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In 2010, Kelly Bruce was raising her daughter alone while living in the beautiful mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado teaching children to ski for Vail Resorts. On New Year’s Eve she was hit by a drunk driver and suffered injuries to her lower back and neck. These injuries would ultimately end her skiing profession, sending her on the path of pharmaceutical pain management. After a horrible out of body experience one night on Ambien, she decided there had to be a better way to manage the pain yet still be able to have confidence to be an effective parent. She was not only able to completely manage pain to the point of not even needing an Advil, but she was able to come off all other medications for medical conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Major Depressive Disorder. She was amazed at how versatile a plant was at alleviating her ailments. She became quite outspoken about the benefits of cannabis, advocating for the various ways to use it.

In 2012, someone reported her medical cannabis use to Child Protective Services. Kelly openly and willingly admitted she was a medical patient and using cannabis to treat medical conditions. She believed her choice, with direction and care of her doctors, was a better therapy than using prescription drugs. However, the state disagreed with her choice to consume a scheduled one illicit drug even while she was under her legal right within the state of California. Kelly was found guilty of her charges. She fought hard to appeal the court's ruling. After a 2-year probation, all charges were dropped. This experience ignited a fire inside Kelly that has grown into CannaMommy.org.

CannaMommy.org was founded to advocate for mothers who choose natural medicines; providing safe, organic and natural products that are effective. All donations from CannaMommy products fund CannaMommy missions. In addition, we aim to establish our free clinics across the nation to help empower people with real knowledge and provide safe access. It will

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