We all know that using any medication, let alone botanical medicines, is a trial and error experience. Our goal is to find the minimum effective dose for addressing the symptom or condition we are targeting, but depending on the method…
Superstar Marilyn Monroe had two arms, two legs, and a heart that seemed to beat just like everyone else. Yet, she was a 20th century iconic movie star. There was something about her that shined and we are still drawn…
We first met Dr. Rachel Knox in early 2017 when renewing a family member’s medical card. I was impressed with her bedside manner. She truly cares for her patients and it was evident in the appointment we had with her.…
When I became pregnant with my daughter at twenty-nine, I sadly left the herb behind. I thought in doing so, I was being a responsible, upstanding mom. But at age thirteen, my daughter was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, an autoimmune disease…
In 2010, I was taking a daily regime of about thirty-five different prescribed medications, three to six times a day. I have had a laundry list of conditions including heart problems, asthma, depression, and more. I was seeing a doctor…
Meet the Scientist: Kit Doyle, and I connected over a shared passion to promote cannabis as an alternative to pharmaceutical medicine. Over the years, we have seen friends, family, and co-workers go down the path of synthetics and pharmaceuticals—a path…
The spider web-like mass found in my right breast the summer of 2012 had me thinking about my mom, the farm she was raised on, DDT, Rachel Carson, and cannabis – in that order. I saw the configuration while proactively…
On a warm and beautiful Sunday morning, two colleagues and I set out with plans to construct my personal greenhouse. We were hard at work for about an hour and half when the drill caught the glove I was…
