Women are gathering this month to talk about a whole host of topics related to cannabis and CBD.

I'm the gal who only smoked "pot" once in a while in the 80s and 90s when a girlfriend had some. My dugout contained "herb" given to me by someone else. I never bought black market "weed."

Today, I call "pot" Cannabis, and I buy my own product a few times a month, as needed, in a number of different forms: flower (bud…

I've been writing a new column for HelloMD on topics related to women and aging and how cannabis and CBD can fit into our lives. Both can be healthful supplements and powerful medicine, and understanding why they work so well with the human body is important.

Before my 3-mile hike along the local Shell Ridge trails, I cut the top of my Lemon Aid honey sample (now called Lemon Stress Less) with 15mg of hemp extract, and squeezed it out onto a rice cake with peanut butter.  

Our Gatherings are focused on women's health and wellness and our roles as caregivers to our loves ones. We talk about how cannabis and CBD interacts with our bodies and brains and what properties they contain that can address some of the big and small health issues we face.

We're excited to reach more women about Ellementa. Here are excerpts from recent articles in Chicago Tribune's Redeye and the LA Weekly as well as The Her(b) Life and Lady Nowe.
The Search for Spirituality and Wellness Is Driving New Image for Cannabis
by MADISON MARGOLIN

"For me it's about cannabis in every medicine…

Carrie is our cannabis reviewer. She is a nonprofit consultant living out her hippie dreams in San Francisco. In addition to her passion for bringing cannabis health education to women, she has a passion for bringing empathy to nonprofit management.

I am not new to edibles. As far back as my early 1990’s…

Weed lubricants or "lubes" and other cannabis-infused sensual aids are on many women's radars, not to mention going into their nightstand drawers.
But does cannabis really help with women's sexual health and wellbeing?  Anecdotally, women say cannabis can:

reduce their stress that, in turn, can facilitate more pleasure.
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4:20pm? No way! Getting high during the day is not ideal for a busy mom juggling kids, a household and a career.

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: We love featuring high quality, well-vetted THC or CBD products, but we especially like featuring women-owned companies, Treat Yourself! Here's what one of our product reviewers, Carrie, has to say about their vegan tartlettes. 

I was one of “those kids” who didn’t get to eat sugared cereal,…