Seeing Through the Smoke: Untangling the Truth About Marijuana with Cannabis Expert Peter Grinspoon, MD

Cannabis use among older adults jumped over 75% in the past two decades, faster than any other age group. Join Dr. Peter Grinspoon, clinician, cannabis expert, author and educator, for a discussion of why older adults are using cannabis, whether it is effective for alleviating symptoms of chronic conditions, what are the potential risks of self-medicating with cannabis and how to use it as safely as possible.

Please register on this link. Patrons who need assistance registering are welcome to contact Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713 or [email protected].

Dr. Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician and a cannabis specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the new book (published April 20, 2023) Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Expert Untangles the Truth about Marijuana. He is a TedX speaker, a national media figure, a thought leader, a certified physician life coach, a board member of the physician advocacy group Doctors for Cannabis Regulation and an advisor to the Parabola Center, which advocates for social justice in the cannabis industry. He is a former Associate Director of the Massachusetts Physician Health Service, part of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and is the author of the groundbreaking memoir Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction.

This program presented in partnership with Beacon Hill Village as part of their Living Well Ending Well series will happen over Zoom webinar. Registrants will receive a link the day before the program.

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