In the Media (selected) - Doctors for Cannabis Regulation

Pa. patients swear by cannabis as a tool to fight opioid addiction. The research still isn’t there.

DFCR board member Dr. Peter Grinspoon is interviewed by Spotlight PA regarding cannabis as a tool to fight opioid addition ...
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August 9, 2021

Medical Organizations Don’t Support Legal Marijuana

DFCR President Dr. Bryon Adinoff discusses the impact of prohibition, how cannabis legalization helps, and the medical community’s role. As ...
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August 5, 2021

How do you market N.J. legal weed without enticing kids?

New Jersey’s cannabis commission met Tuesday evening to hear public input on one of the flashpoint issues of marijuana legalization: ...
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July 19, 2021

DFCR Announces Dr. Bryon Adinoff as President

Dr. Bryon Adinoff Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR) is pleased to announce Dr. Bryon Adinoff as the organization’s new president ...
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July 12, 2021

Texas Public Radio: Medical Cannabis in Texas Panel

Dr. Bryon Adinoff participated in a panel discussion for Texas Public Radio regarding recently enacted legislation for Texas’ medical cannabis ...
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June 29, 2021

Physician perspective: Advance public health through the legalization and regulation of cannabis

DFCR expert Hugh Blumenfeld, MD, Ph.D. and DFCR Founder and board President David L. Nathan, MD make the case in ...
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May 20, 2021

Is a ‘Cannabis Facts’ Label in our Future?

Article excerpt: In the retail cannabis industry, labeling and regulation go hand in hand. Within the United States, cannabis labeling ...
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April 28, 2021

Federal Cannabis Regulations Working Group Releases its ‘Principles for Federal Cannabis Regulations & Reform’ on 4/20

Group—Made Up of Current and Former Cannabis Regulators, Public Health Professionals, Criminal Justice Reform Advocates, Civil Rights Attorneys & Social ...
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April 20, 2021

Under fire on race, the AMA should drop its support for the war on drugs

Article excerpt: The AMA actively supports cannabis prohibition, a cornerstone of the drug war, even as it hypocritically condemns systemic ...
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April 14, 2021

Q2 Clinic Announces Appointment of Dr. Peter Grinspoon, M.D. as Chief Medical Director

Article excerpt: Q2 Clinic, the first international chain of Endocannabinology clinics, today announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Grinspoon, M.D ...
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March 10, 2021

Statements on New Jersey’s new marijuana law

Article excerpt: As a proud member of the NJUMR coalition, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation is grateful for all the hard ...
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February 22, 2021

Civil Rights Groups Push New Jersey Governor To Pardon People For Marijuana

Article excerpt: A coalition of civil rights and drug policy reform groups is calling on the governor of New Jersey ...
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December 21, 2020

Marijuana can be harmful for heart patients, but improves some risk factors, studies show

Article excerpt: There’s more evidence that smoking marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart disease, according to two new ...
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November 15, 2020

Delta-8-THC: Scientists explain the cannabis industry’s “latest hype”

Article excerpt: Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician at Harvard Medical School. He’s also on the board of the ...
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October 22, 2020

Don’t forget to turn the page and legalize marijuana

Article excerpt: “Do you approve of amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called ‘cannabis’? Only adults ...
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October 21, 2020

Cannabis influencers: Doctor of Reform

Article excerpt: This story is part of a series of profiles, The CannaInfluencers: The people shaping the cannabis industry in ...
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October 16, 2020

The cannabis market already exists. Let’s regulate it.

