2019 AMMPA Annual Conference

October 4– 6, 2019

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Orlando, 2019 AMMPA Annual Conference

October 4– 6, 2019

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Orlando, Florida

ABOUT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION (AMMPA)

The American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association requirements, compliance issues, and aggregates its is a membership driven association, focusing on providing members to allow for a unified voice representing all physicians with the resources they need to safely and physicians currently interested in cannabinoid medicine. effectively utilize medical marijuana recommendations as Our members are leaders in Florida that provide expertise an alternative treatment modality for their patients. Based to the public regarding research, education, speaking out of Florida, AMMPA serves as a physician advocate engagements, seminars, and industry recommendations. helping to outline practice risks and benefits, educational

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical accordance with the accreditation requirements and education for physicians. policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing The Dade County Medical Association designates this Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint live activity for a maximum of 18.5 AMA PRA Category providership of the Dade County Medical Association and 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Associations. commensurate with the extent of their participation in the The Dade County Medical Association is accredited by the activity. 2 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 2019 FACULTY DISCLOSURELIST No conflicts to disclose The Honorable Nikki JD Fried, Holdings Major Stock Shareholder: Cansortium Consultant: Florida Health Privilege; Orlando Florete, M.D. No conflicts to disclose Brian Evander, J.D. No conflicts to disclose Cobbe Fraser PharmaCadence Bureau: Mallinckrodt Pharma, Consultant: Heron Pharma; Speakers Mark Chaet, M.D. Medical Director-Trulieve financial/materialOther support: Ken Brummel-Smith Capital Canthus Consultant: Richard Boxer, M.D. No conflicts to disclose Raphael Bones, M.D. (In alphabetical order by last name) Association Medical Marijuana Physicians Co-founder of American the Chairman of Board the Dr. Jason Pirozzolo Executive Director Savara Hastings Marijuana Physicians Association President of American the Medical Dr. Mark Chaet 2019 AMMPA BOARDOFDIRECTORS

Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Dr. Julio Paez 2015-2016 Florida Medical Association President, Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Dr. Ralph Nobo Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Green Jade 2016-2017 Florida Medical Association President, Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Dr. Becker David No conflicts to disclose Norman,Robert D.O., MPH, MBA No conflicts to disclose Ralph Nobo, M.D. No conflicts to disclose Mechtler,Laszlo M.D. No conflicts to disclose Jennifer McVige, M.D. No conflicts to disclose Michael Lowe, J.D. No conflicts to disclose Hinanit Koltai, PhD No conflicts to disclose Green Jade No conflicts to disclose Gordon, M.D.Barry Officer cannabis company Scientific as Chief employeeUCANN-Salaried of this Financial/MaterialOther Support: Greg Gerdeman, PhD

AMMPA Counsel General Cynthia Gregory Crider, J.D. AMMPA Counsel General Wade Boyette, J.D., LLM Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Dr. Lawton Tang, M.D. Marijuana Physicians Association MemberBoard of American the Medical Dr. Jaime Snarski Medical Director MMTC financial/materialOther support: Genestor Wilson-King, M.D., FACOG No conflicts to disclose Michelle Weiner, DO No conflicts to disclose Verma,Deepa M.D., AIHM No conflicts to disclose Tedrow Tara No conflicts to disclose Lawton Tang, M.D. No conflicts to disclose Gregory Smith, MD, MPH No conflicts to disclose Martha Rosenthal, PhD No conflicts to disclose Michael Patterson No conflicts to disclose Julio Paez, M.D. ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 3 M.D. Chaet, ark Sincerely, M President As course director for 2019 Annual Conference and President President and Conference 2019 Annual for director course As Association Physicians Marijuana Medical the American of every each and of one welcome to like I would (AMMPA), conference. this year’s to you on nationally and locally, outreach to committed are We We patients. your and practice, your you, affect that topics thought faculty of incredible an together bring to strive colleagues our who are attendees conference leaders, and patient the science, improve to friends who trulyand want discussions bring to hope We care. of quality and outcomes,

