Over the course of his life, Sam Smith from Illinois has had 14 back surgeries—the first occurring when he was in high school. Subsequent work-related back issues resulted in a series of surgeries between 2012 and 2016 and got him hooked on excessive quantities of opioids for pain. However, with the use of cannabis oil, he kicked his opioid addiction in several months and lost more than 100 pounds.
Read MoreFormer professional race car driver Mike Robinson of Santa Barbara, California was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2003 but it came back in 2015, along with Hodgkin's lymphoma and prostate cancer. All were stage 4. As the founder of the Global Cannabinoid Research Center, he focused on using cannabis to deal with his health issues. He kicked his opioid addiction for pain and as of February 2019 there are no signs of cancer. This is a fascinating, informative story.
Read MoreWhen she was 12 years old, Kim Cooper of Ontario, Canada suffered her first Grand Mal seizure and was put on medication. When she started smoking cannabis as a teenager her seizures went away until she stopped smoking just prior to her first baby being born and suffered a seizure during delivery. She experienced breast cancer twice but her darkest moments came following a traffic accident in which she suffered serious, painful injuries including a broken back. She went on opioids to relieve the pain and got up to 16 pills a day. It was a number of years later that cannabis gave her relief and her life back. An amazing story!
Read MoreWhile working at the Dallas airport during a freak winter storm, Russell Langhammer fell and broke his back. His recovery included taking pharmaceuticals for pain but, over the years, the drugs changed his personality and contributed to heart problems requiring open heart surgery. When he started taking cannabis, and weaning himself off the opioids, his life returned to normal. A truly inspiring story.
Read MoreJolanda Petzer of South Africa was only 19 years old when her back pain began. Over the years it became worse and she lived in constant pain. She had her first operation in 2007 and was told she had spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis and extensive nerve damage. She became addicted to opioids to manage the pain and attempted suicide by swallowing a handful of pills. After that, she started on cannabis and has been off pharmaceuticals for two years.
Read MoreExtreme Pain led to an opioid addiction and extreme weight gain. Cannabis turned his life and health around.
Read MoreA woman's struggle with severe pain and an addiction to opioids is now over thanks to cannabis.
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