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December 2021 Digital Edition

Meg is the Group Editorial Director for Cannabis Patient Care and Cannabis Science and Technology magazines at MJH Life Sciences.

Welcome to our final 2021 edition of Cannabis Patient Care. We are closing out this year with our annual issue focused on veterans. Veterans play a special role in our society—sacrificing their safety, time, and often mental health to keep our country safe. We owe them more than a debt of gratitude and I think that point was made extremely well by Cherissa Jackson in the "Advocate Focus" piece on page 24. She suggested that we all say more than thank you to our veterans and instead ask what we can do for them. How can we help? The veterans in my life are very tough people who are reluctant to ask for help, but moving forward I will try to keep Jackson’s thought in mind and go beyond a thank you with as many veterans as I can—starting with this very issue of Cannabis Patient Care!

What Can We Do for Our Veterans?

Tetragram shares some anonymous user data to see a snapshot of real-world results for patients reporting symptoms of PTSD.

PTSD by the Numbers

To date, clinical evidence supporting the efficacy of cannabis for PTSD has been positive in nature but weak in power; hopefully stronger clinical evidence will be forthcoming.

Overview of the Research  on Cannabis for PTSD

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

Peter Grinspoon, MD, a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, shares his knowledge on medical cannabis, issues facing the industry, and hopes for the future.

A Doctor’s Fight for Cannabis Reform and Regulation

Veteran’s advocacy organizations are blazing the trail to overcoming treatment denials, fear of losing benefits, and stalled legislative action. Here Eryck Stamper, Jose Belen, Michael Krawitz, and Ron Millward share their stories.

PTSD and Cannabis:  Four Veterans Weigh In Veteran’s Advocacy Organizations are Blazing  the Trail to Overcoming Treatment Denials, Fear  of Losing Benefits, and Stalled Legislative Action

Bryan Buckley, the president and CEO of Helmand Valley Growers Company (HVGC), is set to make a big change for the veteran community and is using his company to push research and access forward for his comrades.

Veterans Helping Veterans:  Taking Products and Research  to the Next Level

As a veteran, RN, and PTSD survivor, Cherissa Jackson has made it her mission to educate veterans about PTSD and cannabis as a treatment option and to create inclusivity for women veterans.

Cannabis, Women Veterans,  and VSOs: An Advocate’s Journey

Elisabeth Mack, RN, BSN, MBA, discusses her a mission and how cannabis has become one of her guides.

One Nurse’s Approach to Body, Mind, Spirit Wellness Through Medical Cannabis: Guiding Patients and Providers About the Benefits of Medical Cannabis

In this piece, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) brings the focus back to two veterans they previously highlighted in an ASA newsletter: Doug Distasio and Todd Scattini.