AltMed: Cannabis and Alternative Medicine Podcast

AltMed: Cannabis and Alternative Medicine Podcast

An Australian Podcast to Learn About Alternative Medicine with a Focus on Medicinal Cannabis

Episodes

July 18, 2024 49 mins

In this week's podcast we chat with Craig Frawley, Compounding Pharmacist at My Compounder, about:

  • Compounding Cannabis
  • Early days of cannabis dispensing
  • The Pharmacy legislation
  • Cannabis compounds and emerging science
  • Veterinary cannabis products
  • The first MDMA script in Australia

My Compounder
https://mycompounder.com.au/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Dr Zaina Cheema about:

  • How doctors should be dosing medical cannabis
  • Challenges doctors face when dealing with the Department of Veteran Affairs for veteran patients
  • Tips for staying mentally healthy (spoiler: eat well and sleep well!)
  • Preventative medicine and current trends in medicine regarding
  • Blending of medical cannabis treatments, particularly for treating smoking cessation and insomni...
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In this week's podcast we chat with Dr Bryce Joynson about:

  • The ADHD brain and how it functions.
  • Responsible prescribing of medical cannabis.
  • The proliferation of ADHD specialist telehealth clinics.
  • Prevalence and causes of common medical conditions in Australia including obesity and anxiety.
  • Medical ethics and doctors’ obligations in relation to disclosing conflicts of interest to patients.

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In this podcast, we chat with David Ettershank, Member of the Legalise Cannabis Party about:

  • The rise of the Legalise Cannabis Party as a political force in Australia
  • Reflections on his first year in the Victorian parliament
  • Cannabis policy reform efforts including drug-driving reform and workplace testing
  • The potential for States to legalise cannabis through social clubs
  • Why prohibition is failing everyone
  • Evidence-based harm reduct...
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In this week's podcast we chat with Nic Giumarra, GP at One Health Clinics about:

  • The Default Mode Network
  • Patient Access Issues
  • Recreational vs Medical Cannabis
  • Treatment Types
  • THC and CBD interactions with the ECS

One Health Clinics
https://onehealthclinics.com.au/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Shannon Arenson, Pharmacist at Seutika, about: 

  • Broken packs and split cannabis packaging 
  • Cannabis Pharmacists vs doctors 
  • Patient education 
  • Recreational vs clinical cannabis 

Seutika
https://seutika.com.au/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Robert Collier, Geneticist at MA Genetics about:

  • Cannabis genetics in Australia
  • Amsterdam vs. Australian Cannabis
  • Scents + flavours + effects of strains
  • Emerging countries for genetics including Sudan and Uruguay

MA Genetics: https://ma-genetics.com/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Matt Henderson, principal lawyer at Reparation Legal, about:

  • Using cannabis and working
  • FIFO workers and drug use versus medicine
  • Cannabis and driving
  • cannabis and advertising (online CMIs)

Reparation Legal
https://reparationlegal.com.au/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Mimi Sener & Mel Wentzel of CoCo Medical Education & Consulting about:

  • Medical Cannabis Education
  • Medical cannabis insights
  • The medicare health plan

CoCo Medical Education & Consulting
https://au.linkedin.com/company/coco-medical-education-and-consulting

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we flip the interview. Paul from Give and Toke chats with Andrew & Mitch from AltMed about:

  • Mitch and Andrew at Phytoca
  • Running the Altmed podcast
  • Cannabis legals and politics
  • Mr Nice Seedbank
  • Working in cannabis overseas


Give and Toke
https://linktr.ee/giveandtoke

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this weeks podcast with chat with Amy Carmichael of CoCo Medical Education & Consulting about:

  • Medical Education and Consulting Medical cannabis insights
  • Cannabis education 
  • The medicare health plan


CoCo Medical Education
https://www.linkedin.com/company/coco-medical-education-and-consulting/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Dr. Dev Banerjee, Sleep Specialist at Lullaby Sleep Clinic, about:

  • types of sleep issues
  • traditional sleep medication vs cannabis
  • cannabis and REM sleep
  • sleep research
  • flower vs oil 
  • cannabis and children

Lullaby Sleep Clinic
https://lullabysleep.com.au/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's episode we chat with Ben Smith Wade & Dolly Shukla of Grove Clinics about:

  • The Cannabis Patient Journey
  • Cannabis bulk-billing
  • Cannabis consult pricing
  • 2 way patient consults
  • Nurse practitioners vs doctors
  • Grove Clinics

https://grovehealth.com.au/ 

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In this week's episode we chat with Anthony Vinaccia, BDM Manager of Cann Compounding about:

  • Compounding cannabis
  • Strain specifics in indica and sativa
  • Finding employment in the Australian cannabis industry
  • Blending cannabis culture with science
  • Cannabis product knowledge

https://www.canncompounding.com.au/

https://altmed.com.au/

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In this weeks podcast we see the return of Shantibaba, Scott Blakey of Mr. Nice Seedbank. We chat about:

  • Genetic lineage of cannabis strains
  • The Amsterdam Coffee Shop Scene and the people who shaped it
  • The origin of the dutch seedbanks
  • Strain expressions of total crops versus individual plants through hash


Mr Nice Seedbank:
https://www.instagram.com/mrniceseedbank/?hl=en

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Join us on this week's episode of our CBD Oil and Medicinal Cannabis Podcast as we delve into an enlightening conversation with Fleta Solomon, the dynamic CEO of Little Green Pharma. This episode offers insights into the differing landscapes of cannabis in Australia and Europe, providing a global perspective on the burgeoning industry.

Get firsthand knowledge about the intriguing world of cannabis investors, understanding the r...

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In this week's podcast we chat with Hilary Black from BC Compassion Club about:

  • Canadian cannabis companies
  • Legalisation of cannabis
  • The end of prohibition
  • Passionate cannabis advocacy
  • Canopy Growth Corporation

Hilary Black

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In this week's podcast we chat with Pharmacist Andrew Farmer of Terry White Chemist Hawthorn about:

  • Medical Cannabis patients
  • Schedule 4 vs schedule 8 medicine
  • Cannabis vs other treatment options
  • Cannabis demand, wait times and logistics
  • Cannabis advertising

Terry White Hawthorn
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In this week's podcast we chat with Pharmacist Arash Taji of Prahran Amcal Pharmacy, about:

  • Growth in Cannabis Scripts
  • Cannabis Distributors
  • Cannabis Dispensing Requirements
  • Cannabis Scheduling
  • Cannabis Expiation Notices in South Australia

Prahran Amcal Pharmacy
https://www.amcal.com.au/store-locator/amcal-pharmacy-prahran

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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In this week's podcast we chat with Geoff Cutter, GP and Founder of Metamorphosis HealthSpan, about:

  • Educating doctors on cannabis
  • Teaching the Endocannabinoid System in University Curriculums
  • Cannabis and cancer
  • Cannabinoids and Nano-technology

Dr Geoff Cutter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-geoff-cutter-73703918/

AltMed
https://altmed.com.au/

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