Madeline Colli is the Associate Editor for Cannabis Patient Care and Cannabis Science and Technology magazines at MJH Life Sciences.

Madeline Colli

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Physician and cannabis expert, Dr. Peter Grinspoon, has released his new book titled,”Seeing through the Smoke”. In this informative piece of literature, Dr. Grinspoon discusses separating fact from fiction, cannabis research, and a guide on how to use cannabis safely.

‘Seeing through the Smoke’, Dr. Peter Grinspoon Showcases New Book

Cannabis Patient Care published a wide variety of content throughout 2022—here is just a small snippet of some of the top articles and columns that our readers enjoyed. Click through and see if any of your favorites made the list!

Breaking the Reins: How One Mustang Found a Second Chance with CBD

For more than 20 years, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists, and citizens, have been advocating for cannabis to be seen as a form of medicine. Here, Steph Sherer and Debbie Churgai of ASA discuss the importance of medical cannabis and how advocacy will light the way forward.

Americans for Safe Access’ Declassified Guide to Becoming a Medical Cannabis Advocate

When she was three-and-a-half years old, Brooklyn Hall was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma, class 3, a rare and unique form of brain cancer. Here, her mother Meghan Hall shares how Brooklyn’s prognosis drastically changed with the help of Rick Simpson Oil.

Medical Cannabis Helped Beat the Odds: Brooklyn Hall’s Fight to Survive Brain Cancer

When a patient isn’t able to access the care or medication that they need in their home country, they aren’t left with much of a choice but to travel to a country that will give them the treatment they need. In part II of this interview series, Nikki Lawley, founder of Nikki and the Plant, LLC, and retired licensed practical nurse (LPN), continues discussing her journey to health, the broken healthcare system hurting medical cannabis patients in the US, and what needs to change to make access better for patients.

“Cannabis Saved My Life:” An Interview with Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, Nikki Lawley, Part II: Crossing Borders for Cannabis

In early June 2022, the New York State Senate approved a bill which mandated public health insurance programs to cover medical cannabis expenses and defined how private insurers are allowed to handle these expenses as well (1).

Medical Cannabis Health Insurance Coverage Bill Approved in New York State Senate

What happens when traditional medicine fails a patient? When all recourses have been tried and the patient still suffers? In part I of this interview series, Nikki Lawley, founder of Nikki and the Plant, LLC, and retired licensed practical nurse (LPN), takes us through her journey from a medical professional in the healthcare industry to a brain injury survivor. Lawley also describes the medical cannabis industry from a patient perspective, learning about the medicinal properties of the plant, and finding what ways cannabis could be beneficial to her symptoms.

“Cannabis Saved My Life:” An Interview with Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, Nikki Lawley, Part I: Journey to Health 

Nurse Practitioner Me Fuimaono-Poe discusses how becoming an advocate and assisting with legislation are the best tools to help your state, community, and yourself gain access to cannabis and help others.

Chronic Pain Advocacy: It’s Time to Testify!

Dr. Woody, chief executive officer of 180 Life Sciences, discusses in this interview the current research surrounding synthetic cannabinoids as a treatment for chronic pain, as well as the development of a new type of medication that would have the potential to offer the benefits of cannabis without any undesirable effects.