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By Debi Wimberley, Cannabis Specialist and Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter
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The data is in, and it's remarkable! After analyzing three years of data, we're seeing patterns that are revolutionizing cannabinoid therapy.Â
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The Big Discovery: Multi-Cannabinoid Formulas Win
Our experience database reveals something incredible! Multi-cannabinoid formulas consistently outperform si...
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By Angel Johansen, Certified Cannabis Specialist
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Not all cannabinoids are part of the mainstream conversation, but some of the lesser-known ones may be doing some of the most interesting work. In fact, some of the most promising developments in Cannabis aren't coming from the usual names. Quietly, cannabinoids like CBG (cannabigerol) and CBGA (cannabigerolic acid) are stepping into the spot...
By Dr. Abraham Benavides
This article first appeared on HashDash 4/17/2024
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What are Cannabinoids?
Put simply, cannabinoids are organic and bioactive compounds that are found in the Cannabis plant. Whole plant Cannabis contains over 550 naturally occurring components (1). We currently know of almost 150 cannabinoids (2) in the Cannabis plant. The two cannabinoids we know the most about are te...
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By William Brown, Certified Medical Cannabis Specialist
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Mental health challenges, such as anxiety and depression, affect millions of people worldwide. Conventional treatments, including therapy and pharmaceuticals, offer relief to many, but they are not without limitation. Some individuals face side effects, resistance to treatment, or persistent stigma
surrounding mental health care.
In re...
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By Alex Mitchell, Integrative Life Coach and Hypnotist
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In 2025, 1 Billion Women Worldwide Will Be Postmenopausal
Are you one of the 1.3 million women globally who will enter menopause this year? Have you considered incorporating Cannabis into your self-care for menopause?
I’m a summer-of-love child, born in 1967. Like many women around my age, I knew almost nothing about the changes that ...
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By Debi Wimberley, Certified Cannabis Educator and Founder of the Effective Cannabis NewsletterÂ
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Hey there, let’s talk about something real!
How many times have you walked into a doctor’s office, explained what’s going on with your body, and then left, feeling unheard? Like your symptoms were brushed off, your concerns dismissed, and you were handed a prescription and matter of factly told...
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By Jay Jay O’Brien C.H. ACCE Certified Cannabis Health Coach & Educator
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Extending the Journey: What if You Could Have One More Day?
When my mom passed in 2007, just seven days after receiving a cancer diagnosis that had promised her a year to live, she was gone long before her final breath.
The heavy doses of morphine—the standard in end-of-life care—(1) given to “keep her comfortable” ke...
Submitted by Jay Jay O. from Cambridge, ON, Canada
I’m in my middle-essence, living in Cambridge, ON, Canada, and was diagnosed in 2019 with Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with metastasis to my bones and lymph nodes.
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I was offered no hope for healing by my doctors, merely a death sentence
The pain from the bone metastasis was excruciating. Wheezing, coughing, and shortness of bre...
Submitted by Alex M. from Seattle, WA
Maybe my life sounds familiar. I’m over 50. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety and PTSD for most of my life. I also had the whammy of postpartum depression.
Of course, I self-identified as anxious and depressed. I was triggered by all sorts of external realities.
But all that changed in 2020.
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With the interruption in normal life that Covid-19 broug...
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Host: Debi Wimberley - Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter with Guest Dr. Demetria Bates DNP, FNP-BC, CCE
In this episode, Dr. Bates discusses her journey in discovering Cannabis as a viable treatment option, its interaction with the body's Endocannabinoid System (ECS), and its potential to alleviate various joint and bone pains.
Dr. Bates and host Debi Wimberley provide insights ...
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I am 41 years old. I am from Amelia, Virginia currently reside in Greensboro, NC. I have been dealing with chronic pain and anxiety for over ten years.
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My anxiety was the culprit for my chronic pain
The challenges I was facing were anxiety, depression, and insomnia which caused me to feel depressed, hopeless, sad, miserable, and in pain. The pain would start at the base of my skull and rad...
Lisa L. 59 years young from Sioux Lookout, ON
Living with Osteoarthritis of the hands for 10 years, of constant, throbbing pain between the affected joints and loss of comfortable motion frustrated me as I play many sports that involve the use of my hands primarily.
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Before I started taking a combination of CBD, CBDA and CBG daily
I tried many options to both decrease the pain and increase th...
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