Into the Weeds about WEED

Season 1, Episode 2,   Jul 07, 2020, 10:58 PM

In this episode Esperanza gets into the weeds about cannabis. She shares how this ancient healing plant is helping her to manage lifelong insomnia, anxiety and depression, and treat the chronic pain of fibromyalgia.

Years of suffering and ineffective medical treatment led Ms. Phoenix to seek a prescription for a plant which is federally illegal. For those who may still fear marijuana thanks to the anti-drug commercials of the 80s, understanding  it’s history and miraculous properties may just change your mind. Esperanza explains how a plant, once widely used in over the counter remedies for headaches and coughs, got classified as dangerous it the first place. One of the bigger shockers for her, was discovering that no one had ever died of a cannabis overdose. 
So many surprising facts about weed to unpack  here.