Category: Medicina

We’ve already mentioned the documentary Unprescribed on a couple of podcasts, so I was ecstatic when writer/producer Steve Ellmore accepted my invite to the show. In today’s episode we discuss the documentary and the great need for legal access to cannabis for our veterans. Steve also shares some exciting upcoming news related to the film & his medical cannabis advocacy work.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/126

Like so many other veterans Christian Ryan really struggled with PTSD & physical ailments after coming back from tours overseas. After moving to the boondocks to try to get his life together a friend suggested he try cannabis medicinally. His first foray into plant medicine wasn’t a good one, but he continued to try to find relief through the plant. He finally found his correct dosage, and began to make strides back to normalcy. He vowed he would find a way to get involved in the cannabis space so he could help others find healing in his miraculous plant.

Sue Taylor started out as an unlikely advocate for cannabis. The former Catholic school principal left her home in Georgia to have an emergency intervention with her son who wanted to sell medical cannabis. When she arrived instead of finding a desperate drug addict, she found a plant that possessed many healing capabilities. A plant that she had been lied to about her whole life. She began her advocacy career working for Harborside & doing outreach with seniors.

Full show notes at www.cannabishealsme.com/124

Deirdra Martinez suffered with anxiety and chronic back pain for years. She had no idea the two could be connected until she was referred to a psychiatrist. After the mental health professional prescribed her Prozac her back pain disappeared, and life was good for a year or two. When the prescription meds started making her feel numb she succumbed to old habits and began overeating again. She confided in a co-worker about her struggles, and her co-worker recommended she try cannabis medicinally.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/123

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After leaving the military Fabian Henry struggled to re-adapt to life at home. He was constantly on high alert & found his thoughts drawn back to the battlefield – reliving mistakes & past regrets. Despite choking down a handful of prescription meds daily he still could not sleep or relax. He turned to alcohol in large quantities, but he just spiraled further downward. When a kid at work offered to give him some cannabis to help him he recoiled in disgust at smoking pot. A few days later he decided to try cannabis and his life has made a 180 since.

Nina Simmons & Osiris Stephen’s son was diagnosed with epilepsy at the tender age of 2. Sadly traditional medications seemed to exacerbate his seizures, so in desperation they tried plant medicine. At the time CBD oil was still illegal in their home state of New York, so they had to break the law to buy it for their son. After months of trial and error they found a formula that helped them with wean Aiden off of some of his prescriptions. In 2019 they started a podcast to share their story and help other parents who are facing the same trials.


Full show notes available at www.cannabishealsme.com/120

While searching for pain relief for an on the job injury, hospice nurse Jessie Gill tried every pharmaceutical under the sun. After surgery still did not give her pain relief Jessie tried cannabis & immediately began weaning herself off her prescription pain killers. She is now a successful blogger at Marijuana Mommy & cannabis entrepreneur.

Full shownotes at www.cannabishealsme.com/119

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Robert Cartee faced 75 yrs in prison after sheriffs found his medical cannabis. Thanks to a crack legal team & Robert’s refusal to accept a plea bargain, all charges were dismissed.

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Julie Mejia was only in her 20’s when she was injured on her right side from her neck to her ankle.

Days, weeks, and months went by and her body did not heal as it should & the the pain began to spread along the entirety of the right side of her body.

She was finally diagnosed with RSD and told she would likely never walk or work again. Desperate for relief she tried cannabis on a trip to Colorado, and the results were life changing.

Now Julie helps other patients by creating hemp products & holistic health consulting.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com

Economist & author Dr. Mark Thornton joins me to discuss his PhD dissertation on the economics of prohibition. This dissertation would lead to the coining of the phrase of The Iron Law of Prohibition. He joins us for a fascinating discussion on the failed policy of drug prohibition and maybe a couple other topics related to the State’s & its ever increasing intrusions into our lives.

Full show notes at www.cannabishealsme.com/115

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Three years ago Rodney Bowers was given 6 mos to live after being diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer. Fortunately a friend in Michigan after learning of his diagnosis invited him up & cooked him up a batch of Rick Simpson oil.

Six months came and went, and Rodney was still alive and kicking. His pain had eased. His abdomen was no longer hard. He could get up and and get around. Cannabis gave him something no doctors could – it gave him hope, and, eventually it gave him his life back.

Full show notes at www.cannabishealsme.com/113

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After a couple of suicide attempts in college because of mismanaged pharmaceuticals, a friend suggested Marlies Fitch-Ledbetter try cannabis edibles to help with her scoliosis & peripheral neuropathy.

