The Coach’s Story

Mr. Gabriel

Cannabis Advocate/Educator

I started my journey with cannabis 14 years ago.  I was young, trying to have fun, attempting to see what the “hype” was all about.  Growing up in an overseas military environment, there was no access and a stigmatized association with a “schedule 1 substance”.  However, my first time consuming cannabis was a mind opening experience. Though, at the time, the train stopped there.  Fast forward nearly three years, I get into a life threatening accident, where I was launched into concrete at 53 MPH, head first. I woke up in Baltimore’s Shock Trauma Unit three weeks later.

I shattered my pelvis, broke my faceplate, sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), broke four ribs, popped a lung while the other collapsed, and had weights drilled into my leg to keep it the same length as the other during the state I was in. Needless to say, I went through it ALL to stay alive.

Slowly but surely I regained motor function, memories, and a trickling semblance of self.  I was about to turn 20 years old and I could no longer walk or speak as I had before.  With love, family, and community support I was able to build myself back up from nearly under the ground.

There was one thing though, how did I make it out? This question plagued me for almost a year until I dove into cannabis research to understand how this could have happened.  Long story short, our bodies possess a large system of neurotransmitters that take care of our homeostasis.  This is called the “Endogenous Cannabinoid System”.  This opened a whole new world of ever growing information and an understanding of how this plant could potentially assist with the human condition. 

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