Physicians aren’t Immune to Pain

Physicians & Cannabis | The Cannabis Care Team of Kansas City, MO

Dr. June Chin finds relief for her own autoimmune condition.

Dr June Chin has the unique distinction of not only being a physician, but also a chronic pain survivor, AND a cannabis advocate. While many people in the cannabis industry have moved into the business as a result of their connections to people who they’ve seen benefit from the use of the plant, June has experienced the healing and relief herself – making her a credible and respected advocate and doctor.

Diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as a teenager, this kind of arthritis causes extreme stiffness and nerve pain, Dr. Chin tried treatment after treatment with little success in alleviating her pain. After her mentor witnessed the constant toll the pain was taking on her, he pulled her aside and gave her a tincture. He told her it was marijuana, but assured her it would not get her high. While she was surprised and somewhat shocked, she was also desperate.

Like many suffering who find relief with cannabis, she continued to use the medicine, but kept it hidden from her peers. Today, after a self-guided exploration of cannabis as a medication, Dr. Chin not only offers cannabis as a recommendation for her own patients, but is a true case study in the power of the plant. Her work today includes serving as an advocate for cannabis as medicine and her company, https://askcmd.com/ is a personalized cannabis service where June treats both children and adults.

For a printable pdf from Project CBD on what cannabis therapy may be best for you, click the button below. 

project cbd brochure

CBD for Arthritis and Joint Pain: Does it Work?

Cannabis & Hope | The Cannabis Care Team of Kansas City, MO

David finds CBD gets him back on his bike.

Children are often the source of many of the most heartbreaking stories we hear about the healing power of cannabis, but patients who can benefit come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Consider David, a 65 year-old married father of one daughter, who spent his life in blue collar work – welding, manufacturing, and over-the-road truck driving. Thirty years of hard physical work can take a toll on one’s body, and even the healthiest of lifestyles can’t always combat the ravages of arthritis, joint pain, and general deterioration of the body.
David envisioned his retirement as having time to ride his motorcycle, go fishing with old friends, and enjoy all of the things he finally could do at his leisure. Unfortunately, those things were difficult to manage with arthritis and joint pain having taken a front seat and traditional physicians offered very little in the way of a medical solution. Losing weight, getting more exercise, and supplements might prevent the speed of deterioration, but none of them provided him with pain relief.


What DOES provide relief for David? CBD flower. With less than .3% THC and a CBD profile that is made for pain relief – this patient consumes CBD flower each and every day and has reported the ability to sleep well for at least 8 hours a night. His pain isn’t preventing him from hobbies, and he enjoys the calm feeling without being “baked.” Cannabis has so many different benefits for so many people – makes you wonder why we had to fight for decades to be able to use it as medicine, doesn’t it?

Click below to see the results from a study examining CBD’s effectiveness for pain. 


CBD study results

The Hochstein’s Find Hope

Cannabis & Epilepsy | The Cannabis Care Team of Kansas City, MO

A Nebraska family advocates for the use of cannabis.

Medical marijuana has been making a sweep across our nation as legalization efforts bring the medicine that shows remarkable results to patients in need. While some have been using marijuana as medicine for decades, in recent years, we’ve heard about families with small children who feel as if their children with epilepsy have run out of options without medical marijuana.


The Hochsteins of Nebraska, are one of these families. Son Jayen, aged 10, has intractable epilepsy and suffered from his first seizure at just 4 months old. Jayen had brain surgery in 2014 and has a VNS which is like a pacemaker installed in 2019 and now his family contemplates another brain surgery to stop his seizures.


They have tried every treatment offered to them, but few have been fully successful. Many treatments carry side effects or have not been approved yet for minors. Balancing risk and reward is a balancing act for the family. After a year of steroids, another seemingly viable option at the time, the couple said the seizures returned. Other medications have only worked for a short time.


Nicole Hochstein said she isn’t sure her son can endure many more procedures or unsuccessful treatments. However, she said she also fears he could succumb to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).


The youngest Hochstein’s use of cannabis treatment could lead to other benefits, according to his father.


“If he had alternatives such as medical marijuana, it could be possible to take him off some of his current medications that have side effects,” he said. The Hochsteins have become some of the largest and most active voices in Nebraska in terms of legalization efforts and like in many other states, parents of children who have debilitating diseases have found themselves in the role of advocates for an industry they never considered relevant for themselves.


Read more about this family by visiting mom Nichole’s blog. http://nicolehochstein.blogspot.com/

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Cannabigerol: The Next CBD

CBG is now available in all 50 states.

Cannabigerol (CBG)- Gaining much popularity because growers have identified how to grow plants high in CBG with very little THC, thus making it available in all 50 states. CBG has been shown to kill epithelioid cancer cells and “is the next most effective phytocannabinoid (a cannabinoid that comes from plants) against breast cancer after CBD” (Russo, E. 2011). Research has shown it may useful for the treatment of psoriasis, MRSA, pain relief, and depression, and potentially a muscle relaxant.

Where can you find it?

Try your local CBD store that carries products that have a Certificate of Analysis (COA) so you can verify it doesn’t contain any contaminants.

Click below for more information on the Certificate of Analysis.

how to read the COA