CE Webinar: Medical Cannabis - Clearing the Air, presented by Josephine Cannella-Krehl, MSW, LCSW

Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have passed medical cannabis laws. An additional 17 States have laws related to the legal use of CBD, a derivative of the cannabis plant. More and more people are turning to cannabis as a treatment option for both disease management and symptom control. This webinar will introduce Advocates and other healthcare professionals who participants to the human endocannabinoid system, what it is and what it does. The program will review how cannabis interacts with the body and the brain, provide an overview of conditions cannabis can be helpful for and refer participants to resources for exploring cannabis laws in their own states.

Program Objectives:

1. Participants will learn how cannabis is used therapeutically. 
2. Participants will learn how to research professionals to assist their patients on the type of cannabis for their specific conditions and the mode of delivery.
3. Participants will be able to identify conditions when cannabis can be helpful.

 
Josephine Cannella-Krehl, MSW, LCSW

Josephine Cannella-Krehl is a clinical social worker with a background in substance abuse counseling as well as in hospice and palliative care. When her father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, she began researching Cannabis as a therapeutic agent. As she began to realize that not only her patients but their family members were having to become “criminals” in order to access a plant that was providing them relief at their most vulnerable time, she felt a call to action. At the Florida state capitol, she connected with the Florida Cannabis Action Network and began developing strategies for the creation of sensible cannabis policies. She has testified at Department of Health Rulemaking workshops and in both Senate and House Committee meetings advocating for safe and legal access to cannabis. Now that Florida has an active medical cannabis program, she educates professionals and the general public on Cannabis Therapeutics and continues to advocate for the dignity, honor and informed decision making of patients.

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