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Bonni Goldstein, MD

Bonni Goldstein, MD
Medical Director / Owner
Canna-Centers Wellness
Goldstein Wellness
SPEAKER
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
MEDICINE

Physician-Supervised Medical Cannabis in California’s Adult-Use Era

The legalization of adult-use cannabis has expanded public access while reducing physician involvement in cannabis use for medical conditions. Consequently, patients with complex and chronic illnesses may use cannabis without structured clinical oversight, leading to unintended adverse events and lack of efficacy. Data describing outcomes associated with physician-supervised medical cannabis care remain limited, particularly among pediatric and older adult populations.

We conducted a multi-practice observational study to characterize demographics, diagnostic complexity, patterns of medical cannabis use, safety outcomes, dosing, and patient-reported experiences among individuals receiving physician-supervised medical cannabis care in California within a legalized adult-use environment. The study integrated patient surveys with systematic medical record review across four medical cannabis clinics between 2020 and 2022. This analysis provides real-world clinical data regarding supervised medical cannabis use across a broad age spectrum and medically complex population. The findings contribute to the evidence base informing clinical practice and policy discussions regarding the role of physician oversight in medical cannabis treatment.

BIO

Bonni Goldstein, MD is the Medical Director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education, a leading cannabis medicine specialty practice, and the CEO of GoldsteinWellness.com, an educational platform dedicated to helping licensed healthcare professionals incorporate medical cannabis into their practices.

Dr. Goldstein completed her internship and residency at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she also served as chief resident. After years of practicing Pediatric Emergency Medicine, she became interested in the science of medical cannabis following the profound improvements she witnessed in a seriously ill friend using cannabis.

Dr. Goldstein has evaluated thousands of patients for medical cannabis treatment over the past 17 years. She has a special focus on treating children with intractable epilepsy, autism, and cancer. She has co-authored numerous papers on the use of pharmacometabolomics to study the impact of medical cannabis on the behavioral symptoms associated with autism. Dr. Goldstein is the author of the book Cannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain, and serves on the board of the International Alliance for Cannabinoid Medicine and Autism Safe Haven. Additionally, she is a medical advisor to Cannformatics and Weedmaps. She has been the medical director for the CannMed Conference Medical Practicum since 2022.

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