Cannabis Patient Care

Welcome to the first edition of Cannabis Patient Care!

A report on the findings from the anonymous 2019 Veterans Health and Medical Cannabis Study, which was a national and Massachusetts-focused research study led by Dr. Marion McNabb, Stephen Mandile, and Dr. Stephen White.

Stephen Mandile—veteran, cannabis patient, and advocate—shares his personal experience with medical cannabis and how it has given him a new mission to help other veterans gain access to this plant.

An in-depth conversation with Dr. Staci Gruber, Director of the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core, Director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) at McLean Hospital, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School on her interest in medical cannabis and the medical cannabis research areas that MIND is focusing on for veterans and beyond.

Ann M. Brum and Wayne Smith discuss their roles as cannabis advocates fighting for reform and veteran access to medical cannabis.

Tracey Gregory, RN, discusses her experiences with veteran patients with PTSD, her work with Hospice for Heroes, medical cannabis, and more.

Jamie Pascua, a Veterans Affairs caregiver, shares her unique perspective on medical cannabis and her role caring for her disabled veteran spouse.

Read the first full digital edition of Cannabis Patient Care.