Cannabis and Cancer Care | TARGET: Cancer Podcast | Ep. 54

Explore the intersection of cancer and cannabis on this enlightening episode of the Target Cancer Podcast! This special edition features Codi Peterson, pediatric pharmacist and Chief Science Officer of Cannigma. He shares insights on THC, cannabis, and marijuana. He strives to bridge the knowledge gap between medical professionals and cannabis. Discover the legal landscape of medical cannabis and its reported benefits. Subscribe now for your dose of medical insights!

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00:00 Introduction
03:37 The medical uses of cannabis
05:35 Cannabis use across states
11:14 Explanation of off-label use of medications
15:46 Can cannabis cure cancer?
17:33 Early studies in the 1970s
18:57 Explanation of the endocannabinoid system
23:02 Molecules produced by the endocannabinoid system
30:46 THC and CBD on glioblastoma (GBM)
49:49 Potential harmful effects of cannabis
52:26 Differences between THC and CBD
01:02:42 Can cannabis cause cancer?
01:09:18 What is Kratom?

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— ABOUT DR CODI PETERSON —

Dr. Codi Peterson is a pediatric pharmacist and cannabis science expert. Leveraging a decade of clinical pharmacy experience, Codi strives to bridge the gap between healthcare and cannabis through education and advocacy. He is PharmD graduate from Duquesne University and later graduated with an MS in Medical Cannabis Science & Therapeutics. Codi is the Chief Science Officer of The Cannigma, a science forward media company who wants to help the world get cannabis. Dr. Peterson is also an educator for OCEMT where he teaches pharmacology to paramedics in southern California. Codi is co-founder of the Pharmacists Cannabis Coalition of California (PCCC), a public-benefit nonprofit dedicated to educating and elevating California pharmacists in the cannabis space. Additionally Codi is an advisor to numerous companies in the cannabis industry, including Hembel and the Cannabis Spa Association. He believes that cannabis is medicine and patients deserve access to medicine, which includes the right to speak with a healthcare professional.


— ABOUT DR SANJAY JUNEJA —

Dr. Sanjay Juneja is a triple board-certified Hematologist & Medical Oncologist serving as Chief of Oncology Service at Baton Rouge General Hospital, a social & news media personality known as the 'TheOncDoc' with over half a million followers, and one of fifteen social media doctors participating in the Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Round Table Series for the White House.

He has been featured by The Washington Post as well as dozens of national podcasts and regional news channels (PBS, CBS, NBC, NPR), and has given keynote speeches and partnered with American Cancer Society, BeTheMatch, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Harvard University, Louisiana Department of Health and several others.

— ABOUT xCURES —

The xCures platform is a direct-to-patient and direct-to-physician portal that identifies the most promising treatment options for advanced cancer patients who are not responding to standard of care therapies.

The platform captures data that also helps accelerate the development of promising new cancer drugs, expand the approved uses of existing drugs, and demonstrate value for reimbursement.

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