Why I changed my mind about medicinal cannabis | Hugh Hempel | TEDxUniversityofNevada
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- Hugh Hempel is a technology industry veteran turned health care entrepreneur. In this moving talk he discusses how medicinal cannabis has enriched the lives of his ailing 11 year-old daughters. This talk will challenge your views of medical marijuana.
Hugh Hempel is a technology industry veteran turned healthcare entrepreneur. During his 30-year career in high technology, Hugh has held numerous senior management positions in many innovative and pioneering technology companies.
As chief operating officer and co-founder of Hopelink, Hugh launched one of the first Healthcare Internet start-ups that matched cancer patients with online clinical trials. Prior to founding Hopelink, Hugh held a variety of positions at Netscape, the first successful consumer Web browser software company. As Director of Online Marketing and Director of Enterprise Sales and Marketing, Hugh worked with the team that helped make the Web a reality for millions of people worldwide.
Prior to joining Netscape, Hugh worked as Manager of Engineering and Science markets for Apple Computer. While at Apple, he helped define the Apple Newton Messagepad, Apple’s first handheld computer that was a revolution in personal computing.
Hugh also held the position of Director at Computervision, an early pioneer in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software used by companies around the world to develop automotive and aerospace products. Hugh’s first job in the technology industry was as a National Accounts Representative for IBM after graduating with a B.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Vermont.
In 2006, Hugh’s 10 year old identical twin daughters were diagnosed with a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease called Niemann Pick Type C, often referred to as “Childhood Alzheimer’s.” Since that time, Hugh and his wife Chris have immersed themselves in science and medicine and discovered through their own research that a simple sugar compound called cyclodextrin could save their twins’ lives. As parents, they successfully filed applications with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and received permission to try this never before used treatment on their daughters.
The Hempel’s journey to develop cyclodextrin has made international headlines and was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal in a 10 chapter story entitled, “A Desperate Fight to Save Kids and Change Science,” as well as in a documentary called “Here. Us. Now.” More information can be found at projects.wsj.com/trials and here-us-now.com/.
In 2009, Hugh and his wife Chris became interested in Cannabidiol (CBD), one of at least 80 active cannabinoids identified in marijuana and hemp, as his twins suffer from intractable seizures as a result of their disease and experience up to a 100 seizures a week. Through extensive research, they learned that cannabinoid receptors are involved in a vast array of functions in the body, including helping to control brain and nerve activity (including memory and pain), energy metabolism, heart function, and the immune system. After realizing pharmaceutical grade cannabis products were unavailable for their daughters and other patients in Nevada, the Hempel’s decided to create a Nevada based “cannabusiness” focused on legally developing and distributing high-quality flowers, extracts and concentrates at competitive prices.
Hugh sits on the Board of Directors for The Global Genes Project, a leading rare and genetic disease non-profit advocacy organization based in California. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of healthcare topics including small clinical trial design, new drug discovery, and patient reported outcome systems for more efficient clinical research.
Hugh aims to create a large scale cannabis clinical research clearing house in an effort to better elucidate the potential benefits of this cannabis plant. Until such time as there are readily available quality cannabis medicinal products on the market, this goal is nearly impossible. The creation of a pharmaceutical quality cannabis supply network is the first step towards this larger goal of building knowledge about using cannabis to improve health.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Im a 7 year brain cancer survivor. I would be dead if it wasnt for this plant.
What were you treated with?
hey man. what was ur treatment
@@1bluegreen2 canabis oil
Was it cannabis oil Jeremy? How you doing now?
@@drewpattinson6158 still cancer free, and living life.
Have you tried treating yourself with Weedborn CBD products?
The whole fear isn't about it's harm of body, it is about harm of profit.
Maybe if people would work together and clog the justice system whith cannabis cases they would wake up
Yep, greatest problem with the world is greed
MONEY IS THE KEY ..NO pharmaceuticals....
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@s.ak.1459 they know...
I really like CBD from Weed Born.
Unfortunately, he posted a few days ago on Facebook about them passing from the flu. This father fought so hard for them it is truly heartbreaking. He helped keep them alive for 4 years more than what they were given by doctors. Hugh and Chris... you're research and efforts have not gone unnoticed. You have helped so many people and will continue to help so many more to come. Thank you for your fight. RIP Addi and Cassi 😔
May god bless their souls
I am deeply touched by this man .my love and thoughts are going out to you and your wife. I hope this finds you in some sort of healing of your souls.