When she moved back to Texas Marlies had to revert back to prescription meds.

After a drug induced seizure put her in the hospital, Marlies went back to her plant based medicine.

She is now a certified consultant & trainer and CEO of Indie Hemp Company.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/111

Today we’re going to discuss her use of cannabis during her second pregnancy to ease her nausea & control her pain from a separated pubis. She was also able to use cannabis instead of pharmaceutical drugs after her second caesarean section.

After her first child Delene suffered from severe postpartum depression before she discovered cannabis as medicine (see Episode 5 www.cannabishealsme.com/5).

When Tonya Sanders was 35 years old her pain management doctor referred her to hospice and sent her home to wean off her pain meds.

After 8 ys of searching for a cure for her lupus in prescriptions the former nurse angrily tore up the remaining scripts. Just hours after her fentanyl patch wore off she was in excruciating pain & experiencing intense withdrawals. In desperation she called a friend who brought over some cannabis.

For the first time in years Tonya felt like a human being again.

Melanie Julion aka The Cannabis Doula joins me today as a follow up to my discussion with Delene Gilbert on the use of cannabis during pregnancy.

As a doula Melanie woks with women during and after pregnancy and many of her clients choose to use cannabis. We discuss the health benefits of cannabis for both baby and mother as well as some of the potential risks.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/109

My jaw nearly hit the floor when Bridget Dandaraw-Serritt listed off her auto-immune disorders – lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, & Sjogren syndrome. And per Bridget this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Since she has been using cannabis as medicine Bridget has been able to get off 9 prescriptions, lose 60 pounds & get her lupus in remission. Plant based medicine has been a godsend for her.

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Karen Gray of Scotland had to break the law in the United Kingdom to get cannabis medicine for her 6 year old son. Doctors had tried every prescription medication under the sun to help control Murray’s seizures, and they just seemed to get worse. His seizures ran the gamut – from absconce to myclonic to tonic clonic to drop seizures. At the time of administering cannabis oil to Murray he was lying in a hospital bed unresponsive. Karen had traveled to Holland to get prescription grade very low THC cannabis oil for him. She dosed Murray with the oil unbeknownst to his doctors who would have had to take the oil from her and report her to the authorities. After Murray’s release from the hospital and feeling emboldened by the success they’d seen, Karen decided to purchase a cannabis oil with more THC – a 20:1 ratio of CBD to THC, respectively. After switching Murray’s medication he has been seizure free since June of 2019. Unfortunately for the Gray family the UK’s National Health System does not cover the cost of Murray’s plant based medicine, so the family spends 1400 pounds PER MONTH for his medication.



Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/99

Moriah Barnhart’s daughter Dahlia was just 2 years old when she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Surgery, chemo and radiation drained the life out of Dahlia. Moriah was heartbroken as she watched the light dim in her daughter’s eyes. Dahlia’s condition was so unstable that doctors couldn’t give her any pain medications after one of many surgeries for fear it would suppress her respiration and kill her. In an act of desperation Moriah broke the law and gave her daughter cannabis to ease her pain. The change was almost instantaneous. Dahlia’s appetite returned, and she wanted to play! Moriah and the hospital staff were amazed as Dahlia changed before their very eyes.

Full show notes can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/96

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In 2016 after back surgery Tim Morris woke up in excruciating pain – far worse than before surgery. 

The pain persisted for many months until he finally got a second opinion and underwent surgery again.  It turns out his first doctor had not completed the first surgery correctly, but despite several follow up surgeries to correct this error Tim’s pain persists.  It impacts his mobility causing numbness in his legs and feet. 

Popping Percosets and other prescription painkillers dull the pain, but they also often render him a zombie.  The only thing that bring his pain to a tolerable level and allows him to live his life is cannabis.  Unfortunately for Tim he still lives in Alabama where cannabis is illegal.  And when his urinalysis shows THC in it he’s stereotyped as a stoner and a drug addict.  But Tim knows something the rest of them don’t – cannabis is a great pain reliever.

Seizures and CBD – Join us for a conversation with Shawn and Lauren Jenkins – parents, entrepreneurs, and cannabis missionaries. The Jenkins have 4 children. They use CBD with their 2 youngest children to help control seizure activity.

They were vocal advocates of OK SQ 788 which legalized medical marijuana in the state of OK. They are working to develop reliable cannabis strains that can be used in place of pharmaceuticals to treat the medical condition of their children and others children and adults who are afflicted.