Employee Benefit News August 18, 2025
Paola Peralta

Emily Fisher, the CEO and founder of virtual cannabis-based care clinic Leafwell, was first introduced to medical cannabis during her first round of breast cancer treatment after using a cannabis-infused tincture to manage her pain.

“I found a lot of relief through cannabis, but I found it as a last resort,” Fisher says. “I was in the hospital in a lot of pain and relying on opioids when I finally tried it. I was stunned at not only how effective it was, but also at how misunderstood it was.”

Now a two-time breast cancer survivor, Fisher channeled her own experience into Leafwell, which she founded in 2019. The platform offers a subscription-based program organizations can add as a...

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