DFCR Founder and President David Nathan co-authors an opinion piece with Paul Armentano regarding the upcoming vote to legalize cannabis ...
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October 12, 2020

Cannabis specialist Dr Peter Grinspoon explores education and policy in US addiction treatment

Article excerpt: Dr Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, and a contributing editor ...
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October 9, 2020

Setting the Standard for Cannabis Labeling

David L. Nathan, MD on introducing the Universal Cannabis Product Symbol and the Universal Cannabis Information Label at Cannabis Science ...
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August 26, 2020

Drug Policy Alliance Leads Extensive Coalition of Public Health Organizations and Professionals in Calling on Congress to Support Marijuana Reform

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) led a group of 16 public health organizations and over 100 public ...
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August 10, 2020

CBG May Be The New CBD

Article excerpt: “CBG is interesting in a lot of different ways,” says Peter Grinspoon, MD, primary care physician at Massachusetts ...
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July 27, 2020

Doctors for Cannabis Regulation Announces the Appointment of Dr. Rachel Knox

Media Contact: Stephen Carter E: media@dfcr.org Ph: (202) 930-0097 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for Cannabis Regulation Announces the Appointment of ...
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May 21, 2020

Cannabis Policy Now Podcast: Why Doctors Support Regulating Cannabis

DFCR President and Founder Dr. David Nathan recently spoke to the Cannabis Policy Now podcast to talk about why more ...
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May 21, 2020

How To Handle A Bad High, According To A Doctor

While they may feel scary, bad highs typically aren’t life-threatening, says Peter Grinspoon, MD, primary care physician at Massachusetts General ...
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April 21, 2020

Dr. David Nathan talks COVID-19 with NJ Cannabis Insider

In a recent conversation published in NJ Cannabis Insider, David Nathan, a Princeton-based psychiatrist and the founder of Doctors for ...
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April 17, 2020

DFCR Cautions Against Smoking and Vaping During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Washington, D.C. – The global COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered life around the world. The disease, which causes serious respiratory ...
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April 14, 2020

DFCR and other medical professionals, cannabis advocates, law enforcement officials, and clergy call for the cease of cannabis arrests and release of incarcerated cannabis offenders in light of COVID-19

Washington, D.C. — The Marijuana Policy Project and other organizations are urging law enforcement officials to dramatically curtail arrests for ...
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March 26, 2020

DFCR and other medical professionals, cannabis advocates, and law enforcement officials urge governors and legislative leaders to preserve and ensure cannabis access amid social distancing

Washington, D.C. — In response to escalating efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing, the Marijuana Policy ...
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March 23, 2020

Public radio program discusses cannabis legalization in New York and Connecticut

WSHU Public Radio, which broadcasts in New York and Connecticut, invited Dr. David Nathan to its program to discuss cannabis ...
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March 5, 2020

Conversations With Cannabis Influencers – Dr. Peter Grinspoon (Podcast)

David Hershkovits – Founder, Publisher and previous Editor in Chief of PAPER Magazine – explores the budding cannabis industry through ...
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March 5, 2020

The Cut: Peter Grinspoon answers questions about CBD

“The enthusiasm for CBD has clearly outpaced the hard-core scientific evidence for what it actually does,” says Peter Grinspoon, instructor ...
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January 7, 2020

Military Matters Podcast: Cannabis – what are the facts, and can it be helpful?

Military Matters, a podcast that explores issues important to service members, veterans, contractors, and the communities that support them. Episode ...
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January 7, 2020

State cannabis laws present medical malpractice conundrum

The dispensing of medical marijuana varies significantly by state, with some states allowing risker environments than others, said Monica Bopha ...
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October 25, 2019

Dr. Peter Grinspoon debates on cannabis and mental health

Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of Tell Your Children: The Truth About Madness, ...
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October 22, 2019

Podcast: Thinking Outside the Bud with Dr. Peter Grinspoon

Dr. Peter Grinspoon speaks with Thinking Outside the Bud podcast host Bruce Eckfeldt. Peter Grinspoon, MD, is a primary care ...
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July 16, 2019

Dr. Peter Grinspoon writes about cannabis edibles for Harvard Health Blog

Dr. Peter Grinspoon writes for Harvard Health Blog about cannabis edibles. Full article: Cannabis is medicine – don’t make it ...
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June 5, 2019

Study proving efficacy of CBD in battling opioid addiction may pave way for widespread cannabis and hemp-based medical treatment

Article excerpt: A study has found that Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive ingredient in hemp and marijuana, could prove effective in treating ...
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May 28, 2019