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Cannabis for Harm Reduction: A Path Beyond Opioids cbd cbg chronic pain complex regional pain syndrome (crps) copd ecs edibles endocannabinoid system (ecs) harm reduction mac lung disease mrsa myrcene nausea opioid cessation pinene sleep suicide thc tincture vaporization Aug 26, 2025

 

By Debi Wimberley, Cannabis Specialist and Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter

A personal story of how Cannabis saved my life when the healthcare system failed me.

 

When medical professionals forced me off opioids after 21 years of responsible use, I had to discover on my own what some chronic pain patients were quietly learning: Cannabis isn't just an alternative medicine, it's a ...

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CBG & CBGA: The Cannabinoids Worth Knowing alzheimer's/dementia cannabinoids cb1 cb2 cbca cbd cbda cbg cbga colitis endocannabinoid system (ecs) epilepsy huntington's disease ibs inflammation mrsa neurological pain parkinson's disease stress thc thca May 28, 2025

 

By Angel Johansen, Certified Cannabis Specialist

 

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...

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Cannabis ….Giving My Lungs Life asthma complex regional pain syndrome (crps) copd lungs mac lung disease mrsa opioid cessation pain pneumonia Feb 10, 2023

By Debi Wimberley, Cannabis Educator and Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter

 

Is Cannabis giving my lungs life? Never could I have imagined, nor did I think, it was possible, and definitely not with my diagnosis. I was living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (1) and Mac Lung Disease (2), which made me struggle for every breath with zero quality of life. 

To breathe no...

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