Sue DeGregorio-Rosen’s life connects more than four decades of nursing with activism, recovery, cannabis advocacy, mentorship, and an enduring search for belonging.
Despite growing scientific evidence, stigma remains one of the greatest barriers to honest conversations about medical cannabis. Marilyn Pierce, BSN, RN, explores how fear, misinformation, and lack of education continue to affect healthcare providers and patients alike – and why replacing stigma with education is essential for better care.
UCLA’s oncology team has set a new standard in compassionate care by successfully implementing Ryan’s Law (CA SB 311), allowing terminally ill patients to access medical cannabis during hospitalization. This groundbreaking initiative—driven by the advocacy of Jim Bartell and Cannabis Nurses Network leaders Heather Manus, RN, and Ken Sobel, Esq.—demonstrates how thoughtful policy and nurse-led leadership can transform patient care at the end of life.
National Context for Ryan’s Law While 36 states, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories allow medical cannabis use, the loose assemblage of state laws has resulted in a system riddled with inconsistencies. And despite growing recognition of...
The purpose of this article is to provide an Overview of the NCSBN Guidelines and recommendations for the Nursing Care of Patients Using Cannabis.1 The National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) published the NCSBN National Nursing Guidelines for Patients Using...
Many states within the U.S. adopted laws for the use of marijuana (or its constituents) for medical or recreational purposes, leaving policy makers with the difficult task of implementing regulations.3 Some states included protection for healthcare professionals who...
Bryan A. Krumm MSN, RN, CNP, BC In April of 1984, after failing out of College and entering into a 2 year enlistment in the US Army, I took an oath to “defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. Since swearing that oath,...
Having presented on the Endocannabinoid System (eCS) and the nurse’s role in cannabis medicine at many national and statewide nursing conferences, I am often asked how Registered Nurses can become “Cannabis Nurses.” Additionally, as President-Elect of the American...
People tell me things. They always have even when I was a kid. Maybe it was because my face on the playground had no history with the other kids. Maybe it was my sister Betsy. She had a seatbelt installed on the bus especially for her. This was before short buses and...
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can...
