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the rules of organic farming .” Why would one grow cannabis in this fertile valley ?

“ I just have a passion for it . Because it is something that heals so many ailments .” Interlude : we later meet Graham ’ s mom . Mom suffers from severe Parkinson ’ s and has undergone five back operations . Eventually , she could not get out of bed . Graham did the necessary research and developed a remedy which not only gets her out of bed but also steadies her hands so that she is now the one responsible for trimming the minute leaves from the cannabis heads with a very small pair of scissors .

Mom : “ I caught Graham as a teenager smoking dope and realised he will probably put his life in danger buying the stuff . I just knew he wasn ’ t going to quit so I collected the

6 . seeds to grow them for him .” From that humble beginning to a now thriving family enterprise . Other than manufacturing his own health products , he also supplies a plant near Durban which manufactures oils and the like . “ We also send out products to the plant for testing .”

6 . The still used by Graham to extract oil from the cannabis plants .
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