Rick Simpson Oil or RSO is named after a Canadian medical marijuana activist known for sharing a simple method for extracting oils from cannabis. He was motivated to share his technique after using cannabis oil to cure his own skin cancer. Since then, many have used cannabis oil in combination with lifestyle and diet changes to put their stage 4 cancer into remission.
Rick Simpson Oil is dark in color and usually stored in syringes for easy dosing by mouth.
Who is Rick Simpson?
The story of Rick Simpson begins in 1969 when his 22-year-old cousin was diagnosed with cancer. After a surgery and chemotherapy, he from 200 pounds down to 120 pounds and doctors believed they had gotten rid of his cancer.
Three years later, Rick was talking to his cousin when he suddenly collapsed. After going back to the doctors they told him he had three to six months to live. Simpson claims his cousin dropped all the way down to 55 pounds and died only three months after that visit to the doctor.
It wasn’t long after the traumatic experience of losing his close family member that Rick Simpson heard about THC killing cancer cells on the radio. Due to the radio host laughing while covering the topic, Rick Simpson thought it was a hoax. He didn’t give THC another thought for years. Little did he know, he would end up becoming one of the most influential figures in the history of cannabis.
The Accident
Before achieving fame in the cannabis world, Rick Simpson was working in a Canadian hospital. During that time he was exposed to asbestos which caused him to fall off a ladder, hit his head and pass out. When he woke up, he