Blog
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The Veteran Experience
Veterans of the armed services, in the United States and around the world, have been using cannabis for pain and PTSD symptoms since at least the Vietnam War. They have accumulated lifetimes of experience with this medication and, as a group, demonstrate the best, and worst, of what cannabis can do.
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Bridging the Cannabis Knowledge Gap
As a medical professional, do you feel like you know enough about cannabis to address it with your patients? If not, you’re not alone. Countless physicians share the common problem of a knowledge gap.
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Why Call It Cannabis?
Cannabis by any other name would work just the same. So why should we stick with calling it cannabis?
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Student Education Series: Cannabis for Sexual Health
ACS was proud to welcome Suzanne Mulvehill of the Female Orgasm Research Institute and Jordan Tishler MD, President of ACS, as its two speakers on the topic of Cannabis for Sexual Health.
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Take a Closer Look at Cannabis Use Disorder
Recently the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) posted a study entitled "Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder and Reasons for Use Among Adults in a US State Where Recreational Cannabis Use Is Legal".
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A Professional Association for Cannabis Clinicians – The World Needs Big Ideas: Part 2
In Part 1, “Who Needs a Professional Association for Cannabis Clinicians?”, I wrote about the importance of creating Association of Cannabinoid Specialists when I realized there was a big gap in patient care information for clinicians.
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Member Spotlight: Fred Slezak
Welcome to ACS' member spotlight, where we shine the light on one of our members as they share their story and what led them to become a member of ACS.
This month, we shine the spotlight on Frederick A. Slezak, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, FACG.
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CBD RFI Response from Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
Recently ACS was asked to provide a response to the request for information from Congress with regard to regulation of CBD and derivatives. The full response is available below and in pdf form here.
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Who Needs an Association for Cannabis Professionals? Part 1
I’m Jordan Tishler, the founder and president of the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists. This is the story of why I founded ACS and why the world needs a place for clinicians to learn more about cannabis medicine and influence cannabis policy.
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Unpacking Dr. Gupta’s Weed 7 Episode: Part One
On Sunday evening, August 6, 2023, CNN aired Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s “Weed 7: A Senior Moment” as part of Anderson Cooper’s “The Whole Story” show. Association of Cannabinoid Specialists has asked our member experts to help “unpack” the information packed into the hour-long episode.