Today's Medical PotCast Episode features our host Joseph (Joe) Friedman, R.Ph. MBA, is founding member and was a principal at Professional Dispensaries of Illinois, (PDI) Medical LLC. From the moment Illinois’ Medical Cannabis program was signed into law, he became deeply involved in the complex process of positioning himself as a medical expert on cannabis. 

Also participating in part 2 of the debate is Joseph Jeffries, RPh, is the Pharmacy Director of FARMACEUTICALRX, and was the President of the Ohio Pharmacists Association from 2000-2001 and holds a BS in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. Mr. Jeffries has operated multiple retail pharmacies in southeastern Ohio, including Jeffries Drugs, Inc., for 13 years until it merged with an Ohio food chain. Following this merger, Mr. Jeffries was appointed Pharmacy Director over multiple pharmacies operated by this food chain in Ohio. Mr. Jeffries started and eventually sold a compounding pharmacy in St. Clairsville. Mr. Jeffries has been the Pharmacy Director for Barnesville Hospital System, in Belmont County, Ohio, for the past 15 years directing both institutional and retail pharmacy operations. The retail pharmacies at Barnesville fills more than 1000 prescriptions per week. Most recently, Mr. Jeffries coordinated and founded Addiction Services of Eastern Ohio (ASEO), a consortium of entities including Barnesville Hospital, the local Mental Health and Recovery Board, and Crossroads Counseling Services that provides medication assisted treatment and counseling services to opioid addicted patients. 

Bradley Carlson, PharmD is a Clinical Pharmacist, Cannabis Pharmacist.

Bradley Carlson attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of science in microbiology and minor in chemistry. In 2009, he graduated with his doc-tor of pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He completed his residency with an emphasis in emergency medicine at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Minnesota. Brad pio-neered the emergency department pharmacy program at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota and worked as an ER pharmacist for many years. In the fall of 2014, Brad joined LeafLine Labs, one of Minnesota’s two medical cannabis growers/extractors/distributors, to author its application and later launch its vertically-integrated program. Brad served as Chief Pharmacist and VP of Pharmacy Operations with LeafLine Labs from its beginnings, through the Minnesota state rollout of the medical cannabis program in July 2015 and into March 2016.

Brad continues to work as an ER pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota, and as a pharmacist consultant for PDI Medical (a medical cannabis clinic and dispensary) in Buffalo Grove Illinois.

David G. Evans, Senior Counsel, Cannabis Industry Educating Litigators, he is a graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and Rutgers Law School. He was a Public Defender Trial Attorney and managed the New Jersey Intoxicated Driving Program. He was on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

PART ONE of the DEBATE: 

https://omny.fm/shows/pharmacy-podcast-network/the-medical-cannabis-debate-part-1-ppn-episode-910 

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Today's Medical PotCast Episode features our host Joseph (Joe) Friedman, R.Ph. MBA, is founding member and was a principal at&nbsp;<a href="http://cannarph.com/staff/joseph-friedman/">Professional Dispensaries of Illinois, (PDI</a>) Medical LLC. From the moment Illinois&rsquo; Medical Cannabis program was signed into law, he became deeply involved in the complex process of positioning himself as a medical expert on cannabis.&nbsp; Also participating in part 2 of the debate is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-jeffries-rph-70661a35/">Joseph Jeffries, RPh,</a> is the Pharmacy Director of FARMACEUTICALRX, and was the President of the Ohio Pharmacists Association from 2000-2001 and holds a BS in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. Mr. Jeffries has operated multiple retail pharmacies in southeastern Ohio, including Jeffries Drugs, Inc., for 13 years until it merged with an Ohio food chain. Following this merger, Mr. Jeffries was appointed Pharmacy Director over multiple pharmacies operated by this food chain in Ohio. Mr. Jeffries started and eventually sold a compounding pharmacy in St. Clairsville. Mr. Jeffries has been the Pharmacy Director for Barnesville Hospital System, in Belmont County, Ohio, for the past 15 years directing both institutional and retail pharmacy operations. The retail pharmacies at Barnesville fills more than 1000 prescriptions per week. Most recently, Mr. Jeffries coordinated and founded Addiction Services of Eastern Ohio (ASEO), a consortium of entities including Barnesville Hospital, the local Mental Health and Recovery Board, and Crossroads Counseling Services that provides medication assisted treatment and counseling services to opioid addicted patients.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-carlson-pharmd/">Bradley Carlson, PharmD</a> is a Clinical Pharmacist, Cannabis Pharmacist.
Bradley Carlson attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of science in microbiology and minor in chemistry. In 2009, he graduated with his doc-tor of pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He completed his residency with an emphasis in emergency medicine at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Minnesota. Brad pio-neered the emergency department pharmacy program at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota and worked as an ER pharmacist for many years. In the fall of 2014, Brad joined LeafLine Labs, one of Minnesota&rsquo;s two medical cannabis growers/extractors/distributors, to author its application and later launch its vertically-integrated program. Brad served as Chief Pharmacist and VP of Pharmacy Operations with LeafLine Labs from its beginnings, through the Minnesota state rollout of the medical cannabis program in July 2015 and into March 2016.
Brad continues to work as an ER pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota, and as a pharmacist consultant for PDI Medical (a medical cannabis clinic and dispensary) in Buffalo Grove Illinois.
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690273/">David G. Evans, Senior Counsel,</a> Cannabis Industry Educating Litigators, he is a graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and Rutgers Law School. He was a Public Defender Trial Attorney and managed the New Jersey Intoxicated Driving Program. He was on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
PART ONE of the DEBATE:&nbsp;
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/pharmacy-podcast-network/the-medical-cannabis-debate-part-1-ppn-episode-910">https://omny.fm/shows/pharmacy-podcast-network/the-medical-cannabis-debate-part-1-ppn-episode-910</a>&nbsp;
The Pharmacy Podcast Network is supported by several healthcare organizations. Today's sponsored has no opinion on this topic.
Learn more UltiGuard Safe Pack <a href="https://www.ulticare.com/ultiguard-safe-pack/podcast">https://www.ulticare.com/ultiguard-safe-pack/podcast&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;

