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Hey guys, it's me
and today... what is this?
Also these colors are not matching at all, I'm sorry,
but I just really wanted to wear green
because of this specific video.
Today I'm gonna be talking about my experience with
medical marijuana.
More like- the appointment that I had, though,
I'm not actually talking about the experiences that I have with that
because I haven't done it yet, but
I'm gonna talk to you little bit about the
reason why I went to a place called Sante Cannabis,
which, I guess, in English is translated to "Cannabis Health"
or "Cannabis Clinic," I guess.
And why I'm talking about it
and why I'm being open about it
and what I'm gonna do
and 'did I even get medical marijuana?'
and why- what is this and why is it legal and what am I doing?
So...
I have anxiety.
[laughs]
Understatement of the year.
Seriously, though, I have so much anxiety that I can't breathe most of the day.
[sigh]
Um...I posted a video
recently- a mental health update
where I'm talking about new medication that I'm on, so
I'm trying to get my anxiety under control using medical interventions
instead of just natural ones
because that wasn't working at all
and my anxiety is so bad that I-
when I tell you I like-
the physical symptoms of anxiety that I have are just so debilitating that I can't leave my house sometimes
and I'm not even joking when I say that.
And I have to leave my house 'cause I have things to do outside my house,
but I've built this life around me
of, like, me working from home.
I'm a TA for an online class.
I, um, do all my YouTube stuff, I do my podcast, I do Transtastic, I do everything.
I do the secret project here, I do all of my business stuff, everything is from home.
The only thing I do outside is go grocery shopping, go for a run sometimes,
and go work at the Running Room eight hours a week.
Um...
So I- I don't leave my house much
and it's bad and I've created this life
because I don't want to leave and it gives me anxiety, but anyways...
who cares about that? If you want more about that, please watch my mental health update.
Today I really want to just explain to you, um...
what- what- what this clinic is.
So- I live in Montreal, Canada,
where, um...
the- weed is not legal here,
um, but there is one clinic
that does do medical marijuana
if you have prescription. So I needed to get a referral from my family doctor,
so I got that. It took months for me to get an appointment,
because I live in Québec and it takes months to get any appointment to anywhere.
And I, um....
I went to the appointment last month and I talked to the doctor
who prescribed- prescribes medical marijuana to people, depending on what it is.
Now, my doctor has said that she had never referred anyone for anxiety, usually it's more like chronic pain and
all that stuff that marijuana would help manage those symptoms, so...
she was a little skeptical about anxiety, but
she- 'there you go'- diagnosed me with anxiety.
Finally!
Get a diagnosis of anxiety after, like, five years.
[sigh]
And I- can you tell I'm anxious? [chuckle]
So, I went to the appointment, and I talked to the doctor, and
he was very nice,
and I told him about all the issues that I have with my anxiety,
and he prescribed 1 gram a day
of dry herb- dry marijuana to, um...
alleviate my anxiety.
So I was a bit surprised. I was like, '1 gram a DAY?'
Jesus! That's a lot.
Like, who smokes that much?
Like, I- I-
I don't smoke weed, I can't.
I used to get crazy, crazytown panic attacks, right,
when I was in high school.
To the point where, like, I literally- I can't- I don't like being in a room with people who smoke weed
because I'm scared I'm gonna get a panic attack from, like, the second-hand um...
high, I guess.
So I don't do that, so I wanted to go to a place that's more controlled,
and where they actually know their strains of weed and they know that-
the amount of THC and the amount of CBD...
CBD? Yeah.
in the weed and what that does. I- I just needed someone that knows what they're doing.
So that's why I went.
Anyways, so I was prescribed that and then I had to talk to somebody called "the educator,"
[laughs] I guess,
um, so that he could tell me what type of weed would be good for me
and for my anxiety, and to try it out, so...
um- one: it's really expensive to be part of this clinic, it's like-
I think it's like $230, or something like that,
and that's really expensive, but
you can- uh, no it's $250, sorry. It's $250.
But you can try it out for 3 months first and just pay the- half of the amount,
and then later you can pay the rest if you want to keep doing it,
so I only paid for half of the amount just to see if I like doing it because
the- the stuff is also expensive because you have pay. None of it is covered
and I'm, like, so desperate that I'm doing anything that I can.
So anyway, so I talked to the educator
and he suggested I try cannabis oil.
Now, I was a bit skeptical because...
the doctor previously had told me that
smoking is a lot-
is easier because if you're having a panic attack at that moment or you're really anxious in a specific moment
and you smoke, it acts right away.
Whereas, if you take the oil, it takes a bit of time to
get into your system and for you to feel it- I believe they said an hour,
but that lasts longer,
so there are benefits and, like, no-benefits to both, whatever.
So he suggested that I go on cannabis oil
and so that's what I did, and I ordered it, so...
this video is just, like, me explaining to you this.
I'm not gonna tell you how I feel on cannabis oil because I haven't tried it yet.
I'm actually waiting for Aaron, he's gonna- he's about to walk through this door in like two minutes,
and when he gets here
I'm gonna try it, because I don't wanna be alone when I do it, um...
'cause I'm nervous and- not that I'm, like, scared that I'm gonna get a panic attack or anything like that but...
anyways.
So when you go to the appointment and they actually give you your prescription,
you get this nice little folder, here- oh, the white balance is just going to mess everything up. Whatever.
So Sante- oh, I guess it's called "Cannabinoid Clinic." That's what it's called.
I guess... in English.
Um... and then they give you all of these things that educate you on the type of
marijuana that you're allowed to get and that you can buy,
so what they do is they set you up with the website, like a "manufacturer" that will provide you with either dry marijuana or the cannabis oil
or the edibles or anything like that.
