The War may be over but for many Veterans, the battle for freedom continues: The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system is too quick in prescribing a plethora of pharmaceuticals including anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, sedatives, and other medicines for PTSD. This, on its own, hasn’t done much to stem the tide of veteran […]
Written by One of the most painful diagnostics known to mankind has been tamed by the Cannabis plant: Shannon Snelling is a 38-year-old otherwise healthy female from Colorado. She was diagnosed in 2015 with CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome) following a routine bunionectomy (surgery to remove bunions) and navicular repair on her foot. What was supposed to […]
Battling Chronic Pain, PTSD, and Epilepsy – A father found relief and life again in the plant: If one wants to find one of the most intense people on the planet with Epilepsy – they may have found him right here! Charlie Urquhart of Boulder Colorado is a dedicated parent, cannabis patient, and also part […]
The shocking little letter many in the healthcare industry have never heard about nor read… While the world of medicine continues its debates in regards to the merits of cannabis – some are digging deeper than others to find truths and to dispel the old and ongoing myths about the healing plant. It’s quite apparent […]
A Cannabis Patient and Advocate pushes for access for all – Free the Leaf! Imagine having your entire life change suddenly – everything planned for your future becomes bleak – in an instant. In November of 2016, Nikki Lawley was a very active person – a pediatric nurse who enjoyed outings with her husband and […]
From patient to compassionate use provider, she landed in jail before bouncing back on her feet: Shelby Lucero of Sacramento, California, is both a patient and businesswoman – she’s the owner of Greenway Commerce, a known cannabis business compliance consulting firm. But her history with the powers of the plant runs so much deeper as a […]
Many don’t realize there’s a side effect to pain called depression – Cannabis/CBD treats both: Today we feature an interview with a pain management patient that decided the plant was much better for him than pills, and that personal choice has given him freedom. He’s, by far, not alone in the quest to squelch pain […]
Feds take action again today against companies making product claims: As The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lashed out today warning the CBD Industry over health claims, targeting several businesses giving them only 2 weeks to respond, I interviewed patients that had difficulties based on such claims. “Why isn’t this working, I’ve done everything they told […]
“I ask that you recognize our God-given right to cultivate our medicine” Like many individuals that have found life returned to them with the use of cannabinoid medicine, Crystal Beattie has a message. Her story is an incredible journey to freedom – fighting her way through the horrors of dependence on various pharmaceuticals as well […]
A journey with many milestones, hurdles, and obstacles that’s ongoing and paved with love: Six years ago at 5 a.m. I was woken by EMTs outside the back door of my home. I had a nocturnal grand mal seizure and wandered outside and fell where I slept until a neighbor called and the ambulance came. […]