If this is true, it should be a wake up call for everyone to get on board and change the laws. May they live on in their parents heart.
@@Roncass4 it is true wake up!!!!! Legalize for Cassie & addie rest in peace
Rest in peace
He should do this speech in front of Congress.
Do the speech in front of people who care- not congress with zero knowledge of the plant.
congress will get bored and ask for more talk of war with iran
Congress already knows the benefits and will be using it already ...the elites dont want the population to increase..
Jahkillian
That’s the problem. Like talking to a wall.
They’re all corrupt and interested in money only.
@Priscilla Carey Doesn't CBD oil aka Cannabis oil kill certain types of cancer?
The guy giving the talk says that LSD has no medical use. He's making the same mistake he did with Cannabis. LSD has been used very successfuly in the treatment of alcoholism. There was a study done I believe at the University of Saskatoon. Something like a 50% success rate which is unheard of in addiction treatment. AA for example has a success rate of less than 5%. Cannabis and psycadelic drugs need to be removed from the schedule 1 designation so they can be studied properly.
this is true and a wonderful documentary you can watch on Netflix about 5 psychedelics as medicine: Neurons to Nirvana
LSD is actually responsible for the discovery of the Serotonin uptake system and the ensuing antidepressant drugs ... who knew????
That's very interesting. I will check that out, thanks
i came to say more or less the same thing. LSD has done wonders in psychotherapy. i considered contacting Mr. Hempel but it would seem he has enough on his plate.
Jerks all of you! You completely miss the importance of this compelling video. How about commenting on the main point here instead of completely overlooking it as you attempt to pursue your own pro-LSD agenda.....geeze!
Just so you know: after reading the June or July 1966 issue of Playboy Magazine with Timothy Leary (www.google.com/#q=Timothy+Leary+Playboy+interview),
I started my own psychedelic quest...happily so! After over 300 "trips" myself I know what you are trying to say about the deeply, soul-searching, alternate reality revelations, the mind-expanding spiritual elevations, the benefits, one can acquire from LSD.
But this is not the forum for such discussion...please, if you are able to stick to the point of the TED-X talk video here!
Grady Lavawolf lol, what the hell are you on about? Pursue my own pro-lsd agenda? I've never even done LSD, 100% truth. The guy is misinformed, so I corrected him for his own benefit as well as other misinformed people who may watch this. It's in the same category as pot, a schedule 1 drug that shouldn't be along with Mescaline, MDMA, Ecstasy, and Psilocybin (mushroooms). Deal with it dude.
Thank you for sharing your story. In July 2021, at age 64, I was diagnosed with PCNS Diffuse Large B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. After a biopsy to remove the tumor from my brain, I underwent seven months of treatment, high dose chemotherapy and an ASCT (autologuous stem cell transplant). I was plagued with anxiety and fear, nausea and loss of appetite. My doctors prescribed medicine (including opiates) to combat the side effects and mental distress but they were largely ineffective. A friend gave me two 'joints' when I was at home, resting between chemo sessions. My anxiety disappeared and my other symptoms were greatly alleviated. Cannabis truly was an effective medicine for me as I battled cancer. I'm now nearly one year post ASCT and I'm disease free.
Great congrata ❤, I'm happy to read and to know that there's a survivor from this disease, i know i can win my battle too,
Can CBD: THC cure bcell lymphoma bro?
@@rajaraman4873 No, I seriously doubt that cannabis can "cure" lymphoma. But it sure helped alleviate the effects of chemotheraphy.
As a chronic pain patient CBD oil is amazing. I wish ppl could walk a mile in sick ppls shoes to really see how awful life being chronically ill is. I've tried all conventional meds and THC/CBD and I wish more people would open their minds to cannabis. No side effects and no withdrawals like with conventional pain killers.
same here, i wish i could have someone in my head for just 3 seconds to understand the before and after of the value it provides, also if you haven't try using a good topical, great for body injuries, the thc and cbd balance also matter there too.
