Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) in Spalding County, Georgia: The Complete Guide by OilWell Cannabis

If you’re reading this from Griffin, Sunny Side, Orchard Hill, or anywhere across Spalding County, you’re likely looking for honest answers about Rick Simpson Oil. Maybe you’re at Spalding Regional Hospital with a loved one facing chemotherapy. Perhaps you’re a veteran in Hampton dealing with PTSD that the VA system hasn’t fully addressed. Or you could be a farmer outside Experiment, living with chronic pain from years of physical labor, wondering if there’s a safer alternative to the pills that leave you foggy.

We get it. We’ve been there. And we’re here to give you the truth — not the hype.

What is Rick Simpson Oil, Really?

Rick Simpson Oil isn’t just another cannabis product. It’s a name that carries weight, especially for people in communities like Spalding County where healthcare options can feel limited and pharmaceutical solutions often come with unacceptable trade-offs. But before we talk about our modern version, you deserve to understand what RSO actually is, where it came from, and what it was never meant to be.

The Man Behind the Name

Rick Simpson was born in 1949 in Amherst, Nova Scotia — a blue-collar power engineer, not a doctor or scientist. In 1997, while working at a hospital in Moncton, he fell from scaffolding and suffered a serious head injury that left him with persistent tinnitus, dizziness, and post-concussion symptoms. The medications his doctors prescribed either didn’t work or made him feel worse. When he discovered cannabis provided more relief than anything else and asked his physician to support this approach, the request was denied .

Sound familiar? We’ve heard similar stories from folks right here in Spalding County — patients at the Piedmont Physicians Group in Griffin who’ve been told there’s nothing more to be done, or veterans at the VA clinic who’ve been cycled through ineffective prescriptions. Simpson’s frustration with a system that dismissed cannabis as an option resonates across our kitchen tables here in Georgia.

Simpson’s pivotal moment came in 2003 when he claimed that three bumps on his arm, diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, disappeared after he applied concentrated cannabis oil and covered them with bandages for four days. No independent medical verification was ever published, no biopsy confirmation exists in any peer-reviewed source, and no clinical follow-up was documented . But this personal experience became the origin story of RSO.

Important context: We’re sharing Simpson’s account exactly as he told it — as personal testimony, not medical evidence. It’s historically significant as the catalyst for a global movement, but it cannot be evaluated as clinical proof. That distinction matters, especially when you’re making decisions about your health or your family’s health here in Spalding County.

The Crusade That Spread RSO Across the World

After his 2003 experience, Simpson began making concentrated cannabis oil in Maccan, Nova Scotia, and giving it away for free to cancer patients and others in his community. He helped people with cancer, chronic pain, diabetes, infections, glaucoma, arthritis, depression, insomnia — conditions that affect thousands of your neighbors right here in Spalding County .

His story reached a global audience through the 2005 documentary Run From The Cure, which became foundational in cannabis communities worldwide. For many people in rural Georgia, including Spalding County, that documentary was their first introduction to the concept of concentrated cannabis oil as medicine .

But Simpson’s advocacy brought him into direct conflict with Canadian law. The RCMP raided his property in 2005 and again in 2009. He was charged with cultivation, possession, and trafficking. Eventually, facing continued legal pressure, he left Canada for Europe, living in Croatia and the Netherlands, continuing his advocacy from abroad .

We mention this because many folks in Spalding County remember when cannabis was purely underground. Whether you grew up in Griffin’s downtown or out in the agricultural communities, you know people who faced consequences for a plant that’s now helping so many. Simpson’s legal battles parallel the journey many Georgians have experienced — from criminalization to the complex legal landscape we navigate today.

Traditional RSO: What It Actually Was

Traditional RSO was defined by Simpson’s method, not by lab specifications:

• Source material: Single high-THC indica strains with no standardization
• Extraction solvent: Naphtha (petroleum-based) or 99% isopropyl alcohol — neither food-grade
• Appearance: Nearly black, thick, tar-like oil with possible solvent-residual smell
• Cannabinoid profile: THC-dominant (60-90% estimated), fully decarboxylated, with minor cannabinoids at natural ratios but never measured
• Terpene content: Essentially none — destroyed by the solvent and heat process
• Standardization: Zero. Every batch was different because it depended entirely on the starting plant material

Residual solvent risk: This is one of the most significant safety concerns. Naphtha may contain benzene, toluene, and other carcinogens. Incomplete solvent purging is difficult to verify without lab testing. Modern extraction uses food-grade ethanol or supercritical CO₂ specifically to address this problem.

