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Dr Gulbransen GP / Cannabis Care
DR GULBRANSEN CONSULTATIONS
First consultations can be done in person at Cannabis Care Clinic or by video using doxy.me. Allow 40 minutes for clinic appointments or up to 60 minutes for video consultations. Follow up consultations may be done in person or by phone or video; allow 20 minutes. Dr Gulbransen accepts patients with or without referral from their GP and encourages all patients to bring relevant medical notes. With patient permission, the usual GP is sent a report of the consultation and follow up.
Bookings & Enquiries: Please contact us on 0274 222273 (you may be asked to leave a message), or email info@cbcare.nz, or fill in our contact form.
The Cannabis Care clinic is located at 97 St Lukes Rd, Sandringham, Auckland.
- Dr Graham Gulbransen is a Specialist General Practitioner with a Special Interest in Medicinal Cannabis
- Dr Gulbransen will take you through the full consultation and follow up
- He has 40 years’ experience in General Practice, so different treatment options will be discussed
- He has 30 years’ experience in addiction medicine
- He has been prescribing medicinal cannabis since March 2017
- Patients are generally seen twice or more if appropriate
Medicinal Cannabis Course Symposium
Dr Gulbransen was in good company with consumers, clinicians and scientists at the United in Compassion (UiC) 4-day Medicinal Cannabis Course Symposiums in June 2017 and March 2019. UiC's mission statement includes "Help us put the focus back on patients" and "when action meets compassion, lives can change". The Symposium also featured a documentary on medical marijuana (CBD Oil).
History of Medical Cannabis, CBD & THC
At Cannabis Care we assess patients and consider all treatment options including medicinal cannabis.
Sativex spray containing both CBD and THC has been available since 2010. Other CBD and THC products are classed as ‘unapproved’ because they have not been through complete Medsafe medical assessment for effectiveness and adverse effects. Most patients find medicinal cannabis is safe to trial for their medical symptoms.
We would love to give you information on what medicinal cannabis products are available. However, Medsafe, a business unit of the Ministry of Health, states: "It is unlawful to advertise in any way an unapproved medicine or the availability of an unapproved medicine and to do so breaches section 20 of the Medicines Act." So, unfortunately, we cannot give you further information on what medicinal cannabis products are available.
The Medicinal Cannabis Scheme "sets a Minimum Quality Standard (MQS) which all unapproved/unconsented medicinal cannabis products supplied in New Zealand must meet. The aim of the MQS is to ensure the consistency and quality of the products that medical practitioners prescribe their patients".
A list of medicinal cannabis products that have been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the MQS can be found on the Ministry of Health website.
For information on products that have been verified as meeting minimum standards, please go to their website. It is frequently updated as new products are verified.
These quotations are from the Medsafe document, Relevant legislative considerations.
Medicinal cannabis oils are noted for their slower onset and longer action. They are convenient to use and easy to adjust the doses.
Dried flower, or herbal medicinal cannabis has a more rapid onset of action but wears off sooner than oils.
Dried flower products may provide rapid relief for emotional distress like anxiety, panic attacks and/or depression, chronic pain and sleeping difficulties.
Dried flower CBD and THC products are separated into those verified ‘for inhalation via a vaporiser’ or ‘for preparing tea for oral consumption’.
For more information please go to the www.health.govt.nz website.
Dr Gulbransen - Medical Cannabis Media Reports
Graham Gulbransen is frequently interviewed by the New Zealand media. For a list of all his media interviews see the medicinal cannabis media reports.
Listen to the doctor's recent RNZ interview:
Medicinal cannabis rules relaxed: What will it mean for patients?
CANNABIS CBD AND THC
Dr Graham Gulbransen is an experienced Specialist GP with a special interest in Cannabis CBD and THC, and addiction medicine. Graham takes self-referrals and GP referrals for assessment. All treatment options are considered including medicinal cannabis. For the first consultation patients are seen in person or by video consultation from anywhere in New Zealand. Follow up consultations are often done in person or by video or phone.