I live in Ohio, I live with chronic pain day and night. I have deterioration of the spine osteoarthritis fibromyalgia and nerve pain I just had another knee replacement done last part of April this year and they give me pain medication but I don't like the way it makes me feel I feel like I don't have control and I'm very scared of getting addicted but without the pain medicine I wouldn't be able to walk at all I go to a pain doctor me a very limited dose per day he's not managing my pain keeping it under control I feel like I'm being teased take a pill make you feel better for about 2 hours but you can't take anymore until the next day. I wish I knew where I can get this cannabis oil I would buy it I don't care if I did go to jail I have heard nothing but good about the cannabis oil that doesn't get you high it's not addictive and it reverses cell damage so is it any wonder why the government is controlling this miracle plant?! 😕
+Tess A. I think pharmaceutical companies are playing a big part in it. They don't want something actually helping people, they want their customers hooked. Plus, I'm sure they are in bed with many politicians. Also, it's a natural plant, how can they market or make money off of it? How could they patent it? Make you wonder huh.....
CBD is helpful in pain and can be ordered online as it's not illegal.
RSO type oil (rick simpson, phoenix teas) it's easy to make with a rice cooker or 'magical butter' machine, inexpensive alcohol and an hour, lots of youtube videos on how to make it..
it takes time to find a supplier of healthy cheaper trim but long term I highly suggest learning to grow your own, using something like an iDro ($500) over long haul, it's cheapest and healthiest and most controllably. You will need to do some R+D first though to figure out which strain works best for you.
It can also complement opiod treatment, making cannabis front line and opiod for breakthrough pain.
do you make it yourself?
“Medical cannabis can be the healthcare success story of our lifetime”. So true. The stigma will end only with education. That’s why I created my series of videos. Thanks for sharing your very personal story.
Thank you doctor.
All machines are emotionless.
I have bipolar disorder. I also have autosomal polycystic kidney disease. And marijuana helps me in so many ways. It relaxes my whole body, it lowers my blood pressure, it helps me focus an hold a thought in my head . Helps with sleep.
Maybe THC?
I can not understand everything
I come from Holland
And my English is not so good helaas
You don’t have bipolar disorder then because marijuana is no good for chemical imbalance
Bawling my eyes out now... I have a nephew with Cerebral Palsy and my sister is too afraid to pursue cannabis as a treatment for his muscular tightness. I knew it can help. I'll be showing this video to her tonight.
Did she decided to use the plant for your nephew?
He's very young (age 4) and get's help from the government so I'm a little lost.. we need help on how to go about this without losing the help we receive... it's just sad that it's so difficult to get my beautiful nephew help
Psilocybinxs: I hear you. I know many people who could be helped by using cannabis medicinally, but it's so hard to get through to some of them who have been brainwashed for so long, and the stigma that goes along with it certainly doesn't help. Hopefully not too much longer before free sharing of information and the internet wins.
So did he die by now because of mother's stubborness? :(
Don't wait to late, CBD is a anti-inflammatory compound that is extracted from marajuana to fight and heal inflammation, linked to cancer, diabeties, chronic disease and pain, seizures and so much more, place your order, or sell it to help others, FREE and get your own website, pays well, I which you all the best, here's to your health.
What goes through my mind is that cannabis is one of the best medicinal plants!! Cannabis can help cancer patients, PTSD, chronic pain,... etc. Cannabis should be legal at the federal level!!
I'm from Norway. This year we have 50 years of cannabis prohibition. 52 years ago USA came to Norway and made us make it illegal. Before this time we could buy the oil at pharmacies without prescriptions. This plant will save the world again.
Kim Clausen I'm sorry my country imposed its incorrect views on yours. I hope your country gets better at telling mine to mind its business.
Norway legalizes 2019-2020, congrats
@@ml5144 we're still MILES from that happening, but it's moving in the right direction
@@erikpjokstad it's already a done deal.
@@ml5144 how do you figure? all I've heard or read about is a mild form of decriminalization
its funny how weed is so evil and harmful until u or some1 u love is in need then shit changes
SOo HYperRR Of course, because that forces you to see the truth. I'm fine with people changing their minds, however it happens. It's a shame that such a tragic circumstance had to happen for said minds to be changed, but as more and more of these cases come to light, perhaps that will be avoided in the future. Don't get mad at people who find the truth. Welcome them. Encourage them. Educate them. It's not easy breaking free of generations of social programming, ya know?
I’m a brain cancer patient, and after tumor resection, and radiation for a recurrence, I have a lot of chronic pain issues. Luckily, I have a card, and where I live, I can get my medicine that helps treat my chronic pain, as well as prevent nausea, and convulsions too. I totally support your talk. I’m glad to see that you’re informing people about the Medicinal values of this plant. Thumbs up.
