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Please allow me to introduce myself... 1979•
My name is Deborah Smith. My son, Dylan and my daughter, Autumn are part of
our family that was once 4 but now is only 3.
For 43 years I was married to James L. Smith, Jim, Smitty, Daddy, Dad, Pop,
Honey...
Then he was gone....and our life, as we knew it, was gone with him. This was
devastating and you cannot even realize the full impact of this until it happens to
you.
Jim was born in Texas, but when he was a young boy, the family, Dad, James,
along with Mom, Louise and older brother Charles Lee or "Chuck" relocated to
Southern California making Chula Vista their home. The boys attended school,
got first jobs, girlfriends, wives, and yes, military while they lived in Chula Vista.
The era was Vietnam and both boys did their "duty" to the country with Chuck
joining and Jim being drafted. Jim was a combat engineer so he saw the war
first hand. Jim did his time and when he returned home to Chula Vista, he hardly
spoke of his experience over there. Eventually he ended up in a divorce and
moved out of the home he grew up in. This is when we met.
His parents remained in the family home until they passed and then Chuck
moved into the home. He stayed there until he passed away leaving behind
decades of family history that the family shared in Chula Vista at 138 "I" St for
so many years.
When Chuck became sick with cancer (agent orange related) I searched for
alternatives and this is when I actually discovered what is known as RSO. This
was also called Phoenix Tears and came from an old remedy from many years
back. It was reintroduced by a gentleman named Rick Simpson and named
"RSO" for Rick Simpson Oil. We began our research over 7 years ago with the
dawn of new ideas. Chuck could not handle the oil and possibly we began too
late for him. We tried to expedite the process to get him up to dosage as quick
as possible but it was just too late. He passed away.
In the meantime, I decided I needed to learn all I could about the healing effects
of cannabis. I had been a user for many years and my own health, altho not
great, had doctors scratching their heads over the way my body handled my
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This research, to my sorrow came at a time when my Jim began having health
issues. The next thing we knew, we were battling for his life. It seems agent
orange poison struck our family once again and we knew the outcome was not a
good one. Due to his circumstances, treating him as we should became more of
a challenge every day. Hard as we tried to help him, we lost our hero.
We were lost, devastated, empty... We did not expect this. How could this
happen and now what could we do as a family to honor our family Patriarch???
How do you say thanks to someone who gave so much and yet was taken way
too soon?
From our grief, Pop's Potions was born. It was what gave us reason to get up
every day and move forward. The business became everything to us including
our grief counselor, our therapy. Now we had purpose to go on. We had a
Legacy to build to honor this man who gave everything. We had Pop's Potions!
We decided we would depend on no one to build our legacy for Jim. We know
what goes into our cultivation, edibles, lotions, potions and more. We use no
pesticides and have regular lab testing not only for potency and California clean
marijuana, but for dosage also. Although the money is nice, our main purpose is
helping people. Honesty, integrity and compassion are what Jim was about and
what we stand for. We pride ourselves on being from "Bud to Bite".
And there is not a more perfect place to build this legacy for this special man
than the town he called home, Chula Vista..
Giving to the veterans is very important to us as is giving back to the community.
It is our goal to have a program to give to the veterans and a community charity
as well. Some of the charities we are passionate about, aside from veterans
include children, pets and the homeless. Our charity program will embrace all of
these very important organizations each year. Helping and giving back is
important to us in honoring Jim, this is what he would want.
Deborah Klein Smith-(619)719-2367
Deborah@popspotions.com
Autumn Leilani Smith-(619)719-2377
Autumn@popspotions.com
popspotions.com
https://www.instagram.com/popspotions
https://www.facebook.com/PopsPotions
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Jim lived his life to the fullest. He was a Vietnam veteran who
was killed in Vietnam by Agent Orange, but he died 50 years
later at home surrounded by family and friends. How do we
celebrate the legacy of this man? As death began to close in
and absorb every aspect of our life, we knew what brought
peace of mind and comfort to him and to all of us watching this
wonderful man leave us. We knew medical cannabis was the
answer for all of us as the end of his life came closer every day.
This became the birth of Pop's Potions. Jim was there to tell us
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what worked and what didn't. Simple things like bite size pieces
of candy instead of candy bars so you can put the whole piece
in your mouth. He loved a chocolate spoon in his coffee first
thing in the morning to help the pain. We found that our life now
revolved around keeping our Jim comfortable. It was his last
big gift to the family he raised and loved and supported for so
many years. It was the legacy of him and what made our lives
easier as we prepared for the end. Jim died from 3 types of
cancer directly related to Agent Orange. The pain had to be
horrendous but yet, until hospice came in a week before death,
the strongest pain med he requested was Tylenol. He virtually
stayed comfortable to the very end. And so for the love of Jim,
we decided to go on for him. To go on and offer hope to others
who face what we faced. We could not save Jim but we never
gave up hope and we showered him with love, family, friends,
pets and all the candy he could eat.
The team at Pop's Potions strongly believe in the medical benefits of
Cannabis Oil. To us this is a legacy for Jim and the love he brought
to the world. More than a company, we are on a mission to help
• rove patients ailments and give back to those who deserve
it.This is not just a company this is our heart and soul.
Our team has a combined knowledge
base of over three centuries. We are not
new to the world of Cannabis and we
want to share what we know with the
world.
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We are constantly on the look out for deserving charities, veterans and people.
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Jim lived his life to the fullest. He was a Vietnam veteran who was killed in Vietnam by Agent Orange, but
he died 50 years later at home surrounded by family and friends. How do we celebrate the legacy of this
man?As death began to close in and absorb every aspect of our life,we knew what brought peace of mind
and comfort to him and to all of us watching this wonderful man leave us. We knew medical cannabis was
the answer for all of us as the end of his life came closer every day.This became the birth of Pop's Potions.
Jim was there to tell us what worked and what didn't. Simple things like bite size pieces of candy instead
of candy bars so you can put the whole piece in your mouth. He loved a chocolate spoon in his coffee first
thing in the morning to help the pain. We found that our life now revolved around keeping our Jim
comfortable. It was his last big gift to the family he raised and loved and supported for so many years. It
was the legacy of him and what made our lives easier as we prepared for the end. Jim died from 3 types of
cancer directly related to Agent Orange. The pain had to be horrendous but yet, until hospice came in a
week before death,the strongest pain med he requested was Tylenol.He virtually stayed comfortable to the
very end. So for the love of Jim, we decided to go on for him. To go on and offer hope to others who face
what we faced. We could not save Jim but we never gave up hope and we showered him with love, family,
friends, pets and all the candy he could eat.
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