Dr Uma is THE leading medical professional when it comes to the medical use of marijuana. She speaks nationally and is a strong advocate for the use of medical marijuana. She believes that this is a huge movement towards a more natural approach of treating pain and mental illness. She has done the research, the work and her experience is what sets her apart from most doctors in the field. Medical marijuana isn’t the gateway drug to opioids, the fact is, it is going to help those depending on pharmaceutical drugs (that are killing people) understand there really are ways to walk through the gate AWAY FROM opioids towards a safe & successful approach to treat in my case a horrendous case of a Crohn’s. I literally cried in her office. I truly believe this is going to save my life. Her office manager is delightful & so calming. Since I was late to my appt & he went out of his way to calm me down, helped me fill out my paperwork bc he wanted me to get as much time w Dr Uma. #1 doctor in MA!