Treating Migraines with Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana Awareness Post-Webinar Resources
The Webinar
Thank you to everyone who attended the February 24th Medical Marijuana Awareness webinar on Migraines and Medical Marijuana!
Watch the video on our YouTube channel! Your questions and comments during the live Q&A help to make a great source of information for the next person seeking treatment.
Your questions and comments during the live Q&A help to make a great source of information for the next person seeking treatment.
Speakers featured in this webinar were host Marc Matoza and Kate Palazzolo, Regional Sales Manager for MÜV by AltMed Florida.
Ongoing Education
We’ve partnered with medical marijuana education experts to provide you further resources on the topic of migraines and medical marijuana.
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Speakers
- Marc Matoza, Marijuana Med Today
- Kate Palazzolo, Regional Sales Manager for MÜV by AltMed Florida
Overview: What are Migraines?
- Medical Marijuana 101 Patient Information Brochure
- MMTCFL Chronic Conditions Resources
- How Cannabis Works on the Human Body: The Endocannabinoid System with Cannigma
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
Cannachats Recommended Reading
- Migraines & Medical Marijuana
- Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida
Meet the Speakers
Marc Matoza
Host Speaker
President and Founder, Marijuana Med Today
Marc is a technology and business development manager with expertise in technology, database, cybersecurity, and online/web/mobile computing. As an inventor, computer scientist, and entrepreneur, he has developed innovative tech products including a leading relational database, multiple digital multilingual dictionaries, a digital bilingual reference/grammar-checking word processing add-on, golf [sports] swing video capture & analysis solutions, and certified safe anti-microbial environments.
Marc’s multinational background includes technology and corporate management experience with Hewlett Packard, Netscape Communications, Ashton-Tate, AlphaGraphics SA, MarcTech SA/LLC, and Swing Solutions. This includes managing operations in Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the USA. He has a Computer Science Degree from California Polytechnic State University.
Kate Palazzolo
Regional Sales Manager, MÜV
Kate holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Education.
Kate believes strongly in the healing benefits of cannabis and its use as an alternative to Western medicine. Her mission is to bring awareness and education about alternative forms of medicine to physicians and their patients.
Chronic Pain & Medical Marijuana / August 20, 2020
What are Migraines?
Overview by Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
Cannabinoids, when processed by the human body, have tremendous effects on some of the body’s more important functions: hunger, mood, energy, inflammation, and even pain.
See Also from MMTCFL:
The Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing is conducting a study to better understand the health impact of medical marijuana in older adults. If you are 60 or older, please consider taking this survey and assisting in their research! Click here to take the survey.
“Despite the long history of cannabis use for migraines, there isn’t a lot of research in this area. However, the current findings are overwhelmingly positive and support the theory that endocannabinoid deficiency is the underlying cause of migraines.
One 2016 study by the University of Colorado examined the efficacy of medical marijuana in 121 people with migraines. The treatment was effective in 85.1% of the patients, reducing the number of migraines from an average of 10.4 to 4.6 headaches per month. It was noted that cannabis not only reduced the number of migraines but also aborted (stopped) them if taken when a migraine attack was happening.“
Materials from the Webinar
How CBD Oil Affects Chronic Pain and Inflammation
Thomas DeLauer | Octagon Biolabs CBD, Aug. 2018
“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)
CNN Documentary | Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 2013-2015
Weed (Part 4)
CNN Documentary | Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 2016
Dr. Sanjay Gupta‘s enterprise reporting on medical marijuana has led to five documentary films, “Weed,” which were awarded the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.
Cannachats Recommended Reading
Migraines & Medical Marijuana
Cannabis and Pain: A Clinical Review. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Hill, K.P., Palastro, M.D., Johnson B., & Ditre, J. (2017) Vol 2.1, DOI: 10.1089/can.2017.0017
Cannabis Pharmacy: The practical guide to medical marijuana (2017)
Backes, M. Weil, A. McCue, J.D.
Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida
MMTCFL Medical Marijuana Patient Information Brochure
Medical Marijuana Awareness Webinars, in partnership with MMTCFL
Office of Medical Marijuana Use
Florida Department of Health | KnowtheFactsMMJ.com
Florida Medical Marijuana Patient Application
Click to Download from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use
Medical Marijuana Patient Webinars
MarijuanaAware.com
Cannabis 101 with Leafly
Leafly.com | Cannabis 101
Suncoast NORML
suncoastnorml.org
Supplemental Research
CBD A Patients Guide to Medical Cannabis: Healing without the High. Pg. 154-157
Leinow, L. & Birnbaum, J. (2017)
The Cannabis Health Index, pgs. 259-264. Uwe Blesching, P. (2015).
The Genetic Structure of Marijuana and Hemp
Sawler, J., Stout, J.M., Gardner, K.M., Hudson, D. Vidmar, J., Butler, L., Page, J.E., and Myles, S. (2015). PLOS ONE; DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133292
Sex(ism), Drugs, and Migraines. Ep. 237 Hoffman, A. Pedrick, A. et al. (2019)
Cannabinoids in Neurologic and Mental Disease
Modern Studies – Greco and Tassorelli
The Use of Cannabis for Headache Disorders. Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2(1), 61–71
Lochte, B. C., Beletsky, A., Samuel, N. K & Grant, I. (2017). doi:10.1089/can.2016.0033
Emerging Role of (Endo)Cannabinoids in Migraine. Frontiers in pharmacology, 9, 420.
Leimuranta, P., Khiroug, L., & Giniatullin, R. (2018). doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.00420
Medical Marijuana for Migraines and Headaches
Patel, R. MD (n.d.)