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How Cannabis Helps With Cancer and Pain: Benefits, Uses, and Research Insights. AI-Generated.
Introduction As more people explore natural and holistic approaches to managing cancer symptoms and chronic pain, cannabis has become a major topic of interest. Research continues to grow, and while cannabis is not a cure for cancer, scientific evidence shows it can provide significant relief from common cancer-related symptoms, treatment side effects, and various forms of pain.
By janetgrace2 months ago in Potent
The One Blue-specked Dot on a White Butterfly
Just yesterday I offered the workshop Wild Words Whisper: A Whimsical Garden Writing Ritual. In the moments after torrential thunderstorms and rain had passed, a small group of participants huddled around the Peace Garden’s firepit with journals in hand and wonder in heart. The sun emerged and sprinkled through the canopy of the garden’s botany of delights, illuminating the drips and drops of rain’s tenderness on leaves, flowers, stones, ourselves, and Oneness. Our group connected from our first inhales and exhales as we nestled into the coziness of conversation, ceremony, intuitive writing, wondering, wandering, and the spirit of each other and the Peace Garden.
By Jessica Amber Barnum (Jess)2 months ago in Potent
My Potent Experience
About four years ago, I had severe anxieties and insomnia issues. I tried everything to get better sleep, starting with melatonin pills I'd only taken when traveling before, to overcome jet lag, and ending with all sorts of herbal teas, meditation, and deep sleep music.
By Lana V Lynx2 months ago in Potent
A Fasting Cry To God
Fasting Cry to God Our marriage had never been ideal. We married out of respect for our faith six years prior. In that time we had nothing but struggles and incompatibility. I was educated and married to a man with a seventh grade education. Our mentality was very different and so was our character.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Potent
What Conditions Qualify for Medical Marijuana Use?
In today’s healthcare landscape, the integration of medical marijuana into treatment plans has become one of the most discussed topics in both medicine and policy. As researchers continue to uncover the plant’s therapeutic potential, more states and countries are developing frameworks to legalize its medical use. Patients struggling with chronic pain, neurological conditions, or mental health disorders are increasingly turning to medical marijuana as an alternative or complement to conventional pharmaceuticals. This shift also parallels a broader trend in personalized healthcare — where innovations like Genetic Testing for Gender and pharmacogenomics help physicians tailor treatment more precisely to an individual’s biology.
By Massachusetts Mind Center2 months ago in Potent
Living the Truth Others Refuse to See
Coercive control thrives in silence. It thrives in secrets. In the hidden corners where abuse is whispered about but never named, where fear keeps the truth locked inside. I write to shatter that silence. To strip abusers of the false power they cling to — not with vengeance, but with sacred testimony: a voice aligned with justice, truth, and the God who witnesses all. Speaking the truth of what happened is not a crime, not a grievance, not gossip. It is an act of courage, a declaration that fear and manipulation will no longer dictate reality.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Potent
Terpenes, Not THC: The Real Secret Behind Your Favorite High
For years, cannabis culture has been obsessed with numbers. Dispensary menus boast strains pushing 30 percent THC, and growers advertise potency like horsepower. The message seems clear: the higher the THC, the better the high. But science and experience tell a different story. The most memorable sessions, the ones that feel balanced, flavorful, and unique, come from something far more complex than a single cannabinoid.
By Ethan Cole3 months ago in Potent
When Consent Is a Lie: The Hidden Rape of Coercive Control
He was hunting where I was healing – at an AA recovery event, a veritable predator buffet. With the help of a little minion who knew me, he put a plan in motion: charm, mirror, over-disclose, locate my soft spots, normalize boundary-tests, then accelerate. Warmth and humility in public; escalating demands, derision, and isolation in private. He praised my recovery while he harvested it. He used his profession to breach my personal space, his flattery to disarm me, his “vulnerability” to catalogue my wounds. By the time sex, my money, and marriage arrived, the groundwork had already been laid.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Potent
The Descent and the Covenant
I was born into shadow, in the house of narcissism and alcohol. The air itself was thick with distortion — love twisted into control, tenderness fused with terror. My map was shattered before I could walk, and so I wandered blind into the red glow of the streets. I mistook danger for destiny. I called hunger devotion. I called harm love.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Potent
All’s Fair in Love and War
“All’s fair in love and war,” he used to say. At first, it sounded harmless — almost poetic. Something men say to shrug off heartbreak or competition. But over time, I realized it wasn’t a saying. It was a spell. A warning disguised as wit. A covert admission that he didn’t see love as sanctuary, but as a battlefield.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Potent
