Written by Laura  I joined the Navy in 1994. Seven years before retirement I fell down a flight of stairs and severely injured my spine and neck. I didn’t receive proper treatment until the pain was so bad I was removed from sea commands permanently and placed on medical board for removal from service. After physical therapy, extensive cortisone shots throughout my body, psychological pain therapy, TMS therapy, and 18+ pain medicines, muscle relaxers and SSRIs, I was honorably retired. I attempted suicide in 2011 and again in 2013 -...

Exploring Major Cannabinoids WHAT: RoC Education Series for Cannabinoid Therapy: Exploring Major Cannabinoids Register for the education here: https://www.theroc.us/orientation-series (Note: you will have to sign in to your client account to register for the class, or create a new one).  WHY: To inform new and existing clients about cannabinoid therapies and exploring what the major cannabinoids are and how they affect the endocannabinoid system. To provide an opportunity to ask questions to a Realm of Caring representative about cannabinoid therapies and the major cannabinoids. We encourage all individuals and their family to...

Photo Credits : Freedom Leaf Magazine You've probably heard that the US Government is taking public comments - yes, your comments - about rescheduling marijuana (cannabis) through October 31st, 2018. It's currently scheduled at level 1 with no known medical benefits. Do you think it should be rescheduled or de-scheduled and removed from the list of controlled substances altogether? Your voices can be heard by commenting here. Take action and share this post with your circles. If you are struggling with words to say, take some inspiration from one of...

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...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkbzZ87QcYI] Zaki has a very rare form of epilepsy called Doose syndrome. On top of many, many seizures, he has autism and his development has been delayed. He had 6 different types of seizures resulting in hundreds of thousands of seizures in his short life. Zaki was receiving hospice palliative care prior to cannabinoid therapy after his family tried 17 different pharmaceuticals, all of which failed him. Even when you could not see Zaki’s seizures, his brain was still seizing at least every 10 seconds. How is a young...

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,...

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...