Mike Alcalay, a physician living with AIDS, talks about his work with a new PBS documentary, "Waiting to Inhale", & what he has learned about the use and effects of marijuana, and its repression in the United States...
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Dr. Mike Alcalay is a physician living with AIDS. He is a medical marijuana patient and, in fact, the Medical Director of the Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative in Oakland, California. In this interview he speaks of working with "Waiting to Inhale" a video documentary being produced by PBS. Through this involvement he has been able to interview almost all of the 300 scientist members (from 20 countries) of the International Cannabinoid Research Society. He has learned a lot from them about the science of cannabis-- how it works with the brain, it's lack of side effects, and its safety. It's impossible to overdose as opposed to other substances like heroin, alcohol and penicillin, for example. There are over 80 cannabinoids in the plant, around 8 have different actions that are very helpful with humans and more and more is being understood about the how they work.
Alcalay runs a free medical marijuana clinic in Oakland under prop 215 which legalizes medical marijuana in California. He talks about the many things he's learned from his patients about marijuana, the different types of this plant, and the best ways to use it. He also talks a bit about the political situation in the country and repression. However, the interview ends on a note of great optimism since such a huge number of people have voted for medical marijuana use in the US.
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