Karma Koala Podcast 274: Dr Ruth Fisher & Her Research On Cannabis Patents

This compendium provides easy-to-understand, comprehensive information about medicinal cannabis for patients and healthcare professionals. The 144-page book includes 38 photos, 20 graphics, and 27 tables to: 1) help users and prescribers determine if cannabis is appropriate for the patient’s use, and if so, how to prescribe and dose medicinal cannabis; 2) introduce all the basic concepts surrounding the production and use of medicinal cannabis. Specifically, this primer addresses Risks: examines the risks and side effects of medicinal cannabis and how these risks compare with those for other substances patients use to self-medicate; Cannabinoids: discusses the nature of the cannabis species, the parts of the plant, its active substances, and how those substances work in the body; Forms of Use: explains how the plant is processed into different forms of use, so users can decide which form is most appropriate to address their needs; Dosing: reviews information on potency and dosing and how effects differ across products and individuals; Whole Plant: describes how cannabis compounds interact with one another to treat different medical conditions; Healthcare Opposition: presents the nature of healthcare industry support and opposition to medicinal cannabis and describes methodological problems with research findings; Recent Advances: explains recent advances in our understanding of how cannabis works in our bodies, and provides a glimpse of cannabis’s potential, to treat conditions; Product Testing: explains product testing requirements and the current state of testing.