drcaplan
@drcaplan.bsky.social
Board-Cert Physician, author, cannabis medicine pioneer 🌱 | Chief Medical Officer @ CED Clinic, The Commonwealth Project, CED Foundation, EO Care | Fighting stigma w/ science & humor | Author of Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook (Random House + Ben Bella)
✅ Cannabis moved from Schedule I to Schedule III
✅ Executive order directing pilot research on cannabinoid care for seniors
This took years of groundwork. Today marks real progress.
Now the serious work begins: evidence, outcomes, and getting it right.
✅ Executive order directing pilot research on cannabinoid care for seniors
This took years of groundwork. Today marks real progress.
Now the serious work begins: evidence, outcomes, and getting it right.
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
✅ Cannabis moved from Schedule I to Schedule III
✅ Executive order directing pilot research on cannabinoid care for seniors
This took years of groundwork. Today marks real progress.
Now the serious work begins: evidence, outcomes, and getting it right.
✅ Executive order directing pilot research on cannabinoid care for seniors
This took years of groundwork. Today marks real progress.
Now the serious work begins: evidence, outcomes, and getting it right.
The rules changed.
Bodies didn’t.
Sleep got thinner, stress got louder, and folks started wondering what still counts.
That quiet in-between?
That’s where the trouble lives.
www.tiktok.com/@drbenjaminc...
Bodies didn’t.
Sleep got thinner, stress got louder, and folks started wondering what still counts.
That quiet in-between?
That’s where the trouble lives.
www.tiktok.com/@drbenjaminc...
Breaking news: bodies did not update their behavior to match the new rules. Stress responded immediately. Sleep did not. Agree or disagree? #ForYou #HealthTok #MindBody #RealLife
TikTok video by Doctor Caplan, MD
www.tiktok.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The rules changed.
Bodies didn’t.
Sleep got thinner, stress got louder, and folks started wondering what still counts.
That quiet in-between?
That’s where the trouble lives.
www.tiktok.com/@drbenjaminc...
Bodies didn’t.
Sleep got thinner, stress got louder, and folks started wondering what still counts.
That quiet in-between?
That’s where the trouble lives.
www.tiktok.com/@drbenjaminc...
Two tables, one truth. Everyone’s managing something this season.
#Holidays #FamilyEnergy #ECSchat #medicalcannabis
#Holidays #FamilyEnergy #ECSchat #medicalcannabis
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Two tables, one truth. Everyone’s managing something this season.
#Holidays #FamilyEnergy #ECSchat #medicalcannabis
#Holidays #FamilyEnergy #ECSchat #medicalcannabis
I still write a note in every book I send. Not for the ritual, but for the reminder that medicine works better when it slows down and pays attention. Cannabis care taught me that healing begins with presence.
youtube.com/shorts/HvcDF...
youtube.com/shorts/HvcDF...
A Doctor Who Writes More Than Prescriptions
YouTube video by CED Clinic
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I still write a note in every book I send. Not for the ritual, but for the reminder that medicine works better when it slows down and pays attention. Cannabis care taught me that healing begins with presence.
youtube.com/shorts/HvcDF...
youtube.com/shorts/HvcDF...
When medicine becomes marketing, the body fights back.
The cannabis industry isn’t crashing - it’s having a fever.
🩺 Read The Medicine Behind the Market (Part I: The Fever)
It’s not about money; it’s about the biology we forgot.
open.substack.com/pub/doctorap...
The cannabis industry isn’t crashing - it’s having a fever.
🩺 Read The Medicine Behind the Market (Part I: The Fever)
It’s not about money; it’s about the biology we forgot.
open.substack.com/pub/doctorap...
The Medicine Behind the Market
The Fever: When the Market Forgot Its Pulse (Part 1 of 3)
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
When medicine becomes marketing, the body fights back.
The cannabis industry isn’t crashing - it’s having a fever.
🩺 Read The Medicine Behind the Market (Part I: The Fever)
It’s not about money; it’s about the biology we forgot.
open.substack.com/pub/doctorap...
The cannabis industry isn’t crashing - it’s having a fever.
🩺 Read The Medicine Behind the Market (Part I: The Fever)
It’s not about money; it’s about the biology we forgot.
open.substack.com/pub/doctorap...
So next time you catch your pup gazing at the horizon, maybe they’re not zoning out, they’re demonstrating perfect endocannabinoid balance. And maybe we could all learn a thing or two from that level of chill. 🐶💚
youtube.com/shorts/KN9DD...
youtube.com/shorts/KN9DD...
