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Upcoming Events
Home Grown Health
Interested in growing your own cannabis, but are unsure where to start? Then this webinar series is for you!
With more and more patients looking to grow their medicine at home, CED Clinic has turned to the cannabis community to help bring guidance from experienced cultivators to those who are just beginning their journey, or need advice on their current set-up.
With more and more patients looking to grow their medicine at home, CED Clinic has turned to the cannabis community to help bring guidance from experienced cultivators to those who are just beginning their journey, or need advice on their current set-up.
We're excited to share their stories and expertise with the CED Community. We hope you and your buds can join us!
Dispensary Highlight: Central Ave Compassionate Care
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We're thrilled to highlight Central Ave Compassionate Care and discuss what makes them a favorite of our central Mass. patients. (and with their FREE delivery to ALL Massachusetts patients, they're quickly becoming a wide-spread all-star!)
Join Dr. Caplan and CACC's Marketing Coordinator, Carleigh Gaudreau for a deep dive on what to expect when visiting their Ayer dispensary (or when they visit you). From their specialty flower strains to their spectacular selection of edibles, along with their commitment to a seamless transition to online ordering during the past year, this team truly cares about the patient experience. This webinar is free and open to all who are interested to learn about being a patient and visiting Central Ave. Compassionate Care. |
Health & Wellness 2021 Spring Show
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NEW DATE: Sunday, September 19, 2021
10am - 3pm at the Westin Hotel in Waltham Click the image for 2 FREE ADMISSION PASSES |
PAST EVENTS
January Fireside Chat: Cannabis and Skin
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While many are familiar with the ingestion and inhalation methods of cannabis, the topical application of cannabis products is still a mystery to some.
Join CED Clinic to learn how your endocannabinoid system acts within your skin (the largest organ of the human body), how different cannabinoids and terpenes can offer relief without psychoactivity, the different topical cannabis products available to you at the dispensary and how to make your own lotion at home! As always, we will have an open Q+A during this live webinar. So bring a friend to tonight's Fireside Chat! |
Dispensary Highlight: Revolutionary Clinics
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Our next webinar will be with Revolutionary Clinics, which has three locations (Central Square and Fresh Pond in Cambridge and the third in Somerville) and now offers delivery to select areas in Massachusetts.
Dr. Caplan will be joined by their Senior Wellness Consultant, Barbara Van Hoosen and other team members for a deep-dive in their menus, delivery offerings, special events and everything that makes visiting their dispensary a truly REVOLUTIONARY experience! We hope you can join us! This webinar is open for all to come and participate with asking questions live, or to simply listen and learn. |
December Fireside Chat: Cannabis Tolerance
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This month's Fireside Chat will focus on the concept of cannabis tolerance in the body.
From what to do if you find yourself "too high", to when you are no longer feeling the intended effects of a dose, tolerance varies from person to person, and can be impacted by many factors. Join Dr. Caplan as he brings his years of expertise and patient feedback on what can affect tolerance, and how to manage your own. This webinar is open to everyone and attendees are welcome to bring questions or share their own experiences. |
CED-Guided Growing
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Topics that we will cover in the first webinar are:
- Understand why it's worth it to grow at home
- Basics of budget, timeline and yield
- Intro to seed selection
- Cannabis botany basics
- Sourcing supplies
- Soil vs soilless methods
- Sources for future learning
This free, educational webinar is open to everyone! Attendees are encouraged to bring questions to the webinar, as we hope for this to be an opportunity for the community to learn from each other.
- Understand why it's worth it to grow at home
- Basics of budget, timeline and yield
- Intro to seed selection
- Cannabis botany basics
- Sourcing supplies
- Soil vs soilless methods
- Sources for future learning
This free, educational webinar is open to everyone! Attendees are encouraged to bring questions to the webinar, as we hope for this to be an opportunity for the community to learn from each other.
Dispensary Highlight: Bountiful Farms
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Our next Dispensary Highlight is with Bountiful Farms. With a strong focus on patient education and quality medical cannabis, this dispensary lives up to their motto to be "Devoted to better"
Dr. Caplan will be joined by their dispensary manager, Liam Bolger, for a deep dive on the extensive research the Bountiful Farms team has done to be able help patients who visit to feel educated and empowered about their purchases to aid specific medical conditions. They'll also be discussing the research done to ensure the dispensary has cultivars that represent the optimal expressions of a strain and are unique to Bountiful Farms. This webinar is open to all and attendees are encouraged to bring their questions or simply listen and learn. |
Doctor Discussions with Dr. Exelbert: Part 2!