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Physicians Marijuana Medical the American of members valued discussions panel and networking, presentations, educational of halfa full days and two the health of improve to medical cannabis utilizing and researching thought-leaders with their patients. board our by in this conference energy invested and the input appreciate I sincerely and members, faculty committee, education scientific committee, planning members, informative, educational, program this to make continue to an effort in staff conference intellect and energy, time, your sharing for you all, fun. Thank of most and enlightening, to years many for this you time with sharing to look forward we and this us weekend, with come. WELCOME 4 2019 FACULTY BIOS Richard Boxer, M.D. Raphael Bones,M.D. is dedicated to advancement the of research and improvement inquality of cannabis. medical publications and has delivered hundreds of invited lectures over his distinguished career. He a Presidential Citation from American the Urological Association. Dr. Boxer has had 150 HeDiseases. represented U.S. the at World the Health Organization and is arecipient of at National the Cancer Institute and National the Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Senators, and Members of Congress. Dr. amember Boxer of has of been Board the Directors advisor to as asenior Presidents, policy health has served Cabinet Governors, Secretaries, of Surgeon of General United the States Clinton the inboth and Bush administrations and University of , and University the of Wisconsin. Dr. Boxer was afinalist forpositionthe University of Angeles Los California, and was formerly Professor Urology of Clinical at the Dr. Richard Boxer is currently Professor aClinical of Urology and Visiting Scholar at playing golf and boating Florida inthe coast waters. Now he enjoys practicing medicine way the he envisions it and inhis spare he time loves joinedBones Prixus Medical care to practiceprimary with integrative medicine. functional for Physician Leadership, and The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. In 2015Dr. American Medical Association, The Florida Medical Association, The American Association Careas Provider aPrimary inoutpatient clinics. Dr. is currently Bones amember of The invarioushe has experience settings including Emergency Room,as aHospitalist, and his goals and to complete decided his residency inInternal Medicine in2005.As aphysician, completing two years of Surgery residency program General the he Rico changed inPuerto he graduated millennia new from Universidad the Medical Caribe Del School.After Central Rico, he joined USNavy the as he felt committed his country. to serving At of birth the the up inafamily that enjoys fishing and water sports. While attendingthe University of Puerto Dr. Raphael wasand born Bones inbeautifulGuayanilla raised Bay, Rico. Puerto He grew ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 5 Dr. Brummel-Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geriatrics at the Florida the Florida Geriatrics at of in the Department Emeritus Professor is Brummel-Smith Dr. served the Department of and chair founded as He Medicine. College of University State at geriatrics of served the division of 12015. 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He Washington Medicine. of Academy the National of Forum Independence and Disability Aging, did a Medicine, California Southern School of of the University from graduated He in a fellowship and Center, Medical Glendale Adventist at medicine in family residency California Southern School of the University at Education Medical of the Department Added of a has and Certificate Medicine certifiedFamily board is in He Medicine. of hiking, riding, is enjoying and in 2017 FSU retired from He in Geriatrics. Qualifications consulting. and Brian Evander, JD Brian Evander, as role his 2010. In since Florida of in the State practice law to been has Brian admitted physician physicians, of the interests represents Brian P.A., & Evander, Lowe with Partner and law health care of areas carriers in numerous insurance their respective and groups licensure professional against providers and physicians defending as such litigation, Department the Florida against (including disciplinary processes and investigations Medicare Florida’s Administration, Care Health for Agency the Florida Health, of Servicesfor – Offices Human and Health of Department the U.S. and Administrator, agreements, employment physician as (such documents business preparing Civil Rights), medical director and provider health care agreements, partnership agreements, operating advisory preparing and analyzing pertaining same, to disputes negotiating and contracts) the and law, STARK HIPAA, as (such health laws applicable with compliance for opinions in both litigation in all of phases clients representing and Self-Referral Act), Patient Florida litigation). and (presuit defense medical as malpractice well as litigation business Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D. Brummel-Smith, Kenneth 6 2019 FACULTY BIOS oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary state inthe of Florida. Trustees, Florida’s Children First, and others. Fried is amember of , the Florida Governmental Relations Advisory Committee, University of Floridaof Board Bar Committee, Institute, LeRoy Collins Girls Scouts of Southeast Florida, University of Lawyers of Board Governors, Broward Days of Board Directors, Needs Legal of Children Throughoutwith career her numeroussheserved has organizations includingthe Young crisis. Florida, she defended homeowners against foreclosure during 2007-2008housing the ofbehalf clients before Florida the Legislature. Working inprivate practice inSouth Defender’s Office and worked at firmslaw as a government consultant, advocating on As an attorney, she was of head Felony the Division at Alachua the County Public marijuana.medical children, Broward the County Board, and School for expansion the of patient access to Prior to Fried elected, being worked as an advocate inTallahassee representing at-risk nearly two decades. as studentschool, she president, served body first the woman to positionholdthe in where she received her bachelor’s, master’s and juris doctorate degrees. While inlaw and inMiami, raised Born Commissioner Fried graduated from University the of Florida, is alifelong Floridian, attorney and passionate activist. Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Florida’s Commissioner 12th of Agriculture and Consumer Services, The HonorableNikkiFried,J.D. Physicians Leading the of World. the Dr. Florete was by recognized International the Association of Anesthesiologists as one of Department of at Anesthesiology University the of of Florida College Medicine. In 2011, Winthropthe Stearns Scholarship Award Award and Community the Service from the Orlando G.Florete, Jr, MD, has received numerous scholarships and awards, among them Orlando Florete, Jr., MD ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 7 , . He has been a member of been has of a member . He Times York New The , and Health , Men’s Greg Gerdeman, PhD Gerdeman, Greg Barry Gordon, M.D. Barry Gordon, For more than three decades, Barry Gordon M.D. built a career working on the front lines lines the front on working a career built decades, three than Barry M.D. more Gordon For system. health care the American of Ohio in addicts resurrecting daily the same and of faces seeing the same years After be way. to had a better there thought he rooms, emergency for marijuana of the medicinal recognize value that 30 states of one just is Florida Today, chemotherapy. everything illness to associated neurological from symptoms of the relief medicalof the cannabis forefront at the is known, affectionately is he as Barry, Dr. movement. Dr. Gerdeman is a neuroscientist and educator with expertise with in the physiological educator and a neuroscientist is Gerdeman Dr. dissertation PhD (ECS). This system the endocannabinoid and cannabis of actions to discover studies the first of one was University Vanderbilt in Pharmacology from plasticity synaptic regulate that messengers” acting “retrograde as endocannabinoids of the modernto understanding foundation a become have that findings in the brain, been has widely research Greg’s c annabis. of actions the neuroprotective ECS and as Science publications diverse such in highlighted and literature, in the scientific cited GeographicNational received has Society and 1999, Research since (ICRS) Cannabinoid the International and (NIDA) Drug Abuse on Institute the National from grants through funding research ranging topics spanned has research scholarly His (NSF). Science Foundation the National and CB1 receptors pharmacology of the ECS; behavioral of physiology the synaptic from in ECS signaling of activation the physiological memories; habitual of their regulation through receptors cannabinoid biology of comparative and the evolutionary and exercise; chordates. marine invertebrate on studies for vocal a became advocate Gerdeman Dr. of cannabis, of the science deepstudy Through has he years, 10 last the Over remedy. natural effective and a safe as this plant reclaiming the extraction of and cannabis, the ecology chemical of genetics studied and progressively medicinal formulations. create to biomolecules cannabis 8 2019 FACULTY BIOS generation of cannabis-based products. medical international scientificjournals and scientificform a basis development the for new the of novel discoveries field. inthis Research results are IP protected; they are published in Thelab combines state andthe cellular of chemistry art and tools, molecular making biology activity at medical their physiological the and molecularlevels inhuman cells and tissues. compounds active pharmaceutical ingredients specifying while (API) from cannabis and Research inKoltai on lab deciphering is focused “entourage the effect”cannabisbetween . patents. She teaches plant development and cannabis medical courses inBarIlan University, publicationsreviewed and more chapters than 30book and invited and reviews she holds 9 boards ininternational scientificjournals. She is aleading Author of more thanpeer 80 Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. She