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)
What invisible rule do you still follow… and why?
Let’s name them, question them, and rewrite the ones that no longer serve.
👇 Drop yours
#SelfReflection #GrowthMindset #QuestionEverything #RewriteTheScript #DoctorApproved
Let’s name them, question them, and rewrite the ones that no longer serve.
👇 Drop yours
#SelfReflection #GrowthMindset #QuestionEverything #RewriteTheScript #DoctorApproved
July 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What invisible rule do you still follow… and why?
Let’s name them, question them, and rewrite the ones that no longer serve.
👇 Drop yours
#SelfReflection #GrowthMindset #QuestionEverything #RewriteTheScript #DoctorApproved
Let’s name them, question them, and rewrite the ones that no longer serve.
👇 Drop yours
#SelfReflection #GrowthMindset #QuestionEverything #RewriteTheScript #DoctorApproved
Parenting today = 1950s rules + 1980s fear + 2020s screen guilt.
No wonder we’re overwhelmed.
#ParentingSupport #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #MentalLoad #BreakingCycles
No wonder we’re overwhelmed.
#ParentingSupport #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #MentalLoad #BreakingCycles
July 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Parenting today = 1950s rules + 1980s fear + 2020s screen guilt.
No wonder we’re overwhelmed.
#ParentingSupport #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #MentalLoad #BreakingCycles
No wonder we’re overwhelmed.
#ParentingSupport #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #MentalLoad #BreakingCycles
Still think rest has to be earned?
That busy = valuable?
That tears = weakness?
Time to ask: Who wrote that script?
#WorkCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #Wellbeing #ProductivityMyth #ReclaimYourTime
That busy = valuable?
That tears = weakness?
Time to ask: Who wrote that script?
#WorkCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #Wellbeing #ProductivityMyth #ReclaimYourTime
July 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Still think rest has to be earned?
That busy = valuable?
That tears = weakness?
Time to ask: Who wrote that script?
#WorkCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #Wellbeing #ProductivityMyth #ReclaimYourTime
That busy = valuable?
That tears = weakness?
Time to ask: Who wrote that script?
#WorkCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #Wellbeing #ProductivityMyth #ReclaimYourTime
🎸 Not all “Blue Dream” hits the same.
Some of them feel like Gary from Accounting trying to cover Hendrix.
✨ Same label. Wildly different effects.
#CannabisTruth #StrainNamesAreWeird #PlantMedicine
Some of them feel like Gary from Accounting trying to cover Hendrix.
✨ Same label. Wildly different effects.
#CannabisTruth #StrainNamesAreWeird #PlantMedicine
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
🎸 Not all “Blue Dream” hits the same.
Some of them feel like Gary from Accounting trying to cover Hendrix.
✨ Same label. Wildly different effects.
#CannabisTruth #StrainNamesAreWeird #PlantMedicine
Some of them feel like Gary from Accounting trying to cover Hendrix.
✨ Same label. Wildly different effects.
#CannabisTruth #StrainNamesAreWeird #PlantMedicine
🏃♀️💚 “Athletes use cannabis?
Of course they do.
You would too if you’d just pulled your hamstring and your will to live.”
#PerformanceRecovery #WeedWise #StrongerWithScience
Of course they do.
You would too if you’d just pulled your hamstring and your will to live.”
#PerformanceRecovery #WeedWise #StrongerWithScience
June 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🏃♀️💚 “Athletes use cannabis?
Of course they do.
You would too if you’d just pulled your hamstring and your will to live.”
#PerformanceRecovery #WeedWise #StrongerWithScience
Of course they do.
You would too if you’d just pulled your hamstring and your will to live.”
#PerformanceRecovery #WeedWise #StrongerWithScience
Aging shouldn’t come with a prescription for sedation. Cannabis offers seniors a path to relief without the fog. Let’s rethink elder care. #CannabisForSeniors #HealthyAging #MedicalCannabis #SeniorCare #WellnessRevolution
🔗 doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/cannabis-i...
🔗 doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/cannabis-i...
June 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Aging shouldn’t come with a prescription for sedation. Cannabis offers seniors a path to relief without the fog. Let’s rethink elder care. #CannabisForSeniors #HealthyAging #MedicalCannabis #SeniorCare #WellnessRevolution
🔗 doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/cannabis-i...