In March of 2009, Todd S. Eury, launched the Pharmacy Podcast Show. Over the years, the Pharmacy Podcast has accumulated over 75,000+ listeners and subscribers and is the most popular and downloaded podcast about the Pharmacy Industry.

The Pharmacy Podcast Show transformed into the Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) in 2014 and will continue to collect the thought leading interviews with some of the most brilliant minds in Pharmacy with over 30 co-hosts. The PPN is a Digital Health Publication and Content Developing partner to the Pharmaceutical industry focusing on Specialty medications, pharmacy business supportive technologies, and industry trends.

The PPN is the world's largest network of podcasts dedicated to the pharmacy professional and industry insiders leading with our hosts interviewing dynamic people in the pharmacy industry making a difference for our profession, customers, and patients.

The definition of “Innovation” is: A new method, idea, product, or process. Processing, implementing, operating, or designing beyond the status-quo. Pharmacists are the HUB of Healthcare & the PPN is the Pharmacist's biggest fan. 

In March of 2009, Todd S. Eury, launched the Pharmacy Podcast Show. Over the years, the Pharmacy Podcast has accumulated over 75,000+ listeners and subscribers and is the most popular and downloaded podcast about the Pharmacy Industry.
The Pharmacy Podcast Show transformed into the Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) in 2014 and will continue to collect the thought leading interviews with some of the most brilliant minds in Pharmacy with over 30 co-hosts. The PPN is a Digital Health Publication and Content Developing partner to the Pharmaceutical industry focusing on Specialty medications, pharmacy business supportive technologies, and industry trends.
The PPN is the world's largest network of podcasts dedicated to the pharmacy professional and industry insiders leading with our hosts interviewing dynamic people in the pharmacy industry making a difference for our profession, customers, and patients.
The definition of &ldquo;Innovation&rdquo; is: A new method, idea, product, or process. Processing, implementing, operating, or designing beyond the status-quo. Pharmacists are the HUB of Healthcare &amp; the PPN is the Pharmacist's biggest fan.&nbsp;

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The Pharmacy Podcast Network is ranked as the number one podcast in healthcare dedicated to the Business of Pharmacy and TOP 25 Podcasts in U.S. Business News. The most influential voices in the pharmacy industry are published on the Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN). The PPN is the leading audio authority of the pharmaceutical & pharmacy industry with more than 30 hosts, 1,200+ episodes, supporting more than 25+ pharmacy industry associations, with more than 80,000 listeners world wide. 

The PPN is an Audio Branding & Public Relations Communications company dedicated to the Pharmaceutical industry focusing on Community, Long-term care, Health System, Specialty, pharmacy business supportive technologies, and industry trends. 

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The Pharmacy Podcast Network is ranked as the number one podcast in healthcare dedicated to the Business of Pharmacy and TOP 25 Podcasts in U.S. Business News. The most influential voices in the pharmacy industry are published on the Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN). The PPN is the leading audio authority of the pharmaceutical &amp; pharmacy industry with more than 30 hosts, 1,200+ episodes, supporting more than 25+ pharmacy industry associations, with more than 80,000 listeners world wide.&nbsp;
The PPN is an Audio Branding &amp; Public Relations Communications company dedicated to the Pharmaceutical industry focusing on Community, Long-term care, Health System, Specialty, pharmacy business supportive technologies, and industry trends.&nbsp;
Pharmacy Podcast&trade; is a registered trademark

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