is Editor the of and books amember of Editorial Prof. Hinanit Koltai, PhD, is Research aSenior Scientist at Agricultural the Research Hinanit Koltai,PhD Jade Green advance cannabis businesses inemerging markets. environments, and her entrepreneurial proficiency affords perspective tothe her analyze and allows her to understand and advocate for cannabinoid-based therapies regulated inhighly operational and expansion strategies. Jade’s education and inbiomedical experience sciences AngelesLos in2016,where she and her team now large advise cannabis companies on their up winning one of only five integrated vertically licenses awarded inFlorida. Jade moved to consult on marijuana amedical licenseapplication for San Felasco Nursery, ended which twenty-one, she which operated as CEOfor nearly two years. In 2015,Jade was asked to entrepreneur, Jade founded her first company andsector immunology allergy the in at age graduated from University the of Florida with an honors degree inBiochemistry. Acareer to her roleexperience with company. the Jade college started at sixteen years old and bringing nearly five years cannabisof leadership industry and executive management member of AMMPA’s of Board Directors. She was appointed to AMMPA’s in2019, Board Jade is CEOof the Jade Green Consulting, an canna-business all-female consultancy, and a ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 9 Ralph Nobo, M.D. Michael Lowe, JD Lowe, Michael Dr. Ralph Nobo is a member of the Board of Directors of AMMPA and an OB/GYN OB/GYN an and AMMPA of Directors the Board of of a member is Ralph Nobo Dr. also serves He Board as Member Association. Medical the Florida of President past and held has He Foundation. Physicians The of Practice Committee the Private of Chair and President, Vice President, including Association, Medical the Florida at positions multiple also is a Medical Nobo Dr. Association. Medical the American to Secretary Delegate and Association. Medical the American for liaison and Advisor Student Michael R. Lowe, Esq. is board certified in health care law by The Florida Bar. As Bar. The Floridaby certified law Esq. board is R.health in care Lowe, Michael focuses all practice his aspects business, on of P.A., & Evander, Lowe of Partner Managing in matters administrative and operational regulatory, litigation, transactional, corporate, physician and physicians of the representation Emphasizing arena. law the health care and medical records in litigation, clients represents regularly practices, Michael group matters, reimbursement and contracting care managed issues, privacy regulations HIPAA Medicare/ agreements, employment physician of negotiation review and the preparation, and defense analysis, and matters Law federal Stark prevention, abuse and fraud Medicaid licensure professional privilege cases, medical staff matters, ACA issues, reimbursement contracts, cases, physician-hospital self-disclosure voluntary disciplinary actions, and matters. counseling and analysis regulatory health care and development, plan compliance medical IPAs, staffs, hospital of therepresentation also includes practice areas Michael’s imaging diagnostic providers, medical equipment durable surgery centers, ambulatory and professionals health care other and facilities care long-term hospitals, centers, providers. 10 2019 FACULTY BIOS Michael Patterson,NHA,OTR/L,CEAS advocacy) advocacy) production, dispensing, research and development, payments/cryptocurrency/banking, hemp/CBD markets across platforms all (education, investment, regulation, cultivation, Development (USCannabis). USCannabis was established to develop cannabis/ legal the Mr. Patterson is founder the and CEOof USCannabis Pharmaceutical Research and companieshealth across United the States with annual revenues of $300million. development and management of pharmacies, laboratories, assisted living centers, and home DevelopmentChief company Officer services ofa focusingnational medical ancillary on nursing and therapy corporation with annual revenues inexcess of $225million, and includesexperience Operating Chief being Officer of Avante Group Inc, a nationalskilled corporations of shapes all and nation’s sizesinthe most regulated industries. Michael’s Mr. Patterson is 25-year care health executive has who managed UShealthcare successful Julio Paez,M.D. Institute research division. worldthe performresearch alongside Dr. Peaz and healthcare the team at Pain South Lake tofrom benefit future innovationstreatment in andcare. Physicianstraining in from across PainSouth Lake Institute.SouthLake The Pain Institute research divisionallows patients In addition to daily patient care, Dr. Paez oversees and manages research the division at cancer, auto accidents and surgicalprocedures. and treatment for conditions causing back and neck pain as well as, issues stemming from including fibromyalgia, headaches includesalso and migraines. diagnosis His expertise Dr. Paez of inhelping has decades experience patients find fromrelief conditionspainful in pain management at State the University of New York (SUNY). University of South Florida