Psychedelics: A Clinical Perspective Symposium Synopsis

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists welcomed Eugene Vortsman, DO to present on Psychedelic Medicine: A Clinical Perspective.

Questions Patients Ask (That Doctors Should Know How to Answer)

When considering medical cannabis, patients often have numerous questions for their physicians. These questions typically revolve around safety, efficacy, legal issues, and personal concerns. Here are some of the most common questions patients are likely to ask their physicians about medical cannabis:

Casual Conversations #15 Veterans and PTSD

In this episode of 'Casual Conversations,' discussions revolve around the use of cannabis among veterans with PTSD.

Cannabis and Anxiety: Navigating the Complex Relationship for Therapeutic Use

Over the years, I have had the privilege of caring for a multitude of patients turning to cannabis as a therapeutic option for anxiety, spanning from general anxiety disorder and situational anxiety to its role in managing PTSD and accompanying depression.

ACS Guidance to Massachusetts on Veteran Care

Dear Members of the Joint Committee:

As one of the senior cannabis physicians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, Board Member of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, and former VA physician I wish to convey some very specific concerns regarding House Bill 4274. Despite vocal advocacy by a few veterans, this bill is not in the interests of veterans or other patients.

The Veteran Experience: Pain Management, PTSD, and Cannabis

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.