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Today on Hempire Dr. Eileen Karpfinger is joined by Dr. Ester Aso. Dr. Aso has been working on the potential utility of cannabinoids for treating AD during the last 8 years. She has obtained promising results in animal models of the disease, suggesting that the combination of THC and CBD 1:1 at very low doses might reduce the progression of the disease. Now Dr. Aso setting up a phase II clinical trial funded by the Alzheimer's Association (USA) with Sativex in patients in the very early stages of the AD (mild cognitive impairment). She still has no date to the start of the recruitment period, but hopes it will be completed during 2018. It will be a small trial, with only 60 patients, but will give her primarily information about the safety and tolerability of this drug in this specific population and, secondarly, some evidence about its efficacy in halting the progression of the disease.

Today on Hempire Dr. Eileen Karpfinger is joined by Mara Gordon. Mara specializes in the development of cannabis extract treatment protocols for seriously ill patients in California. She is the co-founder of Aunt Zelda’s and Zelda Therapeutics. Prior to Aunt Zelda’s, Mara worked as a process engineer, helping Fortune 500 companies create intelligent software by utilizing the Rational Unified Process. This experience has enabled her to take a detailed and scientific approach to medical cannabis. Recognizing a need for patient focused software, Gordon founded CDRMed. With CDRMed, physicians and medical health professionals are able to make treatment recommendations based on the latest and highest-quality data. Gordon sits on the boards of Zelda Therapeutics, #illegallyhealed and New Frontier. She has presented at multiple CME-accredited medical conferences, along with inaugural medical cannabis conferences in Australia, Costa Rica, Chile, and the Czech Republic, as well as other events throughout the United St

Today on Hempire we are joined by Dr. Jordan Tishler from Inale MD. Dr. Tishler is a leading expert in the field of Medical Cannabis therapeutics. As an Emergency Physician, he has treated countless alcoholics and drug users. His observation that he had never seen a Cannabis overdose lead Dr. Tishler to delve deeply into the science of Cannabis safety and treatment. After years of research and learning, Dr. Tishler brings his knowledge, reason, and caring for patients here at Inhale Medical Consulting, and through his advocacy work at the local and national levels. Dr. Tishler graduated from both Harvard College and then Harvard Medical School (affectionately known together as Preparation H), trained in Internal Medicine at the esteemed Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and has spent many years working with the underserved, particularly our Veterans. Dr. Tishler is also a parallel entrepreneur working for patients’ well being in the corporate space, helping to elevate dosing and safety profiles of medication

Today on Hempire Dr. Eileen Karpfinger is joined by Chris Kleronomos who aims to “bring apitherapy out into the light.” Chris became interested in natural medicine while serving in the U.S. Navy. As a Corpsman he provided battlefield first aid and medical treatment to Force Reconnaissance where he learned of the value of plants for both survival and medicine. The USMC Force Recon Units are the Marines version of the Army’s Green Beret or Navy’s SEAL Teams and fall under the Joint Special Operations Command. After the service he followed this interest and studied for a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine, at the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, and then completed a doctoral program focusing on oncology and chronic disease, at Bastyr University in Seattle. Chris Kleronomos is an activist. In the 2002 he worked in Cambodia for WildAid and Conservation International —which aims to end illegal wildlife trade, largely resulting from the trade in natural products (plant and animal) for medicine. He is an outsp

Today on Hempire we are joined by James E Tripp. James worked for several years as a land surveyor and then in support services for a local hospital as well as running his own computer service business until 2010. From 2005 to 2016 he was also personal a support worker for his mother and her husband, and as a result of his own experience, as well as treating his mother he is now a self-employed cannabis consultant assisting individuals in learning how to apply cannabinoid therapy to their daily routine. His mother obtains her cannabis meds from a licensed producer in Canada that are shipped directly to the home . He has an ACMPR license and produces his own medicine in an indoor grow facility in his basement, as well as manufactures my own concentrates, tinctures, and topical creams. He uses his home production facility to teach others how to make their own medicines from raw bud and will even teach them how to grow and can even help build them the facility necessary.

Potential Therapeutic Effects of THC on Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Eileen Karpfinger speaks with Sharlene Mavor, the Director of Medical Cannabis Research Australia. Mavor explains," "We are just really keen to get clinical trials happening in Perth as it gets patients on medicinal cannabis within the trial setting, it will promote medicinal cannabis via the publicity even the announcement of a trial will cause, it will increase confidence in the medical community for its use and ultimately it will open up more qualifying conditions for general prescribing within Australia. Doctors are demanding good quality scientific evidence and this will provide it. My own involvement will be just to help facilitate the project(s) coming together in any way I can...whether it be will grant applications, fundraising, awareness raising - Whatever I can do. I also really feel that Alzheimer's is a condition where there is just very few options for treatment right now. Nothing really works for the symptoms and I truly believe m

Today on Hempire our host is joined by Frederik Polak, One of the most experienced and respected Dutch psychiatrists in the field of drug use. Frederik Polak worked as a consultant-psychiatrist at the Drug Department of the Community Health Services (GGD) for thirteen years (1994-2003) and is one of the most authoritative voices in the social and political debate on drug policy, in the Netherlands and beyond.

