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RE: Azadirachtin, CHS (Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome) and Benadryl
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Current information in the 'medical' industry says CHS happens with mass usage of cannabis. Reality shows CHS happens with even low usage of "heavily contaminated" cannabis.
When plants are treated in veg or early flower, low concentration applications can produce 'lightly' contaminated cannabis. It takes a week or so of constant use for the azadirachtin in it to build up to CHS levels.
How sure are you about this? I am desperate to know how to cure myself of this exact issue and have found that even Clean Green Organic Certified Weed in California allows Aza or Neem Oil products.. Have you tried both and find that you have no issues without the Neem/Aza?
I'm 100% Positive
This took me years to figure out, I even had to do my own testing.
I've grown clones of the exact same plants, side by side and only treated half of them. I was able to use as much as I wanted of the clean cannabis. I was unable to use any of the aza contaminated cannabis.
Be careful of organic growers. When you ask them if they use any pesticides a lot of them will say no. They don't think of aza products as 'pesticides' so you have to probe deeper. Ask if they use any organic certified products for mite control.
Find someone who grows without it or grow it yourself. Talk a neighbor/relative/friend into it if you're unable to. It's worth it.
Get some benadryl or another anti-histamine, you'll thank yourself. Take 2 activated charcoal pills a day for a week or so.
This is very interesting.... I too have been feeling very il off and on since using egal cannabis up here in the Pacific NW usa. During my atttempts to figure out a possible cause, I tended to notice it occuring in strains with higher CBD content... For example, Star Dawg strian would make me super sick..
But the symptoms are what pique my interest here. I never even thought about the neem oil/ pesticicde as being harmful; pretty ignorant of me, really.. :/
Fortunately, I have my first crop of legal cannabis a few weeks from harvest (hopefullly!) and have yet to have to use--knock on wood--any kind of pesticide or anything yet (indoor grow), and hopefully I won't have to, but you never know.
I do know the current bag I just bought from the dispensary lists neem oil as its pesticide, and I don't like it lol. So I'm DEFINITELY going to experiement from now on, looking to use ONLY . neem-free buds; then I'll see if I feel any better!!
Thanks again.
My Pleasure!
I'm sure you won't feel ill from your own cannabis, unless it was seriously overfed.
It's nice when the dispensary lists their poisons on the bottle. ;) Looking forward to hearing nothing but good stuff from you about cannabis and your issues. :D