Education & Advocacy
It’s 4/20 after all… “Medical Cannabis, Where’s the Emergency?” Join Dr. Barry Gordon & Dr. Sherry Yafai, Tuesday, 4/20 at 4:20PM (PST) 7:20PM (EST). Join us as we explore the science and myths behind medicalcannabis. Dr. Barry and Dr. Yafai host a panel of esteemedclinicians for this special two-hour virtual educational event. Download the “Medical […]
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In the recently published book, A Really Good Day, Ayelet Waldman, a former public defender, law professor with a substantive knowledge of U.S. drug laws and current writer and author who has struggled with bipolar disorder, described a month where she treated her disorder (illegally) with daily “microdoses” of LSD, following the research being done […]
For all legal medical cannabis patients and caregivers, the state requires you renew your Patient/Caregiver ID Card with the Department of Health annually. Your card is valid for one year from date of initial approval. This expiration date is stamped under your address and date of birth on your card. The state recommends you begin […]
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 […]
