Ron Millward, Pennsylvania William Dolphin | November 30, 2022 Ron Millward joined the Air Force at age 17, while he was still in high school. He served eight years through multiple deployments. Today, his mission is to help other veterans find ways to achieve balance after their military service. ... Read more
Kent Morrell, Knoxville, Tennessee William Dolphin | October 26, 2022 Today is bonus day 1,248. That’s what Kent Morrell would say if he was talking to you now. That’s how he always begins his story — with how many days it has been since cannabis rescued him from the crippling pain... Read more
Rita Lynn Lawrence, Edgewater, Maryland William Dolphin | July 01, 2022 Rita Lynn Lawrence has faced a life-long struggle with painful congenital medical conditions that have proven difficult to treat. Even accepting the diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and the winged scapula that resulted from weakened back muscles was difficult. Doctors could... Read more
Carla Basante, New Jersey William Dolphin | March 01, 2022 Carla Basante began using cannabis about 15 years ago to manage chronic pain from a severe back injury and symptoms of multiple sclerosis. A breast cancer survivor, Carla has had two back surgeries to treat the damage caused by a... Read more
Crista Eggers, Nebraska William Dolphin | February 28, 2022 Most medical cannabis activists become advocates for safe access because they’ve had direct experience treating a medical condition with cannabis. Crista Eggers is not one of those. She became a committed activist because cannabis is prohibited in her state, even... Read more
Chris Conrad & Mikki Norris, California William Dolphin | December 02, 2021 The San Francisco Bay Area holds a place in history as the center of grassroots organizing that made medical cannabis legal – first in the city and county, then in the state of California and much of the rest of... Read more
Robert Head, Dallas, Texas William Dolphin | November 05, 2021 Six years ago, Robert Head, a veteran of multiple tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army Infantry, was having a hard time with pain in his knees and feet. To manage it, he was taking painkillers, including 10-15 ibuprofen each... Read more
Michelle J. Wright, Maryland William Dolphin | October 01, 2021 Why would a senior healthcare executive, business consultant, and community leader seek a graduate pharmacy degree focused on cannabis? The love of a son with severe autism was the answer for Michelle Wright. Read more
Jamie Lowell, Detroit, Michigan William Dolphin | September 01, 2021 After more than a dozen years as a cannabis activist in Michigan, Jamie Lowell has seen the environment in his state evolve dramatically, but some things remain the same. Threats to safe access continue to emerge, and the diverse cannabis... Read more
Deb McCauley, Sarasota, Florida William Dolphin | August 01, 2021 Deb McCauley had been a medical professional for more than two decades, and had juggled her own seizure medications for nearly as long, when a friend approached her in the summer of 2018 with an alternative she’d not considered. Read more