State Wide Medicine

December

http://www.statewidecollective.org

Dear Patient,

I suppose I have no shame, but I must ask your help with two issues.

1. StateWideCollective.org and
2. Dosable Cannabis Medications For All Of Us.

There are closures of stores on a daily basis and it may be getting worse. There are many forces working against providing safe, affordable and dosable cannabis medicines. What happens if the Feds and local governments continue? Who is going to stop them? Are the stores really doing what they should be doing to provide a professional, safe and medical environment? If you are uncertain, as I am, to the answers, please read the opposing column carefully and help us out.

So, as I said there are two things to do:

1. StateWideCollective.org – Please go there and sign up. It is our “Plan B”. SWC has already been launched and committed to Dosable and CBD-Based Medicines. This is what I am committed to. This is what GreenBridge Medical and our 501C3 is committed to. It is at risk and our save dosable medications are at great risk; pharmaceutical companies are driving this entire effort.

2. So, after signing up with the g of StateWide Community, please help us with as little as $5 at:
StateWideMedicine.org

YOU AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!

Thank you so much,

Allan

2 comments

November

THC Toxicity, Elevated THC Levels and Edibles

Most of us have tried edibles; food with active cannabis inside. I have always thought it so silly as the patient has no idea what medicine is inside, how much medicine, etc. We all either have had or know people who have had toxic reactions. However, many patients just love edibles. If they are using edibles JUST to prevent smoking, they should just use tinctures.

These paranoid/agitated reactions are actually pretty common. My guess is that it is over 20% for all patients. This is almost as bad as “pills” and is just not acceptable. Patients are told to start slow, wait 2 hrs before the next bite, etc, but in reality it is rarely done.

I have always felt that the actual medicine should be in a simple capsule. The patient can purchase food if they wish t, o eat with it. The capsules would always, I think, contain a little CBD and come as 2.5 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg of THC and perhaps around 2 mg of CBD inside each capsule. This would allow very simple titration. The small amount of CBD should also nearly eliminate the THC toxicity.

If you do the math, the clinical effect is MUCH less expensive this way.

So, what about the patients who just love edibles and don’t want to use tinctures? How about a “tincture mix” that allows any baker to obtain the PRECISE amount of THC/CBD and ?? even Terpenes, per brownie? In this situation, an amount of cannabinoid substrate could be provided to make X number of brownies or any other food units. The baker would know EXACTLY what medicine is inside each item. A little CBD could be part of the “magic goo” if desired as well.

Patients in a very short time would learn their precise dose and from then on always know exactly what they need.

Does this seem impossible or way down the line??? Well, I just tried a few last week with 10 mg THC and 5 mg CBD per brownie and it felt like the same tincture, but just lasted a very long and wonderful time.

Allan I Frankel, MD

http://greenbridgemed.com

2 comments

November

CBD(Cannabidiol): A Weight Loss and Anti-Anxiety Medication

How about an old and brand new medication that:
1. controls anxiety
2. helps control pain of many kinds
3. significantly reduces appetite

I suppose nobody should be surprised. Typical THC containing cannabis causes the munchies. THC decreases focus. CBD decreases appetite and increases focus.

In years past the cannabis plant had lots of both CBD and THC occurring naturally. The CBD was slowly and accidentally bred out to make way for just the real stony plants.

As CBD plants are being brought back, we are learning a lot and cannabis has become an even more amazing plant. Need to increase your appetite – use mostly THC and no or little CBD. If you are eating too much due to simple over-eating, CBD very comfortably and powerfully will reduce your appetite.

I wonder if instead of creating fixed tinctures, how about giving patients options to use nearly pure THC OR CBD. The patient can then do their own internal study. How much T? How much C? What order? Let us know and these patients will teach us much of what we need to learn. Hmmmm, a Duo-Pak??? Spray-spray??

Allan I Frankel, MD

http://greenbridgemed.com

1 comment

October