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Author : Angie Sims
Publisher : Retrograde
ISBN 13 : 9781950602001
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Cannabis Concepts written by Angie Sims and published by Retrograde. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use simple concepts to make your own cannabis oil at home.
Author : David Jernigan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875533179
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (331 download)
Download or read book Cannabis written by David Jernigan and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book does not take a position on whether expanded legal use of non-medical cannabis should continue. It seeks to provide a consolidated source for the evidence, issues, challenges, and experiences with legalized cannabis for non-medical use and the lessons learned from America's long history with alcohol and tobacco control. It seeks to provide guidance for those who are and will continue to be in positions to struggle with the issue of cannabis control"--
Author : Mitch Earleywine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019988143X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Understanding Marijuana written by Mitch Earleywine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug, with hundreds of millions of regular users worldwide. One in three Americans has smoked pot at least once. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that Americans smoke five million pounds of marijuana each year. And yet marijuana remains largely misunderstood by both its advocates and its detractors. To some, marijuana is an insidious "stepping-stone" drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the appetite of the gravely ill. Others still view marijuana, like alcohol, as a largely harmless indulgence, dangerous only when used immoderately. All sides of the debate have appropriated the scientific evidence on marijuana to satisfy their claims. What then are we to make of these conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical origins dating back to 8,000 B.C.? Understanding Marijuana examines the biological, psychological, and societal impact of this controversial substance. What are the effects, for mind and body, of long-term use? Are smokers of marijuana more likely than non-users to abuse cocaine and heroine? What effect has the increasing potency of marijuana in recent years had on users and on use? Does our current legal policy toward marijuana make sense? Earleywine separates science from opinion to show how marijuana defies easy dichotomies. Tracing the medical and political debates surrounding marijuana in a balanced, objective fashion, this book will be the definitive primer on our most controversial and widely used illicit substance.
Author : Dustin Sulak DO
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393714195
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice written by Dustin Sulak DO and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first foundational text on the clinical use of cannabis and cannabinoid therapies. Despite thousands of years of medical use and an impressive record of safety, versatility, and efficacy, Cannabis sativa has existed outside the modern pharmacopeia since the 1940s. Primarily driven by popular demand, this botanical has returned to health care, but most clinicians lack the knowledge essential for identifying candidates for treatment, guiding patients, maximizing benefit, and minimizing harm. Dustin Sulak provides health care professionals—including physicians, psychologists, pharmacists, and nurses—with an accessible and evidence-based reference that empowers them to intelligently discuss cannabis with their patients and implement cannabis and cannabinoid therapies with confidence. Based on over a decade of clinical experience and an extensive review of the literature, this detailed and scientifically accurate guide includes the history of cannabis in medicine, the foundations of endocannabinoid physiology, the pharmacological effects of cannabis’ myriad active constituents, the clinical utility of its various preparations, and specific strategies and cautions for treating the most common conditions presenting to a cannabis clinician. This guide is an essential resource for practitioners of any specialty field or experience level who wish to improve their patients’ outcomes, harness the healing potential of the endocannabinoid system, and wield a powerful solution to many of healthcare’s challenges.
Author : Aaron Hammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789492788009
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Medical Marijuana written by Aaron Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the basics and the stigma about cannabis, use of medical marijuana, different strains and the benefits and effects of cannabinoids on personal health.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309065313
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Marijuana As Medicine? written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people suffer from chronic, debilitating disorders for which no conventional treatment brings relief. Can marijuana ease their symptoms? Would it be breaking the law to turn to marijuana as a medication? There are few sources of objective, scientifically sound advice for people in this situation. Most books about marijuana and medicine attempt to promote the views of advocates or opponents. To fill the gap between these extremes, authors Alison Mack and Janet Joy have extracted critical findings from a recent Institute of Medicine study on this important issue, interpreting them for a general audience. Marijuana As Medicine? provides patientsâ€"as well as the people who care for themâ€"with a foundation for making decisions about their own health care. This empowering volume examines several key points, including: Whether marijuana can relieve a variety of symptoms, including pain, muscle spasticity, nausea, and appetite loss. The dangers of smoking marijuana, as well as the effects of its active chemical components on the immune system and on psychological health. The potential use of marijuana-based medications on symptoms of AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and several other specific disorders, in comparison with existing treatments. Marijuana As Medicine? introduces readers to the active compounds in marijuana. These include the principal ingredient in Marinol, a legal medication. The authors also discuss the prospects for developing other drugs derived from marijuana's active ingredients. In addition to providing an up-to-date review of the science behind the medical marijuana debate, Mack and Joy also answer common questions about the legal status of marijuana, explaining the conflict between state and federal law regarding its medical use. Intended primarily as an aid to patients and caregivers, this book objectively presents critical information so that it can be used to make responsible health care decisions. Marijuana As Medicine? will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, health care providers, patient counselors, medical faculty and studentsâ€"in short, anyone who wants to learn more about this important issue.
