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Top tier education, professional development, unprecedented opportunities for growth and advancement - Cannabis Nurses Network invests everything into our Annual Members.
We are educating, empowering and advocating for a revolution in healthcare. You belong here. Join us.
Take a Course
Advance your endocannabinoid system and cannabis nurse entrepreneurship expertise with profound, comprehensive education.
Attend CNNC
Connect & network with other cannabis nurses while learning from some of the best medical cannabis educators and experts.
Ryan's Law Action Center
Comprehensive Resources and Essential Information for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals on ‘Ryan’s Law’
The Power of Connection: A Summer Speaker Series
Connected: A Summer Soirée Speaker Series
Join us for a series of inspiring stories, insights, and meaningful conversation as Speaker Training Academy graduates share their signature talks centered on one powerful theme: connection.
Through personal experiences and professional expertise, speakers will explore how connection to ourselves, one another, our purpose, and our communities has the power to heal, inspire, and transform.
- Inspiring presentations
- Authentic storytelling
- Meaningful connections
- Emerging voices and fresh perspectives
Come celebrate the power of connection and the courage to share your voice.
Because every story has the power to bring us closer together.
Elite Cannabis Nurse Educators
CONGRATULATIONS
The Future of Nursing
Meet the newest CNN Speakers Bureau
Elite nurse educators, leading the way.
We are so delighted an honored to recognize the amazing nurses and experts who are joining the Cannabis Nurses Network Speakers Bureau. These educators have undergone our private, members-only training, and are equipped to deliver powerful insights – no matter the platform. Get to know our Speakers Bureau Members.
Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act
Legal & Medical Considerations for Cannabis Use in the Clinical Setting
Free Education Session with Ryan’s Law Experts
Everything a health care professional needs to know about Ryan’s Law SB 311 aka Compassionate Care Act, brought to you by the authors & advocates involved.
Essential Knowledge for Endocannabinoid System Care *On-Demand!
The Future of NursingThis cannabis nursing education program is available on-demand. AND includes immediate access to CNN Members.
Earn Certificate of Completion and 16 CEs for Nurses
Welcome to Cannabis Nurses Network
We are a global network of registered nurses who include Endocannabinoid System health, and implement cannabinoid therapeutics to support our patients journey to holistic balance.
Empowering nurses through education, opportunity, recognition, and advocacy.
We provide continued education courses and empower our nurses with ongoing professional development opportunities. Our education programs include endocannabinoid system science and care, cannabinoid therapeutics, disease processes, lifespan and diagnosis considerations, and holistic nursing approaches.
Our members get unprecedented opportunities to connect with other industry professionals, participate in thought-leader action projects, advance their expertise and influence the future of cannabis medicine.
Cannabis Nurses Network honor, recognize and support nurses’ successes and the diligent work being conducted by individual cannabis nurses worldwide. We provide our platform for recognition of outstanding nurses, and efforts within the community are shared and celebrated.
Our organization insists on advocating for the health, well-being and professional safety of nurses and patients embarking on their cannabis nurse journey.
Considering cannabis nursing?
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Cannabis Nurse
Join CNN Founder Heather Manus for this free session!
Your patients are self medicating – are you equipped to support them? Join this free masterclass, a step-by-step guide to becoming a Cannabis Nurse, with the founder of Cannabis Nurses Network.
For New Visitors:
Has your state recently legalized? Are you new to cannabis nursing?
Here are some of the articles to get you started learning about cannabis nursing...
Essential: NCSBN Guidelines For The Nursing Care Of Patients Using Marijuana
The purpose of this article is to provide an Overview of the NCSBN Guidelines and recommendations for the Nursing Care of Patients Using Cannabis.Nursing Care of the Patient Using Medical Marijuana...
Four Criteria Nurses Use to Assure Cannabis is Medical Quality
Different extraction and production methods exert very different results. As a holistic nurse who specializes in application of medical cannabis therapy, knowing which formulations are optimal for targeting patient’s health goals comes with the territory. After years...
Basics of the Endocannabinoid System for Cannabis Nurses
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Endocannabinoid (eCB) System. More questions are being asked about this human body system than ever before. -What is it? How do you explain it simply? How does cannabis interact with it? Why don’t doctors know more about...
Benefits & Special Access
Membership
Leading-Edge Education
Members get access to live webinars with industry experts learning the latest in cannabis medicine.
This is more than the generic endocannabinoid education you can get anywhere else. This is highly focused, advanced expertise brought to you by the leaders from within our Network.
Diving deep on topics that turn cannabis nurses into Cannabis Nurse Entrepreneurs, consultants and industry leaders in their own right.
Professional Development
Enter a nurse, leave a fantastic cannabis nurse, advocate, leader and entrepreneur.
Beyond cannabis education, members are given opportunities to advance their expertise, and become thought leaders in their own right.
Members have become authors, educators, speakers, advocates, and Cannabis Nurse Entrepreneurs in their network journey. Our organization is committed to offer every opportunity for advancement and continue delivering value to our members.
Unparalled Recognition
Thought leaders, authors and educators advancing the revolution in healthcare are here.
When nurses demonstrate leadership, we are comitted to honor their progress with recogntion that gives them even more leadership opportunities.
Members who are serious about advancing their cannabis nursing career will find all the essential elements for becoming an industry expert, guiding influence and community pillar.
Recent Articles
Published
The Future of Cannabis as Medicine: Nurses, Researchers, and Advocates Lead a New Era of Healthcare
Cannabis nursing education is rapidly transforming healthcare as nurses, researchers, and advocates lead the integration of cannabis medicine into clinical practice. In this powerful Cannabis Nurses Network discussion, leaders in cannabis science, patient advocacy, and nursing explore cannabis research, endocannabinoid system education, healthcare policy, Schedule III implications, and the growing role of nurses in shaping the future of compassionate, evidence-informed care.
Cannabis Nurses Network Responds to DOJ Marijuana Rescheduling: A Turning Point for Nursing, Policy, and Patient Care
The DOJ’s move to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III signals more than a policy shift – it marks the first federal acknowledgment of state-licensed cannabis systems. For nurses, this is a defining moment to lead with evidence, bridge clinical gaps, and guide patients safely through an evolving landscape of cannabis care.
Pioneering Compassion: UCLA Implements Ryan’s Law Thanks to Cannabis Nursing Advocacy
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.
Opportunities for Growth
Network
Speakers Bureau
Ensuring industry events have the best in medical cannabis education.
Network members participate in our private speaker development classes and present at CNNC to join the Speakers Bureau.
Members of the bureau are included in our directory and are invited to speak at cannabis education events and industry conferences.
Cornerstone Projects
Demonstrate your expertise and contribute to the advancement of others.
Expert network members are invited to create and share education content via our live webinar and course platform, participate in national advocacy campaigns, and influence the future of cannabis education and nurse entrepreneurship while being rewarded for their contributions.
Existing Members Only:
Explore & Apply to a Cornerstone Project
Get Published
Sharing leading researchers, authors, thought leaders and educators.
Expert articles on medical cannabis, research and advocacy campaigns are submitted and published on the Cannabis Nurses Network platform, bringing visibility to the authors, while sharing education with our readers.
Submitting an article is open to expert contributors and members.
You Belong here. Join Us.
The Cannabis Nurses Network is where licensed medical professionals become cannabis medicine experts. Members get incredible benefits and unprecedented access.
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