Recording available for NoSilverBullet’s webinar by Dr Michelle Sexton on “How can medical cannabis help people with Parkinson’s?”

[Michel0220]

We were delighted to host Dr Michelle Sexton who talked to us about “How can medical cannabis help people with Parkinson’s?”

The recording of the webinar is available now on our YouTube channel so please take a look:

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It is also now available as a Podcast on all major Podcast providers.

We will be announcing our next speaker very soon.

Please also visit our website: nosilverbullet4pd.com/

[CRMACK1948]

michel,I must admit that I have only heard the first half of the talk,and aim to hear the rest over the weekend,so forgive me if I comment on something covered later.The information was extremely interesting,but dealt with a substance that is illegal in Britain unless prescribed by a specialist,and isn’t out there for PWPs.

I had hoped she would cover CBD,which my husband is finding very helpful!but she seemed to dismiss its efficacy early on in the presentation,Previous No Silver Bullets have dealt with products or treatments most of us can adapt or afford,but sadly this time most of us are stopped by a legal system and health system that can’t think outside the box.

[Michel0220 in reply to CRMACK1948]

Hi CRMACK

Thank you for your message.

I agree that M Sexton's focus seems to be more on THC than CBD. It is also my personal experience that, in particular when it comes to sleep/insomnia, THC is what gave me back the pleasure of sleeping.

Medical cannabis became legal in the UK on November 1, 2018 and I had no problem getting CBD and THC prescribed to me (you just have to demonstrate that you have Parkinson's in sharing your medical records with the clinic). Please direct message me if you want me to share my experience in more details.

I am aware that U.S. federal law prohibits the use of marijuana. However, many states allow medical use to treat pain, nausea and other symptoms. As far as Canada is concerned, the current model requires people to receive authorization from a healthcare provider and register with Health Canada to access cannabis for medical purposes.

Given that the vast majority of our followers are based in US/UK/Canada, we felt that this was a relevant topic.

Our next session will be an interview of Dr M Okun on 13th of May (invitations will follow shortly).

[CRMACK1948 in reply to Michel0220]

Thank you for your reply! My experience with the Parkinson’s professionals I have had to deal with has been a unilateral NO to anything that can’t be prescribed by the NHS.Glad to have the extra information,which I’d taken a bit more time,rather than rattling off the last email,I might have discovered for myself!

[Michel0220 in reply to CRMACK1948]

No worries at all! thank you for watching our webinars 😀