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Dying for Cannabis Change: A Nurse’s Fight for Compassionate Care advocacy hospice opioids pain thc tincture Feb 04, 2025

 

By Marcie Cooper MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, ADS, GHNA, Sacred Passage Doula and Conscious Dying Coach

 

Hello 2025. I can’t believe we haven’t made more progress than this. I’ve been a hospice nurse since 2007 and a Cannabis nurse since 2011. A decade ago, in 2014, I sent an email to representatives in my home state of Tennessee, advocating for medical Cannabis. I...

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From Hospice to Healing: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Remarkable Journey breast cancer cannabis oil chronic pain hospice Feb 03, 2025

   

Cannabis Health Radio Podcast Hosted by Ian Jessop and Corrie Yelland

Shared with the generous permission of Cannabis Health Radio. This episode originally aired on November 13, 2024

In December 2023, Charity Kelchen of Iowa was given only weeks to live, facing the devastating reality of stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer, compounded by a painful, fungating tumor....

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The Human Stories Behind Ryan’s Law and End of Life Care advocacy cancer hospice pain Feb 03, 2025

 

By Ken Sobel Esq

This blog originally appeared on the Cannabis Nurse Network blog on Jan 12, 2022,  and is being shared with their permission.

National Context for Ryan’s Law

While 36 states, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories allow medical Cannabis use, the loose assemblage of state laws has resulted in a system riddled with inconsistencies.

And despite...

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Living Authentically Includes Preparation for and Consideration of Mortality cannabis end of life hospice Feb 02, 2025

 

By Kyona, Self-Care & End-of-Life Doula

Regardless of its inevitability, there are those who avoid discussing death and dying and view it as an uncomfortable topic or even taboo. And some may even believe that merely thinking about their own death is a morbid and unhealthy practice.

I help people contemplate their ideal death because I believe it is an ultimate act of self-care that...

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