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Submitted by Victoria L. from Scotland
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I am 44 years old, from Scotland. For most of my life, my mind has been busy and easily distracted.
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An easily distracted mind has always been a challenge
Not being able to focus or concentrate on one thing for periods of time easily swayed me from my yoga practice to do something else, and I was lacking discipline and focus. This isn’t something new ...
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Hosted by Karli Miller-Hornick, co-founder and CEO of Head & Heal, a CBD producer and hemp cultivator in Cortland, New YorkÂ
Shared with the generous permission of Syracuse.com The Post Standard. This episode originally aired in October 2021.
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Cannabis, also known as hemp, has a long history of human use. But lately, the buzz around this plant — and the cannabinoids within it — has in...
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By Jay Jay O'Brien Certified Cannabis Health Coach and Educator
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Deciding is the process of choice deciphered from available information, observations, and insights proposed by the self and the outside world. Just as a ship's Captain must plot a course based on information about the weather, wind, and aerodynamics of the vessel, we plot the course of our lives with each choice and decision w...
Submitted by Anya C. from Los Angeles, CA
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I am 45 years old. I am from Los Angeles, CA. I have been dealing with a seizure disorder since birth.
The challenges I was facing were side effects from long-time use of seizure medication that caused me to feel brain fog, delayed response, and processing of information.
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Before I started with my Cannabis journey
I had been on anticonvulsants and...
Submitted by Andre T. from Iowa
I am 25 years old. I am from Iowa and have been dealing with anxiety, stress, and depression for about 13 years.
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A personal battle
I was in a constant fight or flight mode as well as getting terrible sleep due to my anxiety keeping me up at night. I would also have bouts of depression throughout the years that made it feel impossible to do even the smallest ta...
 Submitted by Candy D. from Ontario, Canada
I am 38 years old. I am a musician, a content creator, a wife, and a mother.
I am from Ontario, Canada, and have been dealing with pain, grief, the MS hug, anxiety, depression, PTSD, stress, and migraines for many years.
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I felt debilitated and not present in my life
I was struggling with chronic pain, deep grieving, inability to focus, and MS symp...
Submitted by Tasha J. from Phoenix, Arizona
41 now, was 39 at the time. I live in Phoenix, AZ, using Cannabis for pain, sleep, anxiety, and rebalancing my ECS for four years.
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The challenges I was facing
The inability to eat and drink due to nausea and inflammation caused me to feel anxiety and depression due to my worsening condition from having Long Covid.
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There was nothing that could h...
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...
 By Michelle Diston - Certified Cannabis Coach
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, restlessness, emotional instability, and sometimes anxiety. These symptoms can significantly impact an individual's daily functioning, making it challenging to navigate through various aspects ...
Submitted by Debi W. from Phoenix, Arizona
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I am 67 years old, living in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, and have been dealing with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease for 25 years, along with Asthma since birth.
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The battles I faced were just to breathe, to walk, and to cope with reactions to pharmaceuticals
I needed oxygen 24 hours a day...
By: FlowerChild
Shared with their generous permission. Originally published on April 30, 2024.
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Have you ever wondered if you might be using the wrong cannabinoid to help with your pain? Read on to learn how CBDv (cannabidivarin) might be good for pain relief and how it contrasts with CBD’s potential.
CBD (cannabidiol), CBG (cannabigerol), and CBDv (cannabidivarin) are all popular cannabinoid...
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