This was heartcrushing to watch, painfull to watch such innocent little children go through so much pain.
we should fear the suffering more than we fear the solution. thank you for helping people see the truth about cannabis
most amazing ending ive sen in a ted talks
Wish we could ship the 4 people who disliked this video to a remote island somewhere where they can have their own society based on hatred and greed.
Fucking insane man. Beautiful.
+MrTopGunnar Definitely the best ending!
I have used cannabis for 47 years. Still do. In great health. Eat right exercise and take my cannabis every day.
This video has really touched me. These are the stories that need to be front and center. Both my wife and I are on medical cannabis and it has greatly improved our lives by getting off the opioids. Smoking medical cannabis continues to alleviate migraines, anxiety, and PTSD within minutes - so I can actually function. USMC Veteran
IF THEY DECRIMINALIZE CANNABIS, IT WILL TAKE AWAY 80% OF PHARMA BUSINESS
Jayan Divakaran Good.
Source?
***** Pharmaceuticals and agencies that enforce drug laws will lose money if cannabis is legalized. Since the big money is against weed, laws are not changed. The argument is getting harder for their side though. It's only a matter of time...
It will also put a huge dent in the Mexican cartel
+scyx +
I smoke a little 420 before my dialysis treatments.
While high during my blood cleaning,
I no longer wake up with nausea.
It is soooo amazing!
What wonderful parents and advocates for all of us in pain who do not want to be addicted to pain pills or ruin our stomach or livers. An angry Idahoan!
My goodness they are two BEAUTIFUL little ladies!! WAY TO GO MOM & DAD!! Your daughters are the hope of everyone!!
he just posted on FB a few days ago of their passing... im in tears 😭
How could anyone with a heart at all deny patients of this?
You and your wife are amazing human beings❤️. Thank you for fighting! I wish you and your family health and healing
CBC stopped my epilepsy ! I’m legalization and study of clinical research for. Study of cancer ~ I had both dreadful diseases and I’m well today ! Thank god you found a solution!
I'm epileptic to can you tell me about the drug please
Joy Akinyi cbd oil isn’t a drug . It’s hemp plant oil and it’s legal 💕 try getting a quality brand Charlotte web is best . Also try to get work with your dr . Keppra is name brand I am prescribed. My neurologist highly approved of using CBD to get completely free of seizures . Mine are not the serious kind but still very irritating. Contact me if I can Suoport !
I’m an epilepsy patient who uses medical as a replacement for both anticonvulsants, and potentially harmful opioids/opiates to treat pain after having treatments for brain cancer. I am fortunate enough for my state to allow medical use. This product is amazingly effective as a medicine. I wish the best of luck to this man, and his adorable children.
How you doing now?
@@Tyrells1997 to answer your question, I’m doing for now, but, medical makes chronic issues tolerable. Nobody should be forced to use this, but, it should be available instead of opiates, which, while I had them, virtually stopped my digestive system.
Wow. We need more people like Mr. Hempel here to share their story. We will see cannabis rescheduled in our lifetimes.
+voldem0rt
Except for those who die before it happens, yeah, we'll live to see cannabis rescheduled.
Cannabis is the only thing that has ever controlled my seizures and given me quality of life
RSO stops all my pain from spinal stenosis, knee arthritis, 8 herniated disc. Serious chronic pain. I smoke a few joints a day and some days take up to 1 gram of RSO. Sometimes less. This plant is a miracle!
Very powerful life story. Success shouldn't be determined by the amount of money a drug company makes, but how many lives a medication can transform a life-style in a positive way. I support this effort, and I am even a last year pharmacy student.
how involved are you as to learning about the endocannabinoid system ?
@@mcozy333 Pharma students and medical docters do not know anything about the endocannabinoid system. Nothing at all.
@@ROBDee-ho9lu exactly! mention cannabis to them and watch them squirm and beat around the bush ... you can get around mainstream ignorance via researching - pro resolving lipid mediators... they are basically cannabinoids without them relating it directly to cannabis plant so that makes it ok for them ETC....
LSD has plenty of medicinal value
Hmmmm.nope...wrong buddy..
Ehhh mushrooms would be best lsd is lab made
Lol ok
I was gonna say the same.
So does meth!
looking at the video i have tears in my eyes for the injustice that is in control of our lives. Time to change.
