As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I frequently evaluate women who suffer from the symptoms of perimenopause. Fortunately cannabis can be a great alternative treatment for many of the symptoms women experience during this time.

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I frequently evaluate patients with neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain results from damage to the actual nerves in the peripheral or central nervous system rather than stimulation of pain receptors.

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I evaluate patients frequently who complain of chronic anxiety.    Their symptoms range from always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about money, health, family or work.  Many times the source of their anxiety is difficult to pinpoint.  There anxiety goes beyond the normal day to day [...]

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I evaluate patients with difficulty sleeping all the time. Their complaints many times have one of two characteristics; difficulty falling asleep or frequent awakenings without the ability to fall back asleep. Cannabis (marijuana) is an extremely effecting alternative for patients with insomnia.

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I routinely evaluate patients who suffer from severe and debilitating migraine headaches. Their complaints range from intractable pain to severe nausea and photophobia. Many patients are unaware of the incredible anti-emetic (nausea) properties of cannabis.

Chronic pain is one of the most common complaints that I recommend medical cannabis for in my practice. As a patient, any time you make a decision to start or stop a medication you always have to wiegh the benefits vs the risks. The problem that most patients experience is that traditional western medicine is unable to treat the cause of the underlying pain and instead focuses on treating the pain itself. These medications come with sever and dangerous side effects that preclude their use. Cannabis is an extremely effective alternative therapy to treating chronic pain.

The mission of Medical Cannabis of Southern California is to serve our community with compassion by evaluating patients who may benefit from the use of medical cannabis. m

medical marijuana is possibly the most natural treatment form for anxiety. For thousands of years people have been treating anxiety with medical marijuana.