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David Benedicktus
Jan 152 min read
Brain’s Cannabinoid System Protects Against Addiction Following Childhood Maltreatment
Childhood maltreatment, often referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences or complex post-traumatic stress disorder, typically arises...
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Jeremy Robbins
Jan 148 min read
Psilocybin Facilitated Group Therapy
So, as it came to pass, 2024 was a year of learning and open-hearted seeking of the Great Mystery with many going into the northern...
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David Benedicktus
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Cannabinoid CBG Reduces Anxiety and Stress in First Human Clinical Trial
A clinical trial study led by Carrie Cuttler from the WSU Department of Psychology has shown promising results, indicating that the...
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David Benedicktus
Dec 13, 20243 min read
New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Program to Offer Employee Benefits for Public Workers
In Trenton, Orange, and Teaneck, New Jersey, medical cannabis is now recognized as a medical expense for public employees. This is the...
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David Benedicktus
Nov 17, 20242 min read
Cannabis Discount or Deception?
We are passing along this message from he Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Public Health Education Liaison offering...
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Jeremy Robbins
Nov 17, 20242 min read
InnerTrek and DEI
Inne Trek is a newly formed legal psilocybin therapy and wellness program in Oregon: https://www.innertrek.org/ Innertrek is truly...
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David Benedicktus
Oct 20, 20244 min read
Activating Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
What Does the ECS Do? Did you know that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a key stress management system in the body? It acts as a...
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David Benedicktus
Oct 20, 20243 min read
Why Does Cannabis Affect People Differently?
Have you ever wondered why people seem to have different reactions to the same strain of cannabis? There’s way more to cannabis than...
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David Benedicktus
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Steps To Obtain a Medical Cannabis Card
Since the repeal of the 37% excise tax in July 2024, we have had numerous inquiries about how to obtain a Medical Cannabis Card in...
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Jeremy Robbins
Sep 16, 20243 min read
FDA Rejects MDMA Treatment for PTSD
Last month, in August of 2024, the FDA rejected the legalization of MDMA (otherwise known as (Ecstasy) for therapeutic use in the...
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David Benedicktus
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Cannabis Workers Struggle to Unionize
In 2015, a cannabis farm in Southwest Washington became the first location where the National Institute for Occupational Safety and...
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Jeremy Robbins
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Access for the disabled in Psilocybin Assisted Therapy
One of the best things about Inner Trek is how well access feedback has been received and the spirit of invitation, inspiration,...
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David Benedicktus
Jul 11, 20242 min read
What Are DOH Compliant Products for Medical Cannabis Patients?
Following the repeal of the 37% cannabis excise tax for authorized medical patients on June 30th, I visited a dispensary to buy some...
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Jeremy Robbins
Jul 10, 20243 min read
Trip To Maryland Cannabis Dispensary
I recently went on a trip to the East Coast, to Maryland and Virginia, and although I went prepared with my own medical cannabis, I was...
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David Benedicktus
Jun 17, 20242 min read
June 30th 2024 37% Excise tax repeal for medical patients goes into effect
Background: Substitute House Bill 1453, chapter 79, Laws of 2024 provides a temporary exemption from the 37% excise tax levied in RCW...
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David Benedicktus
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Ban on Medical Cannabis Classes: WA State Board of Community and Technical Colleges Enacts Ban.
Having taught Cannabis and Your Health courses at Clark College for five years, starting in 2017 and continuing until 2022, with some...
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David Benedicktus
May 15, 20244 min read
Rescheduling Cannabis to Level 3: What Does it Mean for Medical Patients
You have probably heard that the Biden Administration is advocating for the DEA to reschedule Cannabis (Marijuana) from a schedule I...
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Jeremy Robbins
May 15, 20243 min read
Inside an Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator Training Program
On the eve of my Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator program education beginning with the first of 6 Innertrek intensive classes in addition to...
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David Benedicktus
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Stockton University's 4th National Cannabis Curriculum Convening
Thurs, April 25th and Fri, April 26th free via zoom Over 30 different schools will be represented. CPPNW attended last year. And we hope...
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Jeremy Robbins
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Renewal: Dirt Therapy - Grow Your Own
Time is slipping away from me. With hospitals and doctors appointments and a constant stream of medical issues it has been a very long...
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