DR. SASHA NOE, DO, PHD

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Public Health Considerations and Medical Cannabis Use

Dr. Sasha Noe, DO, Ph.D.

As we know, the time is long over due to remove Cannabis from schedule 1 designation and any truly educated professional in this field would be hard pressed to disagree based on decades of research available to us. As with all substances, however, whether it be pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical, there is a need to talk about public health concerns. Whether it relates to the adult or non-adult population, when used inappropriately in the work place or in public, when driving or operating heavy machinery or when used in medicine to treat medical conditions appropriately, there are legitimate public health concerns that we must be not only aware of, but we also have the responsibility to understand and advocate for safety AND effectiveness of medical cannabis use. In this presentation we will review some of the considerations and potential solutions that have been and that will continue to be needed moving forward to ensure that the overall health of the public is protected as much as possible. 

Dr. Sasha Noe, DO, PhD, is a dual doctorate, board-certified award-winning Family Medicine Physician and Researcher, Multi-Best Selling Author, International Speaker and Medical Cannabis expert. As the only known physician in the US who holds a PhD in molecular and cellular cannabinoid research from the University of South Florida’s College of Medicine for over two decades, it is her life’s goal to educate and consult with patients, physicians and the industry about medical cannabis while developing safe, maximally effective, therapeutic applications of cannabis and minimizing the use of opioids and other more harmful pharmaceuticals to improve overall health and wellness. She speaks extensively on the use of cannabis for inflammatory disorders, traumatic brain injury, neurologic and movement disorders, chronic pain and psychiatric disorders. 

Dr. Sasha® is now also the Founding Chair of the Advisory Committee and Faculty for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (LECOM) Masters in Cannabinoid Therapeutics program. As an alumni of LECOM, the largest medical school in the US, and given the fact she has been a leader, researcher, and educator in the medical cannabis field for almost 3 decades, her life’s work is truly culminating in advancing the field of medical cannabis, not only ‘from the bench to the bedside’ perspective in medicine and research, but also in educating, consulting mentoring and guiding the future experts in this exciting field!

Dr. Sasha® is undoubtedly one of the nation's leading experts in the field of medical cannabis and her award winning published research has contributed towards the advancement of the therapeutic potential for cannabis over the last two decades, being referenced nationally and worldwide in numerous scholarly articles and books.