Imagine that a vicious disease, irresponsibly spread by some of the largest healthcare companies in the world, could be treated or avoided with a plant. Then imagine you were either forbidden from, or afraid of, even mentioning that plant's name for fear of ridicule from your peers -- or worse, losing your license to practice medicine. That is the situation today with cannabis. Most people today, either do not take the plant seriously as medicine, or have been instructed not to because of prohibitive laws. Health and public health practitioners frequently acknowledge its efficacy privately, but will not express this professionally or publicly. They are programmed to advise that cannabis treatments for disease or pain relief etc. "need more evidence." This is said, even though cannabis was used by humans for millennia with zero mortality, and Oxycontin, invented in the 1990s (A.D.!!), did what it does. Enter Marion McNabb, DrPH, MPH, who has been gathering just what the doctors ordered with Dr. Grinspoon under the Cannabis Center of Excellence, INC. Please share the post for this webinar series, that begins TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm, to generate awareness with your contacts in healthcare, particularly those in public health. The series will discuss results from a study that looks at the use of cannabis for tapering, eliminating, or never using substances like opiates in the first place. It's long past time we all (including cannabis professionals and companies, by the way) take cannabis seriously. Doing so is critical if we ever want it be an option for so many who are in immediate need of its many therapeutic and at times lifesaving potential.
Save the Date! Next Tuesday April 9 Join Dr. Marion Mcnabb and Dr. Peter Grinspoon in a lively and interactive Q&A about medical cannabis as a harm reduction alternative. Dr. McNabb will present research results from the recent CCOE cannabis as an alternative study then we will turn to 30+ min Q&A from the live zoom audience. Register here for the free webinar: https://loom.ly/D5mMsYQ Thank you to our sponsors Holistic Health Group, Caroline's Cannabis, and Green Lion Partners! Thank you also to our media partner Talking Joints Memo!
President, Cannabis Center of Excellence; Former Senior Director, Research and Learning at United Way; Former MA Cannabis Advisory Board Member
8moThank you so much Tim for the support and share of the webinar series! The first event last night went really well and we will be posting the video this week. Very much appreciate your leadership and support to the CCOE in this area helping to drive change for those who prefer to choose cannabis as a harm reduction alternative!