Today on Hempire our host is joined by Dr. Bob Melameade. Throughout Dr. Bob's life, he has been fascinated and amazed by life, always wondering what it is and how it works. Modern molecular biology and far from equilibrium thermodynamics have provided him with answers that he finds very satisfying. Simply and simplistically put, it is natural for the flow of energy and matter to act "creatively". This fact of physics serves as the central theme for all Dr. Melamead's knowledge and worldview. It provides a scientific basis for understanding life and death, health, and disease. His motto is Knowledge Saves Lives.

Mary from California is a parent of a 9-year-old treating her child with cannabis for ADHD. Mary is well versed in endocannabinoid therapy and has been involved in the industry for almost 15 years. In this interview, we discuss endocannabinoid deficiency and how to correctly apply endocannabinoid therapy to achieve the most efficacy. Mary talks about the biphasic effect and the importance of discovering your optimal dose.

Today on Hempire our host is joined by Tiffany Young. Tiffanys 15 y/o old son has been on CBD oil for 6 months for ADHD. It has been a lifesaver, they have gone through 15 different meds and all the horrors that come with it until we finally found CBD oil. Now they are dealing with the ignorance of people and laws. Her son was searched at school where they found his oil in his backpack. Now this is a kid that has never been in trouble is an Honors and A/P student wanting to go to the Coast Guard Academy, but that may never happen now because he is facing a felony charge. Tiffany prays that once the state tests it they will decide not to go any further but we don't know.

Today on Hempire we are joined by Noah Kirkman. Noah is a licensed medicinal marijuana user after finding the drug far more effective than prescription offerings for treating Tourette Syndrome and attention-deficit disorder. He was involved in a bit of controversy because of being prescribed marijuana and used at school. At first, it was thought Noah could use his "one-hitter," which looks like a cigarette, out front of the school. But when it became too cold it was agreed he could pop by the vice principal's office and use his marijuana vaporizer three times a day, before class, after class and over the lunch hour. We speak to him about his journey and how he is doing now.

Today on Hempire we are joined by David Schmitt, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hemp, Inc. Prior to being appointed chief operating officer, David served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of BioTech Mills in Snow Hill, North Carolina where he managed the processing of natural fiber to the automotive industry as well as Loss circulation materials for the gas and oil drilling industry. As senior level management, David has over twenty years experience in Research and Development (R&D) in the natural fiber industry. During the last Sixteen years, he has been specifically involved in the growing and processing of natural fibers. These fibers include kenaf, jute, and most recently industrial hemp. The markets for these products include the automotive, oil and gas drilling, paper and pulp, oil clean up, and the soil remediation industries. Animal bedding, sewage treatment, clothing and small animal litter are just a few, among t

Talking Marijuana and Neuroimaging as Dr. Mitch Earleywine talks with the Director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery or MIND, Dr. Staci Gruber.

Cannabis and Caring discussed as Dr. Mitch Earleywine speaks with Kim Clark, the parent of a child who uses cannabis for medicinal purposes

CW Hemp CMO Ashley Grace recounts to Dr. Mitch Earleywine about the story of Charlotte's Web Cannabis was first featured in the 2013 CNN documentary "Weed".

Dr. Mitch Earleywine speaks with David Maddalena, founder of THC Productions. They discuss cannabis communications, plus we learn about how the company Launched the First-Ever Hemp Commercials on Sirius XM.

California Prop 64: Implications for Hemp as Dr. Mitch Earleywine welcomes Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris.

Dr. Mitch Earleyiwne talks about Hemp Support and Science with Journalist, Researcher, Politico, Student, Scallywag Alex Brant-Zawadzki

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Today on Hempire Dr. Mitch Earleywine is joined by Ashley Grace, Lead Marketing and E-Commerce for Charlotte's Web premium hemp extract; www.CWHemp.com. For thousands of years hemp has been used for a variety of wellness needs and it's cannabinoids are patented as an antioxidant and neuroprotectant. Their proprietary hemp extract, Charlotte's Web, has a variety of wellness applications and is named after little Charlotte Figi. Originally in hospice suffering over 300 seizures per day and with little hope for survival, Charlotte is now in the third grade and thriving. In collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and others, CW proudly donates a portion of each purchase to study how CW may aid a variety of disorders such as Inflammation, Anxiety, Alzheimer’s, Pain, Epilepsy and others. Charlotte's Web is the world's most-trusted hemp extract. Imagine what it can do for you when added to your healthy routine.