Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Dustin Sulak is a traditional osteopathic physician and expert in integrative medicine. His clinical practice in Maine focuses on treating refractory conditions in adults and children. Dr. Sulak is an internationally-renowned expert in medical cannabis, the author of Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice, and co-founder of Healer, a medical cannabis education resource and products company. He serves on the board of directors of The Society of Cannabis Clinicians and is a passionate educator and leader in the medical cannabis field.
Dustin is also a true CannMed veteran, having participated in every CannMed event dating back to our first conference at Harvard Medical School. He returns to CannMed 25 this year and is contributing to multiple sessions, including:
* The Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Panel - cannmedevents.com/chs-panel
* CannMed Medical Practicum - cannmedevents.com/medical-practicum-workshop
* Bridging the Gap: New Findings on the Utility of CBG-Dominant and THC-Containing Hemp Products - cannmedevents.com/dustin-sulak-do
* Morning Mindfulness Session - cannmedevents.com/networking-events
We discuss:
* Overview of Dustin’s oral presentation on CBG and its clinical use in cannabinoid medicine
* Current research, anecdotal evidence, and mechanisms of CBG’s therapeutic effects
* Insights from a patient survey studying CBG and THC usage patterns, dosages, and outcomes
* How the 2018 Farm Bill increased patients’ access to THC-containing products
* Using cannabinoids, especially low-dose THC and CBG, to manage dementia symptoms.
* Survey data on using ketamine to treat depression and pain
Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: Healer
Healer is a trusted, physician-developed medical cannabis brand founded to address the challenges of helping patients and health providers get the best results with safe, reliably dosable products and education on how to best use them. Healer’s distinctive product formulations and educational material are based on the work of leading cannabis clinician, Dr. Dustin Sulak, D.O.
Learn More at healer.com
Additional Resources
* Healer.com
* HealerCBD.com
* Register for CannMed 25 – cvent.me/emBPno
* Meet the CannMed 25 Speakers and Poster Presenters – cannmedevents.com/speakers –
* Review the Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannmed-coffee-talk/id1504218804
* CannMed Archive – cannmedevents.com/cannmed-video-archives
Dr. Dustin Sulak is a traditional osteopathic physician and expert in integrative medicine. His clinical practice in Maine focuses on treating refractory conditions in adults and children. Dr. Sulak is an internationally-renowned expert in medical cannabis, the author of Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice, and co-founder of Healer, a medical cannabis education resource and products company. He serves on the board of directors of The Society of Cannabis Clinicians and is a passionate educator and leader in the medical cannabis field.
Dustin is also a true CannMed veteran, having participated in every CannMed event dating back to our first conference at Harvard Medical School. He returns to CannMed 25 this year and is contributing to multiple sessions, including:
* The Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Panel - cannmedevents.com/chs-panel
* CannMed Medical Practicum - cannmedevents.com/medical-practicum-workshop
* Bridging the Gap: New Findings on the Utility of CBG-Dominant and THC-Containing Hemp Products - cannmedevents.com/dustin-sulak-do
* Morning Mindfulness Session - cannmedevents.com/networking-events
We discuss:
* Overview of Dustin’s oral presentation on CBG and its clinical use in cannabinoid medicine
* Current research, anecdotal evidence, and mechanisms of CBG’s therapeutic effects
* Insights from a patient survey studying CBG and THC usage patterns, dosages, and outcomes
* How the 2018 Farm Bill increased patients’ access to THC-containing products
* Using cannabinoids, especially low-dose THC and CBG, to manage dementia symptoms.
* Survey data on using ketamine to treat depression and pain
Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: Healer
Healer is a trusted, physician-developed medical cannabis brand founded to address the challenges of helping patients and health providers get the best results with safe, reliably dosable products and education on how to best use them. Healer’s distinctive product formulations and educational material are based on the work of leading cannabis clinician, Dr. Dustin Sulak, D.O.
Learn More at healer.com
Additional Resources
* Healer.com
* HealerCBD.com
* Register for CannMed 25 – cvent.me/emBPno
* Meet the CannMed 25 Speakers and Poster Presenters – cannmedevents.com/speakers –
* Review the Podcast – podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannmed-coffee-talk/id1504218804
* CannMed Archive – cannmedevents.com/cannmed-video-archives




![What were some improvements/outcomes from the sleep study of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Dr. Mohsin Maqbool is a pediatric neurologist and sleep specialist based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. His work focuses on the intersection of neurodevelopment, sleep, and cannabinoid therapeutics in autism spectrum disorder. He is particularly interested in how cannabinoid formulations may influence sleep regulation, behavior, and quality of life in children with autism.
