Using CBD for fibromyalgia is an interesting question and bears some discussion. The short answer is that this is the wrong question because CBD is barking up the wrong tree. Let me explain. First, what is Fibromyalgia, or Fibro for short? ...
Everybody knows that CBD is an anti-inflammatory, right? Well, actually, only sort of right. This is one of those places where the basic science and the human studies disagree. Confused? So are most people. Let me explain. ...
These were among the more unusual questions posed to me recently, so I thought I’d answer publicly. First, what is Kief? Kief is a powder containing the dry trichomes of the cannabis plant. Trichomes are the little sacs that grow in the...
This might be my shortest blog post ever. The answer is no. Or, at least, if you want it to work. Let me explain. First, let’s talk about what a hemp salve is. We need to discuss what is hemp, and what is a salve. All the...
I have some concerns that social equity may be yet another Trojan Horse in the efforts toward legalization and the financial rewards it promises. Just as it has become clear that medical cannabis, while immensely helpful to many patients, has been used as a...
The other day my practice got a call from a middle-aged woman who had just been diagnosed with cancer. After a bit of discussion about how cannabis medicine could be helpful to her, she stated that she really felt well and had no reason to start cannabinoid...
