Episode 5 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfusKuCMAPM] Donate Now! Maddy was born prematurely and after extensive testing, her doctors concluded that she suffered brain damage due to a stroke in utero. Her team of doctors didn’t know exactly what would happen and their predictions ranged from her not developing further or she could grow into a healthy girl and maybe have a limp from the stroke. Dara’s only option was to take everything one day at a time. At age 1 Maddy was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy on the right...

Episode 3 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ntLjdrYVk] Tune in tomorrow to hear more from the Jergers Donate Now! The Jerger’s story is unfathomable. Not only because their youngest daughter, Jaelah, was recently diagnosed with Doose syndrome (a rare form of catastrophic pediatric epilepsy), but because they were at risk of losing her to the state of Indiana. Charlotte’s Web CBD oil was shipped to their home in Indiana like thousands of other families across the country and it was helping to control Jaelah’s seizures. Although Lelah, Jaelah’s mother, said they would...

The Selmeski family moved to Colorado in November of 2013 from East Tennessee so their young daughter with intractable epilepsy, Maggie, could legally try cannabinoid therapy. Back in 2013, many families moved to Colorado in search of legal cannabis. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TazlRaFDpc?rel=0] Donate Now! The Selmeski family moved to Colorado in November of 2013 from East Tennessee so their young daughter with intractable epilepsy, Maggie, could legally try cannabinoid therapy. Back in 2013, many families moved to Colorado in search of legal cannabis. You may have heard of Pot Pilgrims or...

Episode 2 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Exo7qUbx4] Tune in tomorrow to meet our next family, the Jergers, and hear their incredible story! Donate Now! We hope you feel inspired to make an impact after watching part two of Paula and Jordan's story. Today, when Jordan has a seizure it is much less severe and overall her life has been positively affected by cannabinoid therapies. Paula is thrilled they made the move out West more than 5 years ago to try a plant-based, non-toxic option. "She's never asked to go back home,"...

Episode 1 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLnq4-Dvqs] Tune in tomorrow to hear the rest of Paula and Jordan’s story. Donate Now! In 2013 Paula and Jordan made a decision that would forever change their lives. Leaving their family and friends in Ohio and moving to Colorado was something they never imagined. All in hopes of a treatment to control Jordan’s seizures caused by a catastrophic form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. Her seizures started when she was 6 months old and by the time she was 18 Jordan had tried a...

Today was a big day in the world of cannabis. The first ever plant-based pharmaceutical drug made from cannabis rich in cannabidiol (CBD), Epidiolex, was scheduled by the DEA. You’d think it would be scheduled as a II or III because “marijuana” is schedule I (no medical value with high potential for abuse/federally illegal). Not the case. Epidiolex was scheduled as level V the lowest possible schedule - least restrictive - which legitimizes the proven health benefits of CBD and its low potential for abuse. To give you a comparison,...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y1oF5QzGkg]   Listen to Breaking Ground with the Stanley Brothers debut episode with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. With the Stanley Brothers, Sanjay talks cannabis, the opioid crisis, why whole plant medicine matters, and a bold letter he wrote to Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration. Listen here: bit.ly/BGwSB

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvCoyHIYOA] Ezra’s story is an incredible one, to say the least. This little boy has been through more than most adults will ever imagine in a lifetime. Ezra suffers from a variety of different conditions starting with seizures from a rare disorder called Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).  He also has dystonia, chronic pain, muscle spasms, chronically dislocated hips, osteopenia, bilateral amblyopia, scoliosis, possible metabolic disorder, gastroparesis, GERD, and multiple food allergies. His seizure disorder began just a few days after birth and the subsequent conditions are the result of...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGGKGrKVGrA] Donate Now! Jason is a retired Army Veteran who has been deployed overseas several times. He suffered a traumatic brain injury in a bombing and has since dealt with depression, anxiety, PTSD and severe pain. VA doctors were quick to heavily sedate him with an army of pharmaceutical drugs including medications for pain, depression, and anxiety. Once these pills took effect, Jason started gaining a lot of weight, his anger increased, and his self-esteem drastically decreased. He then started getting angry at the man he had become. He...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uga1UTgso0w]           Addy was born with a significant brain malformation, causing seizures which are very difficult to control. When she was 5 months old, her seizures began and her epileptologist prescribed high doses of 3 different traditional antiepileptic medications.  During that time she was basically tranquilized, slept 22 out of 24 hours each day, suffered significant developmental regression, and stopped interacting with the world around her, including her loved ones. Addy’s family carried her lifeless body around for months and were provided with palliative care...