Rick Simpson Oil

Available at Amsterdam’s Garden in San Jose.

Amsterdam’s Garden in San Jose carries what some researchers consider a potential tool in the fight against cancer—89 percent THC, 1.8 percent CBD “Rick Simpson Oil.” Cell and animal studies, as well as human-based studies report that the active compounds in cannabis not only prevent tumors from forming, they slow their growth and encourage tumor cell self-destruction. Those properties are drawing federal research funding, as well as cancer patients seeking to integrate the experimental, yet eons-old botanical into their treatment. This black-colored oil is designed to be eaten, and so the therapeutic ingredients in the plant had to have been activated by a process of heating. That explains the black color of the extract. The source material was AC/DC and Grand Daddy Purple, and Rick Simpson Oil has a very strong indica, sedative effect.