Patients

Madeline Colli is the Associate Editor for Cannabis Patient Care and Cannabis Science and Technology magazines at MJH Life Sciences.

Articles

When she was three-and-a-half years old, Brooklyn Hall was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma, class 3, a rare and unique form of brain cancer. Here, her mother Meghan Hall shares how Brooklyn’s prognosis drastically changed with the help of Rick Simpson Oil.

Medical Cannabis Helped Beat the Odds: Brooklyn Hall’s Fight to Survive Brain Cancer

Carla Basante discusses how she began using cannabis about 15 years ago to manage chronic pain from a severe back injury and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Patient and Activist Profile: Carla Basante

What happens when traditional medicine fails a patient? When all recourses have been tried and the patient still suffers? In part I of this interview series, Nikki Lawley, founder of Nikki and the Plant, LLC, and retired licensed practical nurse (LPN), takes us through her journey from a medical professional in the healthcare industry to a brain injury survivor. Lawley also describes the medical cannabis industry from a patient perspective, learning about the medicinal properties of the plant, and finding what ways cannabis could be beneficial to her symptoms.

“Cannabis Saved My Life:” An Interview with Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, Nikki Lawley, Part I: Journey to Health 

Patient Ellen Lennox Smith shares her chronic pain story and how cannabis allowed her to live her life again.

Finding Relief with Cannabis

Veteran’s advocacy organizations are blazing the trail to overcoming treatment denials, fear of losing benefits, and stalled legislative action. Here Eryck Stamper, Jose Belen, Michael Krawitz, and Ron Millward share their stories.

PTSD and Cannabis:  Four Veterans Weigh In Veteran’s Advocacy Organizations are Blazing  the Trail to Overcoming Treatment Denials, Fear  of Losing Benefits, and Stalled Legislative Action

Breast cancer survivor Nicole DiMonda and her husband, Jaime Brambila, share their story of life and death decisions and how they turned to cannabis for help.

Cannabis for Cancer: The Fight to Get Mainstream Medicine Onboard

Nique Pichette, MSN, RN, is a two-time breast cancer survivor who shares her unique journey to find healing with medical cannabis and the life-changing impact it had on her both personally and professionally.

On the Other Side of the Nurse’s Station: A Nurse Turned Medical Cannabis Patient

California (CA) Governor Gavin Newsom (D), recently signed a medical cannabis bill, also known as “Ryan’s Law,” into law. Entitled from this new legislation, hospitals are now required to permit medical cannabis use by severely ill patients, if they opt to do so.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Medical Cannabis Use in Hospitals for Severely Ill Patients

Medical cannabis is gaining popularity as a treatment alternative for a variety of health issues. The stigma attached to cannabis is still present, but as more research is done, people can see the positives associated with the medicinal plant. Here, Joseph Mazza Jr., Founder and CEO of Compassionate Clinics of America (CCOA), discusses the organization's role in patient affairs, cannabis education, and advocacy work for the industry.

Compassionate Clinics of America Helps Educate Medical Cannabis Patients

Two medical cannabis patients—Vanessa Jones and Deborah McCauley—share their stories about choosing cannabis for epilepsy treatment.

Two Stories Of Lives Lived By Keeping Epilepsy At Bay: Cannabis Was The Key Discovery That Freed These Patients From The Pain And Suffering Of An Ancient Incurable Disease