March/April 2021

View our interactive March/April 2021 digital edition

Welcome to the second edition of Cannabis Patient Care! We are excited to be bringing you four digital editions this year. This issue is focused on chronic pain.

Dr. Julie Hildebrand, Dr. Peter Blecher, and a medical cannabis patient share their insight into medical cannabis as a treatment for pain management in Canada through the help of WeedMD and others.

Brendan McKernan and his father Richard found their way to medical cannabis almost as a last resort, but the plant became a turning point in their lives and careers that led to them down a road to help others.

Eloise Theisen, a board certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in cannabis therapy, shares her unique insight from helping patients.

Kevin Boehnke, PhD, a research investigator at the Chronic Pain Institute Research Center in the anesthesiology department at the University of Michigan, discusses his research efforts to address questions such as what health conditions are patients using cannabis for, which dosage formats are they using, and does it help chronic pain.

Stanley Atkins II turned his personal journey of seeking medical cannabis into advocacy and passion for helping others in his home state and beyond.

Jessica Mandile, a Veterans Affairs caregiver, shares her experience helping her husband use medical cannabis as a treatment for his chronic pain.