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Back Cover Story: Patients Before Profits: VidaCann

Carrying Exclusive Line of Charlotte’s Web, Tikun Olam Products

Continued from Back Page or higher THC; we were looking for dra- exacting standards. “We want the patient
matic relief for patients,” said Gardner. experience to be the same in Florida as it
equation. “We were looking at multiple
license producers in Florida to see “For two decades, our mission has been is when people use Tikun Olam products Florida’s Resource
whose DNA aligned with ours because to advocate for medical cannabis in Israel,” said Moseley.
we are a medical brand—we needed a through research and studies.” VidaCann also partners with the for Medical &
partner who understood that philosophy A flag bearer in medical research, Realm of Caring Foundation, established
and approach,” said Gardner. Tikun Olam has the world’s largest in part by the Stanley Brothers, which Business Cannabis
Tikun Olam has a long and rich histo- cannabis database of more than 10,000 gives clients access to authoritative,
ry in the medical cannabis industry, hav- patients, which is the result of years of data-driven and real-world support Developments
ing developed exclusive proprietary painstaking clinical trials and studies around the use of medical cannabis. The
strains to provide patient relief since with hospitals and universities. Their foundation’s Realm Cares™ program
2005. The foremost supplier of medical research includes testing their propri- also helps those on fixed incomes or fac-
cannabis in Israel, the company is recog- etary strains for use in Crohn’s disease, ing financial hardships benefit from the To subscribe, call
nized as the pioneer of modern medical colitis, fibromyalgia, autism, cancer and power of cannabis medicine.
cannabis. geriatric care, and more. “When we’re looking for partners, (561) 368-6950
“Our name, Tikun Olam, is based on a “Tikun Olam doesn’t mean to just we’re not just looking for great products;
1,000-year-old tenet of the Hebrew faith, repair Israel, but to repair the world,” we want someone engaged, socially con- Or email:
which means “repair the world,” said said Gardner of the company’s expansion scious, and who puts patients before
Gardner. “We make the world a better into Canada, Australia, the United profits,” said Moseley. “We’ve found this carol@
place through cannabis and cannabis Kingdom, South Korea, Greece and now in both of our partners.”
research.” the United States. cannabisnews
The company started as a nonprofit, In Florida, VidaCann carries all six of To learn more about VidaCann, visit
developing proprietary genetics for the company’s proprietary strains and www.vidacann.com. Learn more about florida.com
symptomatic relief. “Other companies works with Tikun Olam every step of the Tikun Olam at www.tikunolamusa.com.
might have been driven by higher yields way to ensure that the product meets its

Back Cover Story: Arfinn Learning Solutions

Continues Its Growth in the Cannabis Space

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Medical professionals using the web-
host Arfinn’s webinars, notes West. “We site www.arfinnmed.com have access to a
also like to keep our topics current so dashboard showing their patients’
our webinars can immediately be put to cannabis treatments and efficacies. And
use. They are quick, informative and now, thanks to a patient-facing database
free. We are also open to doctors submit- on the website, patients now have access
ting proposals for future webinars. It's a to important information as well.
great way to actively contribute to this “Patients can run reports to see the
community.” efficacy of any condition/symptom and
Educating physicians on the use of the effects of cannabis on the symptom
cannabis has become critical in this bur- relief of that condition,” says West. “We
geoning industry. have found that most patients who are
That is one of the reasons why Arfinn interested in data for cannabinoid medi-
offers real-time data that comes directly cine, are also interested in finding doc-
from clinics. That is important since tors who are actively participating in the
research is still difficult to come by, West medical community and actively moni-
says. toring their treatment which our plat-
“We believe that education and data on form automatically does.”
cannabinoid medicine is crucial to
reduce the stigma surrounding it and For more information,
help real patients who are suffering,” he visit www.arfinnmed.com.
says. “We are filling that void in research
that is still slow to come out.”

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