Whenever, the discussion of hemp and cannabis comes, people tend to get confused. Within the health circle and medical fraternity, there is a great deal of confusion as many people think that there is very little or no difference between hemp and cannabis. Well, in order to have a clear idea on whether hemp or cannabis oil for cancer treatment, it is important to begin with the basic concept.

Cannabis and Hemp

Despite the fact that the terms ‘hem’ and ‘cannabis’ are used interchangeably, still they hold different meaning. In order to know the difference, you will need to go through rest of the blog.

Hemp and Cannabis are both members of the same plant species, i.e. Cannabis Sativa L. Basically, Cannabis Sativa L, contains higher concentration of cannabinoids in them. Usually, it contains THC and CBD cannabinoids in them. Even though, it can be seen that Cannabis and Hemp comes from the same plant species, still its application varies.

Hemp: It is a cannabis plat that is harvested commercially for its seeds and stalls. The seeds are used for producing a number of products such as food, nutritional supplements, medicinal products, and so on. The hemp plant grows sturdy and tall without any use of herbicides.

 However, in order to be considered effective, it is recommended that the cannabis oil for cancer treatment needs to contain more than 0.3% THC in them. Sometimes it can also contain high amount of non-psychoactive compound CBD in them.

Cannabis: Medical cannabis is a form of marijuana plant that is cultivated specifically for getting the THC compound from the plant. The higher concentration of THC in them is responsible for killing the cancer cells. THC inhibits the growth of the cancer cells simply by restricting the survival pathway.

Basic Difference between the Two

Hemp usually is associated with commercial use, such as textile, body care products and so on. On the other hand cannabis can be associated with medicinal or recreational uses. The factor which makes the distinction between the two is the amount of THC in them. For example, cannabis contains various kinds of cannabinoids in them and THC is highest. On the other hand, hemp contains very little amount of THC. Hence, high amount of THC makes cannabis oil for cancer treatment ideal.

Cultivation: Studies have shown that medical cannabis is selectively grown and it mostly produces female flowering plants in them. On the other hand, hemp does not contain the flowering buds in them.

Uses: Cannabis is used to make oils which can be used for medicinal purpose. On the other hand, hemp is strictly for industrial purpose.

Legality: Both hemp and cannabis are classified as drugs, still cannabis oil for cancer treatment is still not legally accepted in many countries. However, usage of help of hemp oil is considered to be legal in many countries.

In order to cure cancer, it must be kept in mind that hemp oil is not the same as cannabis oil. Even though they are made from the same plant, still cannabis oil contains different biochemical molecules. This is the reason cannabis oil for cancer treatment is considered to be the best natural treatment for cancer.

RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) is cannabis oil produced by Rick Simpson from Canada. Rick Simpson Oil varies from various other cannabis oils because RSO contains high-level of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). THC is considered as the main hallucinatory cannabinoid found in marijuana that makes people feel high. Whereas, in other cannabis therapeutic oils contains a cannabinoid called CBD and a trace or no THC. Also, Rick Simpson, a medical marijuana activist encourages people to produce their own learning his process instead of selling RSO.

The Rick Simpson story and his Rick Simpson Hemp oil have made him popular and a hero to some individuals and at the same time some people think he is a menace. However, Rick Simpson claims that he produced the oil to treat his own skin cancer, and the news has spread on the internet and became a viral-tidal-wave.

Rick Simpson says that the RSO recipe has never sold, but it was translated in seventy-two languages on his website.  The website shows that the first-person stories pricing the miraculous properties of the product.  But, the physiatrists knew to Simpson and his friends take a diverse view.

Adam Friedman, MD said “It is terrifying” he is a professor of dermatology and at the GWSHS (George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences) in Washington, DC. He also mentioned that ‘this guy must stop this’.

Actually, for those people who believe that double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled researches should show the evidence-based drug, and this kind of story makes you get mad.

Donald Abrams, MD an oncologist and professor of clinical medicine at the UCA (University of California), San Francisco said that “his patient claim’s that on the internet he found a cure for cancer through cannabis, and he adds that the patients forget that they had gone through the chemo as well as surgery.”

Donald Abrams also hears often from outside his practice, people who also believe that cannabis cured their cancer. He asked them “Do you know that these were really cancers?”  He says patients always send him these emails, but most of the time they never get a biopsy, so it could be just an infection.

A Healer Not a Dealer:

The story of Rick Simpson started in Nova Scotia, a small town, back in the late 1990s, where he started growing marijuana plants in his own backyard.  Then, he started making highly concentrated extracts from these marijuana whole plants, initially, he started to treat a head injury, and later to cure a skin condition called basal cell carcinoma on his hand.  When he saw the positive results, he was thrilled, and he started helping neighbors and friends and he also helped others to learn the process to produce their own oil. This Rick Simpson Hemp oil is greatly hallucinatory, contains 90 percent of THC.

This risk-free nonaddictive expected medication can be used with hue winner, to control or cure