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August 31, 2025 · 08:56

Gummies, CBD and Sleep

I get a lot of questions about my use of CBD to control the impact arthritis has on my sleep and daily life. So, I figured I’d just write about my PERSONAL experience and let folks make their own decisions.

Prior to using CBD, I had very little exposure to cannabis. I don’t smoke weed. So the edible idea made sense.

I did my time with Tramadol, Supeudol (Oxycodone Hydrochloride) and the various corticosteroids (shots and oral meds). Did they work? Yes, they did but the side effects and long term impact were not acceptable to me.

Corticosteroids, I have immune system issues and taking that family of meds impacts my resistance to infections even more and just racks the heck out of your stomach. So, that’s not good, either.

Being a woman, in a particular stage in life? Sleep was not a friend. I slept, maybe 3 hours straight and would wake up, wander around, try to go back to bed but the sleep was no restful. I had thought that this was it, no more sleep for me.

I went to One Plant in Hawkesbury, Ontario; https://www.oneplant.ca/ They have many outlets. I prefer them due to the knowledge held by the staff, their courteousness, their friendliness.

Here are the details:

  • 2 Gummies – Twilight Tranquility – 20 mg CBD per gummy and .05 mg THC (There is a far wider choice, this is just the one I picked).
  • Took about 3 – 5 days to feel any difference, at all, with sleep and pain/stiffness from arthritis.
  • By 2 weeks, I was sleeping and I found the pain was, markedly, lessened.
  • The improvement is gradual, not immediate and this is, in no way, shape or form, a cure. The products simply improve my quality of life.
  • 2 months, I can do stairs – slowly but with a marked lessening of pain.
  • I can get down, on my knees, to vacuum under furniture but it is not pain-free but absolutely manageable.
  • I am sleeping, not 8 hours but when I do sleep, it is a very deep sleep. I am far more rested and have energy.

These products are not a cure, they are not a quick fix; there is no such thing with arthritis. I take 2 but someone else may need to cut it down or up the dosage. This takes time and may not work for everyone. It works for me, it allows me to enjoy my life, and I don’t worry about the potential of addiction to opioids or damage from the corticosteroids.

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July 1, 2025 · 07:57

Dark Side of Cannabis or is the competition getting worried?

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/the-dark-side-of-cannabis-edibles-and-why-they-re-worse-than-smoking/

Figured we would start seeing these kinds of articles. Oooo, Cannabis bad, pharmaceuticals and booze, better…

The following is purely anecdotal. I have R.A. – on a bad day? It feels like my joints are going to swell through my skin and that they are made up of shattered glass. It has been gradual and I did learn to “work around” but work around is now, not an option. Simple chores, like making the darn bed, vacuuming, bring up laundry, or a simple walk to the mailbox, requires thought and planning, sometimes it is just a full speed ahead and “Git ‘er done!”, worry about the pain later.

I’ve been prescribed Prednisone, Supeudol and Tramadol, the last 2 are opioids…

I refuse to take Prednisone, I’ve taken it before and for me, the side effects were, almost, worse than the conditions it was prescribed to relieve; the opioids, well…we all know the impact those can have on life.

Folks had recommended I try CBD and CBN; so I headed to a government run dispensary in Québec, learned Gummies were not available because…kids. Right. Even though you have to show government picture I.D. Yes, Québec is a nanny-state. The products I was given, did nothing – I don’t smoke weed. I despise the smell and it makes me cough, so I was given oil…it ended up in the trash.

We decided to try Ontario, a little less of the whole nanny-state thing and sure enough, Gummies, all sorts of Gummies. Some with THC, some without. We bought an assortment. (Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Francesco @ OnePlant Hawkesbury, https://www.oneplant.ca/locations/hawkesbury#

I was on the fence, I was never an imbiber of the Devil’s Lettuce 🤣🤣; even back in the ’70’s…if I smoked, it was Hash, far less harsh, I didn’t cough and damn, I had a really cute pipe but I ceased “illegal” substances back in 1979. A couple of forays into cookies and some special “cream cheese” but those left me comatose…not a bad thing, just not my thing.

Well, spoke to Francesco, asked a few questions and we decided on a few products. First night I tried the CBD/CBN gummies, some success in the sleeping department, pain relief was minimal.

2nd night, tried a combo of the CBD/CBN and a THC Gummie. Damn. I slept, I got up the next morning without the aid of my night table for support. NOT A CURE-ALL but definite improvement. The inflammation is still there but slightly less and with R.A. this alone, is a boon.

For now, I’m sticking to my Gummies – less impact of my health and well being than the Prednisone/opioids and maybe that’s why we’re seeing more and more articles on the evils of cannabinoids…cutting into the old profit margin.

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