In the 1930’s, cannabis was morphed into an illegal product, stoked by the greed of the timber industry and William Randolph Hearst, and the fiber industry with the DuPonts. The pharmaceutical industry had put their research and development into morphine derivatives and a host of other medications that patients could not grow in their backyard….
Note: The following recipe includes the infusion of legal cannabis products. These items may only be created and consumed by a legal patient using the legally purchased products they procured from legal MMTC’s in Florida. Please remember edible cannabis has a different effect than other methods of administration. You should always start low and go slow…
When a war is waged there are always casualties. The national “war on drugs” is the most recent tragic example and there appears no end in sight. As a classically trained American medical school graduate (Ohio State University class of 1981) with over 35 years in medical practice, I can only shake my head and…
Since seeing our first patients on January 3, we have become the leading practice of cannabis medicine in the state. By putting our patients first, believing wholeheartedly in the medicinal benefits of cannabis, and helping scores of patients obtain a better sense of wellness we have already achieved much more than I ever would have…
In an effort to track patient progress and identify potential treatment issues, at the beginning of the month we send out a survey to patients who are active within our practice. Each full survey is added to the patient’s chart and should we find irregularities we will contact the patient and try to address any…
As responsible clinicians, we have a practical obligation to collect and analyze therapeutic data from our patient base. This data helps us provide a better and more individualized treatment plan for our patients, and also lets us see data from an aggregate view so we can gauge results of a group as a whole. Each…
Congratulations Florida! We are the first state in the south to have a legitimate medical cannabis program. Please note the above usage of the proper scientific term cannabis rather than the racially charged, prohibitionist derived marijuana. The legislation that Governor Rick Scott signed into law last Friday has officially renamed the Office of Compassionate Use and…
The Chron’s Charity Service Foundation of Naples launched a new patient-centric magazine specifically focused on cannabis called Indo Wellness. The following in-depth profile of Dr. Gordon was written by Victor Espinosa and is reprinted with permission. Dr. Barry Gordon of Venice, Florida is blessed with both knowledge and experience when it comes to emergency medicine. He…
Today a 72 hour special session begins at the state capitol in Tallahassee. While arguably the hottest button issue in the state since November has been cannabis, that topic likely will not be addressed during the three day marathon of the Florida House and Senate, though Senator Rob Bradley announced his intention late this morning…
