Patient Stories

Tahsha Bennett, a Licensed Practical Nurse, experienced two car accidents within the past five years, leaving her with severe and intractable pain. But traditional painkillers created serious stomach issues.

Lee Bernstein believes medicinal marijuana saved his life. “I’m not saying I would necessarily be dead, but I would not be living,” he says. He has battled anxiety and depression for all of his adult life, and he sunk so low at one point he underwent electroconvulsive therapy, a controversial treatment he believes caused him more harm than good.

For Avery Jordan, sleeping through the night is a gift. “Since I started using cannabis, my sleep is so much better. It has worked wonders for me,” he says. Avery lives with a birth injury that damaged the nerves from his neck down through his right arm. He lives with pain and has limited motion in his arm.

Nicole Blair’s physician recommended she try medicinal marijuana to provide some relief of the pain associated with her cancer — as well as the complications of chemotherapy and radiation. She initially said no.