A doctor's case for medical marijuana | David Casarett

A doctor's case for medical marijuana | David Casarett

Physician David Casarett was tired of hearing hype and half-truths around medical marijuana, so he put on his skeptic’s hat and investigated on his own. He comes back with a fascinating report on what we know and what we don’t — and what mainstream medicine could learn from the modern medical marijuana dispensary.

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50 Comments

  1. gene kirner on May 25, 2022 at 12:23 am

    No,No,No, at 2:52 you stick your university Brainwashed foot in your mouth. it Cures cancer , I am 28 months of no treatment for incurable CML Leukemia, 500 Mg CBD Isolate in tincture made it non detect in 4 doses,when the Leukemia was rising after being hospitalized from a decade of Toxic Medicines. the tincture was a coincidence from out of stock gummies and a new medicine from the Doctors was already prescribed.{not taken} I would be more than happy to "Educate" you DR david Casarett, and tell you my entire story and you can order bloodwork for me because through my Experience I will not go to a "Medical DR" for anything,I get harmed EVERY TIME my blood is non detect at 18 months, at 28 months my body continues to heal from the Toxic Decade of Exposer to TINIB’s



  2. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:23 am

    ARE  YOU GUARANTEE 100 % TOO THE PEOPLE AND THE CHILDREN THAT IS   MARIJUANA  AND CANABIS  WILL HELP OUT WITH MEDICAL  ISSUE AND WILL IT BE A PROMISING  PART THAT YOU SAY ?  WELL YOU ARE LIER ALL RIGHT ! JAJAJAJAJA



  3. ssnl on May 25, 2022 at 12:27 am

    If alcohol and cigarettes are sitting on the shelves why cant the herb be ?



  4. Rhonda Mathis on May 25, 2022 at 12:31 am

    Thank you



  5. janice on May 25, 2022 at 12:31 am

    READ PAUL BRAGG BOOKS and PRODUCTS
    A PIONEER IN NUTRITION And HEALTH!!!!! HE DIED SURFING iN
    HAWAII. IN HIS 90’s.
    FRIEND of JACK LALANNE…. another
    pioneer in HEALTH.



  6. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:32 am

    WELL FOLKS YOU JUST LOST AGAIN WHY WAREING A GAS MASK IS LIKE GOING OUT FOR SOME FRESH AIR NOT BY GOING OUT THIER END UP HEADACKS , BREATHING ISSUES ,, EVEN A LITTLE CHILD LIKE TO PLAT OUT SIDE END UP STAYING INSIDE COMPLAINING SOME ISSUES THEY ARE DIFFER POEPLE OUT THIER NOT ALL THE SAME !!!



  7. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 12:34 am

    i wz "Z



  8. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:35 am

    Well how about since ALLERGIES and ALLERGIC that you dont give a crap how about if you say i dont care and leting children hurt ,, how about we dont care put your children in the hospital so they can really hurt ? Or your a choosen 1 to replaced that child death ! This will be a screen shot , make a pill out of it or it be a tombstone you or your faimlys ..



  9. Sensai Vers on May 25, 2022 at 12:37 am

    To the point- I can’t believe that opioids are an okay Rx, but cannabis isn’t. I would give anything to have my beautiful aunt back.



  10. Manifest Station on May 25, 2022 at 12:43 am

    i wish my mom would listen to doctors like this gentleman. she’s a nurse that is anti cannabis. she rather give her clients addictive pills than even take a moment to understand the truth about cannabis.people like her do gymnastics in their mind or some sort of cognitive dissonance to justify their stance on anti cannabis.



  11. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:45 am

    THIS WILL REMINDING A PERSON THAT REALLY HITS HARD THAT NEVER FORGETS !  SEEING THE 2 TOWERS THAT CRASHED DOWN AND CALAPS WITH TI MUCH CRAP INTO THE AIR ! ITS THE SAME WAY HAS THE TWO PEOPLE STANDING UP TO SEE IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HAVEING PROBLEMS  BREATHING AND HEADACHES IS THE SAME WAY , LET SEE YOU WARE WITHOUT THAT GAS MASK OR OXYGEN TANK IN THAT DUST OR SMELL LET SEE YOU CALAPE LIKE HAVEING A STROKE !



  12. Greg Woodard on May 25, 2022 at 12:45 am

    Anything that makes the average citizen more unproductive and dependent the liberals are for…. Dependency is control the goal.



