Nursing gave Marilyn Pierce more than a career. It became a pathway to safety, independence, self-belief, and a new purpose. Discover how she transformed lived experience into empathy, cannabis advocacy, and a commitment to becoming a bridge for others.
After 11 days and more than 2,000 pages of testimony, the DEA marijuana rescheduling hearings reveal a national gap between cannabis access and competent clinical care. Here is what nurses need to understand before the final decision.
I took care of my mother in my home for the last four years of her life. She had end stage Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It was during this time that I learned about cannabis as a medicine. Prior to that I only knew it as a drug, a way to get “high” and a recreation that...
Different extraction and production methods exert very different results. As a holistic nurse who specializes in application of medical cannabis therapy, knowing which formulations are optimal for targeting patient’s health goals comes with the territory. After years...
Continued from: Oaths, Duties and the Pursuit of Harmony In 2009, I filed a Rescheduling Petition for Cannabis with the DEA, demanding that Cannabis be removed from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act now that it has “accepted medical use in the United...
Bryan A. Krumm MSN, RN, CNP, BC In April of 1984, after failing out of College and entering into a 2 year enlistment in the US Army, I took an oath to “defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. Since swearing that oath,...
Many people in Canada live with chronic diseases and symptoms that have been resistant to traditional medications and non-pharmaceutical approaches. An increasing number of people living with unresolved symptoms are looking for alternative solutions to improve their...
