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Bonni Goldstein, MD, is the Medical Director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education, a California-based medical practice that educates patients about the use of cannabis for serious and chronic conditions, and is also the medical advisor to Weedmaps.com.

She completed her internship and residency at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she also served as chief resident. After years of working in the specialty of Pediatric Emergency medicine, she developed an interest in the science of medical cannabis after witnessing its beneficial effects on an ill friend. Over the last 16 years, she has evaluated thousands of patients for the use of medical cannabis. She has a special interest in treating children with intractable epilepsy, autism, and cancer. Her latest book, “Cannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain” was published in September 2020 by Little, Brown Spark.

Dr. Goldstein co-authored three peer-reviewed articles about the use of Cannabis-Responsive salivary biomarkers to measure the impact of medical cannabis on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, with the goal of documenting cannabis treatment efficacy, guiding clinical decision-making, and improving outcomes.

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CBD oil and depression

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Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability among Americans aged 15 to 44. It affects approximately 7% of Americans per year, as well as more than 300 million people worldwide. While this condition can develop at any age, the average onset is 32...

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CBD oil and asperger syndrome

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Often regarded as a high-functioning form of autism, Asperger syndrome is part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) group. Typical symptoms of Asperger syndrome include delayed language development and social anxiety or disconnection.  Prescription medications for ASD, most notably risperidone, often come with serious side...

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CBD oil and autism

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People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, commonly experience difficulties or a delay with language, social, or cognitive skills, though the extent to which they experience these difficulties varies. Each person with autism is unique, and many autistic individuals consider autism an integral...

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