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Corey Favell is the Founder and Director of Favell Fitness/The Performance Lab. Corey is also a medicinal cannabis patient and a strong advocate for finding alternative solutions for individuals suffering from chronic pain, addiction and/or mental illness. Favell is a key member and founder of a not-for-profit organization called Parent’s for Care which focuses on helping individuals with children or family members suffering from addiction and/or mental illness,creating a community for support and hope not just for the patient but also for the parent, guardian or caregiver. Corey’s daughter (Zoe) is a survivor of the opioid epidemic who was misdiagnosed at an early age and prescribed highly addictive medications that would lead to years of destruction. Corey’sdecision to introduce his daughter to medicinal cannabis became a positive game changer with her conditions, but would also create a backlash of resistance from medical professionals alongwith negative support from parents regarding Corey’s…

Ashleigh is a medical cannabis patient and passionate advocate for the rights and education of her fellow Canadian Cannabis patients. In 2017, still a new patient herself, she founded a social media community alongside a handful of other patients. This community, named SheCann, was created with the intention of providing information, resources and support to prospective and existing ACMPR patients. Although it is geared towards women, SheCann also welcomes supportive and respectful men, and members of industry, including legal clinics and Licensed Producers. SheCann’s primary goal is to create a compassionate space for patients to speak openly about their journeys as cannabis patients. Ashleigh works alongside advocacy groups like CFAMM (Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana) to advocate for accessible and affordable access to medical cannabis. She is a member of Cannabis Canada’s Patient Advocacy Committee, and has recently joined the Strainprint Technologies team as their Community Manager and…

Gerald Major is a medical cannabis patient, a staunch chronic illness advocate and an arthritis survivor. Gerald’s Arthritis took him out of full time employment 8 years ago when he was the Senior Vice President of Operations for Citibank Hedge Fund Services North America. Since then, he’s become the President of the Canadian Spondylitis Association, Vice President of Canadians for Fair Access to Medicinal Marijuana, board member and consumer group chair of the Arthritis Alliance of Canada, Best Medicine Coalition board member, and a member of Ontario Best Practice Research Initiative patient advisory committee. His passion for advocacy stems from his personal battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis, both inflammatory arthritis that ends in fusion in the back and peripheral joints. Gerald is frequently invited to share his story of Spondyloarthritis, Mental Health and Medical Cannabis by the health care community. In 2016, upon noticing the barriers to medical…

Shamus is an 18 year veteran of the Canadian army. Who currently resides in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland. When released in 2006 with a diagnosis of PTSD he tried to assimilate into the civilian world as an electrician.  However, he found his symptoms getting worse. After exhausting numerous pills over the years, his condition was finally stabilized due to his introduction to Medical Cannabis. Since then, Shamus has been outspoken about the benefits of Cannabis in both the Veteran community and beyond.