This is a very inspiring story of the love a father has for his children that he is willing to go above & beyond to help them ❤
I personally have Fibromyalgia (chronic pain). I can tell you that I hold a red card and live in Colorado. I've used edibles in conjunction with FDA regulated narcotics for a little over three years now. I use very small amounts of it nearly every day and I get a lot more pain relief. Having this pain can sometimes be so severe it makes me vomit or almost. The infused marijuana has what's termed as cbd's. You get the pain relief without the cerebral change. If enough people and I'm thinking "millions" get involved in this legalization process? Then many more people can reap the benefits of it. I commend Hugh's bravery and dedication with his two daughters. We just need to come together as a nation and as a world to change the laws that are hindering the medical use of marijuana. Thank you for the video upload too.
Brother, anything I can do please let me know. Heartbreaking, But uplifting. Please, open your hearts but mainly your minds. No one looks into cannabis medicinally. Until it affects them. Let’s do it now....
This plant is a gift from God
You're my hero Hugh, I wish my parents had given me cannabis when I first got sick with my hypoparathyroidism at age 10, we didn't know what was wrong, I threw up daily and ended up with kidney stones and a lot of the other things, and by 15 I was going to die,I weighed 75lbs, well the doctors found out was wrong and removed my tumor, but I still suffer daily with my symptoms, my kidneys are literally completely covered in kidney stones for example, I tried weed when I was 16 I was desperate for relief and had heard about its medical properties, I then went and lived out in California after I was 17 on my own, where it was legal, I could work, I could be normal again, I had friends I played music and sang, I ended up with my own place, but after a series of some bad things happening in my personal life and due to expenses I had to go back to Arkansas where I was from at 19 almost 20 and I moved in with my 70 year old father, he said I could smoke weed but it's too hard to obtain illegally and I often would get taken advantage of, so I gave up on trying to get I felt guilty that my dad was paying over 200$ every week for me to do that and that sometimes I would get stolen from and etc, so I just quit and went back to being mostly bed ridden, I dropped most of my college classes after words and I hardly play music as much, I'm malnourished because it's hard to eat again, I have a hernia we found now too, I'm constantly in pain from my arthritis and it's just unbearable, I see doctors but they don't give me hardly anything that helps, they just do blood work and give me sleeping pills and nausea medicine that I'm completely immune to by now, nothing for my pain, I'm in so much agony the only thing that keeps me going is that I love my family so much my mom for example doesn't understand the weed and disliked it when I did it, but she took care of me for years and I can't let her down by giving up so I keep pushing on, hopefully my state legalizes it this year.
you better yet?
409iuyytrre
fav ted talk, much respect to this man
Sleafords Mods have this song dedicated to you , I reckon ...
Mr Hugh Hempel thank you for such a powerful courageous speech you gave. I carry so much anger, & sadness for the DEA or the government towards legalising the use of medical cannibis. It’s all about politics & money. If they legalise it imagines how much money they would lose. This is unethical & only if doctors & pharmacists truly cared about their work suffering patients or instead just worry about the protocol put in place so many people wouldn’t be suffering so much & curing their sickness with toxic chemicals which will kill them away. I’m so frustrated cause I have been on this path with rheumatiod arithritis, fibromaglia & stenosis of spine now in my 50’s. After so much litigation & waiting cause Australia is so slow & afraid to take risks, I finally have received it. Tell me why is smoking & drinking legal & kills so many because too much money is involved. Truly does anyone care or is it all about the dollar.
I'm crying, i know that feeling. I can't hold my tears even when i watch it in public place :(((
I am pleased that marijuana helps these children and their terrible illness so well.
You had me tearing up before the end and then when you brought your daughters out to sing “Happy Birthday!” I absolutely bawled. You and your wife should be so proud for advocating so strongly for them and their health and well being. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and good health to you all. May you find a cure for that awful disease. Much respect ✊
To all of mankind!!! I have a son with rapid fluctuating bipolar disorder who rages constantly!!! he is literally an animal and we can't stand to be around him his daughters run from him etc. I recently got access to CBD oil. I gave the bottle to my son. He self administered and for an entire month until the oil was gone we literally had a baby on our hands!!!! All bipolar symptoms were gone!!! Unfortunately I lost my job could not purchase more CBD for now, and so when my son ran out my old bipolar son was back, sadly. I took a dose of CBD myself to see what the effects would be and I had a sense of complete serenity my entire day!!! This stuff works & I am thoroughly convinced that this is going to become "The Universal Medicine" Uncle Sam won't you kindly get out of the way!!! This is not a drug it is medicine it is beneficial and the amount of people that need it are too numerous to count!!!
