High! Canada Magazine - Issue #79 - February 2023

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How did you get involved with cannabis?

I got involved with cannabis after an accidental cocaine overdose. This overdose happened after many years of using alcohol and deadly drugs excessively as a teenager. After several inpatient rehabs, outpatient programs, support meetings, counselors and

medications, nothing could stop my substance use disorder aka addiction. Fortunately, a dear friend recommended I try to use only cannabis as a replacement for the drugs and alcohol that were literally killing me. And to my surprise, it worked! Ever since then, I have been sober 13+ years with

the help of cannabis medicine. How does cannabis factor into your everyday life?

Besides cannabis acting as a life-saving medicine for myself everyday, I decided to dedicate my time to help others learn about cannabis as an alternative option for finding recovery from addiction.


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