  13. Gin Atkins on May 25, 2022 at 12:45 am

    Cannabis Not medical Mary



  14. TRIX TRIX on May 25, 2022 at 12:46 am

    I am a medical patient I use it every day all day for chronic pain I smoke maybe about 6 1g joints a day I also use edibles and oils I am used to it now so I don’t get high even if I smoke a lot with high THC levels I use so much of it I absolutely do not get high on any of it anymore that’s not the point of it the point of it is it helps my pain helps me to sleep helps me so I am not so nauseous from my other medication’s it helped me to get off four of 12 different medication Are used to be on 12 now I am on eight it is absolutely a miracle drug for me it’s not for everyone and I don’t recommend everyone taking the Doses I do unless they need it but you do get used to it and you don’t get high again that’s not the point of using medical cannabis that’s a recreational thing I don’t smoke to get high I don’t use edibles to get high I use them so I can actually get out of the chair and make it to the bathroom in time sometimes I can’t even make it to the bathroom because I hurt so bad I had a skydiving accident I have a fake hip And I have 17 screws and two plates in my right ankle it has allowed me to get on lower doses of pain medicine as well again it’s not used to get high it’s used so I can live a somewhat normal life



  15. oscar ostolaza on May 25, 2022 at 12:46 am

    I have stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to liver , lungs and thyroid, I was treated with radiation and am currently on Quimo therapy, my normal weight was 220lbs. about a year ago but the Quimo therapy suppressed my appetite until I bottomed out at 119lbs. my oncologist suggested trying medicinal marijuana to open my appetite and after starting cannabis treatment about a month ago I am currently eating much better and am currently weighing 141lbs. and gaining! Best suggestion by my oncologist ever! It works!😉



  16. #GiveMeThePills on May 25, 2022 at 12:46 am

    Great 👍



  17. Melanie K on May 25, 2022 at 12:46 am

    420 FOREVER



  18. Ms.KDozier on May 25, 2022 at 12:47 am

    This doctor actually missed the point about cannabis. He really lowered the perceptive of the research that has been done by claiming it was little to no research. It’s annoying. In terms of the medical side yeah there needs to be change in medicine over all



  19. Nades on May 25, 2022 at 12:49 am

    I’ve suffered from insomnia for over a decade, I get around 2 hours sleep a night and it’s ruined my life. I’ve seen people say medical marijuana can help a lot, is this true?



  20. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:49 am

    ASTROPROJECT  IS A FATCS NOT SCIENCE FICTION  !  HUMAN PEOPLE EVEN CHILDREN CAN DIE FROM IT EVEN YOUR NOT LISTEN TAKE MY ADVICE ! YOU SIENCE FICTIONS IS NOT FACTS  !! IM FEW MONTHS AHEAD OH I WAS AT YOUR SO CALLED RESEARCH MARIJUANA LAB WORKS ALL I SEE MOSTLY LIES ITS NOT A 100 % CUREAVLE OR GOOD HEALTH FOR THE BODY SYSTEM NOT ALL OF US ARE THE SANE DEATH WILL COME TO YOU NOT FROM ME OR OTHERS



  21. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 12:50 am

    witch



  22. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 12:51 am

    marijuana causes harm our state mental laws require you to get a mental health examination if you think its food, id say voluntary, if you say no, they can commit you.



  23. john davis on May 25, 2022 at 12:51 am

    Big Pharma recommends garbage.



  24. SageVibes on May 25, 2022 at 12:51 am

    Any medication has risks



  25. Robert F on May 25, 2022 at 12:51 am

    I wish people would stop calling it marijuana, it’s Cannabis ! Period ! And we do not need any further trials, for humanity has over a 6000-year trial period with this wonder miracle cure, Medicine, food, clothing, fuel and energy, paper, plastics, oil and so much more. It’s all bout big pharma capitalizing on their crappy drugs and services, this is true the world over.



  26. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 12:52 am

    HERD OF PEOPLE HAVE ALLERGIES  AND BABYS LINGS CALAPE ?  THIS IS WHY IT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR YHEM THINK ABOUT OR IT MEANS YOU DONT CARE FOR THAT CHILD OTHER OTHER PEOPLE  ! OH WE TAKEING ALLERGIES  PILLS SOME SHOT NOT WORK  AND WOULDNT HURT FOR YOU MADE IT TO PILLS !



