Actress Whoopi Goldberg has become a contributor for a marijuana blog – the Cannabist.
In
her first post – entitled My vape pen and I, a love story - the
58-year-old reveals how she ‘fell in love’ with her vape pen – a product
which helps her inhale the drug easily.
She writes in the blog which is part of The Denver Post: ‘As I write my debut column for The Cannabist,
talking about this newly legal weed and admiring the states that have
had the foresight to legalize medical marijuana, I’m most tempted to
extol the virtues of the vape pen.’
Blogged: Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that she uses marijuana to ease pain of glaucoma- related headaches
Whoopi
lives in New Jersey which does not have the same laws on marijuana as
Colorado, where recreational use is legal and The Denver Post is based.
Residents of New Jersey do have the right to possess and use medical marijuana under certain circumstances.
The
Sister Act star reveals that she uses marijuana to help ease the pain
of the headaches she suffers with glaucoma – an eye condition which can
affect your vision.
First one: Whoopi will be be a regular contributor to the blog which is part of The Denver Post
In her inaugural post she writes that she started using it after she tried and struggled to smoke joints.
It
was her daughter who introduced her to the vaporizers and after a few
attempts to master it, she quickly fell for it’s benefits.
She
admits: ‘The vape pen has changed my life. No, I’m not exaggerating. In
fact, her name is Sippy. Yes, she’s a she. And yes, I named her Sippy
because I take tiny, little sips — sassy sips, even — from her. And with
each sip comes relief — from pressure, pain, stress, discomfort.’
Whoopi,
who has had a long and illustrious career in film, describes the pain
she suffers with her eye condition and how she deals with it.
Changed her life: Whoopi reveals how much the pen has helped her live with her condition
‘These glaucoma-induced headaches come on like freight
trains — like, BOOM, my head starts hurting, my eyes start bugging, my
whole body starts to tense up. But then I find her, and it relaxes
everything and calms everything. It helps my head stop hurting, and with
glaucoma your eyes ache, and she takes the ache out. It’s wonderful,’
she continued.
trains — like, BOOM, my head starts hurting, my eyes start bugging, my
whole body starts to tense up. But then I find her, and it relaxes
everything and calms everything. It helps my head stop hurting, and with
glaucoma your eyes ache, and she takes the ache out. It’s wonderful,’
she continued.
The View host is planning on writing a column every two months and will focus on her own experiences with Cannabis.
In
Colorado, where The Denver Post is based, the recreational use of
marijuana was approved by a November 2012 ballot measure - it came into
force at the start of this year.
Last
month the Union County State Senator Nicholas Scutari announced he
would be making the case to legalize marijuana – modelled on the bill in
both Colorado and Washington.
However
the current Governor Chris Christie is opposed to the idea due to the
fact he believes it sends out the wrong message to children, so the law
looks unlikely to be passed any time soon.
A spokesperson for Whoopi has been contacted for comment.
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