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Sep 3, 2024 | 
health.harvard.edu | Jennifer Fisher |Peter Grinspoon
September 3, 2024 By Jennifer Fisher, MMSc, PA-C, Health Writer Reviewed by Peter Grinspoon, MD, Contributor
Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, prompting a continuous search for safer, effective pain management solutions. One therapy gaining popularity is CBD oil. Does it help?
What is CBD oil?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 400 chemical compounds found in the cannabis (marijuana) plant.
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May 28, 2024 | 
drpetergrinspoon.substack.com | Peter Grinspoon
I’ve been an advocate for legal access to medical cannabis for my entire adult life. I am a true believer in the medicinal potential of cannabis, including its main cannabinoid Delta-9 THC, to help alleviate pain and to lessen suffering. That doesn’t mean that I think cannabis is entirely safe to use, for everyone, or that I necessarily believe that all of the newly ubiquitous cannabis or hemp derived products are helpful in their current incarnation.
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May 15, 2024 | 
drpetergrinspoon.substack.com | Peter Grinspoon
From High Times to the Wall Street Journal, articles are extolling the potential benefits of psychedelics for conditions ranging from treatment resistant depression to intractable PTSD. Psychedelic drugs are also being lauded for their ability to increase creativity, cognitive flexibility, and to reopen social learning pathways.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
disabilitythinking.substack.com | Andrew Pulrang |Peter Grinspoon
I’m not very good at coming up with April Fool’s Day jokes. So let’s just say happy April, and enjoy these three disability-related links for Monday, April 1, 2024.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
lifehacker.com | Danielle Guercio |Peter Grinspoon
Cannabis is slowly becoming legal across the country, and might even be federally legal in the foreseeable future. It’s also being talked about candidly more than ever, even on widely viewed sitcoms like Abbott Elementary. Research on its benefits is also finally catching up, and increasingly, there are reasons to try cannabis for chronic pain, anxiety, or even, potentially, to get better sleep.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
drpetergrinspoon.substack.com | Peter Grinspoon
A sample of the strain of cannabis “Dr. Grinspoon” is seen at a legal marijuana shop in NYC. Half of Americans have tried cannabis and tens of millions consume it regularly in the United States. Worldwide, there are hundreds of millions of cannabis users. This usage is providing immense relief – often beyond what traditional pharmaceutical might provide - to many people suffering from such miserable conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
aol.com | David Nathan |Peter Grinspoon
Editor’s Note: David L. Nathan, MD is a psychiatrist, educator and the founder and board president of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (d4dpr.org). Peter Grinspoon, MD is a primary care doctor and cannabis specialist at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the recent book, “Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Expert Untangles the Truth About Marijuana,” and a board member of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion on CNN.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | David Nathan |Peter Grinspoon
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
cnn.com | David Nathan |Peter Grinspoon
Editor’s Note: David L. Nathan, MD is a psychiatrist, educator and the founder and board president of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (d4dpr.org). Peter Grinspoon, MD is a primary care doctor and cannabis specialist at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the recent book, “Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Expert Untangles the Truth About Marijuana,” and a board member of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion on CNN.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
psychiatrictimes.com | Peter Grinspoon
SPECIAL REPORT: CLINICIAN WELLNESSClinicians are having a difficult time addressing the unreasonable demands of an increasingly broken health care system. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, our rates of burnout were steadily rising to the point that more than half of physicians were reported to have at least 1 symptom of burnout.1 Physicians have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession, with female physicians being particularly vulnerable.
