When Medical Marijuana Is the Natural Next Step

At the young age of 27, my life changed forever.

I found a swollen lymph node, and for the next several months, I was in and out of countless doctor’s offices trying to get a diagnosis. As a lifelong hypochondriac, my mind was constantly full of anxiety, expecting the worst.

I was eventually diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a curable form of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system. My doctors prescribed me a seemingly never-ending list of drugs, and I quickly realized that the anxiety I felt over the past few months was nothing compared to the drugs’ side effects.

Six …read more