Florida has witnessed a notable upsurge in its medical marijuana patient population over the past two years. By July 2020, the number of registered patients among Florida residents had surpassed 250,000. This represents a remarkable increase of over 71% since the year...
ABC Action News: Proposed bill could limit access to medical marijuana for pediatric patients in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — At just two-years-old, Kevin Mundaca’s daughter Lilli became one of the first pediatric patients in Florida to be put on the medical cannabis program. “The chemo treatment that they had, it was killing her. We literally had to pull her out of it and ever...
PRESS RELEASE (03/09/21): Florida Legislators Consider Severely Limiting Pediatric Access to Medical Marijuana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida legislators consider severely limiting pediatric access to medical marijuana. Tampa Pediatrician leads parent advocates and colleagues to fight the bill. TAMPA, Fla. March 9, 2021 — Despite overwhelming public support for medical...
A Plea for Mutual Respect & Understanding in the Time of COVID-19
by DAVID BERGER, M.D. As our nation surpassed 100,000 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), I have been reflecting on how things have unfolded over the past few months. When we look back on this tragic time, it will likely become apparent what...
Dr. David’s Corner: Standing In Solidarity to Combat Systemic Racism
Standing In Solidarity to Combat Systemic Racism Dear Wholistic Community, It is very telling that as we relaunch our newsletter, Our Wholistic Planet, we feel the need to start off with a topic other than the global COVID-19 pandemic plaguing our communities. ...
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
As the Dec. 1 deadline approaches for school districts to draft policies on how students can take cannabis on campus, effected groups are reaching out to Dr. David for his opinion on how best to approach medical cannabis treatment in schools.
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
As the Dec. 1 deadline approaches for school districts to draft policies on how students can take cannabis on campus, effected groups are reaching out to Dr. David for his opinion on how best to approach medical cannabis treatment in schools. WFLA News Channel 8:...
ABC Action News: Florida Schools are Drafting Medical Marijuana Policies
As an expert in pediatric medical cannabis, Dr. David continues to be contacted to discuss strategies for handling medical cannabis in schools. Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions WFLA News Channel 8:...
WFLA News Channel 8: Medical Marijuana & Schools
WFLA News Channel 8 called upon Dr. David's expertise to discuss school policies around medical cannabis.
Medical Cannabis, Autism, and the Transformation of Medicine
Written by David Berger, MD, FAAP and published in Autism Parenting Magazine. Find out how using medical cannabis can help facilitate the treatment of children with chronic conditions from a board-certified pediatrician and leading US authority on medical cannabis,...