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Billy Owczarski has been diagnosed with cancer three times in his life and, like many, turned to cannabis as an aid to deal with the cruel side effects of chemotherapy. In 2017, when Owczarski was battling Hodgkin lymphoma, he spent a lot of time at home since the chemo madeContinue Reading

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Joy Smith lives in the United Kingdom, where — up until last fall — cannabis was illegal in all applications (and, despite some advances in drug-policy reform, remains prohibited on a practical level). In 2016, Joy Smith was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer and given six weeks to live. InContinue Reading

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When I was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer, I decided to get my California medical cannabis card and used medicinal cannabis products for effective symptom management. This helped me avoid taking other pharmaceuticals that could have caused further complications during treatment. There are so many things I wish IContinue Reading

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Cannabis advocates in conservative Oklahoma scored a win with the passage of the state’s medical marijuana initiative, Question 788, in last month’s primary election. But now they’ve been hit with a setback as the state Health Board decreed that retail sales of smokable cannabis will be excluded from the program.Continue Reading