Author : Michelle Newhart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429833776
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book The Medicalization of Marijuana written by Michelle Newhart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology Medical marijuana laws have spread across the U.S. to all but a handful of states. Yet, eighty years of social stigma and federal prohibition creates dilemmas for patients who participate in state programs. The Medicalization of Marijuana takes the first comprehensive look at how patients negotiate incomplete medicalization and what their experiences reveal about our relationship with this controversial plant as it is incorporated into biomedicine. Is cannabis used similarly to other medicines? Drawing on interviews with midlife patients in Colorado, a state at the forefront of medical cannabis implementation, this book explores the practical decisions individuals confront about medical use, including whether cannabis will work for them; the risks of registering in a state program; and how to handle questions of supply, dosage, and routines of use. Individual stories capture how patients redefine and reclaim cannabis use as legitimate—individually and collectively—and grapple with an inherently political identity. These experiences help illustrate how stigma, prejudice, and social change operate. By positioning cannabis use within sociological models of medical behavior, Newhart and Dolphin provide a wide-reaching, theoretically informed analysis of the issue that expands established concepts and provides new insight on medical cannabis and how state programs work.
Author : Ewen G. McQueen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Newer Concepts of Cannabis Action and Opiate Dependence written by Ewen G. McQueen and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Johannes Wheeldon
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000823091
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Cannabis Criminology written by Johannes Wheeldon and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cannabis Criminology explores the prohibition, decriminalization, and liberalization of cannabis policy through the lens of criminological and sociological theory, essential concepts, and cannabis research. It does so by focusing on five thematic areas: law, society, and social control; police and policing; race, ethnicity, and criminalization; the economics of cannabis; and cannabis use and crime. It is the first book on cannabis since President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 to pardon citizens and lawful permanent residents convicted of simple cannabis possession under federal law and DC statute. Cannabis is now legal in some form in 37 US states. To understand the reform of cannabis policy and the challenges to come, we first need to understand the connections between cannabis and criminology. The book links key areas in past and contemporary cannabis research to criminological and sociological theories, including key concepts, emergent concerns, and new directions. Based on an up-to-date review of this growing area of research, the book outlines a research program based on five essential thematic areas. Introducing cannabis as a critical case study in moral-legal re-negotiation, it outlines how cannabis prohibition has influenced cannabis around the world. Five discrete chapters focus on thematic areas, criminological and sociological theories, define essential concepts, and provide research focused on law, society, and social control (Chapter 2), police and policing cannabis (Chapter 3), race, ethnicity, and criminalization (Chapter 4), the economics of cannabis (Chapter 5), and cannabis and crime (Chapter 6). The book concludes by presenting new ways to engage prohibitionist thinking, by challenging myths, embracing social media, and developing a duty of care to guide future cannabis researchers and explicitly involve people who use cannabis. Cannabis Criminology will be of interest to a variety of readers, including students and scholars from a range of backgrounds studying drug use, drug policy, cannabis legalization, and other drug-related issues. It will also appeal to policymakers who want to know more about cannabis legalization and drug prohibition, those working in the criminal justice system, and social work professionals. Due to its accessible style, people involved in the cannabis industry, as well as cannabis users may also find the book interesting.
