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Coming Out of The Green Closet: How Cannabis Intervened During the Pandemic to Relieve My PTSD, Arthritis, Grief, and More anxiety cbd cbda cbn grief ptsd stigma testimonial thc May 04, 2023

Submitted by Joyce M. from Texas

 

Cannabis helped my PTSD and helped relieve some of my anxiety. In addition to that biggie, it also helped with my arthritis pain and racing thoughts (what I call my monkey mind) and relieved some minor skin issues.

I am 54 years old. I am from Texas. I am a leukemia survivor. I have been working on learning about Cannabis and its benefits for a while now. I gu...

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Cannabinoids Improved My Quality of Life and I’m Still Noticing Subtle Improvements cbd cbda cbg depression grief pain stigma testimonial thc Apr 27, 2023

Submitted by J’Né C. from Missouri

 

I am 38 years old, and I am from Springfield, Missouri.  

I never wanted to be treated with pharmaceuticals

This desire led to unhealthy coping skills, and at different points in my life, using illicit drugs and alcohol to mask the symptoms.  

 

Love at first night

About two years ago, I became acquainted with Medical Cannabis edibles, and after the firs...

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Your Toolkit for Chronic Pain cbda cbg consumption methods mindfulness pain Jan 05, 2023

By Whitney Deatherage Cannabis Coach and Educator

 

I could say my story of chronic pain began at the beginning of 2014, but I’ve learned to go back and look for clues from earlier in life. Multiple childhood sports injuries, frequent recurring illnesses, falling all the time, and a near-fatal car accident in my early twenties - to me, these were unconnected incidents. It wasn’t until a mysterio...

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Cannabis and Chronic Pain
Cannabis & Chronic Pain: A Brief Overview of Chronic Pain & Ways In Which It May Be Managed alpha-pinene beta-caryophyllene cbc cbd cbda cbg cbn dose layering limonene linalool myrcene pain terpenes terpineol terpinolene thc thca Dec 28, 2022

PDF by Erik Bowen, Doctor of Pharmacy, and Illume Cannabis Wellness Founder

 

Click the image below to view a PDF presentation excerpted from a presentation by Dr. Bowen

 

 

Dr. Erik Bowen is a former pain management patient. He knows that Cannabis is a very misunderstood plant, partly because of the stigma/politics surrounding its use. THC is but ONE component of the plant, but is the one ...

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