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Who is Rick Simpson?

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Rick Simpson with RSO

Rick Simpson is a Canadian medical cannabis advocate and engineer. However, you probably know the name from the full-spectrum oil he created: Rick Simpson Oil, or RSO for short. Over his lifetime, he has not only created RSO, but educated others on its uses, benefits, and how to make it. Let’s take a look at Rick’s life and how he became such a well-known figure in cannabis culture.


Rick Simpson was born in 1949 in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1997, Rick suffered a major accident while at work as an engineer that resulted in a traumatic brain injury and permanent tinnitus. Western medicine and treatments did not seem to help him with his condition, so he turned to alternative medicine and found relief in cannabis. At the time, many of his doctors were against his plan and refused to continue treating him. One doctor told him if he were to continue, he should stop smoking cannabis as it has fewer medical benefits, leading Rick to start looking at creating an ingestible oil.


Then in 2003, Rick was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. He had three spots when he first got diagnosed and had one removed. Rick then applied his oil topically to the remaining marks and left it on with a bandage for several days. When he took the bandage off, he found the cancer was gone. In time, the spot that was removed came back, so Rick tried the oil again, and the cancer was once again gone. He reports that to this day, the cancerous patches he put his oil on have never come back. 


After this revelation, Rick proceeded to grow, extract, and educate people on medical cannabis and its benefits. He opened his home for people to come and learn how to do all of these things for themselves and did so without asking for any compensation. However, the Canadian government raided him several times. They took his plants and extracted oils, but never charged him because he was not selling anything he produced. In 2013, Rick moved to Europe so he could continue to teach and produce RSO. Although he suffered a stroke in 2018, Rick continues to advocate through his website and other platforms. His wife Danijela has also stepped up to continue his work as she cares for him in his limited state.


Rick's oil has a variety of uses and can help with many different conditions. As a full-spectrum cannabis oil, it tends to be a stronger option because it contains various cannabinoids and terpenes in high potency. RSO can be used topically on the skin, put into a capsule, ingested sublingually or with food, or used with the Pechoti method, an Ayurvedic technique that involves applying oil to the navel. This amazing oil has shown to help with a multitude of conditions such as cancer, inflammation, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, anxiety, depression, autism, glaucoma, and many more.


Rick Simpson's journey and advocacy has made him a well-known figure in cannabis and has advanced our knowledge of cannabis. After experiencing personal success with using his oil to treat his own skin cancer, Rick dedicated his life to educating others about its potential benefits. Despite legal and personal health challenges, his work continues to influence alternative medicine, offering hope to many battling various conditions.

 

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