My mother is rapidly dying of triple negative breast cancer. She has been a lifelong pot smoker and when she was diagnosed she panicked and intensely researched nearly every purported cure and treatment out there. (She is an excellent researcher) She eventually settled on getting treated at Dana-Farber at a ridiculous expense. 8 months of chemo followed by months of radiation and her likelihood of survival is still pretty dim.

As she started chemo she learned about Rick Simpson oil and began to investigate, but it was far too late. You see, she is a very private person and even though she lives in Vermont and could easily get a medical marijuana card and grow her own bud, she won't do it because she doesn't want to be put on some "government list somewhere." This type of thinking assumes she's going to live long enough for that to be a problem.

So I considered getting my caregiver license and growing it for her, but I was dismayed when I read this thread and learned how much it would take to produce a small amount of the oil. She certainly can't afford to buy a QP of good bud and now of course I have moved to Barcelona where I can't grow for her anyway. (She worked with disabled people most of her life and badly damaged her wrists and cannot physically do the work needed to grow correctly.)

So, I know this is might be a ridiculous question, but is it reasonably possible to make oil with commercial brick weed? I mean, I can get a pound in Juarez for less than $400. ***In theory***, if I were to process this type of weed for its oil, would it be worth it? Based on the OPs description of the potency I am beginning to think it might work. After all, I used to smoked that shit and it got me high even when I typically only smoke dank. Therefore, it has a fair enough THC content. I'd say probably 7%-9%.

So my ultimate question is this: at what THC% is producing *medically effective* oil no longer reasonable?