I love that CBD takes away my chronic back pain and my anxiety, without making me feel too drowsy or numb to function.
That’s ridiculous because that’s not bipolar sounds like ADHD ; marijuana is one thing that does not work for mental illness I know because I have shchizo-effective disorder marijuana is a trigger that triggers chemical imbalance in my brain ! Your son you are treating him for a disorder that is not bi-polar
I suffer with horrible depression and anxiety, and I'm a walking example of how much cannabis can change your life. Florida needs to get on board and legalize marijuana already.
So hard not to cry during this powerful call for the end of prohibition.
Im a 300 pound powerlifter and i cried my eyes out
My best friend passed away because of a seizure. I wish this was available for her then. 😢
Need more people to speak up on this matter, I'm for it all the way. Been hanging signs around town saying "lighter marijuana regulations will save lives". Some people obviously don't support it, they rip them down. Gladly that's a battle I can win! Went back with my ladder this time and put them up higher.
Never have I cried so much during any CZcams or TED Talk. What a gift this family shares with us, to see the girls on a birthday they were not suppose to make to, wow. With a name like Hemp-el he's got to be good for the future of Cannabis. =] Thank you.Hugh is a brave soul to admit that he was grossly misinformed about Cannabis.
Thank you so mich for sharing your story and knowledge. You have touched so many and you will change the world because of the blessing of your beautiful, perfect and amazing daughters! God bless you both for all your time, energy and love devoted to being the best parents, caregivers and teachers!
My only qualm is his description of LSD :(
+Silvio Aldebot I shut the video off right after he said LSD has no medicinal value..
+airborn101st He was saying it was in the same list as meth and lsd which the government classify as having no medical value, he never said that he thinks it has no medical value
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Im jealous of your optimism. You're wrong.
Ive not heard of anyone having medicinal success with lsd in modern times. mdma, psilocybin and ketamine are the preferred psychotropic drugs in medicinal research. LSD having proven less reliable and more harmful than those.
@@capatheist no lsd had mediale value its been proofen
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Absolutely powerful talk.
This simultaneously brought joy and empathy to my heart!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY girls!!!!
God bless you and your beautiful family! You are doing such a good thing. I wish I knew how to help! 52 years old with severe chronic illness in a state where its illegal.
His children are lucky to have him
Wow that ending got my cryinggg. What a blessing this man was able to find medicine for his kids :)
this was by far my most favorite ted talks ever, so monumental!!!
LSD certainly has medicinal/ psychotherapeutic values, same goes for psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, Ketamine and probably more psychoactive substances
you are also misinformed about LSD
I hear that also doesn't do anything to you
+skull cracking thrash metal real lsd is very psychically safe and can alter your consciousness for the better, show you the beauty in everything thats always been with you, and fill you with positivity in your daily life :)
ooo: haha holy shit I learn something knew everyday lol
however we are far away from having government approved regulated and properly dosed and legitimate lsd, now im no chemist but i can assume a fair minority of the lsd in the black market is tainted and possibly can have bad side effects especially if you have a genetic predisposition to some sort of psychotic disorder, im not negating that lsd in its true form can have some improved psychological effects its just in reality i dont see it being legal or even regulated medicinally in my lifeitme
+GameandDestroy LSD, shrooms, peyote, is dangerous. But not in the same way as meth or heroin. Strong psychedelics like those can trigger mental illness in some people. For example, if you have a family history of Alzheimer's but at an older age, psychedelics can speed up the process and make you have it even sooner. For me, LSD, shrooms, all of that is great. I have mild depression and it really does lift up my mood, but for others, it may not be so great. Marijuana is just a high, a fucking great amazing drug that makes you float in the clouds and really think. But with psychedelics, it's incomparable. There's not enough research, not enough experiments, nothing. If you've taken the drug, you've questioned it. Every person I know who's taken psychedelics have questioned it. Like how the fuck did it just automatically make me so open minded and make me love the world. How does it do that? We don't know, I would love to know but we don't. There are risks to every drug, yes even weed.
I was not expecting to ball my eyes out at the end of this. thank you for your courage sir.
that got me in the end tears flowing in my home what a fantastic dad and family
I'm not crying I got something in my eye...........
