Tag Archives: Medical Cannabis

SEABDX – A NEAR ZERO RICH CBD STRAIN

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Allan Frankel, MD

I have been itching to write this post for so long. There is now an available strain, Seabdx (read: C-B-Dx), grown by the sea and CBD rich. From the first time this strain and leaves were tested, it has shown … Continue reading →

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Please Get Our Facts Straight…There Is No GMO Cannabis!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Allan Frankel, MD

Can anyone please give me a shred of facts that GMO represents any reality? As I have said previously, I have hands on seed selection, grower connections, visually inspecting plants and taking samples in front of representatives of well respected … Continue reading →

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“LEGAL” Cannabis-Based Medicines

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Allan Frankel, MD

  Please see my recent blog regarding the US patent in 2003 by the Federal government for CBD. In addition, the patent boldly also states the many benefits of CBD and other cannabinoids. The application was applied for April 21, … Continue reading →

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Tamoxifen Joint Pains Helped By CBD(Cannabidiol)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Allan Frankel, MD

I have had two patients recently with breast cancer who were on Tamoxifen, an estrogen inhibitor. A fairly common side effect of Tamoxifen is joint pains. For many of these women, it presents as an arthritic condition affecting both large … Continue reading →

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CBD And Cancer – Just The Beginning

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Allan Frankel, MD

For those of you interested in learning about the potential future of CBD and treatment of cancer, read on: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053780 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16728591 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21566064 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18833429 Tumor Studies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18035205 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14617682 Clinical Trials: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=cannabidiol http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_search.php

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New Thoughts on Cannabis and Insomnia

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Allan Frankel, MD

Up until very recently, I always advised patients to use use a “sedating” Indica for sleep. I think the current dogma is that Sativa is for the day and Indica for the night. I truly believed this and wrote much … Continue reading →

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How Do Professionals Extract The Cannabis Plant

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Allan Frankel, MD

Below is a photo of an LA based Super Critical CO2 extraction setup. Most folks are familiar with extraction of cannabis into butter/oils for edibles, or alcohol/glycerin for tinctures. Well, with regard to tinctures, in the State of California, the … Continue reading →

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Health Issues and Gay Marriage

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

As a physician, my only “agenda” must be my patients health and comfort. This involves preventive issues as well as “disease” issues. None of us would minimize preventive health care. I do not know how much gay marriage restricts extra-marital … Continue reading →

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Nuts to them!

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

Peanut Butter   9 and counting Cannabis           0

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Please read and smile :)

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

I don’t know how I missed this letter from Congress to the DEA. I generally don’t cross the “political” boundaries as a physician, but I really thought this would put a smile on your face. As you will find in … Continue reading →

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The Plant, the Whole Plant and nothing but the Plant

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

Although not the first such study, researchers in Milano, Italy, recently presented a study on whole plant extracts of Cannabis formulations to treat neuropathic pain. If you’d like to read the study, please see the reference at the end of … Continue reading →

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An amazing new patient I recently saw….

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

I recently saw a 70 y/o male as a new patient. He appeared in all ways to be a street person and seemed a bit out of place. However there was something in his eyes that got my attention. His … Continue reading →

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When Do We Use Our Cannabis?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Allan Frankel, MD

Most patients are reluctant to be open regarding how much and how often they use Cannabis. I always encourage my patients to be as honest as possible, as this is the best starting point in any doctor-patient visit. Further more, … Continue reading →

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Tar and THC

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Allan Frankel, MD

A recent interest of mine has been to research ingestion methods of cannabis.  In reviewing a few articles regarding the various means we all use at times to medicate, the following list results: to smoke in one form or another, … Continue reading →

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