Simpson’s 60-Gram Protocol: The Original Dosing Method

Simpson’s core recommendation was consuming 60 grams of oil over approximately 90 days:

Week 1: Start with a dose the size of half a grain of rice (10-15mg) taken three times daily
Weeks 2-5: Double the dose every four days, building to 1 gram per day
Weeks 5-12: Maintain 1 gram daily, divided into three doses
Administration: Primarily oral (sublingual or swallowed), topical for skin conditions, inhalation only for symptom relief

Important context for evaluating this protocol:

• No controlled trial validation exists
• It assumes crude, unstandardized material with unknown potency
• At peak dosing, patients consumed roughly 600-900mg of delta-9 THC daily — doses far exceeding anything studied in controlled clinical settings
• Consuming 600-900mg of THC daily carries serious risks: severe intoxication, anxiety, panic, tachycardia, hypotension, and cannabis use disorder [15]
• Patients with active cancer are medically complex. Using unregulated, unstandardized cannabis oil as a primary cancer treatment — potentially in place of proven therapies — introduces harm that extends beyond the oil itself

What Simpson got right: He drew attention to cannabinoids as a serious biomedical research area when the world was ignoring it. He helped create the conditions for the legal cannabis industry. The term “RSO” remains the most recognized name for full-spectrum cannabis extract.

What he overstated: His cancer cure claims exceeded what the evidence could support then and still exceed it now. Encouraging patients to rely on RSO as a primary cancer treatment in place of proven therapies carries genuine harm potential. Delayed treatment is a documented concern in alternative medicine.

The Legacy and Evolution: Why Modern RSO Is Different

The term “RSO” has become generic. Many products labeled RSO bear little resemblance to Simpson’s original. Simpson himself has been critical of commercial products, believing they contradict his free-access philosophy. But the modern industry has evolved substantially — and those changes directly benefit Spalding County residents.

Modern RSO solves the problems that limited traditional RSO:

• Safety: Food-grade extraction eliminates toxic solvent risk
• Precision: Lab-tested formulations with known cannabinoid amounts
• Terpene preservation: Live terpenes at defined percentages
• Patient control: THCa preserved as non-psychoactive option
• Multi-cannabinoid approach: Seven defined compounds instead of single-strain crude oil

This brings us to why we’re reaching out to Spalding County specifically.

About OilWell Cannabis: Our Story

We’re OilWell Cannabis, founded by Colin Valencia in Houston, Texas. But our roots run deep in the kind of adversity that builds character and compassion — the same resilience we see in the hardworking people of Spalding County.

From McAllen to Montrose: A Journey Through Hardship

Colin grew up in McAllen, Texas — right across the river from Reynosa, Mexico, in one of the most economically challenged and dangerous border regions. He learned to hustle early, taking on risky work transporting items across the border. He saw violence, lost friends to prison and death, and left home at sixteen. By that age, he’d faced more hardship than most people see in a lifetime.

Many folks in Spalding County understand hard times. Whether you’re working the fields, commuting to Atlanta for healthcare, or struggling to make ends meet in Griffin’s changing economy, you know what it means to keep pushing when the system isn’t built for you.

Despite the dangers, Colin didn’t fall into darker paths. He chose cannabis — seeing it as safer and more beneficial than harder substances. He learned the plant intimately in the traditional underground market, then transitioned to legal business as laws evolved.

Later, Colin became a formally trained software engineer, doing custom development for Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center. That combination — deep cannabis plant knowledge plus medical-grade technical precision — defines everything we do. When we formulate products for Spalding County residents, we’re bringing the same rigorous approach that medical institutions demand.

Bentley: The Dog Who Started Everything

Our company’s origin story begins with a dog named Bentley — Colin’s companion through the darkest times. When Bentley fell paralyzed and veterinarians recommended euthanasia, Colin refused to give up. A rescue worker named Jessica asked the question that changed everything: “You’ve moved how many tons of weed and you’ve never heard of CBD?”

That question exposed a blind spot and became a mission. Colin created CBD golden paste for Bentley. The results were immediate and undeniable: Bentley got up, walked over, and brought Colin his ball to play. From paralyzed to playing — this wasn’t placebo. Dogs don’t respond to placebo. This was real cannabinoid medicine doing what pharmaceuticals couldn’t.

Bentley lived another ten years, dying naturally at age twenty. During those years, Colin developed specialized formulas for every age-related condition Bentley faced:

• Neurodegeneration → CBG’s neuroprotective properties and THCa’s PPARγ agonism for brain cell protection
• Dementia → CBC’s role in neurogenesis
• Glaucoma → THC’s CB1 agonism for intraocular pressure reduction
• Arthritis → Multi-pathway anti-inflammatory approaches using CBD, CBG, THCa, and beta-caryophyllene

Single cannabinoids weren’t enough. Multi-cannabinoid synergy became essential. That decade of real-world formulation testing on a patient Colin loved more than anything became the foundation of our RSO formula.

Colin’s Personal Battle: PTSD and Benzo Addiction

Colin knows pharmaceutical dependence personally. He struggled with PTSD and benzodiazepine addiction. When he decided to break free from Xanax, he did it cold turkey — notoriously difficult and dangerous — using the same cannabinoid knowledge he’d developed keeping Bentley alive.

The Peace Gummies formula that became an OilWell product was created during midnight experiments while fighting through benzo withdrawal. Colin personally uses the vape form for insomnia and severe PTSD to this day. This isn’t theoretical knowledge. He lived what RSO patients live: desperation for relief, failed pharmaceuticals, the discovery that cannabinoids work when pills do not.

