Art By Rebekah Jenks When Lindsey first brought this topic to my virtual desk, she didn’t phrase it with any negative connotation. It was something like: “I have been looking for people who think gay things when they are high,…
All Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks My First Cesarean On September 15, 1995, I arrived at Prince George’s Hospital Center nervous and worried as hell for my 6:30 am scheduled induction. My last OB/GYN appointment brought on concerns that I…
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks It’s a bright, clear day, the kind where you’re called to be outside in nature feeling the warm embrace of the sun. You pull up to an impressive storefront decorated with ribboned panels of wood…
In a blurry haze, Mike slowly came back. Even though his life seemed to have paused, his strong will could not. “I worked my way out of the hospital bed into a recliner that sat next to it.” The fog…
Meditation and Cannabis are two tools for accessing non-ordinary states of consciousness, and when intentionally combined, deliver game-changing results. Background Cannabis and I have been an item for a very long time, yet it was only a few years ago,…
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks The day after Christmas Mike had left for the hospital, assuming he’d quickly be in a room and getting ready for tests. However, the next 10 hours were full of errors and being brought in/out…
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks Walking into my job’s occupational health office sends my stomach into more twists than a pretzel. In my profession, an employee physical is standard. Also like many professions, a drug test is utilized for screening….
All Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks At the risk of sounding like a hacky-sacking caricature of a bay area hipster-turned-hippie, I’d like to tell you how cannabis helped me through the dark forest of “Self.” If you’re not already a…
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks I recently had the privilege of sitting down with the Man… Mike Robinson, whose story hits close to home for me. When I was too young to understand, my own grandfather started his battle with…
Photo Courtesy of Love You Three I have always reserved edibles for pain management. Well, I used to until recently; Having food allergies makes finding edibles I can eat almost impossible. This is why I was thrilled when I found…
Art By Rebekah Jenks I remember the day I was sitting in my therapist’s office when I said, “I feel like he’s emotionally abusive. I don’t know if that’s a thing, but that’s what it feels like.” My therapist stopped…
Art By Melanie Rizzo “You’re gonna put cannabis in dog treats? How on earth is that going to work?” Dr. Rodgers asked me. I ran my finger across the pulsing Cephalic vein of the dog sitting in front of me….
