{"id":1903,"date":"2011-12-28T17:50:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=9985"},"modified":"2011-12-28T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T17:50:47","slug":"heather-donahue-finds-success-with-new-career-with-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/heather-donahue-finds-success-with-new-career-with-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Donahue finds Success with New Career with Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/heather-donahue-finds-success-with-new-career-with-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"185\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/heather-donahue.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"heather donahue\" title=\"heather donahue\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9986\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/heather-donahue-finds-success-with-new-career-with-marijuana\/attachment\/heather-donahue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9986\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/heather-donahue.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a>Very few of us remain in the same career for our entire working lives.\u00a0 It is now common to change career paths three or four times during a work life.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russellsage.org\/publications\/great-recession\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Recession<\/a> has forced or encouraged many of us to reinvent our self-marketing, although it is certainly not the only reason people are favoring more than one career lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood<\/a> is often accused as being out of touch with the working class, it seems even actors with success find themselves seeking occupational variety.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/heatherdonahue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Donahue<\/a>, who starred in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blairwitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Blair Witch Project\u201d<\/a> and also appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fxnetworks.com\/shows\/originals\/sunny\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIts Always Sunny In Philadelphia\u201d <\/a>has decided to change direction and is now an author.\u00a0 Her new upcoming memoir is titled <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Growgirl.html?id=5SnXn0ahYx8C\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;GrowGirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot.&#8221; <\/a> In the book she describes the instant fame she received from the cult hit scary movie and the aftermath of trying to maintain an acting career.\u00a0 After the Blair Witch Project, she summed up her career by saying &#8220;The acting projects I was lucky enough to work on weren&#8217;t always things that I felt good about putting out into the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her first major career change seems evident in the title of her book.\u00a0 Heather Donahue spent a year in a place called &#8220;Nuggetown&#8221; with growers where she learned to cultivate marijuana. \u00a0After a close friend found trouble with Federal agents, Ms. Donahue pursued another yet safer career move.\u00a0 We have seen more of a comfort zone in regards to members of Hollywood opening up about marijuana, but Heather Donahue offers an even more unique perspective.\u00a0 She seems genuinely concerned with patients and was one herself.\u00a0 In 2007 she was prescribed marijuana to treat symptoms related to PMS(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?field_1=0&amp;field_2=73&amp;field_3=0&amp;field_4=0&amp;s=Enter+search+keywords&amp;submit=\" target=\"_blank\">Here is what our database recommends for PMS<\/a>).\u00a0 When questioned if she believed marijuana should be legalized she seemed conflicted.\u00a0 Heather Donahue feels that while it would be unfortunate if corporations overpowered \u201cmom and pop\u201d growers, she thinks everyone should have safe access.<\/p>\n<p>While we regret to hear that Heather Donahue may have had some emotional struggles after early acting success, we are thrilled to see her cut out a new niche for herself.\u00a0 She described herself as &#8220;a solitary country girl&#8221; after her time in the limelight.\u00a0 While we can definitely appreciate that, we hope she continues with her newfound success in writing.\u00a0 Heather Donahue may be able to use her public persona as a way to draw more attention toward patient needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"185\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/heather-donahue.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"heather donahue\" title=\"heather donahue\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9986\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/heather-donahue-finds-success-with-new-career-with-marijuana\/attachment\/heather-donahue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9986\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/heather-donahue.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a>Very few of us remain in the same career for our entire working lives.\u00a0 It is now common to change career paths three or four times during a work life.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russellsage.org\/publications\/great-recession\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Recession<\/a> has forced or encouraged many of us to reinvent our self-marketing, although it is certainly not the only reason people are favoring more than one career lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood<\/a> is often accused as being out of touch with the working class, it seems even actors with success find themselves seeking occupational variety.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/heatherdonahue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Donahue<\/a>, who starred in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blairwitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Blair Witch Project\u201d<\/a> and also appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fxnetworks.com\/shows\/originals\/sunny\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIts Always Sunny In Philadelphia\u201d <\/a>has decided to change direction and is now an author.\u00a0 Her new upcoming memoir is titled <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Growgirl.html?id=5SnXn0ahYx8C\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;GrowGirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot.&#8221; <\/a> In the book she describes the instant fame she received from the cult hit scary movie and the aftermath of trying to maintain an acting career.\u00a0 After the Blair Witch Project, she summed up her career by saying &#8220;The acting projects I was lucky enough to work on weren&#8217;t always things that I felt good about putting out into the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her first major career change seems evident in the title of her book.\u00a0 Heather Donahue spent a year in a place called &#8220;Nuggetown&#8221; with growers where she learned to cultivate marijuana. \u00a0After a close friend found trouble with Federal agents, Ms. Donahue pursued another yet safer career move.\u00a0 We have seen more of a comfort zone in regards to members of Hollywood opening up about marijuana, but Heather Donahue offers an even more unique perspective.\u00a0 She seems genuinely concerned with patients and was one herself.\u00a0 In 2007 she was prescribed marijuana to treat symptoms related to PMS(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?field_1=0&amp;field_2=73&amp;field_3=0&amp;field_4=0&amp;s=Enter+search+keywords&amp;submit=\" target=\"_blank\">Here is what our database recommends for PMS<\/a>).\u00a0 When questioned if she believed marijuana should be legalized she seemed conflicted.\u00a0 Heather Donahue feels that while it would be unfortunate if corporations overpowered \u201cmom and pop\u201d growers, she thinks everyone should have safe access.<\/p>\n<p>While we regret to hear that Heather Donahue may have had some emotional struggles after early acting success, we are thrilled to see her cut out a new niche for herself.\u00a0 She described herself as &#8220;a solitary country girl&#8221; after her time in the limelight.\u00a0 While we can definitely appreciate that, we hope she continues with her newfound success in writing.\u00a0 Heather Donahue may be able to use her public persona as a way to draw more attention toward patient needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1911,45,1881,1912,1913,25,1914,9,51,1915,1041,1,3],"tags":[4479,2628,4449,4480,4481,2624,4482,2631,4483,3611],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}