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Continued from Back Page a bottle of wine. We help them understand
it is a safe alternative to other recreational
their purchases, they will definitely be Josh Crossney
more educated." things that may not be serving them any
Following this instruction at the home more. I have a lot of friends, and alcohol President and
gatherings, Thompson said people have doesn't play a role in our world any more,
the opportunity to purchase different and we don't want it to. But yet we can still Founder
items. "We don't sell the cannabis at the enjoy an evening of relaxation and friend- jCanna, Inc.
parties, but we do educate people and ship with smoking."
open up the conversation about it. We are Thompson said the response to the par-
training our consultants about the basics ties so far has been "fantastic," and if peo- What benefits do you see for patients
of the plants and consumption, and differ- ple are interested in signing up they can go throughout Florida within this space?
ent ways to consume it, and then we sell to the website. The company has consult- Cannabis has many health benefits
the ancillary products – the pens or differ- ants in Florida and in other places around and helps treat everything from anxiety
ent smoking apparatus that they could use the country, and she said "what we're and mood disorders to seizures and
to consume the cannabis." She added that doing right now is building our reach and cancers. The benefits to Florida patients
the discussions do not just center on med- our founders, so when January comes, our will increase as cannabis research pro-
ical marijuana. "No – although we educate plan is to have hundreds of people ready to gresses and we begin to unlock the true
people as to why, if they have their medical go at that time. "It's really exciting to be potential of cannabis. How did you get started in the
card, THC might be helpful for them. It able to start breaking the stigma of the cannabis industry?
can help alleviate pain, it takes away anxi- plant and having people understand the What motivates you to be a part of I saw the need for advancement in
ety. So there's a benefit to using THC prod- true benefits of it. So many people think the Cannabis Industry? cannabis science and research, and I
ucts if you understand how to use them." it's such a bad thing, but when you under- My motivation comes from a strong focused my initial efforts on improving
However, some people are using the stand the true purpose of the plant – when desire to bridge the gaps between the analytical quality control testing. We
product just for relaxation. She explained you understand how it works and what it cannabis industry, analytical sciences lack standard methods that we have in
it might be somebody who used to enjoy does, the endocannabinoid system and all and medicine. In order to move things other industries like clinical chemistry,
having a drink in the evening, but realizes of that – it's hard to have that stigma of the forward we must move from misinfor- pharmaceuticals, environmental testing
that alcohol is not serving them well any plant any longer." mation and anecdotal evidence to edu- and food safety. Also, very early on I
more. "We help them understand that cation and validated clinical trials. I am met analytical scientists who knew next
using cannabis in the evening can give you For more information, call 877-420-3297 also motivated to learn and spread the to nothing about cannabis, and
just as much enjoyment and relaxation as or visit www.cannaclosetparty.com truth, in hopes of overturning nearly a cannabis experts that did not under-
century of undue stigma. stand chromatography nor mass spec-
trometry. There were, and still are,
What field are you in within the many patients that do not know how to
Cannabis space? go about selecting cannabis strains for
Most of my work in cannabis is cen- different ailments. Also, most medical
tered around science and education. I'm doctors receive little to no education on
the President and Founder of a the endocannabinoid system. In short, I
Maryland based non-profit organiza- saw the need to bring ALL of these peo-
tion, jCanna that is devoted to the ple together to share information and
advancement of cannabis science and advance cannabis science.
I'm the President, CEO, and Founder of
the Cannabis Science Conference (CSC Are you personally a MJ card holder?
Events, LLC.). I also sit on the board of I am a medical patient registered with
advisers to CannaKids, a California- the Maryland Medical Cannabis
based brand with a focus on supplying Commission. Medical cannabis has per-
medical cannabis oil tinctures and sonally helped me with chronic pain
cannabis products to patients of all issues that have developed as a result of
ages. two surgeries related to a car accident
that I was a passenger in. Cannabis is a
How can people in Florida benefit very effective medicine for treating
from the company you represent? inflammation and pain.
I encourage anyone with a strong
interest in learning more about Do you see Florida moving forward
cannabis science, medicine and cultiva- with recreational Marijuana/Cannabis
tion to attend a Cannabis Science and how will that affect your business?
Conference. For those more adventur- That is up to Florida residents to
ous souls that want a more hands-on decide, but from what I read, a majority
learning experience, we also offer full- of Floridians support recreation. My
day, pre-conference Canna Boot Camps, own personal view is that, regardless of
where attendees learn many aspects of whether we are talking medical or
cannabis cultivation, genomics, pro- recreational cannabis, the most impor-
cessing, extractions, analytical testing, tant thing is that the cannabis products
and even edibles manufacturing. are lab tested, accurately labeled and
Cannabis is an exceptional stress- free from contaminants such as pesti-
reducer and healer, and we have far too cides, heavy metals, microorganisms,
much stress and pain in the world aflatoxins, mycotoxins and residual sol-
today. The more Floridians are educat- vents. Wherever cannabis grows, we all
ed on cannabis science, medicine and grow economically, medicinally, envi-
cultivation, the more they can benefit ronmentally and spiritually. As
from scientific advances. cannabis research advances, my role in
educating and sharing information will
also grow.

34 October 2018 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News