Is It Safe To Be In The State Cannabis Registry?

Is It Safe To Be In The State Cannabis Registry?

Mar 7, 2023

This has started coming up again with my patients, so let’s nip it in the bud, shall we?  Is it safe to be listed as a patient in your state medical cannabis registry? The short answer is yes.  Read on for more details.  Nobody likes the idea of...
Wellness Isn’t a Thing

Wellness Isn’t a Thing

Feb 21, 2023

Please don’t get me started on “wellness”.  OK, now you’ve got me going.  I admit I got sucked into this trap many years ago when I started my practice, but I’ve come to understand that wellness is pure-baloney...
Why Pay for a Doctor?

Why Pay for a Doctor?

Jan 31, 2023

Would you ask for medical advice from your local Starbucks barista?  No?  Why?  Of course they’re not qualified to give you advice.  So, why would you ask the budtender at your local dispensary?  Sure, they love to smoke weed, but how is...
Chemical Differences Between Inhaled and Oral Cannabis

Chemical Differences Between Inhaled and Oral Cannabis

Dec 6, 2022

You’ve heard me talk a lot about how cannabis works differently depending on how we take it, and how we have to use cannabis the right way for the illness (not so much user preference).  We’ve never talked about why this is the case, and I’m...
Cannabis Medicine is a Matter of Health Equity

Cannabis Medicine is a Matter of Health Equity

Oct 4, 2022

Recently we’ve been hearing a lot about social equity, particularly around the disastrous effects of the War On Drugs on people and communities of color.  Without question the use of recreational substances has been weaponized against minorities in the US,...