Contact Info:email: [email protected]Shop website: http://jamrockwellness.shopCorporate website: http://jamrockorganics.comB2B Website: http://jamrockcbd.cominstagram: @jamrockwellness + @jamrockorganicstwitter: @jamrockorganicsHost: http://garthcase.comShow Information:For hundreds of years Cannabis has been used as a natural medicine by many cultures across the world. But many modern day doctors seem more invested in synthetic medicines that come with a host of dependencies and side effects. Are doctors biased in their decision to choose synthetic medicines over natural medicines? Or are we just dealing with a lack of education and research amongst the medical community.In todays show, we take a deeper look at this question with our special guest Dr. Vanessa Cumming.Dr. Vanessa Cumming BioVanessa is a senior clinical research coordinator for adult and pediatric sickle cell services at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a BSc in Biology in 1994 and then moved to Jamaica and joined the TMRU, UWI where she completed an Advanced Diploma in Nutrition in 1995. She worked at the TMRU as a research assistant for two years before she went on to obtain an MB BS at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and graduated in 2002. During her medical degree she obtained a Commonwealth Scholarship for her elective period of study with Dr Paul Telfer, haemoglobinopathy specialist, at the Royal London Hospital in London, England. Upon completion of her medical degree, she finished her internship period with the Government of Jamaica at the Kingston Public Hospital. She returned to the University of the West Indies in 2004 and was involved in both clinical and research practices at the Sickle Cell Unit, Mona. Dr. Cumming then moved to the United States and continued working in biomedical research and hemoglobinopathies at the University of Miami, her work focussed on academic medicine rather than clinical practice while in the USA. She is also currently enrolled in a Master of Science in Public Health degree program while working full time at the University of Miami.Research InterestsVanessa’s first research interest was in asymptomatic bacteriuria in sickle cell disease. She has since completed some retrospective work on chronic leg ulceration in HbSS disease. She also pursued interests in aspects of metabolism and nutrition in patients with different types of sickle cell diseases while at the Sickle Cell Unit, TMRI. Since joining the sickle cell team at the University of Miami she has focused primarily on industry sponsored research in sickle cell, but has also been involved with some smaller investigator-initiated research projects and guiding clinical fellows during their research rotations through pediatric hematology/ oncology. During her MSPH studies, she has expanded some of her research to include public health and environmental health initiatives throughout the southern USA and the Caribbean Region.I'm your host Garth Case along side my partners in all things green Odain Gabay and Andre Brown.Welcome to the Real Green Show.