Sleep and Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana & Wellness Post-Webinar Resources
The Webinar
Thank you to everyone who attended the September 22, 2021 Medical Marijuana Awareness & Wellness webinar on Sleep!
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 Jeff Miller, Central Florida Sales Manager for MÜV by Verano
Ongoing Education
We’ve partnered with medical marijuana education experts to provide you further resources on the topic of sleep and medical marijuana.
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Discounts & Deals
- Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
- My Botanica Wellness
- MÜV by Verano
Meet the Speakers
- Marc Matoza, Marijuana Med Today
- Jeff Miller, MÜV
Overview: What is Sleep?
- Patient Information Brochure
- MMTCFL Chronic Conditions Resources
- Cannabis and sleep: Two specialists talk risks, benefits with Dr. Roni Sharon, MD
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
- Sleep & Medical Marijuana
- Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida
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Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida
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My Botanica Wellness
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MÜV by Verano
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MÜV Medical Marijuana Veterans Discount
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Meet the Speakers
Noah Shaw
Sales Manager of NE Florida, MÜV by Verano
Read more about Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller is the Central Florida Sales Manager for MÜV. He began his professional career in pharmaceuticals, specifically antidepressants, and worked closely with practitioners, physicians, and pain management physicians.
While a believer in modern medicine, Jeff learned through personal experience that cannabis could benefit the patients that were being prescribed the SSRIs he brought to physicians. In 2014, he committed to the form of alternative medicine by joining the cannabis industry. He was an integral member of San Felasco Nurseries, the winner of the 6th medical cannabis license in the state of Florida.
Jeff’s career came full-circle when he recognized the need for not just patient educators, but physician and clinic educators. He leveraged his existing physician relationships to better support all members of Florida’s medical marijuana community.
He brought his experience in the medical marijuana space and pharmaceutical companies to MÜV in January of 2021. Jeff’s passion lies in educating patients on the benefits of medical cannabis as alternative medicine and provide caring support to recommending physicians and their clinics. Jeff received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Shorter University.
Marc Matoza, Series Host
President and Founder, Marijuana Med Today
Read more about Marc Matoza
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.
Read about Medical Marijuana Awareness Webinars
What is Sleep?
Overview by the American Sleep Association
Generally, sleep is the natural state of the body and mind that characterizes an altered consciousness. In the process, there is relative inhibited sensory activity in the mind that allows the muscle to work voluntarily. Once a person is asleep, interaction with his environment is reduced.
1 in 3 Americans suffer for insomnia or other sleep related problems.
Sleep is a dynamic activity, not a static state, meaning that it has multiple forms and stages during one cycle.
See Also from MMTCFL:
Cannabis and sleep: Two specialists talk risks, benefits
Dr. Roni Sharon and Dr. Daniel Barone | The Cannigma, May. 2020
“Is marijuana a good treatment for insomnia and other sleep disorders? What are the long-term consequences of using cannabis to sleep? Are they worth it?
In The Cannigma’s third medical cannabis educational webinar, Dr. Roni Sharon and Dr. Daniel Baron discuss how to get a better night’s sleep, whether cannabis can be of use, how REM sleep is impacted by marijuana, and much more. Dr. Roni Sharon is a board certified neurologist and pain specialist who practices in New York and Israel. “
Continued Education and Awareness Resources
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
Sleep & Medical Marijuana
Cannabis Expectancies for Sleep – Altman BR, Mian MN, Slavin M, Earleywine M. Cannabis Expectancies for Sleep. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2019 Nov-Dec
What is Sleep and Why is it Important?
American Sleep Association
Basics of Medical Marijuana in Florida
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
Central Florida NORML
cflnorml.org
Supplemental Research
“What is Cannabinol (CBN)? [More About the “Sleepy” Cannabinoid]” Dipak Hemraj – Head of Research and Education;
Sept 12 2020.
Cannabinoids, Endocannabinoids and Sleep Andrew J Kesner 1 2, David M Lovinger 1Front Mol Neurosci 2020 Jul 22;13:125. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00125. eCollection 2020.
American Sleep Association
Effectiveness of Raw, Natural Medical Cannabis Flower for Treating Insomnia under Naturalistic Conditions Medicines (Basel). 2018 Sep; 5(3): 75. Published online 2018 Jul 11.
Tommy Chong, April 31, 2021.
Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series Perm J. 2019; 23: 18-041. Published online 2019 Jan 7. Scott Shannon, MD, Nicole Lewis, ND,2 Heather Lee, PA-C,and Shannon Hughes, PhD
The Emerging Role of the Endocannabinoid System in the Sleep-Wake Cycle Modulation September 2011. 11(3):189-96
Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean: Scientific American
Simon Makin Nov 2019
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Review – how more sleep can safe our life
The Guardian, Mark O’Connell Sept 2017.