Behind every business there is a story, and sometimes that story demands to be heard. Nic Hewitt set up West Lakes Hemp to sell medicinal cannabis oil in 2018, three years after being flooded out of her Carlisle flat by Storm Desmond. It’s a business, and a product, that has proved to be a life-saver – literally. In this frank and full-length interview, Nic opens her heart about her lifelong struggle with mental health, and describes how the humble cannabis sativa plant helped her to a better place.

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West Lakes Hemp: www.lakelandcbd.co.uk