Author : Erik Burr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780975890073
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Growing Your Own Medical Cannabis in Soil written by Erik Burr and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a cannabis growing primer for the absolute beginner. Here we deal with the very basic concepts of plant propagation for the medical marijuana patient or connoisseur.The primary audience for this booklet guide is someone who decides to grow their own medicine for the very first time.With all his inborn eloquence, Sugary Tips came to me about a decade ago with a grand scheme of teaching thousands to grow medicine in their own spaces. He had grown his own, with the help of Jorge Cervantes' bible, for more than three decades already.With many seasons comes considerable communication from cannabis sativa. In all his years as a carded patient caregiver in the backwoods of Oregon, one thing I can safely say about Sugary, he has learned to listen to his offspring.If you only replicate one quality as a gardener, I would highly recommend working on your active listening skills. In communication with your plants, they will "tell" you what they need. It just takes time and experience to "hear" the indicators for what it is they specifically desire.Albuquerque's Anthony Ortiz and his medical cannabis content team publish Kurple Magazine. The five core concepts presented here were culled from articles which originally appeared in Kurple while I was installed as editor/art director.A tremendous advocate for Southwest medical cannabis patients, Ortiz has devoted his livelihood to sharing the goods in an educational way. Here, we'll continue that humane devotion.Thank you for publishing vital cannabinoid content, Kurple. You rock!Each of the writers previously featured in Kurple is equally spot lit in this guide. Cumulatively, they have built a picture of what you absolutely need to know as a beginner.1.Daniel Phinney gets us started with a simple, five-step game plan to foster your basic motivation.2.Rick Maive sheds a little light on the lumen topic.3.Sugary Tips floods readers with some vital H20 "pHilosophy."4.Nickolaus Sanchez moves us with his verbal ventilation on air flows.5.Hillary Carroll and Erik B. Burr partner on how to partner with all the bugs and itty-bitties in your soil medium.As a bonus, you'll also get Ian Stockdale's inexpensive approach to your first hydroponic experiment.Every grower has their favorite growing medium. Over time, you'll find one in particular that grows on you. And for you.Our biggest acknowledgement goes to the American (and Canadian) people who continue to lead the planet in pursuing the organic cannabis agenda for the benefit of all patients and peoples worldwide.The fact that every human - and every mammal - have an endogenous Cannabinoid System means that we all have a stake in this conversation.
Author : Tom Decorte
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134785216
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)
Download or read book World Wide Weed written by Tom Decorte and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the majority of its history, the cultivation of cannabis did not stand out, at least compared to the cultivation of other illegal plants. Cannabis plantations, like coca bush or opium poppy plantations, were typically large in size, grown by local farmers in a handful of developing (producing) countries, processed and then exported to industrial (consuming) nations. While cocaine and heroin are still produced in a handful of developing countries, cannabis cultivation is increasingly universal. From Europe to the Americas and Oceania, import substitution in cannabis markets has been noticed in almost every developed country around the world, with a notable aversion for discrimination. Geographical, technological, cultural and economic factors help to explain why (indoor and outdoor) domestic cultivation is well established, and why the nature and extent of cultivation varies so dramatically across the western, developed nations. As we start the second decade of the 21st century, the new cannabis industry continues to fascinate both casual and academic observers of the drug scene. Researchers around the world have become increasingly interested in the phenomenon, aiming to describe, and potentially explain, the rapid switch from importation to domestic production in their own countries. In bringing together some of the world's leading experts on cannabis cultivation this book contains sixteen chapters that take an interdisciplinary look at global trends in cannabis cultivation. It will serve as an exemplar for wider discussions of key theories and concepts relating to the spread not just of cannabis cultivation, but also of illegal markets more generally, the actors that operate within these markets and the policies and practices that are employed in response to developments within these markets.
