The first was the lack of quality education (for consumers) and training (for healthcare providers) on how to use cannabis, since dosing it is unlike any therapeutic agent to which Dr. Sulak was exposed in his medical training.To address the first challenge, Healer.com was launched. Healer.com’s free, science-based cannabis education and dosage programs for the safe and smart use of cannabis soon became a trusted global resource for patients, health practitioners, and industry professionals. Next, Healer Certified, a fee-based online certification program was established for industry professionals and healthcare providers.Dustin Sulak, D.O. is a renowned integrative medicine physician based in Maine, whose practice balances the principles of osteopathy, mind-body medicine, and medical cannabis.Dr. Sulak is back with Dr. Leigh Vincour MD, MS, to discuss cannabis education for clinicians, trying to stay on top of the newest data, and Healer's online resources.Save $50 on webinars on Healer.com with code WEBINAR

Dustin Sulak, D.O. is a renowned integrative medicine physician based in Maine, whose practice balances the principles of osteopathy, mind-body medicine, and medical cannabis. Regarded as an expert on medical cannabis nationally, Dr. Sulak educates medical providers and patients on its clinical use, while continuing to explore the therapeutic potential of this ancient yet emerging medicine.He also runs the cannabis brand Healer, which offers a line of CBD & THC products and free dosage programs. He also wrote an essential handbook to have on any doctor's shelf, Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice.Dr. Sulak joins Dr. Leigh Vincour MD, MS, to talk about how he got into this field, cannabis activism, and fighting stigmas surrounding the substance.

Dr. Andrew Coop is joining us again this episode to talk about THC isomeres. Dr. Coop received his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol in the area of chemistry of drugs of abuse, followed by a Fogerty post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland since 1999, serving as chair of the department from 2007 to 2015.Today Dr. Coop sits down with Dr. Hal Altman MD, MS, and talks about his testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), his mentor John Lewis, and where cannabinoids could fit into pain management practices.

While the evidence is small, some research suggests that low doses of THC can help patients get to sleep and stay asleep. For this conversation, we are joined again by Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Pharmacist working with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Masters in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) Program.

Continuing our conversation on psychiatry and cannabis, we are joined once again by Dr. Tiffany Buckley, to focus on the role of the endocannabinoid system in the psychopathology of certain conditions such as anxiety & depression. Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Pharmacist working with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Masters in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) Program, and joins Dr. Leigh Vinocur MD, MS in this episode to discuss.

Dr. Andrew Coop is joining us again this episode to talk about THC isomeres. Dr. Coop received his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol in the area of chemistry of drugs of abuse, followed by a Fogerty post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland since 1999, serving as chair of the department from 2007-2015. His NIH-funded research area focuses on the design and synthesis of new opioid analgesics with the reduced tolerance, and the development of novel antidepressants.In this episode, we cover the differences between Delta-8, Delta-9, and Delta-10, current research, and the legality of these different strains in certain states.

But you might be surprised to hear about its noble beginnings. That's according to Dr. Andrew Coop. Dr. Coop received his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol in the area of chemistry of drugs of abuse, followed by a Fogerty post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland since 1999, serving as chair of the department from 2007-2015. His NIH-funded research area focuses on the design and synthesis of new opioid analgesics with the reduced tolerance, and the development of novel antidepressants.He joins Dr. Hal Altman MD, MS to talk about his passion for this field, the early days of synthetic cannabis, and the higher efficacy and potency in these strains.

Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Pharmacist working with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Masters in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) Program.She joins Dr. Hal Altman MD, MS once again to talk about what psychosis is, high potency THC at a young age, and what questions providers need to be asking.

She joins Dr. Hal Altman MD, MS to talk about psychiatry and cannabis, and why is the endo system an attractive target for thinking about psych disorders.Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Pharmacist working with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Masters in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) Program.

The two-year program based at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md., blends online instruction with face-to-face experiences to prepare graduates to respond to the increasing demand for medical cannabis with an understanding of the basic science and clinical uses of the cannabis plant.This is also the program all 3 of our hosts met in and graduated from! So today Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP who is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Pharmacist working with the University program, joins Dr. Hal Altman MD, MS to talk about how it started and who its students are.