Olivia Newton-John has alleviated most, if not all, of the pain from her cancer by taking medicinal marijuana.
Newton-John and her husband John Easterling grow the drug at their California home where medicinal and recreational marijuana is legal under state law. Newton-John’s cannabis treatment has made a significant difference as the actress and singer fights cancer for the second time.
“I really believe the cannabis has made a huge difference,” she told 60 Minutes Australia. “If I don’t take the drops I can feel the pain, so I know it’s working.”
Newton-John, who played Sandy Olsson in Grease, contracted breast cancer and was diagnosed in 1992. She beat the cancer then and recovered until 2013 when the cancer reappeared. In 2017, doctors told Newton-John that the cancer had spread to her bones and would eventually kill her.
Easterling convinced Newton-John to try cannabis to alleviate her pain.
“I was highly confident up front, but deep inside I was a bit nervous,” Easterling said.
Newton-John is selling many of her possessions and accumulated props and movie items. She is planning to donate much of the money from the sales to cancer research facilities in Australia.
