CBD Doctor
0274 222273

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I am Dr Graham Gulbransen, Specialist General Practitioner with specialist training in Addiction Medicine. Cannabis Care is the first medicinal cannabis service in this country. I first prescribed Sativex medicinal cannabis in March 2017.

Many patients experience a benefit in the first week or two of medicinal cannabis. Longer or stronger courses of treatment may be prescribed at follow up. Cost of medicinal cannabis is often around $5 per day.

At Cannabis Care you will receive personal care from me and Receptionists, Celeste and Mel.

DR GULBRANSEN CONSULTATIONS, CBD & THC

First consultations can be done in person at the Cannabis Care Clinic or by video using doxy.me - instructions will be sent to you. 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 by video; allow 20 minutes. We don't need a referral from your doctor, but we encourage all patients to bring relevant medical notes or a referral letter. With patient permission, the usual GP is sent a report of the consultation and follow up.

• Dr Graham Gulbransen is a Specialist General Practitioner with expertise in Medicinal Cannabis
• Persistent pain (including EDS (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), emotional distress including anxiety and depression, and sleep difficulties are the main problems addressed. Many other conditions may respond to medicinal cannabis
• Dr Gulbransen will take you through the full consultation and follow up
• He has over 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 the patient requests, issues are complex or the usual GP is unable to prescribe.

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. Cannabis Care clinic is located at 97 St Lukes Rd, Sandringham, Auckland 1025.

Medicinal Cannabis

The first training attended by Dr Gulbransen was the United in Compassion (UiC) 4-day Medicinal Cannabis Course and Symposium in Melbourne, June 2017. UiC's mission statement includes "Help us put the focus back on patients" and "when action meets compassion, lives can change". The Symposium featured consumers, clinicians and scientists from Australia, Europe and the USA explaining how to use THC, CBD and many other useful components of cannabis.

History of Medical Cannabis IN NZ, 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.

For a list of medicinal cannabis products that have been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the Minimum Quality Standards go to the Ministry of Health website.

CANNABIS OILS, DRIED FLOWER, CBD & THC

Medicinal cannabis oils are convenient to use and easy to adjust the doses. They may be slower to start working, but can last 4-6 hours or more. Dried flower, or herbal medicinal cannabis has a more rapid onset of action, but wears off sooner than oils. Dried flower CBD and THC products are separated into those verified ‘for inhalation via a vaporiser’ or ‘for preparing tea for oral consumption’. Dried flower products may provide rapid relief for emotional distress like anxiety, panic attacks and/or depression, chronic pain, sleeping difficulties and many other conditions.

For more information go to the www.health.govt.nz website.