And then they sign you up and then- it said that- they said that in 10 days they're going to contact you and you can order it online.
It literally took three hours and I was able to order it.
But I was out of town for a couple of days to see some friends
and to do some YouTube stuff, so I didn't order it.
But I ordered it this week and I got it in the mail, so that's why I'm, like, showing you here, um... it's right here.
So I wanna- you have to sign for it because weed is getting delivered to you and that's illegal. [laughs]
So, um... I'm going to show you what it looks like.
So, in the package, you get a card here, and it's like a "Cannabis Client," it's my official card from this specific company here - and this is the company: Metrum -
and then you have a sticker that you need to put on your card and that you need to keep on your medical marijuana
because this proves that it was a prescription for you and it has the doctor's name.
If you don't have this sticker and this card, and the police come and they find it on you, you can get arrested because it's illegal to have this on you.
So it comes in this nice little, cute little box and, when you open it up, it comes with- this is the bottle and then there's a syringe.
And I know you're probably like, 'Chase, are you injecting this oil inside you?' No.
Also, this oil is not- you can't vape it, so I do have a dry herb vape pen that I got
um... a while ago, and you can't use this oil to vape, apparently. That's what it says on it. So-
I have the- Metrum is the company and this type of oil is yellow. This is their brand, though, so it doesn't mean anything to you.
Um... the yellow one, though, just has a very high CBD content, so it has 19.9mg of CBD
and then the THC level is 0.9mg, so- or mL, it says mg/mL, so... that...
is very high CBD and very low THC, which is good 'cause the THC is what makes you- like, that's the stuff that makes you- panic attack.
That's the anxiety stuff.
Um... for me, for me, not for everyone. I'm not exper- I'm not telling you guys how it feels for you, it's just for me.
And then the CBD is the stuff that's actually supposed to calm you down from anxiety.
So I'm glad that I have this to try out. I really wanted to do the smoking, honestly, because I thought that that would help me more,
but, now that I think about it, if, right now, I was holding in my hand weed to smoke- to roll a joint, to smoke, to put in a vape, whatever,
I think that I would have anxiety and I would feel like- I would project a panic attack onto myself.
This is different. Yes, I am terrified and I am scared I am going to get a panic attack because there is THC in here,
but... I feel that, because it's an oil, I don't feel it right away, so I'm not really going to know when it hits,
it's kind of just going to be a progression, and kind of, like, slowly go into it.
So I'm just going to show you what the bottle looks like.
So this is what the bottle looks like, here. It's 40mL.
Um... they say it takes- it's about two to three months that this lasts.
Um... and this was $90 Canadian.
And, for someone who doesn't have much money, that's really expensive, but I'm willing to, at least, give it a try.
Um... so 'what do I do with this?' I have to take a dose, which- I don't remember what the dose was, I think it was 0.1mL maybe? I don't remember what it was-
but then I'm just supposed to put it inside my mouth. That's it.
And eventu- and then, like, after a while, it will, um... like, start working.
This also has the sticker with my name on it and the name of my doctor.
And it says on it - which is funny, 'cause my prescription is for grams, of, like, dried -
so it says, my prescription, 'take 1 grams of dried marijuana daily.'
I mean, this is oil, but I can also buy dry. If I feel like this doesn't work, I can actually go buy-
Um... I believe that I'm actually allowed to buy three of these bottles a month,
um... which is a little bit intense, 'cause I fee like, if I'm doing-
I guess if there- if they think I'm doing 1 gram-
I don't know. I have no idea.
So I'm going to try this out and do the low dose that they say and if it doesn't work- and I'm going to try this daily...
um... and see how that works for me. Honestly, I am very nervous and kind of skeptical that this is going to work because it's oil.
And I know I shouldn't be skeptical, but... I don't know.
What I'm gonna do, though, because I love you guys and I want to be able to document
everything so that I remember how to do it and remember how I felt,
I am going to film the first time that I use this.
'Kay? So that's not going to be up right away, but I will be um... I will be filming it- as the, like, little thing falls.
Ugh, god. I'm so nervous. [laughs]
Um... but I know that some of you are going to comment about, like, smoking weed
for anxiety, and that maybe you've had good experiences with, like, strains like...
um... with very low THC and I have tried that, actually, I'll be honest,
um... a friend of mine had Catatonic, I believe, is the strain that I tried
and I was okay and I smoked it a little bit and then I was like 'oh, no, it's happening.'
And Zuzia had to, like, bring me back to my house and put me to bed
and, like, make sure that I fell asleep because I felt like I was about to have a panic attack,
and it's really scary.
So I wasn't as bad, but because I felt like I was, like, disconnected from what I was doing and something was inhibiting my- my- how I think about things,
it was kind of freaking me out. So! Anyways!
Long story short, this is my experience at the cannabis clinic in Montreal and
the prescription that I now have for medical marijuana.
Um... I am very excited to let you know how this works for me, and if it works for me, because maybe it might be able to help some people who are interested in this.
Um... and, uh...
I did wear green because [stoner voice] '4/20 blaze it.' [laughs]
No, but I did actually wear green because of this, um, because I thought it would be funny.
But it- yeah, so- anyways, yeah- I'll let you go.
Um... wish me luck, and I will post the video soon, of me reacting to the first time on medical marijuana.
I mean it's not- is it- is marijuana the plant?
So I guess this is just the cannabis. I should really stop calling it medical marijuana.
Medical cannabis is what it is. I'm sorry, I know people are going to comment that and they're going to be, like- they didn't watch any of the video-
I keep dropping this thing.
Anyways! So, yes, my first experience with medical cannabis, cannabis oils.
And, um, I'll let you know how it goes.
Alright. I love you guys so much. Have a great week.
Bye!
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