inTampa, Florida. He went on to complete additional training andanesthesiology pain medicine. He completed his residency anesthesiology at the Dr. Paez is arenowned, double withDoctor board-certified specialization in Medical of care that relieves pain and improves overall wellness. healthy, active and pain-free lives. Dr. Paez provides patient customized ahighly every plan andanesthesiology pain management passion with adeep for helping his patients to lead PainLake Institute inClermont and Orlando, Florida. He combines his background in Julio Paez, MD, acomprehensive takes approach to pain management at South services ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 11 Dr. Lawton Tang is an award winning plastic surgeon from the American Society the American Plastic from of surgeon plastic winning award an is Tang Lawton Dr. the recognized First with was and Foundation Educational Surgery Plastic and Surgery Dallas at Body and Symposium the Breast at Mentoring in Body Contouring Award Place been Los has textbooks named and and journals multiple of author a published is He Texas. Doctor Recognition Compassionate 2010 and Award, Choice Patients’ Docs”, “Top Angeles York. New of University State at medical started his training Tang Dr. Award. to Miami in Sinai Mount to relocated he grants research and awards winning several After Pittsburg, of the University attended He Critical Care. Trauma in Generaltrain and Surgery served and clinical as Fellowship Body and Contouring Breast Aesthetics an completing then completed He Surgery. Reconstructive and Plastic of in their Department instructor his complete him to allowing MCG, at Fellowship Reconstructive and Plastic another of excellence. academic institutions five from surgical training Huntington from in training surgeons teaches Tang Dr. practice, his to addition In his publish to continues California. Southern He of University and Hospital Memorial book chapters and articles surgery plastic including journals, the top of in many research Tang Cosmetic and Surgery periodicals. Surgery Reconstructive and in the Plastic Dr. skin, being designed for biomaterials of the literature body to of contribute to continues and both native polymeric materials, focus on a strong with nerve and regeneration, bone, synthetic. Lawton Tang, M.D. Lawton Tang, Tara L. Tedrow is a shareholder in the Lowndes Law firm’s Real Estate Transactions, Transactions, Real Estate firm’s Law in the Lowndes a shareholder is L. Tedrow Tara practice focuses land on practices. Tara’s & Environmental Zoning Land Use, Development, commercial, for projects entitling on statewide clients assists she as development, use and other and governments with works local Tara and mixed uses. office, industrial, residential, environmental to related clients her the needs of address to in order authorities regulatory approval, plan site concurrency, plans, comprehensive zoning, compliance, and permitting the is Tara Additionally, rights. property and diligence, due requests, waiver and variance in clients assists Tara where Group, Substances Controlled and the Cannabis of Chair licensing. medical marijuana and beverage alcoholic as such industries regulated complex ancillary service landlords, developers, estate real lenders, physicians, with works Tara helping license applicants, and Centers Treatment Marijuana licensed Medical providers, a is Tara medical marijuana. of landscape regulatory the ever changing navigate them to the 2018, fall of of As conferences. industry and seminars speaker at and presenter regular medicalon course school teach a law to of Florida state in the professor the first was Tara Levin Florida Law. of College of the policy University and at law marijuana Tara L. Tedrow, Esq. L. Tedrow, Tara 12 2019 FACULTY BIOS Michelle Weiner, DO,MPH aesthetic medicine.aesthetic jointguided injections, platelet uses richplasma (PRP) and stem cells and is well trained in treats spine and musculoskeletal pain as well as chronic migraines, performs ultrasound diagnosing and treating vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies. Dr. Weiner’s also practice of life, decreasing overall pharmaceutical and use sideeffects. Sheknowledgeable is in cannabis treatments on patient based factors specific withthe goal of maximizing quality of different conditions as well the Endocannabinoidon System. She individualizes medical professionalsmedical about supporting evidence the Cannabis, its benefits for a multitude Medicinal Cannabis industry. Dr. Weiner is passionate about educating public the and other a substitute for opioids inchronic pain. She is an advocate for and Florida inthe aleader southeastern university. She has an IRBapproved research project on using cannabis as Universitythe of Miami. She is currently at faculty international FLorida FIUand Nova Wellness Centers of She America. completed her residency and fellowship training at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is one of Pain the Physicians for Spine and Dr. Michelle Weiner is double in boardInterventional certified Pain Management and ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE 13

