One Woman’s Story of Rheumatoid Arthritis, CBD and Getting Her Life Back

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For Stefani Malott of Portland, excruciating pain was normal. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 14, the native Minnesotan spent the next 20 years in constant discomfort, trying medication after medication in fear of a deadly allergic reaction to the next one she was prescribed. Methotrexate, Enbrel, Celebrex, naproxen, Humira, Neurotin, Percocet, Darvocet, Oxycodone—Malott tried them all, and it nearly killed her. CBD changed everything.

Source: Willamette Week

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