Amendment 3 Explained:
The Benefits of Medical Cards in Florida
Medical Marijuana & Wellness Post-Webinar Resources
The Webinar
Watch the video on our Youtube Channel!
Your questions and comments during the live Q&A helped to make a great source of information for the next person seeking treatment.
Our Speakers featured in this webinar was host Marc Matoza, with Marijuana Med Today and Amy Green, RN.
Ongoing Education
We’ve partnered with medical marijuana education experts to provide you with further resources on the topic of Amendment 3 Explained: The Benefits of Medical Cards in Florida.
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Sponsor Discounts
- Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
Meet the Speakers
- Marc Matoza, Marijuana Med Today
- Amy Green, RN in Florida
Overview:
- PATIENT INFORMATION BROCHURE
- MMTCFL Chronic Conditions Resources
Materials from the Webinar
- View the slides from the live presentation
- How CBD Oil Affects Chronic Pain and Inflammation with Thomas DeLauer
- Weed (Parts 1-4) with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Sponsor Discounts
Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
$49 Patient Transfer Pricing
Applies only to select MMTC clinic locations. This discount is available year-round.
10% Veteran's Discount
Applies to all MMTC clinic locations. This discount is available year-round.
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Meet Our Speakers
Marc Matoza, Series Host
President and Founder, Marijuana Med Today
Marc Matoza is a medical cannabis enthusiast and research professional who was instrumental in founding MarijuanaAware education events. He’s been speaking at these seminars and webinars since the very first in June 2017 and is key in coordinating sponsors and speakers for each series.
Amy Green, RN, BSN
Patient Educator, Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
Amy Green is a US Navy veteran, a former volunteer firefighter and EMT, a Registered Nurse, and is completing a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, focusing on patient education and vulnerable populations. She is passionate about providing personalized cannabis education for medical marijuana patients and staff.
Read more about Amy Green, RN, BSN
Amy Green works collaboratively with the doctors and practitioners of MMTC to provide quality cannabis education to patients and staff. Amy also oversees the B-12 Wellness program within MMTC. She is a US Navy veteran, serving five years of active duty as a Master at Arms. After the military, she sought ways to serve her community, including being a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
She then utilized those skills to complete a nursing degree in 2014 and has been practicing as a Registered Nurse in Florida since then. Amy has worked in the medical marijuana industry as a patient educator for a major multi-state cannabis company. Currently, she provides 1-on-1 education for all new patients that come through The Villages office at MMTC.
She is passionate about providing personalized cannabis education for her patients and their families and is a go-to resource for new and experienced medical marijuana patients. She is completing a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, focusing on patient education and vulnerable populations.
What are Cannabinoids?
Cannabinoids are any of a group of closely
related compounds which include cannabinol and the active constituents of cannabis.
Cannabinoids can treat numerous medical problems
CURRENT USES OF CANNABINOIDS:
- Alleviate pain and inflammation, especially chronic forms, from diseases such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, glaucoma, neuropathy, and Crohn’s disease
- Increasing appetite to prevent the extreme weight loss of AIDS
- Improving muscle control/lessening spasticity in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease
- Controlling epileptic seizures, especially in children
- Treating mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress (PTS), bipolar disorder, and multiple anxiety disorders
- Treating addiction, including smoking cessation
See Also from MMTCFL:
Tha Main Cannabinoids
How Medical Cannabis Helps With Chronic Pain
It helps them sleep better. It helps them deal with the pain better. And it can help with so many things surrounding the underlying condition, so that when they wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night they’re living fuller, better-quality lives.”
Cannabinoid Receptors
Why Keep Your Medical Marijuana Card in Florida?
Continued Education and Awareness Resources
Materials from the Webinar
How CBD Oil Affects Chronic Pain and Inflammation
“Cytokines are signaling proteins that ultimately recruit inflammation to happen. Cytokines will trigger specific immune cells to release inflammation or actually even reduce inflammation, given the right circumstances. […] CBD actually modulates the cytokine production.”
Weed (Parts 1-3)
Weed (Part 4)
Cannachats Recommended Reading
Cannabinoid Resources
Used for Pain, Cancer and autoimmune disease
Very Well Health by Adrienne Dellwo
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Vol 2.1, DOI: 10.1089/can.2017.0017. Hill, K.P., Palastro, M.D., Johnson B., & Ditre, J.
Backes, M. Weil, A. McCue, J.D.
Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida
Florida Department of Health | KnowtheFactsMMJ.com
Click to Download from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use
MarijuanaAware.com
suncoastnorml.org
Supplemental Research
Health/Wellness Southwest May 4, 2020
Earth Seedlings Blog
Formula Swiss
Janice M. May 07, 2019
Jun 23, 2021
Oregon State University Blog Newsroom Jan 10, 2022