Budding Out in Cannabisland

It's been a while since I've posted, but with good reason. Over the last year I've been seeding clients in the blossoming cannabis industry, and behold — it bore fruit! A busy spring means a summer bursting with published content. 

In fact I went almost entirely GREEN this season — focusing mainly on weed, and money — credits too numerous to list so I'll direct you to some of the choicest. But for more bylines, check out selected articles from the Author's Pages, or simply get in touch. 

Clients include CBD producers, comprehensive resource sites like MarijuanaDoctor.com, and a national physician certification program — content in the form of blog posts, promo copy, doctor Q&As, and deep-dives into the myriad conditions that marijuana treats. 

So while I continue to dabble in healthcare, parenting, media, and love, cannabis has turned out to be something of a copywriting cash cow. Perhaps indicative of the legalized groundswell to come? 

So, I'll be riding this high — professionally-speaking, at least — for as long as a cultural education (and re-education) around cannabis still endures.  Meanwhile, locality by locality, state by state, citizens are voting for their right to access to this powerful, versatile plant medicine — and I find the responsibility of reporting on this topic both intoxicating, and reward enough (though the regular paycheck helps, too).  Larga vida a la flora! 

In other words, stay tuned for periodic updates from Cannabisland. 

Just How Much Does it Really Cost to Have (and Raise) a Baby? A Simple Guide

The necessity for my partner and I to stick to a tight (ish) budget while pregnant and parenting a newborn had its upsides: learning what was important when building a financial roadmap for our family—and what was, in the end, worth a skip. Trial by fire, I guess, and we're still learning (and raising) that kiddo. But I'm happy to report we've emerged out of toddlerhood without having gone completely bankrupt. Does that bit of budgeting hindsight qualify as expertise? SURE, why not. If just a few thoughts, tactics, and tidbits that helped us along our way. 

[Article produced for My Financial Counsel, a client of Toast Media.]

Becoming a Financial Advisor Is Probably Easier Than You Think: 5 Easy Steps

The latest for My Financial Counsel, a company educating and connecting customers with qualified financial advisors. Here I breakdown the different roles, certifications, and training required to work as various kinds of financial planners in the personal and corporate finance industry. 

10 Incredible Uses for Hemp

Forget Marijuana (with all her allure). Her cousin Hemp is proving to be valuable, versatile—and the kind of guy that might just take over the world.  

Feature for Juno Magazine: Love After Childbirth

So proud of this feature for Juno Magazine, my first paid lifestyle byline, about the challenges of motherhood and marriage when they first butt heads. 

I'm not saying I have all the answers—or any answers, for that matter—but the response I got to this article was touching. It's so clear that not enough of us talk about the issues facing new moms, not least of which are those that relate to the care, feeding, and upkeep of a new-parent partnership. 

All I know is that when we do talk about subjects like this, a lot of us feel less alone. Enjoy.

Is CBD Safe?

The next article in my series on cannabidiol, or CBD oil, on both its safety and efficacy.

CBD and Your Skin

This article is the first in a series I'll be writing for MarijuanaDoctors.com about the medical cannabis industry. This one is about cannabidiol, or CBD, and it's potential for use to treat all kinds of skin conditions.  

Since writing this article I've started using CBD oil as a serum on my skin. I'm not saying I'm some kind of Benjamin Button or anything, but I HAVE noticed my skin is smoother, brighter, and healing a little nicer than normal. Power of suggestion? Maybe. But dang. 

And no, I do not own stock in hemp and no, my copywriting dollars did not directly come from company selling CBD. This is my own, strictly-anecdotal opinion about the potential for CBD and beauty applications after doing the research for this (rather straightforward) health article—but I can't wait to see what sorts of evidence starts piling up on endocannabinoids and both their medical and wellness capacity to treat and heal the body, as hemp and cannabis research continues to expand. 

Viva la youth elixir! More to come....