Author : Michael Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781939447371
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Modern Marijuana Living written by Michael Green and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Normal.dotm0015823323The Dunham Group, Inc.276408012.00false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalseModern Marijuana Living represents the real marijuana user of today, who is compassionate, intelligent, creative, stylish and, when necessary--very responsible and professional. Whether the reader is smoking for the first time or is a seasoned smoker, Michael Green''s book offers valuable information, practical tips and fresh concepts to help the marijuana user avoid letting the plant they enjoy get in the way of the other things they do in their lives. Navigating the ever-changing and sometimes unfamiliar path to the American Dream is growing more and more difficult. Using the experience, ideas and philosophy of author Michael Green, who is a successful entrepreneur in the medical marijuana industry, readers will learn how to be a more knowledgeable consumer and balance a healthy, modern marijuana lifestyle that will promote a positive vibe with others and make their place in the world a constructive one. The author asks his readers: Are you tired of being referred to as the Cheech and Chong of your group of friends? Are you tired of being stigmatized for choosing a safer recreational alternative to any known drug, including alcohol or tobacco? Are you tired of being constantly judged or criticized for making an informed decision to choose marijuana to treat a variety of ailments over pharmaceuticals? Marijuana users are tired of being judged in such a negative light despite the fact that many are knowledgeable consumers and have been some of the greatest thinkers in our society, past and present, including: Sir Richard Branson,Bill Gates,Steve Jobs,Stephen King,Queen Victoria, Carl Sagan,Ted Turner, and George Washington. Readers will learn about the social rules and personal habits necessary to responsibly represent today''s marijuana culture and the importance of staying informed on the issues relating to marijuana. The information and advice provided in this book will help marijuana users be better prepared to take accountability for their actions and go into the world as open-minded, enlightened members of the marijuana world. Modern Marijuana Living also offers guidance on applying the information provided to everyday scenarios that will help make any relationship with marijuana and the modern marijuana lifestyle a healthier and more informed one. Topics discussed in the book include: * Basic dating concepts that have the best odds for success from the beginning when searching for a compatible 420 friendly partner or can help to avoid letting Mary Jane let your dream partner slip through your fingers once you find them. How to ensure a great experience when you travel and enjoy your favorite hobbies. How to handle yourself around friends and family to ensure you don''t make yourself look bad or make them feel uncomfortable. Learn essential information about marijuana strains to maintain consumer awareness for the sake of your health and your finances. Avoid letting up on regular grooming. Etiquette: A crash course in becoming the ultimate well-rounded guest or hosting your own marijuana themed get-together so that your epic MJ meet-up doesn''t turn into a stoner disaster. An introduction of some concepts to help marijuana users start to curb some everyday habits and bypass some of the common problems caused by marijuana abuse Modern Marijuana Living promotes a new evolution of today''s marijuana user''s image from a Cheech and Chong, Reefer Madness slacker, to a high functioning, informed member of society. The author encourages a new standard of excellence from today''s marijuana culture and aims to establish a responsible code of behavior, knowledge and understanding for all. Throughout his book, the author invites readers to discover the modern, healthy, and positive ways to safely and enjoyably keep marijuana in their life while maximizing their potential and finding their special place in the world!
Author : Robert Lambrechts
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0593135784
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)
Download or read book High Art written by Robert Lambrechts and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art can be confusing. Luckily, there’s marijuana. This book pairs fifty classic works from all around the world with unique cannabis recommendations. High Art gives you answers to questions that have long plagued art history students, such as Is there an edible that will help me understand Cubism? (Yes!) Can a cannabis strain connect me more deeply to late-period Van Gogh? (Of course!) And Should I be intimidated by the work of William Blake? (Very much so—but cannabis extracts can help.) To get in touch with your inner self while viewing Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, toke on some of Gravita’s Red-Headed Stranger and really feel the brush strokes wash over you. Or while viewing Henri Rousseau’s 1910 Tropical Forest with Monkeys, you might smoke some mild Purple Monkey followed by a snack of THC-infused dried fruits for a body float that will allow you to connect with your primitive nature. So whether you know a lot about art and nothing about cannabis or a lot about cannabis and nothing about art, it’s high time you expanded your mind.
