Nurses

Katherine Golden, RN and CEO, executive director, and founder of Leaf411, provides a summary on the evidence surrounding cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain patients.

A major focus area when it comes to medical cannabis is patient and healthcare education, or rather the lack of that education and rampant misinformation. When Megan Mbengue, BSN, RN, CHPN, saw this gap in educational resources firsthand for people who are looking to use cannabis as a treatment, she decided to launch Trusted Canna Nurse with a mission to break stigma through education. Voted a Cannabis Nurse Entrepreneur of the Year by Cannabis Nurses Networks in 2022, Mbengue and her team offer cannabinoid education, consultations, and a line of products for the spectrum of chronic illnesses. In this interview, Mbengue shares how and why she provides guidance as a cannabis nurse for symptoms of conditions such as ADHD, cancer, autism, chronic pain, and more. She also describes the difficulties presented by the lingering stigma of cannabis and explains her hopes for the role of nurses in medical cannabis.

Although in-depth research lags due to its current scheduling, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) remain increasingly popular treatment options for those struggling with the effects of trauma.

Parents are asking about medical cannabis while seeking relief for their cancer-stricken children, but lack of research and ongoing stigma make things complicated.

Evidence suggests that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoids can be beneficial in the treatment of many symptoms related to autoimmune diseases.

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.

Nurse Linda Casale discusses her mission to get cannabis on the list of treatments to help treat chronic pain.

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

Kristin L. Wohlschlagel, RN, shares a wealth of information on medical cannabis from various patients she interviewed, her own personal experiences, and more.

In this roundtable interview series, we speak to the organizers of the CannMed Medical Practicum—Bonni Goldstein, MD; Dustin Sulak, DO; Kevin Spelman, PhD, MCPP; and Eloise Theisen, NP, AGPCNP-BC— to learn more about them and what attendees can expect from the practicum. Here in part III, they discuss how cannabis is used to treat acute and chronic pain, anxiety, ADHD, and pediatric patients.

When a patient is faced with a tough diagnosis, they often turn to their medical providers for the best treatment options. The troubling fact facing our healthcare professional is that they are not taught about the potential benefits of medicinal cannabis. This knowledge gap leaves a lot to be discovered by patients themselves who are seeking alternative treatments. After experiencing this firsthand with a family member, Katherine Golden, founder and CEO of Leaf411, decided to take action and help educate a community that was so in need of reliable and trustworthy information. Here, Golden shares her background, goals for Leaf411, and more.

Nurse Janna Champagne shares her passion for educating patients, her peers, and more.

Eloise Theisen, a board certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in cannabis therapy, shares her unique insight from helping patients.