NYPD tried to blame their sensitive stomachs on Shake Shack employees poisoning them, Mercury in microbraids begins this week and more headlines from today. By Clarkisha Kent Even in the midst of a global pandemic and the fight of and for our [Black-ass] lives, the world continues to spin. Bombarding us at every which way...
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How Cannabis Can Improve Your Sex Life If You Live With Chronic Pain
Everybody’s favorite green plant can help disabled people and those with chronic pain find intimacy with the comfort and pleasure they deserve. By Mari “Dev” Ramsawakh I’m a disabled person who deals with chronic pain. I also love sex. What I don’t love is pain, but it’s something that I have to endure every day....
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How Cannabis Can Help With The Many Symptoms of Menopause
Cannabis can help address a myriad of issues, including many of the painful, difficult, and inconvenient ones felt during menopause. By C. Imani Williams “Menopause is so much fun!” says nobody, ever. Menopause, also known as “the change”, generally happens to people with vaginas during mid-life, at around 45-50. With menopause, ovaries stop producing estrogen...
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These Cannabis Brands Are Addressing Sexual Health And Wellness Needs
Here are a few brands working to address sexual health and wellness with their products, and why it is essential to them. By Jordan Snowden The legalization of marijuana in the United States, medically and recreationally, is still new and ongoing. However, even in its early phases of use, its been proven to help with...
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How Dr. Genester Wilson-King Is Integrating Cannabis Research Into Sexual Health
WYV spoke to Dr. Wilson-King to learn more about her research in the field of medical marijuana and how she applies it to sexual health and wellness. Disclaimer: At various points throughout this article, the interviewee uses gendered language. This is because most studies about sexual health exclusively refer to cisgender women and cisgender men...
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How Cannabis Helped Me Survive My Chronic Skin Condition
After using painkillers I began experimenting with cannabis flower, edibles, and topical extracts to manage the psychological and physical pain of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. By Jasmine I. Espy When I smoked my first joint, it wasn’t to manage any type of pain. In all honesty, I just wanted to get high with my friends. It wasn’t...
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How Cannabis Eased My Pain And Led Me To A Fulfilling Sex Life
After years of dealing with endometriosis and PCOS pain and navigating opioid-based painkillers, cannabis finally helped me find a way to live again. (Content note and disclaimer: this piece briefly mentions sexual assault and addresses medical themes. The article occasionally uses gendered language because the studies referenced on endometriosis and PCOS pain only include or...
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What It’s Like Being a Black Woman in the Legal Cannabis Industry
It’s the fastest growing industry in the country, but am I profiting from an industry that is doing nothing positive for my community? By Brianna Holt When I was in middle school, my older brother was arrested for possession of weed for the first time. He had a gram on him and went to jail...
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Tune in to These 13 Women/Femme Artists for Your 420 Groove
This 4/20, buy from a woman- or femme-owned dispensary and then slap on some tunes made by these talented non-male artists. Stoners, potheads and burnouts everywhere wait with bated breath as the holiday approaches. Named after code for cannabis culture, April 20 marks the annual, unofficial marijuana holiday. Pot may not seem like a gendered...
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I Tried Whoopi Goldberg’s Medical Cannabis for Periods, and It’s Awesome
Can You Really Treat Cramps and PMS With Cannabis? We Tried it to Find Out. The uterus contains some of the strongest muscles in the human body, so it’s no surprise that for some people who have periods, monthly menstrual cramps hurt as much as a heart attack. Ten percent of them suffer crippling endometriosis pain...