The California Medical Board is on a mission to put an end to the illegal medical marijuana clinics that are currently operating across the state.  A few months back a doctor in Whittier was arrested and held on $20,000 bond for aiding and abetting an illegal medical practice. The ownership in a medical practice has [...]

Today in Irvine I tok care of a 68 year old women who came in with her husband to see if medical marijuana can improve the quality of her life. She started experiencing symptoms of dementia in 2007 and was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Her husband of 21 years wanted to try medical marijuana for her because she has been “increasingly agitated, can become violent and frequently has sundowners syndrome.” He is hoping that medical marijuana can help “calm her” when she gets in these agitated states. I was happy to help them. READ ON…

Today I met with a 65 year old man who has the diagnosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. He was diagnosed 5 years ago and since then has battled significant anxiety and depression. The thought of considering his mortality and life beyond this world has been too much at times for him to bear. He has seen therapists, psychiatrists and other doctors only to be placed on anti-depressants, anxiolytics and sedatives. Although they helped his symptoms “a little” he still to this day battles depression on and off.

He came to me because for the last 2 months he has been using medical marijuana and says it has helped tremendously. He feels he is sleeping better and his days are not spent worrying (as much) about his mortality. READ ON….

Today I went to a celebration of the life of Heather Faith Beyer. She lost her battle with Breast Cancer last week at the age of 27. She was newly married and had everything in life going her way prior to being misdiagnosed/diagnosed. She had a great husband, family, was an Angels strike force team girl and had a love for life like you can’t imagine.

As I sat in the audience of 1000 or more people that Heather touched I was blown away by the message and lessons she left us.

Until the day she died, she had this incredible FAITH that Jesus Christ was her savior and that she was going to be in heaven with him. When everyone else was praying for a miracle, she thought “God will use me more in death than he ever could in life.”

I pass this message to you as a testament to her faith. No matter what hand God deals you in life, the gift of Christ is that he will be there to walk along side you. There is no greater gift than the peace that comes with knowing you are destined to be in heaven with Him. Nothing else matters.

As you read this, I want you to think about what you would do if you knew you were going to die in 24 hours. Who would you call? What would you visit? Who would you hug and cry with? Really focus on that and think about it.

NOW GO AND DO IT! Our deaths can happen at any moment. One minute we are full of life and the next we are gone forever from this earth.

More importantly, ask Jesus what he wants out of your life. Reconcile His will with yours. Only then will you experience the full fruits of what you were put on earth to accomplish.

I was raised Catholic and never really considered these questions until I started asking them. Church was always a check in the box on Sunday. I am glad that God put people like Heather in my life to show me that there is so much more for me on earth.

Each year as patients follow up to renew their medical marijuana recommendations I sit down with them and take a full assessment of their medical status. What I love about this practice is the majority of them respond with “I am doing better”. Whether it is a reduction in their symptoms, a decreased dependance on their medications or improvement in their relationships or functionality, they are improving. READ ON….

Medical Cannabis of Southern California is pleased to announce it is now offering clinic hours on Saturday afternoons. In an effort to reach patients who can not get off work to receive an evaluation we will now see patients on the weekends.

Dr. Sean Breen has been evaluating patients for medical marijuana for the past three years and was recently contacted by the Medical Board of California to work as an expert on their behalf.

There are many choices when choosing a physician. Dr. Breen is a name that you can trust and count on.

If you would like to make an appointment feel free to call our office at 877-721-0047.

Be blessed,

MCSoCal Staff

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….

Recently I had a discussion with a local medical marijuana dispensary owner who was telling me about the difficulties he is having staying competitive in the dispensing business. The City of Long Beach has decided to regulate and tax marijuana dispensaries. They recently finalized new zoning which has eliminated many of the existing ones. They also are putting in writing how much medical marijuana dispensaries are to be taxed and what annual fees they need to pay… READ ON

This week I was contacted by the director of operations for The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy in Chicago because of the feedback they are getting from patients about how much it helps them. Unfortunately Illinois does not have a medical marijuana law on the books so the patients there are frustrated and want relief. The women I spoke with reached out to me because I have blogged about the success I have had using medical marijuana to treat neuropathic pain. READ ON….

It is becoming much more common for patients older than 75 coming into my office to discuss using medical marijuana. This demographic of patient is not what most people think of when they think about medical marijuana. But I have seen an explosion in the number of elderly patients using it to improve the quality of their life. I recently visited Laguna Woods retirement community (formerly Leisure World Laguna Woods) during a medical marijuana conference. The turn out was spectacular and patients were eager to learn more. READ ON: