Being productive

I was very specific when discussing ‘my needs’ at my consultation with Curaleaf that I needed to be productive, calm, feel amazing, not be anxious or paranoid and NOT get the munchies.

So far on my new ‘productive happy meds’ I have built a website, three facebook pages (LoveNangie, Medicnation420 and DoNotAsk Frank), many reels (slowly getting better and less slapdash), learning how to use Photoshop (I have a book for every obsession so hoping this one will be used), and the ideas are just flooding. Luckily we have been ‘sorting’ which means I have found my many many notebooks where I have used just one page, so now have three project books to scribble random ideas in, and try and keep track of my gazillion ‘free trials’ which I must remember to cancel before I have to re-mortgage my home.

My blog currently is bitty, as in missing 8 years, I had my Facebook hacked last year and lost loads of stuff, so will be slowly filling them in and talking more about my diet - plant based and fish, including meal plans I have used and favourite recipes. Having a double mastectomy and my Gourmet fed chickens who are probably given a better breakfast than my children.

Thank you for all the lovely feedback so far and do send me a message if there is anything specific you want to know

xXx

Fire it up

The Mighty + needs to be cleaned (with a brush that comes with the device)

To use, untwist the top and pop one capsule into the holder, close the top and press the orange button on the side.

The number on the bottom is the heat you are aiming for and you can change this easily with the up and down arrows.

Mighty advise 180 degrees

The number on the top is the current temperature which, when on will heat up quickly and beep once it gets to the correct temperature.

With the current mouth piece (which does not get hot) it is easy to draw the vapourised dried flower. Rather than fill your lungs which feels easy todo but then will end in a coughing fit, aim to fill half (or less to start) before exhaling.

You get a faintly visible white steam/smoke whilst it is still working. When it has run out the air you exhale will be clear. You can have a couple of puffs then turn it off and back on at a later time.

New toys

Things I have bought, my personal reviews and an amazon link to read more reviews

There are only two devices currently that have been legally approved to inhale vapourised dried flower; Mighty + medic and Volcano both made by Storz and Bickel who I personally could not fault their quality. I have not tried or seen the Volcano but have heard lots of users be extremely complimentary

Mighty + medic - Storz and Bickel sell a Mighty and Mighty +. The Mighty is smaller and not approved for legal use.

Mighty + feels solid in your hand and comes with all the bits you need - a few dosing capsules, cleaning brush, replacement gauze, charging wire etc. Battery lasts the day - so far very good. LOVE it it would be better if it came with a stand or had a flat bottom sturdy enough to balance upright. 9/10

ONE CAPSULE - some people have told me they just shove the grinded dried flower in the holder but I think that would cause more mess later down the line and I like having a million teeny capsules of ground flower in pretty capsule holders.

I was prescribed to take 1g a day initially in 0.1g doses. So I bought some accurate scales and forty small dosage capsules and some capsule holders as I am really lazy and this meant I could do one batch for measuring, filling and storing to last several days, and they were pretty colours so win win.

Accurate scales - these made me feel like a drug dealer. But can now use them to make my own herbal tea mixes too. Use the lid for all the mess - I am messy and get the medicine everywhere, but this lid has lovely curved edges perfect for tipping all the ‘lovely mess’ into a pot. 9/10

Capsule holders came with loads of bits - 6PCS Aluminum Pill Box Portable Metal Waterproof Keychain Pill Box Keyring Pocket Small Pill Case Container Holder Bottle Snuff Box Money Minder Keyring with Spoon Carabiner for Outdoor Traveling - which made it feel like good value. Spoons are really small but sweet and you get a carabiner and spoon with each capsule holder “pill pot”. Sometimes a bit squeaky tightening them up but that might be my slapdash aligning with the lid. 9/10

Forty small dosage capsules I thought this was excessive when I first decided NOT to buy them then got annoyed with only having one capsule and now LOVE my collection of teeny pots of lovely medicine. And for a large quantity of pots, they appear to be pretty decent quality. 10/10

Getting a presciption

“Your Curaleaf package will be delivered today by your local DPD driver. Remember your driver will need your PIN XXXX”.

A delivery driver was bringing a bag of ‘flower’ to my house. In the daytime. To me.

I had just had an operation (removing my ovaries and fallopian tubes), so still had pain meds in my system, I found this highly amusing.

There are rules with Medical Cannabis.

Curaleaf prescribe you a strain that is suited to your needs.

You have an online meeting (consultation) with a specialist Doctor, if eligible, they send you a prescription to pay for, then they deliver it to your home.

The Process with Curaleaf

• Create an Account - this is done by linking via NHS (all legal) - by doing this it means they can have access to your medical records so can see what other medications you are on and what conditions you have which medical cannabis could help improve your quality of lfie.

• Complete a short set of questions and book an appointment - I paid £50 then decided it was better to do the £10 a month subscription (minimum of 3 months) so left a note demanding they did not charge me twice. They did not.

• I booked an appointment and was quite nervous. It felt really wrong and a little bit naughty. The consultation went really quickly and was fine, then Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of doctors and pharmacists assessed whether medical cannabis was appropriate for me.

• A few days later they did, and I was sent a medical prescription.

• OH WOW. 20%THC cannabis. 20 grams. I thought this was rather a lot so ordered half costing £59.99 for 10g. Free delivery.

• It arrived a few days later with the DPD man, and it smelt and looked amazing.

• Now to play with my new toys