MAN SAYS HEMP OIL CURED HIS CANCER Legion Trouble Helping To Get Message Out About 'Amazing' Oil MACCAN - Rick Dwyer says officials with the provincial command of the Royal Canadian Legion were wrong to revoke the local legion's charter but he figures the action will nonetheless help all Canadians. "The attention to this story is going across Canada and that means people will find out about this hemp oil and what it can do to save lives," Mr. Dwyer said Sunday. He was referring to an essential oil a local man produces from the buds and leaves of the hemp plant. Mr. Dwyer, a past president of the Maccan legion, and other executive members got into a spot of trouble with the Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of the Royal Canadian Legion because of the oil. "I did research for over a year and a half, I spoke to at least 30 people with diseases like cancer and diabetes wounds who were cured by this oil, and I felt we had a duty to make sure people knew of this," he said. When notice of a meeting went out to the general public, doctors, the RCMP and the legion's command in Halifax, the legion was told the building couldn 't be used for the meeting. "It cured my sister's cancer and my wife's arthritis - she was taking medicine and was still in horrible pain for 13 years - this oil is amazing," said Mr. Dwyer, 51. "My father, who is 82 years old, was given 48 hours to live because of his cancer and that was in June - I took him off all his medicines and gave him this oil and he's cured." The provincial command suspended the legion's charter and ousted its executive members last Wednesday when they continued to ignore orders forbidding meetings on the hemp oil at the legion. "The legion will reopen as soon as possible and we'll have a management committee put in place," said Steve Wessel, chairman of the provincial command. "We're not saying that we disagree, we're not saying (the oil) does or does not work, but growing marijuana is not legal and we don't want the Royal Canadian Legion associated with something illegal." The man who makes the oil and gives it away for free said Sunday he believes the cure for cancer and many other illnesses lies in the thick, yellow grease he extracts from the plant. "This whole community recognizes the good done by this oil and they're really up in arms over this whole thing," Rick Simpson said. He said he first discovered the healing components of the oil when he was diagnosed with skin cancer four years ago. "I had one growth surgically removed and I was supposed to get the other two off as well," he said. Eventually, he said, he could see the cancer returning in the area of the surgical removal. "I started to apply the oil to the areas and I cured my own cancer," he said. Mr. Simpson said despite documented evidence and videotaped testimonials, he has been unable to break through the medical, legal and government communities to get the word out. "That's why I'm so grateful the media is involved - we can get the message out." Mr. Simpson was charged last year after the RCMP raided his property and seized more than 1,200 marijuana plants. He pleaded not guilty to one count each of possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, possession of less than three kilograms of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking, and growing marijuana. The case is still before the courts. Mr. Simpson also ran as an Independent in the January federal election.

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