I have been following you and Corinne since your first podcast with The Sacred Plant and had been a faithful watcher. Let me first say I’m so sorry about your wife. She was lovely! I was so impressed that you continued teaching about cannabis medicine, that your story is my Story of HOPE, John.
I decided to send in my story because it greatly impacted me, and I’ve been thinking about sharing it for a while now. I love these stories so I’m willing to share. I am a recreational user, but marijuana is so helpful for sleep and relaxation that I’d have to call its effects medical as I have a high stress job and it calms me.
In the past few years, a lot of hype has started to develop around ketamine as a potential first-line drug for addiction treatment. In 2019, Florida State University researchers found that rats that were induced to have alcohol use disorder were far less likely to drink alcohol after being given ketamine.
My story may seem rather insignificant, but it was a life changer. I have several invisible pain conditions, and my pain is rarely in control. Many years ago when my state went legal for cannabis I did my research and decided to add cannabis to my pain treatment.
My name is Austin, and I am a corporate executive. I recently got a promotion to leadership and was very excited because it was one of my goals. I also have a young family who needs attention and the money I bring since my wife stays home. By the way, I think she has the harder job!
In the 80’s I was a young nurse in a major medical center. I was happy to be working after my rigorous education which included anatomy and physiology, chemistry, psychology, ethics, and nursing in every facet of health care. I was ready and I was excited.
When people are mentally fatigued it can get in the way of living a fulfilled life. This condition can make it hard to cope with work, school, and personal lives. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) indicates that as many as one in five U.S. adults lives with some form of mental illness.
A number of years ago, my doctor recommended I use medical cannabis as part of my HIV treatment regimen for its anti-inflammatory properties and appetite enhancement. I have since learned that HIV patients started the medical marijuana movement in California, and we should all be grateful to them. Cannabis also helped me with pain and insomnia.
Cannabis has been utilized predominantly for recreational purposes in western civilization since the 1850s. But should we integrate weed as a medical treatment in American healthcare too? This question bothers people since there aren’t conclusive studies conducted on the curative properties of cannabis. However, preliminary evidence does suggest that smoking/ingesting cannabis potentially results in pain relief and sleep improvement. So, we’ll discuss nine incentives to support the usage of medicinal cannabis as an potentially effective treatment.
A number of years ago, my doctor recommended I use medical cannabis as part of my HIV treatment regimen for its anti-inflammatory properties and appetite enhancement. I have since learned that HIV patients started the medical marijuana movement in California, and we should all be grateful to them. Cannabis also helped me with pain and insomnia.
