Pages tagged “Opioid Crisis”
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Many Patients Using Cannabis Yet Medical Cannabis Systems Failing
Many Patients Using Cannabis Yet Medical Cannabis Systems Failing
State medical cannabis programs are slowly failing. They are failing largely because they don’t support patient care, neither from the patients’ perspective nor from the practitioners’.
Written by Jordan Tishler
June 25, 2024 -
If You’re Prescribing Opioids, Why Prescribe Not Cannabis First?
If You’re Prescribing Opioids, Why Prescribe Not Cannabis First?
Don’t get me wrong. I am not part of the anti-opioid crowd. My only interest is in patient well-being which, of course, led me to practice cannabinoid medicine. I firmly believe that there are patients who need opioid medication. So the question really isn’t why are you prescribing opioids, but rather why aren’t you prescribing cannabinoids first.
Written by Jordan Tishler
May 28, 2024 -
Casual Conversations #3 Pain, Opioids, and Medical Cannabis
Casual Conversations #3 Pain, Opioids, and Medical Cannabis
In this episode of 'Casual Conversations' by the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists, John Malanca, Dr. Jordan Tishler, and Jahan Marcu, PhD, discuss the potential of cannabinoids in pain management and their role in reducing opioid usage.
Written by Kelsey Engvik
July 25, 2023