Considering Conscious Cannabis Use
Written By Seibo Shen
After graduating college, I got my first job at a tech company and the CEO was big into meditation. Every few weeks, we would all sit and meditate together and after the meditations, my co-workers would talk about how peaceful it was, the insights they got, and some of them even received “downloads.” When they would ask me about my experience I would say that I got insights and let go of stress but in reality, I felt nothing.
Healing Through Cannabis: One Woman’s Journey to Sobriety and Empowerment
Written By Monica Olano
The medical staff struggled to turn her for delivery, and the nurses - new and unfamiliar with the equipment - failed to monitor her heart rate for over five minutes. I became violently ill, and my husband was forcibly removed from the room. With panic filling the room, they hastily moved me to an operating bed. During the emergency C-section, the anesthesia failed. Yes, I felt everything. Although my daughter was finally delivered alive and well, she endured severe trauma. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice.
Higher Conference Review
Written By Kenya Alexander
The Higher Conference is not a traditional cannabis conference. This space, guest list, and speaking topics are curated specifically for women of color in the cannabis industry, something that you won’t get at any other cannabis conference in the country. The conference organizers expand on the idea of the traditional cannabis industry by including healers like Morgan Dominique of Sacred House Maryland, who hosted yoga sessions at the Wellness Pavillion–a healing space that was an integral part of the conference.
Navigating Grief: Finding Solace in Cannabis through Community
Written By Kellie Frederick
I think most people I know have been navigating some form of grief recently. I recently lost my grandmother’s physical manifestation on Earth. I’m so grateful she lived to almost 100 and she’s been a strong and present force in my life as long as I’ve been alive. I’m still navigating the waves of emotion that threaten to capsize my breaking heart, but as Leonard Cohen said, “The cracks are where the light shines through.”
My Journey Through Life With Cannabis: How Did I Get Here? The 80s: Disco, Big Hair & A Baby
Written By Kim Cooper
I moved to West Virginia in 1981 when I was 18. By then I was consuming cannabis daily, all day long. I was a bong girl, never really cared too much for joints, which always made me cough. Still very rebellious and struggling with issues of abandonment, I never gave much thought from one moment to the next about what I was doing or if it was safe. I was partying, carefree as far as the world knew, but not so much on the inside.