Personal:
- Name: Alexa Peters
- Author with Leafreport since: September 2020
Education And Work Information:
- School(s) Attended: B.A. in English: Creative Writing from Western Washington University
- Honors and distinctions: Magna Cum Laude, recipient of 2015 R.D Brown Memorial Writing Scholarship
- Job Title: Freelance Writer
- Published on: Leafly, CannabisMD, Green Valley Nation, and Healthline
Expertise:
- Area of Expertise: CBD
- Using CBD since: 2018
- Favourite CBD product: Gummies and Salves
About the author
Alexa Peters is a Seattle-based freelance writer and editor with a specialty in arts & culture, wellness, and lifestyle journalism, as well as content writing. My cannabis and CBD-focused work has appeared in Leafly, CannabisMD, Healthline, Green Valley Nation, and many other publications. Her expertise in the area is based on extensive study of the growing body of scientific literature around cannabis and effects, personal experience, and more than five years as a reporter in the industry.
Recent Activity
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