Bonni Goldstein, MD is the Medical Director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education, a California-based medical practice that educates patients about the use of cannabis for serious and chronic conditions. After years of working in the specialty of Pediatric Emergency medicine, she developed an interest in the science of medical cannabis after witnessing its beneficial effects in an ill friend. Over the last 16 years she has evaluated thousands of patients and has a special interest in treating children with intractable epilepsy, severe autism, and advanced cancers. Dr. Goldstein co-authored three peer-reviewed articles about the use of Cannabis-Responsive salivary biomarkers to measure the impact of medical cannabis on children with autism. Her new company, Goldstein Wellness, is launching this year and is focused on helping healthcare practitioners integrate cannabis-based medicines into their practices. Her latest book is called Cannabis is Medicine.
Treatment of the challenging symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with cannabis medicine shows promising results, with some preliminary evidence of benefits for the core symptoms, which so far has remained elusive.