Colleen Fisher Tully

Colleen Fisher Tully is a freelance writer and editor with recent work in Clean Eating, Today's Parent, The Walrus and Local Love. She posts random thoughts on Twitter @colleenftully

Articles contributed to Leafly (by most recent)

Cannabis and perimenopause—it’s a hormone thing

Colleen Fisher Tully – November 8, 2021

Thousands of people use cannabis to manage the painful, sleep-disturbing, sweat-inducing symptoms of perimenopause. But does it really work? Read more

How pagans used cannabis at Christmastime

Colleen Fisher Tully – December 2, 2020

Europeans have been celebrating the end of December since ancient times, and likely used cannabis to bring good fortune and good cheer at the winter solstice. Read more

Return of the Skunk

Colleen Fisher Tully – September 16, 2020

Sweet and dessert weed strains rule the market, but are skunks poised to make a big comeback? Read more

4 women in history who used cannabis for mysticism

Colleen Fisher Tully – August 20, 2020

The gift of sight comes more easily with a little help from the plant kingdom. Here are just some notable women from the past who harnessed the powers of cannabis for a higher calling. Read more

For these ancient warrior women, cannabis was a part of everyday life

Colleen Fisher Tully – August 5, 2020

Yes, axe-wielding Amazons were real women of antiquity, and they also had a strong cannabis culture. Here’s what we know about ancient Scythian women. Read more

Did women use cannabis as medicine in ancient Egypt?

Colleen Fisher Tully – July 30, 2020

While we don’t know everything about this ancient empire, we do know women worked with medicine and magic, and that cannabis may have played a part. Read more