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Medical Marijuana Use in Dermatology ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE Robert Norman, D.O., MPH, MBA 8:30-9:00 AM Modes of Delivery: The Facts On Vaping, Smoking And Ingesting Raphael Bones, M.D 9:00-9:15 AM Panel Discussion 9:15-9:45 AM Medical Cannabis: The Unintended Consequence Orlando Florete, Jr., M.D. 9:45-10:15 AM Advances in Research and Treatment Options Outside the US Prof. Hinanit Koltai, PhD Israel 10:15-10:45 AM Future Advances in the US Panel Discussion Raphael Bones, M.D. Mark Chaet, M.D. Prof. Hinanit Koltai, PhD Robert Norman, D.O., MPH, MBA 11:00 AM Close

15 16 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 2019 Thank you... of our 2019Annual Conference. AMMPA would like to following thank the companies for your support EMERALD EXHIBITORS BRONZE EXHIBITORS GOLD EXHIBITORS SILVER EXHIBITORS EXHIBITORS EXHIBITOR OVERVIEW

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Meet Florida’s New Cannabis Czar: BY DANIEL CASCIATO Holly Bell Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis for the Florida Department of Agriculture and through some of her consulting work in the past. Consumer Services, drove into work several When she learned that Fried was running, she want- weeks ago and realized that she was singing to ed to help on a grassroots level. herself. That astounded her. “I’m in the latter part of my career,” says Bell. “The “I thought to myself, wow, I’m happy,” she older you get, the more you really want to think says. “I didn’t do anything like that in my last about what matters in life and you want to do some- few jobs. I really enjoy coming in, working thing you enjoy and feel passionate about. I listened with the people I work and interact with a lot to what the commissioner was saying at the everyday.” time, read her articles and watched her videos. I felt For Bell, this position is about helping to inspired. There’s a handful of people I can recall in change lives. my life that I listened to and thought I like what you “I field so many calls about people who say and I will follow you wherever you go.” Dr. Shiraz Farooq need help and are looking for someone in When Fried won, Bell was ecstatic. She asked how Tallahassee that can help them change their lives, help themHolly on Bell she could help and Fried said she should apply for their farms, or help in so many other ways. That’s what I enjoy. the director of cannabis position. Medical “My number one priority is to be here to support I’m a person who likes to help others and I love to sit back and the commissioner and implement the vision she has and that she Cannabis, watch them flourish as you give them a little help.” ran on during her campaign,” says Bell. Florida Nikki Fried appointed Bell, One of those visions is to try to get hemp legislation done, Plant-based Diet 57, to the newly-created position of director of cannabis. Bell’s according to Bell. Last year's Farm Bill legalized regulated hemp office is responsible for expanding patient access to medical mar- production. ijuana across the state. “We have two bills pending in the House and Senate,” she says. Part of Holistic Bell was previously a Nashville-based business consultant for “After the bills are passed, my goal is to get an infrastructure in the hemp and cannabis industry. She met the commissioner place to help build a hemp industry in the state of Florida to ben- Care at ColoWell efit farmers, workers, processors, manufacturers, and retailers. America Continued on page 40 BY VANESSA ORR NFL Veteran, Boo Williams: While medical