Some times you need to hear it directly from the horses mouth.   This week I invited an investigating officer (law enforcement) from the California Medical Board to my office to discuss what is truly the standard of care when recommending marijuana to patients.   There is a lot of misinformation on the internet and [...]

Today in Irvine I took care of a 57 year old women named Pam who had a recurrence of her Breast cancer and is undergoing a second round of chemotherapy and radiation (ends Feb 2012)   She is using medical marijuana because it significantly reduced her nausea, improved her appetite and “took my mind off [...]

This past Monday I was honored to speak to over 150 seniors at Leisure World Seal Beach about the benefits and risks of using medical marijuana.    The largest growing demographic of patients using medical marijuana are the 55 and over community.   In my 4 plus years of speaking to thousands of seniors, they [...]

For the last 4 years Dr. Sean Breen has been serving the Irvine and surrounding Orange County communities with professional medical marijuana recommendations.  He is recognized the the California state medical board as an expert when it comes to cannabis law and therapeutics.    During this time he has spoken to over ten thousand patients [...]

For the last 4 years Dr. Sean Breen has been serving the Irvine and surrounding Orange County communities with professional medical marijuana recommendations.  He is recognized the the California state medical board as an expert when it comes to cannabis law and therapeutics.    During this time he has spoken to over ten thousand patients [...]

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Breen will be the keynote speaker at a medical marijuana educational seminar: LOCATION:  LEISURE  WORLD SEAL BEACH, CLUBHOUSE 4 DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2011 FROM 1-4 PM GOAL:  Dr. Breen will be educating this senior community about: 1. Benefits and risks of using medical marijuana 2. What qualifies [...]

Over the past 4 years I have spoken to thousands of patients who have used medical marijuana for a variety of reasons.   Interestingly, a lot of them tell me how much their sex lives have improved with their spouses.   After doing a basic internet search and also checking the medical literature, I found [...]

In another apparent attack on the medical marijuana industry, President Obama’s administration announced today its intent to shut down ALL California medical marijuana dispensaries in the next 45 days.    They are taking an 180 degree approach to previous statements he made about respecting states rights and dispensaries that are compliant with California law. Watch [...]

Yesterday in my Irvine office I followed up with a 58 year old man who suffers from Huntington Disease and uses medical marijuana to improve his chorea, improve his mood, induce sleep and reduce muscle soreness from being in a wheelchair. At the end of my blog I include a basic patient handout that goes [...]

Yesterday in Irvine I took care of a 48 year old man who was diagnosed with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy.   He has been using medical marijuana for the past 2 months and wanted to come in for an evaluation and recommendation.    In this post I pasted an extensive review for patients on the signs [...]