Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to over a 100 seniors at Leisure World in Laguna Woods.     Retirees are my favorite patients to work with because they get the most benefit from using medical marijuana and are extremely grateful. Laguna Woods is one of the few communities that allows for patients [...]

I have spoken to thousands of patients about their medical problems.   When I discuss a patients medical history I often ask them about their childhood and their family life growing up.    ”Are your parents still married?”  ”Who did you live with?”  ”Did you have a good relationship with your siblings?” etc. It is [...]

For the past 4 years I have been discussing medical marijuana with patients in  San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties.   During that time I have probably seen over 10,000 patients.    It is through conversations with all those patients that I realized this: MOST PATIENTS HIDE OR DO NOT SPEAK WITH THEIR PRIMARY [...]

It is no secret that when you take any medication that you run the risk of having one of several side effects as a result.   As physicians, we often hand a patient a script without even really understanding the full ramifications of taking it.     More and more research is looking into the [...]

A study performed by Dr. Donald Abrams at the University of San Francisco comparing the safety and efficiency of vaporized marijuana versus smoked marijuana demonstrated that vaporization significantly reduces carbon monoxide levels in the blood and is also more potent. This study was sponsored by UCSD’s Cannabis Research Center in San Diego. A link to [...]

This is a photo of the Vapor Genie Digital Vaporizer.    Is is portable, compact and does not require electricity.   It literally fits into your pocket and can be used on the go!    The reason why I like this model so much is that it is easy to use, requiring only a lighter [...]

Here are the most common questions patient ask when they talk to me about using medical marijuana: 1. I am very concerned about my job finding out about this. Do I go on a list anywhere? Answer: Your office visit is 100% private and confidential. The only people that will know about your visit are [...]

One of the drawbacks to patients using medical marijuana in the past is that they had to smoke it. Over the past 5 years companies have worked hard to come out with alternative methods to use medical marijuana. Vaporization is a method of inhaling marijuana without burning it which is why there is NO SMOKE.

UCSD’s Center for Cannabis Research recently completed a study looking at vaporization vs smoking and this is what they found: READ ON TO SEE THE RESULTS..

Many times I have patients come into the office and tell me they DO NOT want to smoke medical marijuana. Most of them think they would prefer to ingest it either in the form of a solid food of liquid. The purpose of this post is to give you education on why I feel using edibles are not the best route of administration. READ ON…

Did you know that physicians live on average 8 years less than the general public? You would think people who dedicate their lives to treating and studying disease would live 8 years longer. This is not the case and in fact doctors tend to be less healthy than the general public.

The reasons for this are many. READ ON….