ICYMI: On September 26 we were lucky to have Ms. Suzanne Mulvehill and Jordan Tishler MD join us as they presented on cannabis for sexual health. This was an installment of the Student Education Series hosted by the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists. https://lnkd.in/eNRCuJdE #ACS #Medicalcannabis #cannaspecialists #cannabis #medicine #patients #doctors #sexualhealth #sex @nejm @JAMA_current @CannabisJrnl
Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
Public Policy Offices
Boston, Massachusetts 2,812 followers
Science. Education. Regulation. Compassion.
About us
The Association of Cannabis Specialists ensures the highest standards in the practice of cannabis medicine, safeguards patient care with clinical best practices, and interfaces with other stakeholders in the cannabis community. We believe that patients are uniquely vulnerable and have very different needs than recreational users. We provide evidence and experience-based education for patients, cannabis clinicians, referring clinicians, and lawmakers to help them understand cannabis medicine and make informed decisions. We are a political organization striving to implement best practices in the laws and regulations at the federal, state, and international levels. Our Core Values: • Patients are a vulnerable group who deserve the highest standard of medical care and products. • Recreational use is not the same as medical use. These groups have different goals and needs and must be addressed separately. • Prohibition of cannabis is a major public health hazard that has failed to decrease drug use and has led to unsupportable consequences. • Cannabis is medicine. It should be regulated like other medications and be available by prescription including in botanical form. • Cannabis products should not make unsubstantiated medical claims. Products should be required to meet strict standards of safety, bioavailability, and efficacy. • Dispensaries should operate like pharmacies. They should provide products that are safe and effective. They should not provide medical advice to patients. They should not contradict patients’ clinicians’ orders.
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https://cannaspecialists.org/
External link for Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- medical cannabis, advocacy, medicine, healthcare, and education
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Primary
1101 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Employees at Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
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James Winokur
Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Bridget Cole Williams, MD
Family Physician, Medical Cannabis Specialist, Host of “Reclaim Your Wellness” Black Star Network, Keynote speaker, Lead Author of Amazon #1…
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Erik Smith, MD
Physican Consultant
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Carrie Armour
Principal, Armour Advocacy
Updates
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Did you know? Edibles come in all types and sizes: some are more medically useable than others. Cannabinoids are generally poorly absorbed in the GI tract. Many pills, capsules, and tinctures are less well absorbed than well-made edibles. Edibles that are well absorbed are those containing some type of emulsifier like egg yolk or soy lecithin. #ACS #Cannabis #Edibles #THC
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Shows laws ≠ protection, but having proper treatment might. Association between fatal opioid overdose and state medical cannabis laws in US national survey data, 2000-2011 - ScienceDirect https://lnkd.in/de6Xn4AA #cannabis #medicine #patients #doctors @nejm @JAMA_current @CannabisJrnl
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to let Department of Veterans Affairs doctors recommend medical cannabis to military veterans in states where it is legal. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gha2Xh4x #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #Senate #SAC #DVA #Veterans #Vets #VeteranAffairs
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Join ACS as we present Overview of Minor Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Potential Uses on July 23, 2024 at 8 PM EST. The talk will feature Jordan Tishler, MD, Harvard Medical School, Founder and President of ACS, and a cannabinoid specialist. The talk will begin at 8pm EST. Your unique Zoom link will be emailed to you after you RSVP. To RSVP, please click here: https://lnkd.in/gpDGECpB #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #Cannabinoids #MinorCannabinoids #Terpenes
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What's the best part about being a member of the ACS community? We can name plenty of reasons, but why not ask our members why they joined? Ready to join ACS? Sign up here! https://bitly.ws/Woz9 #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #MedicalCannabis #JoinUs #Nurses #Doctors #ANA #ACNA #AMA
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The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill with a provision that would effectively ban most consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products—though the panel added new report language pushing federal officials to create a framework to "adequately regulate"—rather than prohibit—certain hemp derivatives. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHebjVxJ #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #HAC #Delta8 #Hemp #Cannabinoids
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Arkansas activists said they submitted enough signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot to expand medical cannabis access by allowing homegrow and removing the qualifying conditions list. It would also trigger recreational legalization after federal reform. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gEF9vmNh #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #Qualifyingconditions #AR #Arkansas
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While a patchwork of state cannabis laws exists, the lack of a unified, federal framework regulating medical cannabis places patients at risk, and undermines the relationships that doctors must maintain to ensure an effective and safe treatment paradigm. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/edQSQvuA
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