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From Protests to Progress: A Stoner’s Take on Disability Rights History

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Jun 30, 20238 min read

From Protests to Progress: A Stoner’s Take on Disability Rights History

Hey there, It’s Drew the Pothead Veteran, Here with a fun episode where we weave threads of knowledge with a high-spirited blend of...

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Day 87: The Dire Need for Disability Accommodations at the VA

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Jun 29, 20233 min read

Day 87: The Dire Need for Disability Accommodations at the VA

As a disabled veteran, I'm now marking day 87 of a journey I never expected to embark upon. This journey, full of bureaucratic red tape...

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Accessibility and Advocacy: A Veteran's Battle for Reasonable Accommodation

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Jun 28, 20232 min read

Accessibility and Advocacy: A Veteran's Battle for Reasonable Accommodation

In the land of the free, where we proudly celebrate and honor the service of our veterans, an unseen struggle persists. This battle...

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Navigating Obstacles: The Imperative of Disability Accommodations in Veterans’ Healthcare

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Jun 28, 20232 min read

Navigating Obstacles: The Imperative of Disability Accommodations in Veterans’ Healthcare

The path to accessibility within the Veterans Administration (VA) system for disabled veterans is fraught with unnecessary hurdles. These...

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Being a Patient Advocate, A Mover and a Shaker - Christine Stenquist

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Jan 9, 20231 min read

Being a Patient Advocate, A Mover and a Shaker - Christine Stenquist

If you follow me, you probably already know my story. I became a medical cannabis patient as I was medically retired from military...

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Availability of Product, Legislating From a Place of Fear, and Dreams of a Better Tomorrow.

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Jun 17, 20229 min read

Availability of Product, Legislating From a Place of Fear, and Dreams of a Better Tomorrow.

One of the most frustrating things about Utah’s Medical Cannabis program is product consistency and availability. This is a big problem...

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The Cannabis Panacea, "The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" and Finding Relief In a Salt Cave.

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Jun 3, 20225 min read

The Cannabis Panacea, "The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" and Finding Relief In a Salt Cave.

I knew when I started this blog and podcast, that there would be some days, and maybe even weeks where I wouldn’t be able to write, and...

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Utah CANN, My Late Service Dog Molly, Agoraphobia & Cannabis to the Rescue.

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May 17, 20229 min read

Utah CANN, My Late Service Dog Molly, Agoraphobia & Cannabis to the Rescue.

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to sit on a patients panel at the Utah CANN Cannabis convention, which in itself was a HUGE step...

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Fear, Settled Law and being a Star Trek Liberal

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May 12, 20227 min read

Fear, Settled Law and being a Star Trek Liberal

This last week has had such a heavy feeling to it, it probably has a lot to do with the reaction to the leaked Supreme Court decision,...

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Chronic Pain, Depression, Medical Cannabis v. Recreational Cannabis

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May 2, 202210 min read

Chronic Pain, Depression, Medical Cannabis v. Recreational Cannabis

Living with multiple chronic conditions really does drain you of life. The Post Traumatic Stress, the Chronic Pain, the Depression from...

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Mental Health, Marijuana Mindfulness Meditation, and that bitch inside your head.

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Apr 25, 20225 min read

Mental Health, Marijuana Mindfulness Meditation, and that bitch inside your head.

I was well into my late twenties before I learned that 50% of people on this pale blue dot do not have an “inner voice” going on in their...

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Controlled by my Disability, Going to the State Convention...

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Apr 23, 20227 min read

Controlled by my Disability, Going to the State Convention...

...and being Accosted by a mouth breathing Cop over a simple ADA accommodation request. Today was the Utah Democratic State Convention,...

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My First Time, and THE Best Way to Vaporize Cannabis -

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Apr 22, 20224 min read

My First Time, and THE Best Way to Vaporize Cannabis -

The story of my first time at a Veterans Retreat, and why I like to use a table top vaporizer.

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Just another day as a chronic pain patient… then the weed guy came!

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Apr 21, 20222 min read

Just another day as a chronic pain patient… then the weed guy came!

Today I woke up feeling pretty blah… like always, it’s my hip, my back and my neck all hurtin like hell –– and like most days living with...

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I finally got my Medical Cannabis Card from Utah 😬

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Apr 21, 20222 min read

I finally got my Medical Cannabis Card from Utah 😬

I did the deed, there’s no going back now, I bit the bullet and got my permission slip to get Medical Cannabis from the State of Utah. It...

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