Why Dogs Act Like They’re Stoned (All the Time) 🐕💨
YouTube video by CED Clinic
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So next time you catch your pup gazing at the horizon, maybe they’re not zoning out, they’re demonstrating perfect endocannabinoid balance. And maybe we could all learn a thing or two from that level of chill. 🐶💚
youtube.com/shorts/KN9DD...
youtube.com/shorts/KN9DD...
🚫 Stop letting strangers on the internet choose your dose.
Doctors once said cannabis had 0 value, now science is proving what we knew all along.
If your “doctor” has a username ending in 420, maybe get a second opinion. 😅
#MedicalCannabis #CannabisEducation #WellnessRevolution #ModernMedicine
Doctors once said cannabis had 0 value, now science is proving what we knew all along.
If your “doctor” has a username ending in 420, maybe get a second opinion. 😅
#MedicalCannabis #CannabisEducation #WellnessRevolution #ModernMedicine
Your Doctor Was Wrong About Cannabis. Here’s Why
YouTube video by CED Clinic
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🚫 Stop letting strangers on the internet choose your dose.
Doctors once said cannabis had 0 value, now science is proving what we knew all along.
If your “doctor” has a username ending in 420, maybe get a second opinion. 😅
#MedicalCannabis #CannabisEducation #WellnessRevolution #ModernMedicine
Doctors once said cannabis had 0 value, now science is proving what we knew all along.
If your “doctor” has a username ending in 420, maybe get a second opinion. 😅
#MedicalCannabis #CannabisEducation #WellnessRevolution #ModernMedicine
For today's talk (in 3 hours, yes at 4:20 EST)
The YouTube liveStream link: www.youtube.com/@NYS_Cannabi...
Twitter: x.com/nys_cannabis/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/events/medic...
To register (show support, ask questions): forms.cloud.microsoft/g/PTNc5xSM4n
It’s kind of a big deal.
The YouTube liveStream link: www.youtube.com/@NYS_Cannabi...
Twitter: x.com/nys_cannabis/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/events/medic...
To register (show support, ask questions): forms.cloud.microsoft/g/PTNc5xSM4n
It’s kind of a big deal.
New York State Office of Cannabis Management
21+| Resources, Updates, & Events
Planting seeds for equity & opportunity in New York cannabis
#NYCCB Cannabis Control Board + #NYCAB Cannabis Advisory Board
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
For today's talk (in 3 hours, yes at 4:20 EST)
The YouTube liveStream link: www.youtube.com/@NYS_Cannabi...
Twitter: x.com/nys_cannabis/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/events/medic...
To register (show support, ask questions): forms.cloud.microsoft/g/PTNc5xSM4n
It’s kind of a big deal.
The YouTube liveStream link: www.youtube.com/@NYS_Cannabi...
Twitter: x.com/nys_cannabis/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/events/medic...
To register (show support, ask questions): forms.cloud.microsoft/g/PTNc5xSM4n
It’s kind of a big deal.
1 in 3 Americans live in a mental health provider shortage area — many with no local access at all.
#CareDeserts #MentalHealthAccess #Support
#CareDeserts #MentalHealthAccess #Support
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
1 in 3 Americans live in a mental health provider shortage area — many with no local access at all.
#CareDeserts #MentalHealthAccess #Support
#CareDeserts #MentalHealthAccess #Support
The U.S. often measures “mental health” with only broad metrics like “days feeling bad” — ignoring trauma, cognition, loops, nuance.
#HealthSystemFail #ComplexMind #MentalHealthReform
#HealthSystemFail #ComplexMind #MentalHealthReform
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The U.S. often measures “mental health” with only broad metrics like “days feeling bad” — ignoring trauma, cognition, loops, nuance.
#HealthSystemFail #ComplexMind #MentalHealthReform
#HealthSystemFail #ComplexMind #MentalHealthReform
Over half of top mental health videos on TikTok contain misinformation — even when people are desperate for help.
#MindCheck #DigitalWellness #Truth
#MindCheck #DigitalWellness #Truth
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Over half of top mental health videos on TikTok contain misinformation — even when people are desperate for help.
#MindCheck #DigitalWellness #Truth
#MindCheck #DigitalWellness #Truth
Antidepressants fail for ~40% of patients on first try — and even among responders, residual symptoms are common.
#MentalHealthAwareness #PsychTreatment #Hope
#MentalHealthAwareness #PsychTreatment #Hope
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Antidepressants fail for ~40% of patients on first try — and even among responders, residual symptoms are common.
