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Submitted by Yasha K. from New York City
I am 41 from NYC. I’ve been healthy my whole life, and Cannabis has made me healthier.
When fitness started fighting back
Loss of appetite and inability to sleep after heavy workouts, which delayed recovery, at times leading to injury.
Years ago, I was a competitive athlete. When Cannabis became an active part of my routine, I was competing in weight...
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Cannabis Health Radio Podcast Hosted by Ian Jessop and Corrie Yelland
In this episode, meet Robin. After receiving the Anthrax vaccine during her military service, Robyn's health began to decline, leading to 17 surgeries over two decades to address numerous health complications. Now facing Stiff Person Syndrome, she's found relief through Cannabis therapy and joins us from North Carolina to sh...
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Riley D. Kirk, Ph.D. Discusses:
In this episode, Dr Kirk dives deep into oral health with the incredible Stacy Bobak, a powerhouse educator, communicator, and advocate who is changing the way we think about dentistry and wellness.
Stacy is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Certified Cannabis Educator from Ontario, Canada. She’s the creator and owner of CannaDent, a first-of-its-kind educ
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By Michelle Distion, Certified Cannabis Coach
In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to ignore how commonplace stress, anxiety, and illness are. Most people are not even aware that there is a way to calm those racing thoughts and cultivate inner peace. For many, the idea of a daily meditation practice may feel daunting when their body is in pain, the monkey mind is too active, or emotions ar...
By Dr. Michele Ross
This article first appeared on HashDash 4/17/2024
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With the U.S. still healing from the worst of the opioid crisis, people are searching for a pain-relief alternative. This chapter explains why that alternative is Cannabis for so many.
By now, it’s no secret how destructive the opioid epidemic has been, as the over-prescribing of pharmaceutical medications led to many addi...
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Walman's Apothecary Hosted by:Â Steven Walman
Shared with the generous permission of Walman's Apothecary. This episode originally aired on Jun 13, 2023.
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On this episode, host Steven Walman sits down with Dr. Amanda Reiman, a pioneering Cannabis ethnobotanist, social worker, and founder of Personal Plants. Together, they dive into the concept of harm reduction and how Cannabis plays a pow...
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By the Effective Cannabis Newsletter Team
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What if the solution to the world’s opioid crisis has been growing under our noses all along?
The opioid epidemic has left millions reeling ...from patients trapped in cycles of dependency to grieving families, overwhelmed providers, and a broken healthcare system grasping for safer solutions. But a growing body of evidence suggests that medical Ca...
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By William Brown, Certified Medical Cannabis Specialist
The conversation around chronic pain and prescription opioids demands nuance. For too long, patients have been forced to choose between inadequate relief and life-altering risks. As research evolves, medical Cannabis emerges, not as a cure-all, but as a credible, patient-centered tool for reducing harm. It’s time to listen closely to both...
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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.
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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 ...
Submitted by Marie-Eve V. from Québec, Canada
I am 46 years old from Québec, Canada, born with Spina Bifida. I've been diagnosed with Hyponatremia, anemia and now my body rejects all nutrients from all sources.
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I couldn't move, I couldn’t sleep, and I was filled with hate and anger
Being hungry all the time intensifies aggressiveness and hate toward myself and others. Since childhood, I have...
Submitted by Ava’s Mom, Vera T. from Cork, Ireland
My daughter was seven when she started medical Cannabis. We are from Cork, Ireland, dealing with Dravet Syndrome (intractable drug-resistant epilepsy).
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The challenge Ava faced
She was enduring hundreds of daily seizures of all types, from absence to full tonic clonic seizures. Ava was suffering terribly and we felt lost and in despair. Until...
Submitted by Scott L. from New Hampshire
I’m 34, live in New Hampshire, and was born in Massachusetts. I’ve lived with anxiety for as long as I can remember, but it intensified as my career took off and the weight of greater responsibility set in. What started as a quiet undercurrent in childhood became harder to ignore as the stakes grew higher.
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I was facing constant anxiety
The challenges ...
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