Loud Mouth Brown Girl

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I will never, ever, stop talking about the healing properties of Cannabis. There was absolutely a time that I said that I had absolutely zero interest in being a healer; however, then I attended Dr. Sulak’s course from Healer.Com and shit became real, real quick.

It’s an interesting plant, and if you take the time to learn about it, instead of just searching for the next great high, you’ll find you will actually enjoy your high much more.

I fully believe this is because understanding how and why the plant works helps the plant to work. If I want to feel good, I am going to smoke something that might just get me high. But if I am in pain, I may not smoke at all and instead go for an edible that is designed with pain management in mind.

When I was younger, one of the major reasons I didn’t want to smoke with other people was because I knew I’d lose control and then I wouldn’t be able to protect myself. I was heavy on the lack of trust, but it wasn’t something I consciously thought about or articulated. I just knew in my gut, smoking on the regular with certain people was a bad idea. So I *mostly* stayed away, with the rare few exceptions.

However, nine years ago everything changed. I left my job at the church two years previously, and I was at a loss for what was to come next. Many of you know that before leaving the church, I had been viciously sexually assaulted by a large group of men.

What you may not know is that before starting Loud Mouth Brown Girl, I was sitting on my porch smoking a cigarette when I decided to make the decision that I was going to make an honest effort to quit drinking and start smoking cannabis full-time.

It would take me nine years to accomplish my goal of a solid year sober, and yet at the same time, even though I was still technically drinking, I was – because I no longer needed to – drinking myself into a stupor. I had become, as they say, a teetotaler.

Still, I did and do not like the way alcohol makes me feel. I feel healthier, happier, and much more inspired without it, and yet at the same time I do miss it? I miss feeling what other people call “Normal,” but I know I do not make the best decisions when I am drinking, so even though it’s an old friend, cannabis helps me remember that if we want to keep living, we have to keep living.

I know that might sound trite, but the truth of it is that cannabis will give you what you want. If you want to relax and chill out, it will help you do that. If you wanna work your ass off and build a brand, it’ll help you do that too. But with anything, it’s best used as often as possible.

Another annoying but true statement is that cannabis doesn’t work for every single body. Some bodies produce enough THC and CBN on their own that they don’t need the excess amounts that eating, drinking or smoking can bring. In fact, some people produce so much of the natural byproducts of using cannabis, that using more can make them incredibly sick.

While I know cannabis is not for everyone, I am truly grateful to the ancestors who found, harvested, and spread the plant so that we could have access to so many healing and beautifully transparently “Wake the fuck up,” options.

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction issues in Canada, please reach out, we will absolutely help you find resources in or outside of your local area.