Eyes Wide Open

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | January 12, 2019 |
Eyes Wide Open

So Much I Don’t Know The New York Times article by Alex Berenson, “What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know,” reminds me of Sabrina Carpenter’s song, “Eyes Wide Open,” that includes these lyrics: “Better keep my eyes wide open/There’s so much I don’t know.” There may be “so much I don’t know”…

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The 2018 Farm Bill Changes Everything for Hemp

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | December 15, 2018 |
hemp

Farming Hemp May Be Legal Congress just reached an agreement on the 2018 Farm Bill that could make farming hemp in the United States legal for the first time in nearly a century. The legislation has had bipartisan support. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is a cosponsor of the legislation. It has been a major goal…

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Marijuana and Pain

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | June 16, 2018 |
Marijuana plant

Marijuana May Help Solve the Opioid Crisis The opioid crisis is a complex problem with many components, one of which is untreated pain. To the extent that it could be used to help patients manage pain, marijuana might have the potential to become part of the solution. However, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has…

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