GROWING DEMAND: According to the Pew Research Center, 61 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. High-end brands like CAP Beauty are touting cannabis as “plant medicine” and national media is tracking CBD as a hot trend.

MEDICALLY SOUND: Co-authored with an osteopathic physician who contributes a scientific understanding of cannabis along with more than a decade of experience prescribing medical marijuana to patients.

FRESH APPROACH: The available information on using cannabis is often targeted at a traditionally male/stoner audience. This book is approachable, gender neutral, and beautifully photographed and designed.

EASY TO USE: Using cannabis to treat health conditions is not as simple as smoking a joint, and the online information can be incomplete, out of date, hard to follow, and unreliable. This comprehensive, accessible guide demystifies cannabis use.

WIDELY LEGAL: Cannabis is legal for recreational use in 10 states, including Washington DC, and for medicinal use in 33 states and 16 countries. CBD derived from industrial hemp is available across the country, but only technically legal in states that allow hemp production. If the 2018 Farm Bill passes (in negotiation now), hemp would become legal in all 50 states.

ALIZA SHERMAN is the cofounder of Ellementa, the fastest growing women’s network focused on health, wellness, and cannabis, and has been featured in USA Today, US New & World Report, CNN, CNBC, People, Time, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Forbes. DR. JUNELLA CHIN is an osteopathic physician, the founder and chief medical officer of MedLeafRX (an integrative medicine practice based in California and New York), and director of education for the Association of Cannabis Specialists. She has been featured by St. Jude’s Medical, Cornell Tech, USA Today, and NBC Today and has been an advocate for better understanding of the science and medicine of marijuana for over a decade.

Author Residence: Anchorage, AK

"This book couldn't have come out at a better time. Today is the day we all need to be speaking openly about cannabis as medicine. The more people learn the truth about medical marijuana, the more real healing can take place."

—RICKI LAKE and ABBY EPSTEIN, filmmakers, Weed the People

“This book addresses the most common misconceptions about the cannabis plant using the most digestible, beautiful format I have seen. I am thrilled to see such a gorgeous text capable of changing mindsets about this incredibly powerful and unique plant.”

—ASHLEY PICILLO, author of Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Women, Weed & Business

“This book will accelerate the informed practice of basic herbalism in today’s modern households and in doing so, will be responsible for the deepening sense of ease and empowerment our generation will come to experience during this Cannabis Renaissance.”

—RICKY WILLIAMS, herbalist and co-founder of Real Wellness

“A remarkable book written by women that not only understand the science of cannabis medicine but have also experienced its therapeutic effects firsthand. If you’ve ever wanted to find out how cannabis and all of its properties can help improve your health and advance your wellness for a better quality of life, this is the insightful book for you.”

—CYNTHIA SALARIZADEH, founder of House of Saka and co-founder of Industry Power Women

“With curiosity about cannabis on the rise, authors Sherman and Chin demystify the modern day uses of the plant in their beautiful, informative, and conversationally written guide that breaks down the history, science, and potential benefits of cannabis to soothe everyday ailments.”

—HEATHER CABOT, author of The New Chardonnay: How Marijuana Went Mainstream

“This is what happens when women support one another to get the very best products for our families. This book teaches you how to put the oxygen mask on first!”

—MICHELLE PATTERSON, author of Women Change the World