  27. Bev Hollstein on May 25, 2022 at 12:53 am

    How do I go up on getting a medical marijuana card I have got serious back arthritis from my neck to my tailbone I’ve got it all over and it’s very very painful and a lot of other issues health issues and I live in Toledo Ohio



  28. Mat Gration on May 25, 2022 at 12:53 am

    What a cracking Dr. one who not only listened to his patients but also researched what they told him, and had an open mind enough to learn from them and go against evrything he’s learned



  29. Susan Rizza on May 25, 2022 at 12:55 am

    I have Rhuematoid Arthritis and l have just applied for my Medical Marijuana Card. For the first time I feel that just maybe I can be in control of my own pain and disease. Finally!



  30. Ram Ninjalo on May 25, 2022 at 12:55 am

    He does have an open mind, but I don’t think he wants to believe that cannabis is actually as helpful as it is.



  31. Crafting with Sandra on May 25, 2022 at 12:57 am

    You bet I subscribed thank you ❤️🙏👍



  32. Stephen Zielinski on May 25, 2022 at 1:00 am

    The medical establishment has a wakeup call resistant when it comes to Marajuana and to patient care.



  33. Kevin Farley on May 25, 2022 at 1:00 am

    Fu#@*& Medical marijuana



  34. Anthony Hairston on May 25, 2022 at 1:01 am

    The Scientist (1962) Medical Marijuana: Studying For a Higher Purpose – Prof. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam



  35. Dhanry Nuñez on May 25, 2022 at 1:05 am

    ❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗



  36. Jørn Mulder on May 25, 2022 at 1:06 am

    no law on a plant. only on men made stuff! like alcohol, pills from doctors, tabacco, the stuff were people die from !



  37. Zelma Russian folklore singing on May 25, 2022 at 1:06 am

    Very good 👍😊



  38. Murder.Junkie4L on May 25, 2022 at 1:07 am

    I’m no longer a cocaine heroin junkie. I just turned 28. Was on it for 12 years. I now smoke 8-12 blunts a day. Hahahaha. I can’t wait to die



  39. Mario Montgomery on May 25, 2022 at 1:08 am

    My arguing point is this alcohol slips in the hands of children accidently it’s a tragedy, if weed does everyone will be alright. You guys can expound. I don’t smoke weed.



  40. Gin Atkins on May 25, 2022 at 1:09 am

    Cannabis seeds God’s Healing plant.



  41. Daniella Lewin on May 25, 2022 at 1:09 am

    Give my great grandfather a pipe and he said he saw the light 😭



  42. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 1:11 am

    their note, your own



  43. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 1:11 am

    you should have you license revoked



  44. nekrogoregasm on May 25, 2022 at 1:13 am

    ouch



  45. woolfeeeee on May 25, 2022 at 1:14 am

    And then there’s the cure for many diseases including cancer- Rick Simpson Oil- NOT merely CBD Oil but Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) research it



  46. sultan vinika on May 25, 2022 at 1:15 am

    Big pharmas will never allow it to be legalised…too cheap to produce by your average Joe…



  47. vipan puri on May 25, 2022 at 1:16 am

    My little Britain nation is suffering very very badly from insomnia or depression but government not give on NHS who is suffering we can buy private or from street drugs dealer even little young kids 12 year old sell in the my little Britain in every corner now but law not bother at all let St crime go high who fucking care as long our little Britain leaders live luxery life on tax payer money even directly or indirectly investment in the private drugs sector to grow ganja evil fucking world



  48. john davis on May 25, 2022 at 1:17 am

    Candor is always refreshing.



  49. dion krebs on May 25, 2022 at 1:19 am

    Well most doctors are scumbags looking out for their wallet period I got plenty of terrible doctor stories to know



  50. Luke Lombard on May 25, 2022 at 1:20 am

    HEY MARIJUANA  DANGER TO CHILDREN LIFE  ARE YOU THAT STUPID HAVEING MINORS CHASEING AROUND GUYS AND GALS OF OLDER AGE OR SOMETHING THEY LIKE SMELLING THAT CRAP AND GROW UP DEATH MARK ON THIER HEADS OR SOMETHING ITS THE REAL TRUTH ,, THIS IS WHY YOU LOVE TO GO OUT MINORS  PEOPLE THAT IS UNDER AGE OF 18 ? ARE YOU FOR REAL ALLOWING IT OR SOMETHING STUPID DRUGGIE MARIJUANA!