Today, Ajay Sharma RPh, MBA, a local pharmacist based in Silver Spring joins us on Understanding CBD with Max and Steven to explain how cbd, a plant-based medicine works in relation to pharmaceutical products. He talks about drug interactions and how cbd impacts patients. He also explains how topical and sublingual absorption of cbd vary and when to choose one versus the other. On Dr. G’s corner, we learn about the legality of cbd and what that means to consumers.

UnderstandingCBD.com has launched! Visit the site for an all access pass to every episode of our radio show, CBD information and Dr. G’s tips. For this week’s episode, we revisit the stigma of medical marijuana and CBD oil. It still overrides scientific evidence leaving the medical cannabis community without a voice. Thankfully, there are people like this week’s guest, Rita Montoya, J.D. After years of managing her autoimmune disease and involuntary muscular disorder with a collection of doctor prescribed medications that caused issues affecting her family life and career, she sought other options. Today, she shared what she found and how it drove her to advocate for more people like her by creating the Cannabis Patient Advocacy Association (CPAA). Finally, Mailsaaaack brought excitement as we listened to customer testimonials and the ways they use their CBD oil.

Special Guest: Is there a holistic, non-traditional approach for cancer treatment that works? Rebecca Mooshi shares her personal story of seeking alternative options when her breast cancer recurred, including a foray into DIY FECO (Fully Extracted Cannabis Oil). Rebecca discovered improved quality of life through better sleep and appetite, which supported her healing process, and began to share her FECO with her community in an effort to support others on their path.

Doc G’s Corner: Dr. Ben Gonzalez retells the history of cannabis, politics and medicine in the US and makes a plea to legislators to break down the barriers to cannabis and CBD clinical trials and research.

Plus: in mail sack, a success story from a Max and Steven’s Premium Hemp Extracts user experiencing improved sleep as a result of using CBD oil.

Caitlin Orman is a prime example of how prevalent the stigma around cannabis is. Get insight into her fight between her studying choices and her new found interest in cannabis and CBD, while she helps us understand suppositories and other valuable information. Her story is a real and underrated look into how the people close to her disagreed with her choices to drop out of college and pivot to a path that she has a passion for. We also briefly discuss the MORE act pending vote by the end of this week which will determine the course of the cannabis industry dramatically. Additionally, near the end of the show, we get an interesting update by Dr. Ben Gonzalas about CBD and its potential effects on Covid-19 which you will not want to miss out on.

Special Guest: Hemp foods is the topic of this episode so Max & Steven step in as the "special guests" because their main guest has a last minute emergency. The guys creatively weave in a hemp foods trivia question, “What is the difference between hemp oil and CBD oil?” Listeners come to the rescue with answers and are rewarded with a Max & Steven’s CBD Roll-On! Also, our very own Doc G. jumps in early to answer some listener questions.

Doc G’s Corner: Doctor Benjamin Gonzalez from Atlantis Medical Wellness Center talks about the powerful combination of hemp foods, CBD and how your body's own cannabinoid system responds to these synergistic relationships. He also answers a must-hear listener question about arthritis and CBD.

Plus: Kehrt Reyher from HempToday.net joins Max & Steven to update us on some top issues in the world of hemp. He discusses the challenges with state regulators in California and shares some news from the FDA that will require action from the US Congress to move CBD forward. Listen in for the details!