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Dr. Caplan is joined once again by Dr. Eric Exelbert, MD for an evening dedicated to reviewing new medical cannabis studies. Attendees are encouraged to listen and learn or bring questions of their own about medical cannabis and pediatric cannabis care.
Currently working in Florida, Dr Exelbert is a board-certified pediatrician who works in pediatric intensive care as well as an expert in the pediatric use of medical cannabis. |
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Dispensary Highlight: Sunnyside
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Tonight, we will be highlighting the dispensary Sunnyside! While being a national brand, this storefront in Fall River offers a feeling of family to all their guests.
Dr. Caplan will be joined by two of their team members who offer a well-rounded overview of the Sunnyside experience: Brady Lebeau, a dispensary manager, will be walking through what patients can expect when visiting Sunnyside for the first time (as well as the specials for returning patients!) and Theresa Nightingale, community outreach coordinator, will offer insight to what make Sunnyside's passion for education special, with a spotlight on their public education center, located in Pennsylvania. |
November Fireside Chat: Cannabis and PTSD
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As we take the time to honor the physical, mental, and spiritual sacrifices that members of our military make each day, it’s important that we also acknowledge the toll that the job can take on their emotional and mental health. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) comes in many different forms for each who suffer differently, from battles with persistent anxiety and inescapable stress,depression and night terrors, to anger, mood-swings, sleep deprivation, or other conditions that can make basic tasks and daily life a challenge..
While talk therapy and medications such as antidepressants and benzodiazepines have long been considered the standard of care to treat PTSD, many suffering with PTSD today are looking to more natural solutions like cannabis as an alternative path to wellness and normalcy. |
This month’s Fireside Chat with Dr. Caplan will focus on how cannabis works in the body to relieve different stresses, the history of cannabis use for PTSD as well as current patient experiences and studies being conducted that may show cannabis as a favorable treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD.
This webinar is a perfect opportunity for those who are wanting to ask questions about medical cannabis, or to simply listen and learn. |
Doctor Discussions with Dr. Tom Folan, MD
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Join Dr. Caplan as he sits down with Board-Certified Radiologist & practicing Cannabis Specialist, Dr. Tom Folan, MD. In addition to being a diplomate of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), Dr. Folan is also a member of the Association of Cannabis Specialists (ACS) and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).
Together, these two will be discussing the current state of medical cannabis in New York and Massachusetts, along with cannabis' relation to treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. Join us for an evening of interesting conversation and as always there will be a live Q+A with the doctor's throughout the call. |
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Dispensary Highlight: Curaleaf
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Our next webinar will be with Curaleaf, a national brand with medical dispensaries in Hanover and Oxford as well as an adult use dispensary in Ware and Provincetown.
Dr. Caplan will be joined by Curaleaf team members for a deep-dive on what makes their brand special, including a walk-through on their patient visit experience and even a sneak-peek of their grow rooms at their production facility! |
Dispensary Highlight: Alternative Compassion Services, Inc.
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Tonight, we will be highlighting Alternative Compassion Services, Inc. Being locally owned and operating in Bridgewater, and delivering to the 6 nearby counties, ACS was founded on the principles of product quality, company transparency and outstanding customer service to medical cannabis patients across Massachusetts.
Dr. Caplan will be joined by their Community Outreach Coordinator, Diane Pelletier. |
Dispensary Highlight: NETA
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Our first Dispensary Highlight webinar will be with New England Treatment Access, known at NETA, which has two locations (Brookline and Northampton) and now offers delivery to select areas in Massachusetts. NETA provides personalized care and some of the best in the art and science of medical cannabis.
Dr. Caplan will be joined by their Director of Patient Services, Community Outreach Coordinator and the Manager of Delivery Services. |
October Fireside Chat: Cannabis and Breast Cancer
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In our fireside chat this month, Dr. Caplan will review the available scientific literature that has explored the interaction between cannabis products and breast cancer. The discussion will cover how cancer may impact the endocannabinoid system and what new discoveries have been made in the research of breast cancer treatment.
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Doctor Discussions with Dr. Eric Exelbert, MD
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Join Dr. Caplan as he sits down with Dr. Eric Exelbert for a discussion about the unique perspective that these physicians have on pediatric medical cannabis care. Currently working in Florida, Dr Exelbert is a board-certified pediatrician who works in pediatric intensive care as well as an expert in the pediatric use of medical cannabis.