Author : S. Karger AG
Publisher : S Karger Ag
ISBN 13 : 9783805524971
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (249 download)
Download or read book Newer Concepts of Cannabis Action and Opiate Dependence written by S. Karger AG and published by S Karger Ag. This book was released on 1974-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Decorte
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480861448
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Regulating Cannabis written by Tom Decorte and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the legalization of recreational cannabis markets in Uruguay, Canada, and several U.S. states, a breakthrough in conventional cannabis policy is emerging. But legalization is not a binary choice between prohibition and some regulated commercial model (like alcohol). A commercial market is just one of many ways to implement legalizationand moving directly from prohibition to commercial legalization leaps from one extreme to the other. Tom Decorte, a criminologist and anthropologist at Ghent University (Belgium), who has published numerous articles on substance use, cannabis markets, and local drug monitoring systems, argues that most of us are bypassing other, safer forms of legalization, including the nonprofit model. He explores topics such as: Why we need to consider regulation of cannabis markets. How local authorities and grassroots movements are advocating change. How to best design and implement approaches to legalization. Join the author as he examines international regulatory controls over cannabis possession, use, and cultivationas well as a framework for regulating the cannabis market via a nonprofit corporate model that promotes public health and safety over profits
Author : Cannabis World Journals
Publisher : Cannabis World Journals
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Cannabis World Journals - Edition 45 english written by Cannabis World Journals and published by Cannabis World Journals. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas: beyond a utopia, a reality With the legislative session still in effect, Texas moves closer to the industry patients deserve. Some of the most anticipated changes are from Rep. Stephanie Klick’s House Bill 1805 and dispensary licensing. The bill aims to increase the allowed amount of THC in medical cannabis and add chronic pain to the list of accepted medical conditions, as well as expanding state coverage. What once seemed like a utopia is becoming closer to reality. For this reason, in this new edition of Cannabis World Journals, Ethan Russo, a well-known neurologist, researcher, and author with a focus on psychopharmacology and the endocannabinoid system, is featured as the person of the month. In the CannaGrow section, the varieties of cannabis that should be produced to offer therapeutic benefits to patients in Texas are analyzed. In CannaCountry, we will talk about the United States, its progress in legislation, and projections. In CannaLaw, some cannabis litigation and the two faces of the cannabis industry in Texas are discussed. The CannaTrade section talks about the transformation of the cannabis industry in Texas, and finally, in the CannaMed section, the medicinal properties of cannabis in the management of endometriosis are described.
Author : David S. Younger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536145663
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Science of Medical Cannabis written by David S. Younger and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural, scientific and legislative divide created by vigorous debates over the legalization of medical marijuana is giving way to a new synergy among community stakeholders across the United States. The goal is to improve access to medical marijuana for patients with refractory debilitating neurological disorders, cancer, and chronic pain as an alternative to ineffective pharmacotherapy and potentially addictive pain medications. The ultimate test of our nations resolve to ensure the welfare of our sickest patients is the enactment and implement of effective public health reform in the area of medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis.This book evolved out of the present need for a definitive volume on the science and public health aspects of medical cannabis to fuel this national narrative. The ethnographic research presented in the concluding chapter was inspired by Professor Miriam W. Boeri and colleagues, at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. They examined views of community stakeholders including medical marijuana dispensary entrepreneurs, health care professionals, and patients in a state that legalized medical marijuana in 2013, yet there continued to be confusion and misunderstandings in the interpretation and implementation of medical marijuana guidelines during the period of policy shifts. Apparent gaps in policy development and implementation signaled the urgency for a comparison study addressing stakeholder views in New York State, where its medical marijuana program has legally dispensed the drug since 2014. The resulting pilot study was carried out in the Division of Health Policy and Management of the City University of New York School of Public Health. The research model incorporated ethnographic and grounded methodologies to detail the views of physicians, pharmacists, educators, patients, and entrepreneur stakeholders; with triangulation of data and application of dominant themes into a socioecological framework model to identify areas of public health policy reform. The findings of this study detail that New York, like other states that recently legalized the dispensation of medical marijuana, faces challenges beyond policy transparency, communication and education explicitly to improve the implementation process for applying and registering medical cannabis dispensaries, referring physicians, and qualified patient recipients.Ken Langone, Chairman of the Board of New York University Langone Health, and Steven Galetta, Chair of Neurology in the School of Medicine, where the authors is senior staff in neuroepidemiology, motivated him to pursue doctoral training in Health Policy and Management. The author has had the good fortune of interacting with thought-provoking medical students, neurology trainees, public health doctoral students, and professors who reinforce the high ethical standards in medical and public health practice and research. However, his patients still educate him in empathy and humanity. The author is grateful to his family, including his spouse Holly and sons Adam and Seth, who serve as his daily compass, encouraging him to take on projects that promote core values of medicine and humanity.
