"The Medical Cannabis Primer" Cuts Through the Crap. New book helps novice patients choose their right medicine."
–Santa Barbara Independent
January 06, 2020
"This compendium provides an unbiased, clear and concise overview of all the key information and supporting evidence for medical cannabis. This is precisely what every patient and healthcare provider needs to start making informed and rational decisions about the use of medical cannabis."
–Angela Hardy, Pharm.D.
Cannabis Educator and Cannabis Clinical Consultant
Examines the risks and side effects of medicinal cannabis and how these risks compare with those for other substances patients use to self-medicate
Discusses the nature of the cannabis species, the parts of the plant, its active substances, and how those substances work in the body
Explains how the plant is processed into different forms of use, so users can decide which form is most appropriate to address their needs
Reviews information on potency and dosing and how effects differ across products and individuals
Describes how cannabis compounds interact with one another to treat different medical conditions
Presents the nature of healthcare industry support and opposition to medicinal cannabis and describes methodological problems with research findings
Explains recent advances in our understanding of how cannabis works in our bodies, and provides a glimpse of cannabis’s potential, to treat conditions
Explains product testing requirements and the current state of testing
1. The MMJ Controversy
2. Makeup
3. Forms of Use
4. Potency & Dosing
5. Compound Interactions
6. Conditions Addressed
7. Medical vs. Recreational
8. Testing
9. Research
10. Putting It All Together
Appendix
Index
Angela Hardy, Pharm.D.
Cannabis Educator and Cannabis Clinical Consultant
Mike Robinson, Founder
Global Cannabinoid Research Center
Prof. Mitch Leventhal, Ph.D.
Cannabis Industry Educator, Warwick Institute of Cannabis Arts & Science Llc
Dr. Jake F. Felice, N.D., L.M.P.
Cannabis Matrix Consulting
Kate Zhong, MD, MSc
CEO, CNS Innovations
Ben Caplan, MD
Founder, Chief Medical Officer, Cannabis Medicine Family Physician
Jaclyn Schneider
Medical Director of Caregiver Support Clinical Eligibility and Appeals Team for NY/NJ VA Healthcare Network
J. Louie Esquivel, General Manager
Cal Green Medical
Morton Sacks, M.D.
Medical Cannabis & Healthy Aging Consultant
Ryan P. Basham, M.D.
Andrea Meharg
Head Cannabis Science Educator at the Cannabis Coaching Institute and founder of Reveal Cannabis
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