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Dr. Bonni Goldstein of California is a board-certified pediatric physician specializing in the use of medical cannabis for children with serious and chronic conditions. She left conventional medicine after seeing that many of her young patients were not receiving the care they urgently needed. Dr. Goldstein has extensive experience treating children with intractable epilepsy, autism, cancer, and other complex conditions. She is the author of Cannabis Is Medicine, serves as Medical Director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education, and is also the Chief Medical Advisor for Neurotech International, where she helps develop cannabinoid-based formulations for autism and other pediatric neurological conditions. This is a must-listen episode for parents of an ailing child.

After five trips to rehab, Mary Ellen Lorello from New Jersey finally broke free from opiate addiction—not through more pharmaceuticals, but by restoring balance to her endocannabinoid system. A 40-year cannabis consumer, cancer survivor, and educator, Mary Ellen shares how cannabis helped her heal, avoid relapse during five surgeries over the past 12 years, and reclaim her health.

At the age of 40, Robb Lapeen from Michigan was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal blood disorder that is most often seen in young children. What followed was a year and a half of intense medical intervention: more than 16 prescription medications at once, weekly transfusions, endless doctor visits, and ultimately the removal of his spleen in a desperate attempt to save his life. With his health failing and hope slipping away, a lifelong friend made a suggestion he never expected:medical cannabis. It was a life saver.

After losing her father, Sasha Carr of Tennessee found herself stuck in a place of deep grief. She wasn’t suicidal, but she also wasn’t fully living. Like many people navigating loss, she was offered prescriptions intended to dull the pain. Instead, she felt a quiet pull to face what she was feeling rather than numb it. That decision led her to cannabis, which became an unexpected part of her healing process.

Lindsay Gustafson was just 38 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of the disease. For two years, she endured conventional treatment. Then, in June 2024, everything changed. Scans revealed the cancer had spread to her lung, escalating her diagnosis to Stage 4. That moment marked a turning point, leading Lindsay to Corrie and to a cannabis protocol that would soon become central to her healing.

In May of this year, Lyn Hayes of Australia was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and only given medication for palliative care. But her daughter Monica, a nurse, changed her mother's diet and started her on cannabis oil suppositories and after only 3 months her lung cancer was 80% clear. This interview was done a few days before her latest scan in which she got the "all clear." Her lung cancer was gone. 

Just over a year after being diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer with metastases to his bones and lymph nodes, JR Richardson of California has been told there is no metabolic evidence of cancer. He is here today to fulfil that promise to the late Corrie Yelland and to share the emotional path that led him from fear and uncertainty to hope and healing.

At just 13 years old, James McConkey of Northern Ireland faced unimaginable loss when his father passed away — and soon after, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Struggling to cope, he turned to cannabis, a plant that would later become a cornerstone of his healing. Now 27, James uses medical cannabis to manage his autism and ADHD, allowing him to reduce his prescription medications from five to just two.

After years of heavy sun exposure and a family history of cancer, Craig Barelds of Queensland, Australia found himself facing an aggressive melanoma diagnosis — and a doctor’s recommendation for surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Having watched loved ones suffer through those treatments, he chose a different path. Guided by natural healing, detox protocols, and cannabis oil, Craig took control of his health and began treating his cancer himself.

When Jessica Smith’s husband Jesse suffered a grand mal seizure in 2023, their world was turned upside down. Doctors diagnosed him with a grade 2 astrocytoma, a malignant brain tumour. After surgery to remove most of it, they were told chemotherapy and radiation were their only options. But instead of following the standard path, they chose hope — and turned to cannabis oil for healing. And now more than 900 days after his seizure, Jesse has no evidence of disease. It also speaks to the lasting legacy of our dear friend and cannabis advocate, Corrie Yelland, whose work continues to change — and save — lives around the world.