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Getting off opioids with medical marijuana: Patients turn to pot over pills
By Nadia Kounang, CNN
April 29, 2018
CNN’s Chris Gajilan contributed to this report.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/health/medical-marijuana-opioids/index.html
Watch Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Special Report “Weed 4: Pot vs. Pills” on Sunday, April 29, at 8 p.m. ET.
(CNN) In 2016, opioids killed more Americans than breast cancer. The drug overdose epidemic has become one of the most concerning public health issues of recent time, and in an effort to stem the tide, more patients and doctors are turning to pot over pills.
Medical Cannabis Opioid Guide
Healer Medical Cannabis Opioid Guide
Thousands of people have used cannabis to help them reduce and replace opioid medications, as demonstrated in numerous recent scientific papers and strongly supported by animal research (see guide for research). Dr. Sulak has created this guide to help you.
The Health Effects of Cannabis
The following is a brief summary of the most common physiologic effects of cannabis on each of our bodily systems.
Micro-Dosing with THC
Dr. Sulak teaches you how to safely control your cannabis dosage to provide the benefits you seek without intoxication.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Letter to Jeff Sessions: Medical marijuana could save many addicted to opioids
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/health/medical-marijuana-opioid-epidemic-sanjay-gupta/index.html
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
April 24, 2018
Dear Honorable Jeff Sessions,
I feel obligated to share the results of my five-year-long investigation into the medical benefits of the cannabis plant. Before I started this worldwide, in-depth investigation, I was not particularly impressed by the results of medical marijuana research, but a few years later, as I started to dedicate time with patients and scientists in various countries, I came to a different conclusion.
Cannabis Edibles Dosing Chart: Find the Right Dose
Dr. Dustin Sulak
Leafly.com
April 20, 2018
https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/cannabis-edibles-dosage-guide-chart
Edible forms of cannabis, including food products, lozenges, and capsules, can produce effective, long-lasting, and safe effects. These forms of cannabis are also the most likely to produce unwanted effects and overdose symptoms, which can be very unpleasant. The difference is, of course, the dose.
Here, you’ll find a chart that describes typical effects felt at different ingested doses. However, there are factors to consider when choosing the right dose for you, which you can read more about below.
Q&A: Dr. Dustin Sulak Touts the Healing Power of Pot
April 05, 2018
More than two decades after California legalized medical cannabis, the debate still rages about its health benefits. On one hand, nearly every state in the country has legalized some form of a medical marijuana program. And several states — Vermont included — have legalized recreational adult use of the drug.
But on the other hand, the federal government still considers weed a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,” according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Dr. Dustin Sulak is a firm believer in medical marijuana.