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Cannabis wasn't legalized — here's what changed #substack #shorts
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Real-world data and reducing trade-offs for older adults #substack #shorts
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Legitimacy doesn't remove choice — it makes it safer #substack #shorts
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How past policy blocked research and fueled division #substack #shorts
Where the policy gets explained by strangers with usernames https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/the-tiktok-comment-section-is-the?utm_source=youtube
The TikTok Comment Section... Is the Story
If this felt anticlimactic, that’s the point. Cannabis was not legalized. But something important did change. In this video, under the clinical direction of Dr. Benjamin Caplan, MD, we break down a critical shift in cannabis medicine that most headlines missed. This update is not about access, culture, or controversy. It is about how medicine is finally allowed to study cannabis honestly, carefully, and at scale. For decades, cannabis was legally classified as having no medical value. That designation did not stop people from using it, but it did stop doctors from speaking openly, researchers from studying it properly, and healthcare systems from building clear standards around safety, dosing, quality control, and long-term outcomes. This video explains what reclassification really means, and why it matters for patients, clinicians, nurses, researchers, and healthcare systems alike. 🌱 What you’ll learn in this episode: • Why this change is about evidence, not permission • How medical research was restricted for decades • Why real-world data matters, especially for older adults • How better research leads to better guidance and safety • Why healthcare systems need legitimacy, even when individuals do not • What this shift means for pain, sleep, stress, and medication overload This conversation sits right at the tension many people feel: “I already know this helps me” right next to “What about safety, kids, and long-term effects?” The Executive Order does not take sides in that debate. It changes the rules around evidence so medicine can finally do its job without distortion. That matters for access. It matters for quality control. And yes, over time, it can even influence pricing and transparency. Not overnight. Not magically. But meaningfully. 👵 Special focus in this video: The Order explicitly calls for real-world data, particularly in older adults managing pain, sleep challenges, stress, and polypharmacy. This is not about hype. It is about helping people feel better with fewer trade-offs. 📚 Learn more: • Clinical cannabis care at CEDclinic.com • Education and evidence in The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook on Amazon • More from Dr. Caplan at BenjaminCaplan.com and CaplanCannabis.com • Follow Dr. Caplan on Instagram at Instagram.com/drbenjamincaplan • Join the conversation on X: X.com/drcaplan 🎥 If this video helped clarify things, check out more clips on the channel. 👍 Like if it was useful 💬 Comment if you have questions or thoughts 🔔 Subscribe for more evidence-based cannabis medicine 🔥🔥🔥 Be sure to share questions, concerns, and support for viewers to engage with the comments below the video! 🔥🔥🔥 Topics covered in this video: • Cannabis reclassification explained • Medical research barriers and history • Evidence vs culture in cannabis medicine • Safety, standards, and real-world data • Older adults, pain, sleep, and medication stacking • Why systems change differently than people Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpd38hdlsPDRsDxSTKoXLoQ/join
Not Legalization. Not Hype. Something Else
Something important is unfolding in medicine, and it is happening quietly. In this video, Dr. Benjamin Caplan shares a timely update on a potential executive action that could reshape how cannabis is treated within modern medical care. The discussion focuses on rescheduling cannabis at the federal level and what that change could mean for research, legitimacy, and patient care, especially for older adults and Medicare populations. 🌱 This is not about hype. 📊 This is about permission, evidence, and outcomes. For decades, cannabis has existed in a regulatory gray zone that limited serious medical research. Not because clinicians lacked curiosity, but because the rules made careful study difficult, fragmented, or discouraged. Rescheduling creates space for medicine to do what it does best when allowed to work properly: measure, test, compare, and learn. One of the most important implications discussed here is the possibility of federally supported pilot programs focused on older adults. Aging is not a single diagnosis. It is pain that lingers, sleep that fragments, appetite changes, anxiety, mood shifts, and the cumulative burden of multiple medications layered over time. Much of modern care has addressed these issues in pieces, often leading to polypharmacy, side effects, and rising costs. This moment creates an opportunity to ask better questions: • Can cannabinoid-based therapies support pain, sleep, appetite, and emotional regulation in seniors? • Can integrated care models reduce reliance on opioids and unnecessary medications? • Can Medicare benefit from approaches that focus on regulation rather than suppression? Dr. Caplan speaks from the perspective of a physician who has spent decades at the forefront of clinical cannabis care, research, and education. Under his clinical direction, this channel explores cannabis medicine through a medical, evidence-informed lens, grounded in physiology, patient outcomes, and real-world care. 👨‍⚕️ About Dr. Caplan Dr. Benjamin Caplan, MD is a board-certified family physician and a national leader in cannabis medicine. He serves as Chief Medical Officer at CED Clinic Medical Cannabis Care and is the author of The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook. His work focuses on responsible, data-informed cannabis care across the lifespan, including older adults and complex medical populations. 📌 Topics Covered in This Video • Federal rescheduling and why it matters for medicine • Why legitimacy changes how research happens • Cannabis and aging-related health challenges • Medicare, pilot programs, and cost considerations • Why measurement matters more than ideology ✨🔥 Be sure to share questions, concerns, and support in the comments below. Thoughtful discussion helps shape better medicine. 🔥✨ If this topic matters to you, consider: 👍 Liking the video to support evidence-based health content 💬 Commenting with your questions or perspective 📺 Subscribing for more clips at the intersection of medicine, policy, and cannabis science For more: • Clinical care insights at CEDclinic.com • Educational resources at CaplanCannabis.com • Dr. Caplan’s work and writing at BenjaminCaplan.com • Social updates on Instagram at Instagram.com/drbenjamincaplan • Commentary and discussion on X at X.com/drcaplan This channel exists to help medicine catch up to biology, one careful conversation at a time. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpd38hdlsPDRsDxSTKoXLoQ/join
This Executive Order Is How Cannabis Becomes Real Medicine
How a “cleanup” quietly scrambles care, rerouted coping, and reminds us that biology does not read policy memos https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/when-the-rules-changed-and-the-bodies?utm_source=youtube
When the Rules Changed and the Bodies Didn’t
What Congress, consumers, and big industry are really saying without saying it. https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/the-hemp-ban-exposed-something-bigger?utm_source=youtube
The Hemp “Ban” Exposed Something Bigger Than Hemp
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