Growing up I fed into the whole “weed makes you dumb” and “stoners are losers” stereotypes. Living in a small town and being a teenager at the time, it was easy to place people into categories without knowing anything about them. Almost as easy as it was to run into cannabis or alcohol at some…
As a person retired from Law Enforcement/Military, I would like to share my experience with cannabis and High Mountain Health. I was very hesitant about cannabis in the beginning. Since I have been using medicated edibles, I have been able to stop using Ambien sleeping pills! I’m sleeping better now more than ever, without…
Tina As a teenager, cannabis was strictly recreational for me. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with chronic Sialoliths (salivary gland stones), that my relationship with cannabis took a turn towards pain management and treatment. During 2005 the Sialoliths would cause infections in my right parotid gland, causing it to swell to the size of…
Debbi G. I was introduced to cannabis therapy four hours after I was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. My sister helped educate me on the high CBD (non THC) oils I needed and I immediately applied for my card so I could begin introducing high THC into the equation. In studies from Spain and…
August Patient Success Story: Martin J. My cannabis therapy began after multiple hospitalizations over 3 years and adverse reactions to the multitude of prescriptions given by the VA Hospital. My first medical experience was with a lollipop but I had ingested too much and was uncomfortable for a few hours. After that, I went with…
July Patient Success Story: TSgt (Ret) Timothy and Timi the dual-purpose K9 Unit. Photo Details: Staff Sgt. Timothy Evans, 11th Security Forces Squadron, poses with his dog Timi, a 5-year-old dual-purpose explosive detection German Shepherd….
June Patient Success Story: Jen and Obie the Husky In late March of this year, my two-year-old husky was diagnosed with epilepsy. The morning I brought him to the vet, he was not the same husky I had raised since he was seven weeks old. He was clinging to me, balancing himself against my legs…
May Patient Success Story Meet Armando B! Hi my name is Armando, I’m an Arizonan now but was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Southern Cali. When I was younger, I was the victim of a drive-by shooting and suffered multiple bullet wounds–three in my stomach, one in my arm, one in…
April’s Wellness Warrior: Bridgit L. My name is Bridget L. I am a fifty year old female with PTSD and Fibromyalgia. I was introduced to cannabis by some friends who told me people were using it for pain, at the time I was on sixteen pharmaceuticals a day and an opiate-derived patch. I was still…
Cannabidiol, a chemical structure found in the cannabis plant and commonly known as CBD, has helped countless patients. Many are drawn to the medicine for its ability to alleviate the symptoms of many conditions, without the psychoactive effect of THC. Those utilizing CBD may find relief from pain, seizures, tremors and it has even been considered…