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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...
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The key to success with medical Cannabis is knowi...
Welcome! Thank you for reading the Effective Cannabis Newsletter. Cannabis Health Coaches and Educators created this newsletter to inform you about how Cannabis works in the body. Each newsletter is carefully curated and has a specific theme that changes with every newsletter. For example, our next issue, September 2024, will highlight how Cannabis addresses pain and brings harmony to our endocann...
By Debi Wimberley Certified Cannabis Educator and Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter
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Introduction
My first visit to a Cannabis dispensary was surreal. The front waiting area resembled a doctor’s office. I checked in with my MMJ card ID, surrounded by people in business suits, t-shirts, high heels, and sneakers. Everyone was smiling. When my name was called, my caregiver wheeled me i...
Submitted by Berta K. from London, England
I am 36 years old, living in London, England, and I've been managing my complex health since age 22.
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Seven Diagnoses & 40+ Symptoms
I face multiple challenges, including fibromyalgia, arthritis, hemianesthesia (loss of sensitivity on the left side), bilateral sciatica, chronic pain from Morton's neuroma, and a syrinx on my spine (fluid-filled cyst) ...
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...
Welcome! Thank you for reading the Effective Cannabis Newsletter. Cannabis Coaches and Educators created this newsletter to inform you about how Cannabis works in the body. Each newsletter is carefully curated and has a specific theme that changes with every newsletter. For example, our next issue, August 2024, will highlight how Cannabis addresses numerous medical conditions, alleviates symptoms,...
Welcome! Thank you for reading the Effective Cannabis Newsletter. Cannabis Coaches and Educators created this newsletter to inform you about how Cannabis works in the body. Each newsletter is carefully curated and has a specific theme that changes with every newsletter. For example, our next issue, July 2024, will be dedicated to firsthand stories that illustrate the lived experiences supporting t...
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