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Matthew Butt Supporting Veterans Through Cannabis Care anxiety cannabinoids cbd cbg cbn chronic pain opioid cessation opioids panic ptsd sleep suicide thc tolerance break traumatic brain injury (tbi) Oct 30, 2024

 

 

Let's Talk Cannabis Podcast Hosted by: Sherry Bennett and Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Barb Mainville 

Shared with the generous permission of Let's Talk Cannabis. This episode originally aired in December of 2022.

 

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions around PTSD, trauma, suicide, and the challenges with pain management and mental health,...
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Tracking Your Cannabis Use as Medicine: Why It Matters cannabinoids cbd cbg limonene myrcene pinene terpenes thc Sep 27, 2024

 

By Angel Johansen - Certified Cannabis Educator

 

Cannabis has taken the health and wellness industry by storm, and it's no wonder. As more research emerges, so do the benefits of using Cannabis for various therapeutic purposes. To maximize these benefits, understanding how Cannabis affects you personally is essential. That's where tracking your Cannabis with the use of a journal...

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Cannabis Helps My Anxiety and Depression and Has Improved My Quality of Life anxiety cbd cbg depression ecs sleep stigma testimonial thc Jul 01, 2024

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.

 

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...

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Cannabis Helped Me FULLY Recover From Long Covid anxiety cbd cbg covid depression feco inflammation migraines nausea pain sleep stigma testimonial thc thca Jun 30, 2024

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.

 

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.

 

There was nothing that...

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Cannabis Transformed My Life After a Cancer Diagnosis Twice! anxiety cancer cbd cbda cbg cbga pain stress thc thca Jun 30, 2024

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.

 

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...

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I Self-Identified as Anxious and Depressed advocacy anxiety cbd cbda cbg cbga covid depression ptsd stigma testimonial thc thca Jun 30, 2024

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.

 

With the interruption in normal life...

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Is Cannabis a Better Treatment for ADHD Than Traditional Treatments? adhd cbd cbg endocannabinoid system (ecs) thc Jun 03, 2024

 By Michelle Diston - Certified Cannabis Coach

 

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...

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Transforming My Lung Health: How Cannabinoid Therapies Made the Difference alpha-pinene cbd cbg chronic regional pain syndrome (crps) copd ecs endocannabinoid system (ecs) humulene limonene linalool mac lung disease pain stress thc vaporization Jun 03, 2024

Submitted by Debi W. from Phoenix, Arizona

 

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.

 

The battles I faced were just to breathe, to walk, and to cope with reactions to pharmaceuticals

I needed oxygen 24...

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CBDv Binds Directly To Pain Receptors: How CBDv Differs From CBD And CBG With Pain Relief cbd cbg cdbv ecs endocannabinoid system (ecs) pain Jun 01, 2024

By: FlowerChild. Shared with their generous permission. Originally published on April 30, 2024.

 

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...

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Cannabis (Specifically CBG) Helped My Focus and Cognitive Clarity and Significantly Reduced My Reliance on Adderall! adhd anxiety cannabinoids cbd cbg neurological terpenes testimonial thcv May 06, 2024

Submitted by Jabria C. from Richmond, VA

 

I am 30 years old, from Richmond, VA, and have been dealing with ADHD pretty much my whole life but especially for the past 10 years.

 

The inability to follow through on tasks led to self-judgment and a sense of being broken

I found myself unable to focus on tasks, constantly getting distracted, and jumping from one thing to another without...

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Cannabis for Autoimmune Lupus & Joint Pain anxiety autoimmune disease beta-caryophyllene cbd cbg cbn inflamation lupus pain testimonial thca Apr 01, 2024

 

I'm a 49-year-old professor, herbalist, and retired nurse residing in Southern Oregon. In 2012, after suffering a complex health collapse, my list of diagnoses included autoimmune Lupus. My symptoms of Lupus included chronic renal failure, fatigue, brain fog, with joint inflammation and pain.

 

My ability to function was severely impaired due to the severity of my symptoms

In 2013...

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Misshaped But Pain Free Thanks to CBD! advocacy cbd cbda cbg osteoarthritis pain testimonial Mar 31, 2024

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.

 

Before I started taking a combination of CBD, CBDA and CBG daily

I tried many options to both decrease the pain and...

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