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My Argument for Legalization of Medical Cannabis
On August 12, 2016, the DEA settled a Rescheduling Petition I filed in 2009. DEA was forced to admit that Cannabis is not a “gateway drug”, doesn’t cause psychosis, doesn’t cause lung cancer and doesn’t make you stupid. More importantly,…
The Harmony Treatment Algorithm for Psychiatric Wellness
The Harmony Treatment Algorithm for Psychiatric Wellness Step 1: Consider Referral to a Medical Cannabis Program: Dysfunction of endocannabinoid signaling has been implicated in most psychiatric disorders. Cannabis has unique therapeutic effects for treating PTSD which can’t be replicated by…
What Is The Harmony Method And How Does It Help With PTSD?
Because PTSD does not respond well to any pharmaceutical treatments and because pharmaceuticals treatments may cause significant unwanted changes to brain structure and function, the Harmony Program focuses on restoring balance to the body’s own regulatory mechanisms in order to…
What’s Wrong With Pharmaceuticals?
Nothing is necessarily “wrong” with pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceuticals help some people deal with some of the symptoms of PTSD, but they are not very effective and they come with serious potential side effects. Giving pharmaceuticals to someone with PTSD is like…
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
PTSD is a perfect storm of psychiatric illness. It occurs after exposure(s) to a severe traumatic event(s) and it involves dysregulation of stress responses due to dysfunction of endocannabinoid signaling. The trauma becomes consolidated in the memory and emotions…
What Is The Endocannabinoid System (ECS)?
In the 1980’s, scientists discovered that the human body contains a complex system of receptors that bind substances found in Cannabis called “cannabinoids”. Our bodies also create our own cannabinoids or “endocannabinoids”. This “endocannabinoid system” regulates almost every system…
The History of “Modern Psychiatry” in the United States
The mid 1700’s saw a population boom in what would soon become the United States. A growing number of “lunaticks” wandering the streets caught the attention of Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, and in 1753 the Pennsylvania Hospital…
The History of Psychopharmacology
Modern psychopharmacology began with the use of alcohol as a sedative. Chloral hydrate, bromides, opiates and barbiturates were used to sedate patients in order to manage behavioral problems. The 1950s heralded a new age for psychopharmacology with the development of:…