Finding Relief: Getting Started with Medical Cannabis
Medical Marijuana & Wellness Post-Webinar Resources
The Webinar
Thank you to everyone who attended the April 10th Webinar on Finding Relief: Getting Started with Medical Cannabis!
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 with MMTC of Florida and Manny Alfinez, with Surterra Wellness.
Ongoing Education
We’ve partnered with medical marijuana education experts to provide you with further resources on the topic of Finding Relief: Getting Started with Medical Cannabis.
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Sponsor Discounts
- Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
Meet the Speakers
- Marc Matoza, Marijuana Med Today
- Manny Aflinez, Surterra Wellness
- Amy Green, MMTC of 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.
My Botanica Wellness
At My Botanica Wellness, we believe that patients shouldn’t have to sacrifice quality to get affordable CBD products. In a market that is oversaturated and under regulated, we strive to provide reputable, thoroughly tested CBD products.
1st Time Buyers Receive 10% Off
Surterra
Feeling truly well is a gift—and everyone should be able to achieve it. Surterra is here to empower you and your family to unlock all the benefits of cannabis with the safest, highest quality products and a welcoming experience that’s designed to help you feel your best.
1st Time Buyers Receive 60% Off
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Veterans & Financial Hardship
Every 1st and 15th of the month, stack your Veterans and Financial Hardship discounts for a total of 35% off your order. No promo code needed. Simply provide proof of participation in one of the programs and the discount will be applied at checkout.
Senior Saturday
Every Saturday, every customer over 55 can save 30% on their entire purchase. No promo code needed. Simply show your ID to the guide and the discount will be applied at checkout.
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
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
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.
Webinars featuring Amy Green, RN:
- Terpenes: The Key to Medical Marijuana / March 15, 2023
- Dosing with Medical Marijuana / March 22, 2023
Manny Alfinez
Field Services Engineer, Surterra Wellness
Army veteran Manny Alfinez worked his way up from a Surterra delivery driver to an assistant manager opening a new location within 10 months. To gain clinical experience, he took a job with The Kaya Life Cannabis Clinicians as a Cannabis Advisor/Practice Manager in 2021.
Read more about Manny Alfinez
Since retiring from the Army, I started out working as a delivery driver for a local dispensary (Surterra) in 2018. I worked my way up to assistant manager opening a new location (FWB) within 10 months. Though I love the dispensary side of the industry, I felt it necessary to gain clinical experience. So I decided to take a job with The Kaya Life Cannabis Clinicians as a Cannabis Advisor/Practice Manager in 2021. The key to this change is that I was no longer held back by dispensary retail liabilities, meaning I could now be more specific in advising patients. In doing so, I began learning from others experiences along with my own in more detail, a true blue case study at the user level (not peer-reviewed). This allowed me to assist others in finding specific products for specific results, saving hundreds of dollars.
I believe that due to the nature of cannabis and how it may affect individuals differently, there is a need for advising/coaching for those who find little assistance in the general consultations being provided in the market today.
Qualifications:
- Interpener or Cannabis Sommelier (Certified)
- Cannabis Consultant (Certified)
- Cannabis Products & Sales Training (Certified) by the Trichome Institute and Medical Cannabis Wellness Advisor
- Member of the new National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) as a professional within the industry
Webinars featuring Manny Alfinez:
- Your Terpene Toolbox: Choosing the Right Terpenes for Your Condition / June 5, 2024
- The Active Components of Cannabis: How Cannabinoids Support the Human Body / April 17, 2024
- Finding Relief: Getting Started with Medical Cannabis / April 10, 2024
- Arthritis and Medical Marijuana / March 20, 2024
- Dosing with Medical Marijuana / March 13, 2024
- Cancer, Chemotherapy, and Medical Marijuana / March 6, 2024
- Terpenes: The Key to Medical Marijuana / February 21, 2024
- Sleep, Insomnia, and Medical Marijuana / January 31, 2024
- Anxiety, Stress, and Medical Marijuana / January 10, 2024
- Cannabinoids: CBD, THC, CBN, Delta-8, and More / December 6, 2023
- Neuropathy and Medical Marijuana / November 29, 2023
- Post-Traumatic Stress and Medical Marijuana / November 8, 2023
- Fibromyalgia and Medical Marijuana / October 25, 2023
- Arthritis and Medical Marijuana / September 13, 2023
- Anxiety, Stress, and Medical Marijuana / September 6, 2023
- Managing Chronic & Acute Pain with Medical Marijuana / August 16, 2023
- Cancer, Chemotherapy, and Medical Marijuana / June 21, 2023
- Terpenes: The Key to Medical Marijuana / May 3, 2023
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
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