#MentalHealthAwareness #PsychTreatment #Hope
#MentalHealthAwareness #PsychTreatment #Hope
Fewer than 1 in 5 people with anxiety ever receive minimally adequate treatment — in the richest countries.
#MentalHealthMatters #AccessGap #BreakTheStigma 😶🌫️
#MentalHealthMatters #AccessGap #BreakTheStigma 😶🌫️
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Fewer than 1 in 5 people with anxiety ever receive minimally adequate treatment — in the richest countries.
#MentalHealthMatters #AccessGap #BreakTheStigma 😶🌫️
#MentalHealthMatters #AccessGap #BreakTheStigma 😶🌫️
Modern psychiatry: “Let’s try 8 weeks of numb.”
Cannabis: “What if we just turn down the panic and keep the personality?”
youtube.com/shorts/3pOWS... 🌿🧠
#MentalHealthHumor #CannabisCare #BrainScience #HealthcareReform
Cannabis: “What if we just turn down the panic and keep the personality?”
youtube.com/shorts/3pOWS... 🌿🧠
#MentalHealthHumor #CannabisCare #BrainScience #HealthcareReform
Not Broken, Just Misunderstood: Cannabis & Mental Health
YouTube video by CED Clinic
youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Modern psychiatry: “Let’s try 8 weeks of numb.”
Cannabis: “What if we just turn down the panic and keep the personality?”
youtube.com/shorts/3pOWS... 🌿🧠
#MentalHealthHumor #CannabisCare #BrainScience #HealthcareReform
Cannabis: “What if we just turn down the panic and keep the personality?”
youtube.com/shorts/3pOWS... 🌿🧠
#MentalHealthHumor #CannabisCare #BrainScience #HealthcareReform
If I bite my tongue any harder it's gonna leave a mark, friend! Sometimes one has to wade through some tough mud to do the right thing.
I think this one will be worth it for everyone.
I think this one will be worth it for everyone.
September 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If I bite my tongue any harder it's gonna leave a mark, friend! Sometimes one has to wade through some tough mud to do the right thing.
I think this one will be worth it for everyone.
I think this one will be worth it for everyone.
that's the plan, anyway. It'll take a few steps still ahead of us, and lots of support from all levels. But, we're here - so we're making some progress so far.
September 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
that's the plan, anyway. It'll take a few steps still ahead of us, and lots of support from all levels. But, we're here - so we're making some progress so far.
I am not that talented, but appreciate the vote of confidence.
Credit goes to a professional video person for the video. It was made to reach the president, and catch his attention.
Mission accomplished?
Credit goes to a professional video person for the video. It was made to reach the president, and catch his attention.
Mission accomplished?
September 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I am not that talented, but appreciate the vote of confidence.
Credit goes to a professional video person for the video. It was made to reach the president, and catch his attention.
Mission accomplished?
Credit goes to a professional video person for the video. It was made to reach the president, and catch his attention.
Mission accomplished?
I hear ya. I'm just here to vouch that this particular tune happens to be the real deal. No lip-syncing or any slight of hand. No shadiness/corruption, etc.
September 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I hear ya. I'm just here to vouch that this particular tune happens to be the real deal. No lip-syncing or any slight of hand. No shadiness/corruption, etc.
Yes, Howard… and some doctor who keeps popping up in videos about seniors and weed.
Feels like I’ve seen his face somewhere… maybe halfway down this page? 😏
🔗 commonwealthproject.org/about/
Feels like I’ve seen his face somewhere… maybe halfway down this page? 😏
🔗 commonwealthproject.org/about/
About - Commonwealth Project
The Commonwealth Project is working to prioritize the 65+ population by integrating medical cannabis into mainstream health care for seniors.
commonwealthproject.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Yes, Howard… and some doctor who keeps popping up in videos about seniors and weed.
Feels like I’ve seen his face somewhere… maybe halfway down this page? 😏
🔗 commonwealthproject.org/about/
Feels like I’ve seen his face somewhere… maybe halfway down this page? 😏
🔗 commonwealthproject.org/about/
Nope. Trump's only involvement (we hope) will be supporting a pilot to proceed, through which we will build a scoreboard... so that we can point to the scoreboard and show the nation that seniors will benefit tremendously from cannabinoid-based therapies... and yes, Medicare will save money too.
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Nope. Trump's only involvement (we hope) will be supporting a pilot to proceed, through which we will build a scoreboard... so that we can point to the scoreboard and show the nation that seniors will benefit tremendously from cannabinoid-based therapies... and yes, Medicare will save money too.
Or you can just ask. There need be no mystery or guesswork here.
September 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Or you can just ask. There need be no mystery or guesswork here.