marijuana can be rec- Saving Lives and Changing Minds ommended for certain conditions such BY DANIEL CASCIATO as PTSD, cancer, irritable bowel syn- drome (IBS) and more, patients are more Eddie “Boo” Williams, a former tight end than just medical issues. This is why it’s with the New Orleans Saints, has launched a the mental side,” he says. “It’s safe and effec- so important to look at the person as a new cannabis business now that his playing tive. After going through the Crosby Center, I whole. days are behind him. He brings his own person- began to do more research on the use of At ColoWell America, Dr. Shiraz al experience with using cannabis for pain man- cannabis. Living in California, cannabis was Farooq and his team specialize in pro- agement and mental health, along with his vast readily available. So you were exposed to it viding a holistic and comprehensive industry knowledge, to lead his venture. more. That is when I started to use it more as a healing plan for patients that can include But Williams has also become a fierce advo- medication.” everything from medical marijuana to a cate for medical marijuana use in the NFL after If you think of your brain as having a traffic plant-based diet. his career was cut short by injury. He is on a signal, Williams says that for many years his “Medical cannabis should just be con- mission to dispel misconceptions about brain never saw a yellow light. sidered another tool in the toolbox that cannabis through information, products and “Cannabis helps you obtain that yellow light can be used to help patients,” said Dr. services. He says he spends every day in action, before the red, and that’s one way it has helped Farooq. “It’s no different than any other making his ‘Saving Lives and Changing Minds’ me,” he says. “Athletes, and likewise, people in medicine, and in fact, can help replace slogan more than a catchy motto for him and the lives he has Boo Williams the military have been trained to react immedi- the medications that some patients are touched and changed. This slogan is empowerment, and ately and not think and process something. using, including opioids.” cannabis is the vehicle for the change that drives him and his of the service, youOnce still your have playing those traits days ingrained are over or in youyou areand out As a board certified general surgeon company. you need to relearn. That’s why cannabis is beneficial — it and board certified colorectal surgeon, Following a bout with depression in 2011, Williams went to helps with that part of the brain that process every day life.” Dr. Farooq specializes in gastrointestinal rehab at the Crosby Center in San Diego. He also continued to problems, including heart burn, consti- Williams has joined a growing number of former NFL play- use cannabis to help him heal, both physically and psycholog- ers, such as Jake Plummer, Nate Jackson, Lorenzo Neal, Marvin pation, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain ically. Washington, and Ricky Williams, who have become vocal and more. The practice also focuses on “Cannabis has really helped me especially when it comes to advocates for cannabis use among players. They are campaign- anorectal issues, providing specialized ing for the NFL to eliminate its ban on medical marijuana as care for hemorrhoids with conservative well as to further study its efficacy for helping players recover nonsurgical therapy, colonoscopies and more. Dr. Farooq has found that in many Continued on page 36 cases, medical cannabis is successful in Continued on page 38 Live Free

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