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Treating Anxiety With Cannabis
Featured, Health, Science Fall 2019Pennsylvania sees surge in medical cannabis patients after adding anxiety to list of qualifying conditions
Cannabis is a naturally occurring plant that has been used medicinally throughout history - The history of cannabis and its usage by…

Anxiety and what it takes to qualify: An Interview with Sara Makin
Health, Interviews, News, PodcastAs of July 20, 2019, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health now includes anxiety to the list of qualifying conditions for patients to be able to use medical cannabis.
But what exactly does it mean to have anxiety? We all get anxious from time to…

Treating Trauma with Cannabis: An Interview with Sara Makin
Featured, Health, Interviews Winter 2019Seventy percent of adults in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives. Of those, 20 percent develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) says Sara Makin, founder of Makin Wellness, a therapy and coaching…

Medical Marijuana and PTSD
Health, Interviews, PodcastSolevo Wellness, Pittsburgh’s first medical marijuana dispensary, and Dispense Magazine team up for this series of podcasts called Cannabis Conversations. Recorded live in front of an audience every month, these conversations discuss various…

Cannabis and Mental Health - PART II
Health, Interviews, PodcastAt a recent Dispense with the Nonsense event in Harmony PA, we recorded a panel discussion with a live audience on the topic of "Cannabis and Mental Health".
Cannabis and Mental Health Panelists included:
Dr. John Metcalf, Ph.D., MD, ABIM,…

Cannabis and Mental Health - PART I
Health, Interviews, PodcastAt a recent Dispense with the Nonsense event in Harmony PA, we recorded a panel discussion with a live audience on the topic of "Cannabis and Mental Health".
Cannabis and Mental Health Panelists included:
Dr. John Metcalf, Ph.D., MD, ABIM,…

Sara Makin on Trauma, PTSD and Cannabis
Health, PodcastTrauma, PTSD and Cannabis - with Sara Makin
Over 70 percent of Americans will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime, and 20 percent will develop some form of PTSD because of it. So says, Sara Makin, a mental health specialist with…