What makes a good pain remedy – chemically, mentally, legally? Is it better as an edible, oil or vapor? And how does one even begin to figure out dosing? These are the questions Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes explores in this discussion with MSK’s Director of Pediatric Integrated Medicine, Dr. Nirupa Raghunathan, and cancer survivor and winner of TV’s “Survivor: Africa”, Ethan Zohn. In this episode, Dr. Raghunathan and Ethan break down the chemical components of one of nature’s best pain remedies and outline what we still don’t know about the little green herb that’s going from taboo to commonplace on prescriptions across America.

What makes a good pain remedy – chemically, mentally, legally? Is it better as an edible, oil or vapor? And how does one even begin to figure out dosing? These are the questions <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/diane-reidy-lagunes">Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes</a> explores in this discussion with MSK’s Director of Pediatric Integrated Medicine, <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/nirupa-raghunathan">Dr. Nirupa Raghunathan</a>, and cancer survivor and winner of TV’s “Survivor: Africa”, Ethan Zohn. In this episode, Dr. Raghunathan and Ethan break down the chemical components of one of nature’s best pain remedies and outline what we still don’t know about the <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/cannabis">little green herb</a> that’s going from taboo to commonplace on prescriptions across America.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

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