Burning Issues

Aug 08 2017 2
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Setting fire to the stoner stereotype. Sparking up candid conversations with cannabis researchers, entrepreneurs and advocates.
Educator, Author and Advocate Dr. Mitch Earleywine hosts a no-holds-barred platform that seeks to re-define and revolutionize the entire scope of the cannabis culture, while opening the door for more to join the cannabis crusade.

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Scientific and Policy Issues Related to The Medicinal and Recreational Use of Cannabis

Aug 08 2017 29 mins  
Today on Burning Issues Dr. Mitch is Joined by ​​Franjo Grotenhermen, MD. Franjo has devoted the last 15 years of his career to the investigation of scientific and policy issues related to the medicinal and recreational use of cannabis and cannabinoids. Dr. Grotenhermen is founder and chairman of the Association for Cannabis as Medicine (ACM) and founder and executive director

Cannabis Treatment For ADD And ADHD

Aug 04 2017 41 mins  
Today on Burning Issues we talk to David Bearman, M.D. about cannabis treatment for ADD and ADHD. Dr. Bearman is one of the most clinically knowledgeable physicians in the U.S. in the field of medicinal marijuana. He has spent 40 years working in substance and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs. Dr. Bearman was a pioneer in the free and community clinic movement. His care

Cannabis Case Studies and Clinical Trials

Jul 30 2017 30 mins  
Cannabis Case Studies and Clinical Trials as Dr. Mitch Earleywine welcomes Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Lester Grinspoon.

The evidence-base supporting the likelihood of safety and efficacy of cannabis for ADHD

Jun 29 2017 34 mins  
Today on Burning Issues Dr. Mitch is Joined by Julie Holland, M.D. Julie is a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology, with a private practice in New York City. She majored in the Biological Basis of Behavior at the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.D. in 1992 from Temple University School of Medicine. At Mount Sinai Medical Center, she completed a residency pro

Cannabis as a Medicine for ADHD

Jun 29 2017 30 mins  
Today on Burning Issues DR. Mich is Joined by Professor Philip Asherson from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. At King's College London Professor Philip is the head of The ADHD Genetics Group. This group is a research group within the SGDP whose main aim is to identify the genes involved in ADHD and related behavioural traits, and investigate how such genes wo

A Day In The Life Of A Marijuana Doctor

Jun 29 2017 32 mins  
Dr. Mitch speaks with Dr. Patel about the many questions asked regarding marijuana doctors and the instructions given by doctors on how to safely use and determine the proper dosage of marijuana

Medical Cannabis Patients Report Decreased Use Of Opioids

Jun 18 2017 32 mins  
Today on Burning Issues Dr. Mich is joined by Erik Altieri the communications director of NORML. They talk about how Medical Cannabis Patients Report Decreased Use Of Opioids, Anti-Anxiety Medicines. This topic is based on Patients with legal access to medical cannabis decreasing their use of opioids, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and other medications, according to self-re

Cannabis, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions

Jun 04 2017 33 mins  
Dr. Mitch Earleywine speaks with Matthew R. Pearson, Ph.D. a Research Assistant Professor from the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions at the University of New Mexico.

Providing Legal Access to Medical Cannabis

Apr 24 2017 30 mins  
Today on Burning Issues Dr. Mitch is joined by Jordan Page, a cannabis freedom activist and the PR Director for CannaSense. Cannasense is providing legal access to medical cannabis through a framework of existing state and federal laws, to patients in all 50 states. As a medical cannabis collective they use a specific legal strategy, developed over 10 years of research, to provide

Los Angeles Times Supports Proposition M

Feb 20 2017 30 mins  
Los Angeles is about to presented with Proposition M which will provide the city with the ability to address issues in a comprehensive way. One of the biggest publications in Media The Los Angeles Times has now come out and backed Proposition M. Dr. Mich speaks to Virgil Grant, president and co-founder of Southern California Coalition about his take on this media backing.