Weedmaps.com

Kyle Jeager

Jan 24, 2019

Pro tip: you can get more out of your marijuana experience by doing simple things such as eating chocolate, drinking herbal tea, or getting a massage.

That’s according to Dr. Dustin Sulak, a Maine-based integrative medicine osteopath and cannabis expert. While one might assume that marijuana basically works the same for everyone, that’s not the case. Certain foods, drinks, and activities can bolster the endocannabinoid system, a complex network that responds to components of cannabis, and enhance the plant’s overall effects.

Ingredients in various foods and drinks can stimulate or inhibit CB1 and CB2 receptors in the endocannabinoid system, Sulak wrote in an email. In other cases, foods can influence the production of the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) enzyme, “which breaks down anandamide, one of our endocannabinoids.”

by Amber Lanier Nagle

Natural Awakenings 

Jan, 2019

Dustin Sulak on Cannabis as a Healing Therapy

Dustin Sulak, D.O., opened a private osteopathic manipulation, hypnotherapy and integrative medicine practice in Hallowell, Maine, in 2009, the same year the state’s voters expanded its medical cannabis law. At that time, he was one of the few physicians in Maine willing to certify patients to use cannabis legally.

As of this writing, 33 states now allow medical marijuana, and 10 of them allow its recreational use. Cannabis initiatives continue to find their way onto state ballots with each election cycle.

Today, Sulak’s practice serves thousands of patients who use cannabis for authorized medical purposes. He educates medical professionals and patients on its safe, clinical use, while continuing to explore its therapeutic potential. Visit Healer.com to learn more.

Dr. Dustin Sulak

MelMagazine.com

Nov, 2018

Everything We Know About Weed Strains Is (Kinda) Bullshit

When it comes to levels of THC and CBD, they’re all basically the same. So why do some strains hit you differently than others?

The cannabis industry — and before its more official, legal incarnation, your friendly neighborhood weed dealer — has forever suggested that different weed strains yield different overall effects. Their logic goes something like this: Each individual strain contains distinct levels of THC and CBD, and therefore, each generates a unique high, based on that blend.

BY KASANDRA BRABAW

Dec, 22, 2018

MedMen

Many of us grew up hearing the old cliche “less is more,” applied to all sorts of situations; though, few actually believed it (sometimes, more is more, when it comes to, say, a delicious chocolate bar or delightfully over-the-top outfit). Yet, the philosophy seems to hold out when it comes to marijuana. For people who want the medical benefits of THC without the high, less is certainly more—and it’s called microdosing.

What is microdosing with cannabis?
Microdosing is exactly what it sounds like: People taking tiny doses of marijuana — doses so small that they don’t even get you high. Dustin Sulak, D.O., a doctor who prescribes cannabis, describes it as “precision dosing.” If you do it correctly, you can take just enough cannabis (either a combination of THC and CBD, or solely THC) so that it offers some health benefits but doesn’t affect your mental clarity or focus.

by Kinsey Grant

The Street

Aug, 2018

Can Legal Cannabis Help Slow the Opioid Drug Epidemic in the U.S.? More research is needed, but medical experts agree that cannabis plants have immense potential to slow opioid drug overdoses, which claim 115 lives every day in the U.S.

Imagine stopping 115 needless deaths in the U.S. every day. It’s not a guarantee, but with recent developments in cannabis research, experts believe it could be on the horizon.

Opioid drug overdoses claim those 115 lives every day in this country. About 60% of opioid addictions are rooted in prescription drug use for a number of ailments, ranging from chronic pain to sports-related injuries to personality disorders. That’s where many see cannabis products coming in to help.

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.

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.

SASHA GOLDSTEIN

April 05, 2018

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/qanda-dr-dustin-sulak-touts-the-healing-power-of-pot/Content?oid=14407337

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.

Lauren Bedosky

Livestrong.com

March 28, 2018

https://www.livestrong.com/article/13710520-whats-the-deal-with-athletes-using-cannabis-during-training/

Until recently, cannabis (aka marijuana) was considered the illicit drug of choice for lazy teenagers. But since marijuana is now recreationally legal in nine states, it’s gaining popularity among one of the most active and focused populations out there: endurance athletes.