I recently listened to a webinar where David (Dedi) Meiri spoke about the cannabis research in his lab at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Meiri is best known for his work matching specific components of cannabis to affect different types of cancer. But when the interviewer asked the Israeli researcher which areas of medicine he thought cannabis … Read More »
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When Can We Schedule a Cannabis Rescheduling?
December 7, 2018 For anyone following the medical cannabis space, there is nothing more frustrating than hearing members of the medical establishment summarily dismissing cannabis based on a lack of supporting data. Of course there’s a dearth of data; blame it on Schedule 1! Because of cannabis’ draconian Schedule 1 classification as a highly … Read More »
What to Consider Before Visiting a Marijuana Dispensary
For me, the term “dispensary” always brought to mind a clinic at an army base or summer camp, with a stern nurse dispensing aspirin. But when California passed Proposition 215 (the Compassionate Care Act) in 1996, reframing marijuana as “medicine”, a new institutional framework was needed for where such products could be obtained. Since then, … Read More »
The Vast, Untapped Healing Potential of Cannabis
No other single plant, it seems, is connected so directly to so many aspects of human health and wellbeing, as cannabis. My interest in plant medicine traces back to my days as a culinary historian, learning about foraging for wild edibles in the Galilee. These local varieties were not only flavorful and nutritious; they invariably … Read More »