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! EVERYONE SPREAD AWARENESS!!!
THANK YOU for sharing this wonderful Testimonial of how Cannabis is helping your beautiful daughters Hugh!!! Only thing I would add is that BOTH CBD and THC are helping to eliminate seizures. For some seizures, a high CBD cannabis strain is best, BUT for other seizures, a cannabis strain with a balance of CBD and THC is best.....each patient is unique!
Also note that Cannabis kills cancer tumors too!!! Therefore some cancer patients are foregoing conventional cancer treatments and are finding success in using using only cannabis oil, in conjunction with a nutritional diet protocol and overall lifestyle change.
Yes, when he started with the CBD not helping completely and having to use regular meds, I thought he was going to say that they added back in a small amount of THC into the dosing - (so many seizure parents are finding out that they do have to do that) - Best on that would be Mechoulam's "Entourage effect" - (I don't think I can post a link here - but you can google Mechoulam and Entourage Effect, if you're interested.
Don't worry about asking your Government. Grow your own and just feed it with Love. This plant is amazing and life-changing which is why Governments don't want you using it. I found it late in life, but my God how has it changed my life ❤
That literally broke my heart!!!Governments wake up and smell cannabis!!!
What a great man👍
A real man!!!
All the best to you, and your family Hugh.
Cannabis has changed my life!
Agreed until he used LSD and Meth in the same sentence when describing harmful drugs.
YEA EXACTLY THIS GUY IS A DISOCCIATIVE QUACK.
Meth belongs
Meth is for sure a horrible drug. LSD not so much.
williamca3 both are and you shouldn't use pot either
+Michael Affleck gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8 out of 8
More of this! Medicinal marijuana is helping people around the world.
you made me cry,,,Thank you for your dedication, sacrifice and hard work! I hope you keep it up,,,,we're almost there...
I have always been an advocate of medicinal marijuana. After I graduate from med school I intend to help break the stigma and educate patients on the medical benefits of Cannabis. It is by no means a cure all, but with more research and time I am confident more clinical uses will be found for it.
I hardly have any nerve pain anymore and was born with and I am age 65 now because of cannabis oil!
Happy Birthday.
Such a beautiful story, I hope your daughters are doing well today, thank you for sharing.
Very touching. Thank you for sharing your experience. Sending lots of love to Addy and Cassie. Keep fighting, Sisters! We believe in you!
Crying to please legalize medicine!
chicagochris 1988 ...done!
Damn the DEA, and Big Pharm!
What an amazing speech, well delivered. Let the speech reach the other that Cannabis is not a bad plant.
May your family be graced with so much love and happiness and I hope that life brings more peaceful days ahead. You’ve been through so much
I'm pretty sure he'll be doing another speech on LSD soon..!!
LSD helped me ditch my alcoholism.
@Fusion so?
My friend just died hours ago he has Leukemia Stage4 it so sad
to know that there is a thing that can easily cure cancer without
chemotherapy or radiation to our body but its illegal in our Country
Was very difficult not to cry watching this. I feel your pain so much. I use MM for knee and back pain myself. I wouldn't be able to walk otherwise.
I wish for the best for your family, sir. Thank you for showing such strength in this talk. :)
I developed epilepsy when I was 29. I has one sezure and was placed on one medication. That medication turned me into a zombie, it damaged my brain, my digestive system which caused serious health problems and did more harm to my brain than the epiepsy could ever do. What's more my GP totally ignored me and I suffered for another fifteen years until another doctor saw what I was going through. If medication can do things like this, it's lime natural things should be seen first. And diet too should be taken seriously.
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I e-mailed this to our President and first Lady :)
Extraordinary and yes I started crying when I met his family. So wonderful xxxxx
A very well spoken gentleman, a man with a heart and head that knows what it's all about.
"Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not a crimes...
A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded" - Abraham Lincoln
LSD has medicinal value! It was used to treat drug addiction and alcoholism in the 1960s.
Very beautiful video. It brought me to tears. The speakers strength is amazing.
Your such a great loving father and mum. God bless you all and your beautiful baby girls.
With all due respect, lsd has medicinal value. It's been used to treat ptsd and has been very effective.
LSD has been proven to treat depression and anxiety
He has so much love for his family, i teared up when they sang happy birthday
So sorry to hear about the passing of those two adorable girls 😔❤❤❤🙏