This morning, I came out on Instagram.
I’m a cannabis coach. And I live in Arkansas.
Arkansas isn’t an adult-use state yet and has a newly implemented medical law (that hasn’t been going very well since the start).
You read that right.
I’m a cannabis coach, educator, and business owner and I live in a place where THC is prohibited unless you have a medical condition. And even then, there are so few dispensaries and doctors writing prescriptions, that medical patients are few and far between.
So you’d think that would mean that I wouldn’t be able to do my thing here.
I thought the same thing.
When I moved, I didn’t even want to tell people that I was here. And you know why?
I was scared.
But because I’ve been doing this for a while and have talked to my legal team about what I can and can’t say, I know it’s not illegal to educate and talk about cannabis, even in a prohibition state.
You just have to know how.
Yes. There are some things you could say (or do) that could potentially get you in trouble. I’m not saying that there are no rules or boundaries.
But once you know how to talk about cannabis with clients and the public in a way that keeps you in good standing with “the man”, a whole new world opens up.
Once I gathered up the bravery to start getting out there, during the first couple of weeks, I started to see how good this move was going to be for my career.
People started asking me to give talks and workshops and potential clients started falling into my lap.
And not just that, in talking to people about cannabis in a place where there are still so many stereotypes and so much stigma, I’ve become a more excited and informed advocate.
I used to think it was better out west and that the opportunities were all really out there. And what I see now is that things are changing everywhere.
And now that I live in a prohibition state, I get to be that change.
I get to have conversations with people that shift the way they see cannabis and the way they see themselves.
It’s a pretty beautiful gig.
Wouldn’t you love to be able to have those kinds of conversations every day?
Ones that make an impact and can help shape the way this movement unfolds.
So that one day, everyone can not only know that cannabis is NOT bad, but that it’s an incredible plant medicine that can help (in a ton of different ways).
A friend of mine once said about the cannabis movement: “You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.”
We are living in this amazing time where new ideas and paradigms are taking hold of the collective consciousness. Things are expanding and we’re starting to re-remember that plants are our allies.
Through science, we’re starting to see exactly how to use them effectively.
Through the law, we’re starting to see a shift that is about to reach a tipping point.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be part of this movement now as an educated, passionate and informed professional and then get to be on the other side to help everyone you can?
If that’s you and you want to know how to get there:
Click here to watch the Free Masterclass.
With love,
Corinne
