Patient Stories
First-person stories shared by medical cannabis patients of all ages living with a wide range of health issues—from depression and PTSD to multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and cancer—whose lives have been made better by the use of medical cannabis and/or CBD oil. If you’d like to share your patient or caregiver experience with the CBMD community, please visit Share Your Story.
The Lifesaving Plant That Brings Generational Wealth
I come to you as someone who benefitted and abused cannabis as a young adult.
For 11 years, cannabis helped me keep pushing through the depression...
A TBI Stole My Joy, but Cannabis Returned It
Nikki Lawley, a New York State resident, has always been a proud and diligent worker. She was employed as an HVAC filtration salesperson, later...
My name is Star Graves – I’m a breast cancer survivor
My name is
Star Graves. I am a breast cancer survivor, successful retired finance
director, mother, educator, medical cannabis advocate, minority business owner,
proud grandmother and podcaster.
I...
A Recovering Heroin Addict and Hep C Positive
My name is Ryan. I’m 29 years old and a recovering heroin addict and hepatitis C positive. Like many, I first tried cannabis as...
Life-long Community Activist and Chingona
chingona (noun): a woman in her place of power when she’s following her own intuitive-driven direction
Rita Montoya empowers herself and other women...