We’ve developed formulas that doctors use for Crohn’s disease, IBS, ulcerative colitis, PTSD, benzo addiction, and insomnia. Our focus has always been making cannabis accessible and effective for everyone — including vegans, diabetics, and those with specific health needs.

ABC13 Houston: Seven Features, Four Years, One Trusted Voice

Between September 2019 and April 2023, ABC13 Houston — the ABC affiliate serving America’s fourth-largest city — featured Colin and OilWell Cannabis in seven distinct news segments. Five different reporters sought us out across those years: Tom Abrahams, Steve Campion, Shelley Childers, Nick Natario, and KTRK staff writers.

No other Houston cannabis operator appears with that frequency or breadth of subject matter. When ABC13 needed to explain a new cannabis product, they called us. When state agencies reversed course on Delta-8 legality overnight, they called us. When a sitting president announced marijuana pardons and the station needed someone who’d personally lived with a cannabis conviction to provide context, they called us.

Here in Spalding County, you might wonder: “Why does Houston media coverage matter to me?” Because mainstream validation from a major-market ABC affiliate establishes a credibility signal that transcends geography. When you’re evaluating cannabis products online — especially for serious health concerns — you need to know you’re dealing with a real company, not a fly-by-night operation. Our ABC13 track record demonstrates that we’ve been building credibility since before most competitors existed.

Colin’s foundational quote from September 2019 captures our philosophy: “I’m not trying to sell people snake oil. I’m not trying to sell people hope, but there’s enough research out there that people just need to know and try and have the best possible version to base their opinions off of to give it a fair shot as to whether it’s right or wrong for them.”

That quote from 2019 — years before we published these formulas — is the seed of everything we became. It’s our promise to Spalding County: honest education, not hype.

OilWell Today: Real Business, Real Results

Today, OilWell Cannabis operates from Montrose, Houston, Texas (810 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77006). We’ve been operating since 2019, generate approximately one million dollars in annual revenue, maintain a near-5.0 Google rating, and are Texas DSHS licensed. Our products aren’t mass-produced — they’re carefully crafted with a personal touch, from the artwork on the packaging to the formulations inside. All artwork, formulations, and packaging are created in-house in Houston, using only our own recipes and ideas.

We bring Houston grit, McAllen roots, and a builder’s mindset to everything we do, but our posture stays simple: make products with intent, answer directly, and never pretend cannabis is right for everyone.

The OilWell RSO Philosophy: Four Core Principles

Our RSO is not traditional Rick Simpson Oil. It’s a formulated, multi-cannabinoid product informed by the RSO tradition but departing from it in deliberate, evidence-motivated ways that directly benefit you in Spalding County.

1. Accessibility Over Gatekeeping

No medical card is required. Anyone age twenty-one or older can purchase. We ship nationwide across the United States and internationally to customers who verify local legality.

In Georgia, the medical cannabis program is one of the most restrictive in the country. Under the Georgia Low THC Oil Registry, patients need approval for specific conditions like cancer, ALS, seizure disorders, or PTSD — but there are only a handful of dispensing locations statewide, and none in Spalding County. The nearest dispensing pharmacies are likely in metro Atlanta, requiring you to drive 40-60 miles each way.

We built a product and distribution model that makes RSO accessible legally. Spalding County residents can order from home and have it delivered directly. No driving to Atlanta. No qualifying condition restrictions. No state registry required. Simpson believed medicine should be accessible to everyone; we made that belief practical and legal for Georgians.

2. Patient-Controlled Potency

THCa is sold in its acidic, non-psychoactive form. You decide whether to use it raw for non-psychoactive benefits or decarboxylate it into delta-9 THC for full psychoactive potency.

This is revolutionary for Spalding County residents who need to function during the day. If you’re working at the Kia plant in West Point, managing a farm, or caring for grandchildren, you can’t be impaired. Our raw THCa option gives you powerful anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective benefits with zero psychoactive effects.

If you need full-strength relief at night — for sleep, severe pain, or PTSD — you can heat the oil at home to convert THCa to THC. This gives you the same potency as traditional illegal RSO, entirely at your discretion after purchase.

One product serves multiple needs. Simpson believed patients should control their medicine; we engineered a product that puts that control in your hands through chemistry, not rhetoric.

3. Open-Source Formulas

We publish our complete formulas publicly. Every cannabinoid, every milligram amount, every percentage — it’s all documented in this guide. If you can’t afford our products, you can source the individual distillates and make your own version.

This is a direct echo of Simpson’s free-distribution ethos. He gave his oil away and taught people how to make it. We adapted that for the modern marketplace: we sell a professionally manufactured, lab-tested, standardized product for those who want it, and we publish the recipe for those who want to make it themselves.

We even published the CBD golden paste recipe that saved Bentley’s life. That consistency — giving away the formula that saved a family member before giving away the formula for people — demonstrates this isn’t marketing. It’s who we are.

4. Evidence-Informed, Not Evidence-Overstating

The GENERAL KNOWLEDGE section you just read represents our commitment to honest education about what the science actually says. Simpson operated without access to peer-reviewed literature; we have that access and use it to distinguish between what’s well-supported, what’s emerging, and what’s overstated.

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