Seniors and Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Awareness Post-Webinar Resources

The Webinar

Thank you to everyone who attended the September 23rd Medical Marijuana Awareness webinar on Seniors and Medical Marijuana!

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.

Speakers featured in this webinar were host Marc Matoza and Jenni Fried, Regional Sales Manager for MÜV-AltMed Florida.

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Patient Information Brochure

Ongoing Education

We’ve partnered with medical marijuana education experts to provide you further resources on the topic of Seniors and medical marijuana.

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Overview: Medical Marijuana for Seniors

Patient Information Brochure
MMTCFL Chronic Conditions Resources
How Medical Cannabis Helps With Chronic Pain with Dr. Roni Sharon, MD

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Materials from the Webinar

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How CBD Oil Affects Chronic Pain and Inflammation with Thomas DeLauer
Weed (Parts 1-4) with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

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Cannachats Recommended Reading

Medical Marijuana for Seniors
Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida

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Medical Marijuana for Seniors

Overview by Cannigma

Now that cannabis has found its way into the mainstream in the United States, with endorsements from people like Dr. Sanjay Gupta, more older Americans are taking tentative steps into the wide world of weed, lured by the promise of better health. Well into his golden years, Willie Nelson credits marijuana with keeping him off booze and cigarettes.

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Marijuana Growing in Popularity Among Seniors

Sept. 10, 2020

The use of cannabis is gaining popularity among those age 65 and older, according to newly published data in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. Several recent studies — such as those here, here, here, and here – have determined that medical cannabis use by seniors is relatively safe and effective at mitigating pain and improving self-reported quality of life.

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How Medical Cannabis Helps With Chronic Pain

Dr. Roni Sharon, MD | The Cannigma, Oct. 2019

“Cannabis doesn’t always help the pain directly. Sometimes it does, but the amazing thing about cannabis is that it actually allows patients to live their lives in a much fuller way.

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.”

Materials from the Webinar

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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.”

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Weed (Parts 1-3)

CNN Documentary | Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 2013-2015

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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.