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The Society of Cannabis Clinicians keeps you up-to-date on cannabis in clinical practice, industry trends, and policy critiques.
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Synergy with Cannabis and Other Herbs: Thinking Beyond Plant Constituents
Explore the different types of plant synergy, herbs that may combine well with cannabis, and the healing properties of botanicals that science will never be able to fully explain.
Tic Disorder Management with Cannabis: A Family’s Tale Meets the Science
Dr. Genevieve Newton describes the state of the research on cannabis in the treatment of tic disorders and what her young son’s experience with cannabis has been like.
Cannabis as a Multifaceted Treatment Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease
Current treatments cannot stop or reverse the progression of the Alzhiemer’s disease. Learn how cannabis medicine may be a valid treatment option to alleviate the multitude of complex symptoms associated with this condition.
Cannabis Use Leads to Heart Attacks? Healthcare Providers Set the Record Straight
In an effort to set the record straight on the questionable conclusions presented in a recent cannabis and heart attack risk study, SCC Board Members Sherry Yafai, MD and Patricia C. Frye, MD weigh in with their observations and research evidence.
Mothers Give Insight on Navigating Medical Cannabis for their Children with Autism
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians interviews mothers of children with autism about their journey and how cannabis has played a role.
Cannabis Education in Communities of Color: An Opportunity for Healthcare Professionals
Inequality exists in all aspects of society, including incarceration, policing, medicine, research, and the cannabis industry. It is the duty of healthcare workers to heal communities in need and critique systems that cause harm.
Cannabis Consciousness, Alternative Healing, and the Medicine of Psychoactivity
Dustin Sulak, DO on cannabis consciousness, plant ritual and its healing potential, the benefits of psychoactivity, and other entheogenic allies for our current times.
SCC Consensus on Delta-8-THC
The SCC statement on delta-8-THC, its safety profile, and considerations for clinicians and patients.
Indigenous Empirical Plant Knowledge Meets Cannabis Science
Dr. Yesid Ramirez created a free, day-long intensive program on cannabis science at ICESI University in Cali, Colombia for historically discriminated indigenous groups.
In Memoriam: Honoring Dr. Jim Brent’s Multifaceted Approach to Cannabis
Dr. Brent was a retired dentist and an avid herbalist, which framed most of the perspective for his research on cannabis and integrating it into the greater botanical medicine compendium.