid taxes, perhaps that will tip the vote.  They did, after-all, just vote to increase the tax on electricity to members in the city by 2% without any public comment or input, and that was to put a mere $940,200 in the coffer this year. Cannabis tax would bring that and more, given the chance.  

All I know for sure is that I have no intention of selling recreational Cannabis and have told the council that a number of times.  We are a Medical Cannabis Dispensary in every sense of the word; I mean really, how many recreational places do you know of that specialize in capsules and suppositories and recommend Sitz Baths?!

Here is a link to an article about the tax increase (note Rich Kellum voted no on that, too.  He really DOESN'T want tax revenue for our city, does he?  http://hh-today.com/albany-ups-city-electric-tax-uh-fee/

Here is the link to the article in today's paper:  http://democratherald.com/albany/city-moves-to-change-rules-for-dispensaries/article_b0ab843e-f5fc-5bb7-8d5e-943670ce5d70.html​
and the article as well since it makes you do contortions to get to read it:

NEIL ZAWICKI Albany Democrat-Herald
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The Albany City Council is considering changes to zoning ordinances regulating where marijuana-related businesses inside the city limits can locate. The move has alarmed the owners of medical marijuana dispensaries.At the council's work session on Monday, councilors will discuss the proposal, which if enacted could discourage new marijuana-related businesses and affect the city's currently operating dispensaries.

The issue began with Albany’s Canna Kitchen, a dispensary on Southwest Ferry Street. The city gave it a zoning exception, allowing it to exist 300 feet from residential zoning, rather than the state requirement of 1,000 feet. Mayor Sharon Konopa said the city granted Canna Kitchen the exception only because the shop deals just with edible cannabinoids and not products that are smoked.

She also suggested the exception was granted to placate Canna Kitchen owner Rhea Graham. “We exempted Canna Kitchen just to please her,” Konopa said.

The problem now, at least for some city elected officials, is that the exception legally carries over to all dispensaries, and then in theory to retail shops that could be selling recreational marijuana. Konopa and some councilors would like to revoke the exception, returning to the 1,000-foot rule.

Not surprisingly, the move has the dispensary community up in arms.

“We have no idea why she (Konopa) has such a thing against cannabis,” said Graham. “Cannabis is legal now, just like alcohol. These two products that are both mind-altering substances should be regulated through the OLCC in the same way.” (The OLCC, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, is charged with creating rules that will govern the recreational sale of marijuana.)

At a Thursday night meeting at Canna Kitchen between dispensary owners and council members Ray Kopsczynski and Dick Olsen, Graham noted that liquor stores can be located across the street from schools and apartment complexes — well within 1,000 feet.

Kopczynski, who called the meeting essentially to advise the dispensary owners on the upcoming moves and to coach them on how to approach any opposition, addressed Graham’s point.

“I would save your breath and your emotion on that argument,” he said. “What I am hoping is that you as a group can present yourselves with logical and fair opposition.”

Kopczynski referred to the Sept. 23 council session, which lasted more than three hours and ended in a vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from the early sale of recreational marijuana. Opponents packed the Council Chambers at that meeting, and many presented emotional or hostile arguments.

“Sharon keeps saying we need to wait for more facts,” he said. “And she said she wants to wait and see what OLCC finally does with this, but, you know, the OLCC is constantly changing the regulations on controlled substances, so when will we ever have a final set of rules?”

Konopa maintains that waiting to see what will happen is her chief motivator.

“Right now, OLCC doesn’t know what to do,” she said. “My big issue is that there are pocket areas (in residential and industrial-zoned areas). And I don’t want it in a neighborhood. I don’t want a sign across from a kid’s home that says ‘marijuana shop.'"

Konopa also argued that more than 50 percent of the voters in Albany are against legalized marijuana. (Election numbers from Albany on Ballot Measure 91, the marijuana-legalization initiative last November, suggest that the measure narrowly passed in Albany by a 51-49 percent margin.)

Still, she said she does not want to ban pot completely.

"We just need to tweak the ordinance a bit,” she said.

But City Attorney Jim Delapoer had some cautionary words at the Sept. 23 council meeting regarding any attempts to tweak the ordinance.

“They will sue us if we try to prevent this,” Delapoer said, according to a video recording of the meeting.  “And I will tell you that if the case is properly contended, our case will be difficult to defend.”

Delapoer added that it's not his job to tell the mayor or councilors what they can or cannot do. But he added: "It is my job to say whether we have a strong or a vulnerable legal case. And I think we would have a vulnerable legal case.”

In the meantime, dispensary owner Trey Mork of Albany Health Solutions believes that the city's apparent opposition to marijuana has hurt the business in Albany. And he worried that the robust early sales of recreational marijuana elsewhere in the state may give competing dispensaries the capital they need to come to Albany and displace his and other smaller businesses.

“I don’t think she wants to see recreational marijuana in Albany at all,” he said.