Cannabis Helps Dementia

Jun 24 2024 32 ep. 43 mins 5
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Family caregivers turned advocates, Chela and Dave Coennen created Cannabis Helps Dementia podcast to share the overwhelming science and anecdotal stories of doctors, nurses, research scientists, administrators, family and professional caregivers and people living with dementia about how cannabis helps ease the difficult behavioral symptoms of a disease that currently has no effective treatment and no cure on the horizon. With no end in sight, why not try plant medicines? #CannabisHelpsDementia

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