On this episode we welcome Dr. Marion McNabb, President of the Cannabis Center of Excellence INC and CEO of Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN). Marion is a Public Health Doctor by training that has nearly 20 years of global and domestic public health experience.



Her team recently completed a veterans’ health and medical cannabis research study with the goal of gathering information from U.S. military veterans regarding their current health conditions, conventional medical treatments, medical cannabis use and its effectiveness with self-reported health conditions and symptoms.



We talked a lot about the veteran’s study as well as other public health topics related to medical cannabis, including 



How military veterans use cannabis to treat a variety of conditions and reduce dependence on other medicationsWhat barriers veterans face when trying to access medical cannabisWhat programs have been established to assist veterans with the cost of cannabis medicineHow veterans’ use of medical cannabis compares to the general populationHow has the COVID-19 pandemic changed cannabis use in terms of frequency, purchasing habits, and conditionsHow implementing proper testing led to the eventual lift of the vape ban in MassachusettsHow the vote to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Jersey affects the issues of public health, social justice, and advocacy



Thanks to our sponsor, Cannabis Science and Technology. Cannabis Science and Technology is proud to present a special supplement and free virtual Veterans Day e-Symposium focused on medical cannabis treatment for veterans with PTSD. The supplement and symposium will feature Dr. Marion McNabb and the data she uncovered in her 2019 Veterans Health and Medical Cannabis Study. In addition, the supplement will include articles with Dr. Staci Gruber, veteran patient Stephen Mandile, a VA caregiver, a nurse, and medical cannabis advocates all heavily involved with this topic. The e-symposium will also feature a special panel discussion, organized by Stephen Mandile, with a group of veterans from across the country. Learn more at www.cannabissciencetech.com.



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Additional Resources:



2019 Veterans Health and Medical Cannabis Study with UMass Dartmouth2018 Open Cannabis Consumer and Patient Study with UMass DartmouthCOVID-19 Medical Cannabis Patient and Adult-Use Consumer StudyCOVID-19 and Cannabis - Where is the research? (webinar)New Jersey Cannabis Legalization and Social Justice Course New Jersey Cannabis Legalization and Social Justice Research Study (Collecting data until Nov 3. Students present findings Dec 3) Sign Up for Cannabis Center of Excellence Updates 



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