Thursday, Sept. 24 @ 7:30pm |
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Doctor Discussions with Dr. Peter Grinspoon, MD
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Join Dr. Caplan as he sits down with Dr. Peter Grinspoon to have a candid discussion about the current state of medical cannabis including patient experience reports and a unique perspective on how medical cannabis can be a positive treatment for opioid addiction, a topic that Dr. Grinspoon can personally speak on with poise and expertise. Dr Grinspoon is a 25-year veteran at Harvard, a trained and employed primary care physician and cannabis specialist.
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September Fireside Chat: Cannabis and Stress
Whether mental or physical, many of us are under new stresses lately. Thankfully, cannabis has been shown to help alleviate stress in it's many forms. Our September Fireside Chat with Dr. Caplan will highlight how stress can affect the body and the different ways that cannabis may be able to help.
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CBD and The Endocannabinoid System - Dr. Caplan's lecture presented by Brookline Adult & Community Education
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With an ever-increasing amount of research linking cannabis to positive treatment outcomes, you might be curious. What is CBD? How does the endocannabinoid system work? Join Dr. Caplan as he shares insights from some of the latest cannabis research and discusses how cannabis and especially the cannabinoid, CBD, are used to treat common health concerns.
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August Fireside Chat: Cannabis and Sleep
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Modern life is waking up to a push back to "business as usual," yet still stuck beneath looming risks of COVID. With the return to school, return to work, and a rushed return to a new normal, it's now especially important to take a serious look at effective sleep hygiene.
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July Fireside Chat: Cannabis During Coronavirus - a conversation with a medical cannabis doctor
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With the current coronavirus impacting practically every aspect of our patients' lives, we used July's chat to help offer some guidance around medical cannabis and it's affects on patient well-being during these times.
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Life With Cannabis: A Doctor, A Rabbi and Getting Your Medical Card
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Next Thursday, July 16th at 7pm, we are reconnecting with Liberty Cannabis and their industry expert Rabbi James Kahn.
This virtual Q&A will address the medical benefits of cannabis, together with a candid exchange around the apprehension of many first-time patients. With TeleMedicine and tax breaks, it's easier than ever to get your medical card and this event will explain exactly how. This event is open to ALL who are interested, not just patients! |
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Live Q+A with SIRA Naturals
As part of our commitment to education, CED Clinic is continuing our Live Q+A series with local dispensaries. This month, Dr.Caplan will be joined by team members from Sira Naturals; Andrew Sharp (Sr. Marketing Manager), Sarah Martine (Retail Training Manager) and Jimmy Long (Jimmy's Choice) We will be discussing Sira's patient programs, how to obtain a medical card, and answering any other questions you may have about the MA Medical Program, CED Clinic and Sira Naturals! |
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Life With Cannabis: A Doctor, A Rabbi and Getting Your Medical Card
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Dr. Caplan and Rabbi James Kahn from Holistic Industries went going LIVE for a virtual town-hall event on Thursday, April 30th at 8pm.
This virtual Q&A addressed the medical benefits of cannabis, together with a candid exchange around the apprehension of many first-time patients. |
Cannabis for Stress Management with UMass Amherst Cannabis Reform Coalition
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Lilly and Jenna from CED Clinic ran a guided conversation-based presentation regarding Cannabis for stress-management. It was great to meet students who were interested in how cannabis could be used as medicine in all it's different forms.
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The Clinician Is IN - Galentine's Day at CommCan
Lilly, Callie and Julie from CED Clinic had a great day with Anna from Commcan.
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This past February, our team joined CommCan at their Millis dispensary to hand out sweet treats and information about the state's medical card program.
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You're never too old for a valentine!
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Share your Story!
This meet-up was for those who were interested in connecting with other patients to share the things they've learned on cannabis journey. This was also a great opportunity those the canna-curious to meet the CED Clinic team and have their questions answered! |
Dr. Caplan and Julie Battel lead the group in conversation about new products on the market, concerns about the ever-changing regulations and overall canna-basics for those who are new to cannabis.
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Cannabis 101 & Terpenes at the Amherst Senior Center
Caitlin Bernhard, NP lead a presentation at the Amherst Senior Center that focused on basic cannabis plant knowledge, different methods of consumption, potential medication interactions and helpful tips for navigating the menus at a dispensary.
Caitlin Bernhard, NP lead a presentation at the Amherst Senior Center that focused on basic cannabis plant knowledge, different methods of consumption, potential medication interactions and helpful tips for navigating the menus at a dispensary.