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Celebrities and Medicines Don’t Mix

Celebrities and Medicines Don’t Mix

I’m a fan of Snoop Dog.  And Willie Nelson, Melissa Etheridge, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Jean Luc Picard (er, Patrick Stewart) and quite a few other celebrities who have endorsed or partnered with cannabis companies of late. While celebrities always make...
The Whole Point of Getting Cannabis Care

The Whole Point of Getting Cannabis Care

All too often patients tell me that cannabis didn’t work for them.  More often than not, though, after talking to them I find that they never used it in a manner that was likely to succeed.  If the medicine had been used properly and didn’t work,...
Cannabis as Commodity

Cannabis as Commodity

Washington State Economic and Revenue Council just announced (9/24/2021) that state cannabis revenue is leveling off.  Superficially, this may be obvious or a yawn, but in fact is a crucial and inevitable problem that I’ve been talking about for...
Is CBD the Emperor’s New Clothes?

Is CBD the Emperor’s New Clothes?

I think we’ve all been amazed at the explosion of CBD products, stories, and press coverage since 2018 when CBD was legalized as part of Mitch McConnell’s Farm Bill.  I get questions about CBD all the time from patients and from colleagues who see the...
Don’t DIY Your Healthcare

Don’t DIY Your Healthcare

Don’t DIY Your Healthcare by Jill Becker, MD Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in Massachusetts I’ve found that many people have taken to “DIY-ing” (do it yourself-ing) their own medical care – to their detriment. Oftentimes...