Dr. David Bearman Talks History, Uses of Cannabis

Vice President of the Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine Dr. David Bearman lectured and held a book signing in an event titled “Why Medical Marijuana is Good For You & The Benefits of Changing Our Dysfunctional Drug Policy” Wednesday night at the MultiCultural Center.

Bearman focused on the history and politics of cannabis as well as contemporary medical studies of the drug. Bearman also held a Q&A session and signed copies of his most recent book, Drugs Are NOT the Devil’s Tools.  Bearman was a key founder of the Isla Vista Neighborhood Clinic in 1970 and Director of Medical Services for the Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority (SBRHA) for 17 years.

Bearman began with a 45-minute lecture on the history of  drug consumption,  beginning with Zoroastrian rituals and ending with GW Pharmaceuticals’ 2014 medical trials of Epidiolex, a liquid form of Cannabidiol used to treat epilepsy.

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