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Jun 17, 20231 min read
Watch: Hinanit talks about cannabis & ovarian cancer
Last month I went to CannMed 23, a conference about all aspects of medical cannabis production, research, and therapeutic use. Hinanit...
Feb 6, 20231 min read
Cannabis and ovarian cancer: continuing Michelle Kendall’s legacy (plus a podcast!)
A new article about Michelle and our research has been published in Cannabis Health News. It's a well written summary by Sarah Sinclair,...
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Michelle’s Legacy of Research, Advocacy, and Change
Hinanit and I were recently interviewed for the publication Cannabis Patient Care. The interview covers Michelle's story as well as our...
Nov 4, 20225 min read
Cannabis kills ovarian cancer!
In summer 2020, Michelle and I decided to fund research into cannabis and ovarian cancer. There were no existing studies that accounted...
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Secret Science
I just discovered this message from Michelle in the "Drafts" section of the blog, written in summer 2021. Apparently, she started it to...
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Biden's big move
Thank you to everyone who has been sending me news reports about Biden's announcement pardoning those Federally convicted of marijuana...
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Cannabis and ovarian cancer stem cells
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a biochemically distinct subtype of cancer cells that seem to be particularly important in tumor growth and...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Quick update on the marijuana research bill: more action needed
The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act has passed in the US House of Representatives with strong bipartisan...
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Take action: the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
I realize that I've been absent from this space for far longer than I promised, and I apologize. I've been struggling with motivation...
May 3, 20223 min read
Illicit Oncology
As you well know from reading this blog and watching her movie, Michelle was intensely frustrated by the paucity of rigorous research on...
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Showing up and reconnecting
Dear friends, it’s been been far too long since I’ve posted here. There are a number of things that I’ve been wanting to share for...
Feb 17, 20227 min read
Michelle's obituary
Michelle's obituary is now online at the Santa Barbara Independent, and will be in this week's print issue. I wanted to share here an...
Feb 8, 20221 min read
A dark morning
Six years ago today, in the pre-dawn darkness of an Oxford winter, Michelle awoke screaming with pain in her abdomen. Convinced it was...
Nov 7, 20215 min read
Remembering Michelle
It has been 6 weeks since Michelle said farewell to this world. I am still grieving terribly, even though she is in my heart and giving...
Sep 29, 20212 min read
Farewell Michelle
On Sunday afternoon Michelle threw her last party. A small group of family and close friends gathered in our back yard, and over a couple...
Sep 25, 20212 min read
To be or not Doobie
Unfortunately the internal bile stint didn't work. I went back to UCLA 2 weeks ago for an external bile drain, which should have been...
Aug 24, 20212 min read
UCLA Onc Ward
Last Tuesday I had a telemedicine “second opinion” consultation with Dr. Konecny, an oncologist at UCLA. He thought that my failing liver...
Jul 31, 20215 min read
Dying Wishes
I wish this post was four decades too soon. I'd even settle for four years too early. But unfortunately sharing my "Dying Wishes" blog...
Jun 27, 20215 min read
Lives begin and lives end
I have not written in weeks because there was just a dribble of this and that, nothing warranting a blog post. I will get into the bits...
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