At CannMed 26, Mohsin will present “Autism, Sleep, and Medicinal Cannabis: Evaluating 18-Month Efficacy and Safety Outcomes”
During our conversation, we discuss:
- The gaps in current sleep medicine for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Results from Mohsin’s 18-month longitudinal study including improvements to total sleep time, sleep onset and maintenance, and overall quality of sleep
- The method of finding the effective dose for each patient
- Cannabinoids’ effect on the duration of REM sleep and what the daytime implications are
- Thinking of cannabis as a tool to supplement conventional ASD medications and not a replacement
- Future research directions - using wearables and EEG to investigate how cannabinoids affect sleep architecture and brain physiology, as well as using biomarkers to see whether patients are a good candidate for cannabinoid therapies
Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: The Society of Cannabis Clinicians
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians is a nonprofit professional association of physicians and other healthcare providers. It provides continuing education—for clinicians, patients, and all concerned about the medical use of cannabis and best practices in clinical care. SCC physicians have been monitoring cannabis use by patients for 20 years and have compiled a wealth of clinical evidence and treatment strategies that will be validated by clinical trials in the years ahead.
To learn more about SCC and to join visit cannabisclinicians.org.
Additional Resources
- Effects of Medical Cannabis Treatment for Autistic Children on Family Accommodation: An Open-Label Mixed-Methods Study - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12563248/
- [Book] Cannabis Is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD Are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain by Dr. Bonni Goldstein - https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Medicine-Medical-Healing-Everything/dp/031650078X
- Register for CannMed 26 - https://cannmedevents.com/package-options/
- Meet the CannMed 26 Speakers - https://cannmedevents.com/speakers/
- Review the Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannmed-coffee-talk/id1504218804
- CannMed Archive - https://cannmedevents.com/cannmed-video-archives/ What were some improvements/outcomes from the sleep study of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vrI_ylBACeg/mqdefault.jpg)

![Improving Sleep for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Mohsin Maqbool, MD
Dr. Mohsin Maqbool is a pediatric neurologist and sleep specialist based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. His work focuses on the intersection of neurodevelopment, sleep, and cannabinoid therapeutics in autism spectrum disorder. He is particularly interested in how cannabinoid formulations may influence sleep regulation, behavior, and quality of life in children with autism.
At CannMed 26, Mohsin will present “Autism, Sleep, and Medicinal Cannabis: Evaluating 18-Month Efficacy and Safety Outcomes”
During our conversation, we discuss:
- The gaps in current sleep medicine for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Results from Mohsin’s 18-month longitudinal study including improvements to total sleep time, sleep onset and maintenance, and overall quality of sleep
- The method of finding the effective dose for each patient
- Cannabinoids’ effect on the duration of REM sleep and what the daytime implications are
- Thinking of cannabis as a tool to supplement conventional ASD medications and not a replacement
- Future research directions - using wearables and EEG to investigate how cannabinoids affect sleep architecture and brain physiology, as well as using biomarkers to see whether patients are a good candidate for cannabinoid therapies
Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: The Society of Cannabis Clinicians
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians is a nonprofit professional association of physicians and other healthcare providers. It provides continuing education—for clinicians, patients, and all concerned about the medical use of cannabis and best practices in clinical care. SCC physicians have been monitoring cannabis use by patients for 20 years and have compiled a wealth of clinical evidence and treatment strategies that will be validated by clinical trials in the years ahead.
To learn more about SCC and to join visit cannabisclinicians.org.
Additional Resources
- Effects of Medical Cannabis Treatment for Autistic Children on Family Accommodation: An Open-Label Mixed-Methods Study - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12563248/
- [Book] Cannabis Is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD Are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain by Dr. Bonni Goldstein - https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Medicine-Medical-Healing-Everything/dp/031650078X
- Register for CannMed 26 - https://cannmedevents.com/package-options/
- Meet the CannMed 26 Speakers - https://cannmedevents.com/speakers/
- Review the Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannmed-coffee-talk/id1504218804
- CannMed Archive - https://cannmedevents.com/cannmed-video-archives/ Improving Sleep for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Mohsin Maqbool, MD](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w1ZQaf1ZieY/mqdefault.jpg)