🔗 doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/cannabis-i...
4/ Cannabis isn’t a miracle.
But it offers something modern medicine often forgets:
➕ Fewer meds
➕ More function
➕ Dignity
It’s not about getting high.
It’s about getting helped.
#plantpower #caretools #elderwellness #listenup
But it offers something modern medicine often forgets:
➕ Fewer meds
➕ More function
➕ Dignity
It’s not about getting high.
It’s about getting helped.
#plantpower #caretools #elderwellness #listenup
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
4/ Cannabis isn’t a miracle.
But it offers something modern medicine often forgets:
➕ Fewer meds
➕ More function
➕ Dignity
It’s not about getting high.
It’s about getting helped.
#plantpower #caretools #elderwellness #listenup
But it offers something modern medicine often forgets:
➕ Fewer meds
➕ More function
➕ Dignity
It’s not about getting high.
It’s about getting helped.
#plantpower #caretools #elderwellness #listenup
3/ Most docs reach for:
➕ Ambien (sedating)
➕ Benadryl (cognitive decline)
➕ Opioids (fall risk, addiction)
➕ Steroid creams (skin thinning)
All while ignoring cannabis.
#honestmedicine #alternativesexist #commoncarefail #thisiswild
➕ Ambien (sedating)
➕ Benadryl (cognitive decline)
➕ Opioids (fall risk, addiction)
➕ Steroid creams (skin thinning)
All while ignoring cannabis.
#honestmedicine #alternativesexist #commoncarefail #thisiswild
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
3/ Most docs reach for:
➕ Ambien (sedating)
➕ Benadryl (cognitive decline)
➕ Opioids (fall risk, addiction)
➕ Steroid creams (skin thinning)
All while ignoring cannabis.
#honestmedicine #alternativesexist #commoncarefail #thisiswild
➕ Ambien (sedating)
➕ Benadryl (cognitive decline)
➕ Opioids (fall risk, addiction)
➕ Steroid creams (skin thinning)
All while ignoring cannabis.
#honestmedicine #alternativesexist #commoncarefail #thisiswild
2/ Your mom wakes 4x a night.
Your dad’s knees creak, his skin itches, he’s confused—but no one calls it what it is.
That’s not “just aging.”
That’s poor care.
#seniorcaregap #realmedicine #tiredofthis #familyfirst
Your dad’s knees creak, his skin itches, he’s confused—but no one calls it what it is.
That’s not “just aging.”
That’s poor care.
#seniorcaregap #realmedicine #tiredofthis #familyfirst
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
2/ Your mom wakes 4x a night.
Your dad’s knees creak, his skin itches, he’s confused—but no one calls it what it is.
That’s not “just aging.”
That’s poor care.
#seniorcaregap #realmedicine #tiredofthis #familyfirst
Your dad’s knees creak, his skin itches, he’s confused—but no one calls it what it is.
That’s not “just aging.”
That’s poor care.
#seniorcaregap #realmedicine #tiredofthis #familyfirst
1/ Older adults don’t need more pills.
They need better ones.
This thread is for everyone who’s watched aging feel like a slow-motion fog—and wondered if there’s a better way.
🌿👇
#cannabisforseniors #agingwell #geriatrictruth #thisagain
They need better ones.
This thread is for everyone who’s watched aging feel like a slow-motion fog—and wondered if there’s a better way.
🌿👇
#cannabisforseniors #agingwell #geriatrictruth #thisagain
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
1/ Older adults don’t need more pills.
They need better ones.
This thread is for everyone who’s watched aging feel like a slow-motion fog—and wondered if there’s a better way.
🌿👇
#cannabisforseniors #agingwell #geriatrictruth #thisagain
They need better ones.
This thread is for everyone who’s watched aging feel like a slow-motion fog—and wondered if there’s a better way.
🌿👇
#cannabisforseniors #agingwell #geriatrictruth #thisagain
There are over 630,000 published works + peer-reviewed cannabis studies in PubMed. This isn’t folklore. It’s just been ignored. #CannabisResearch #RealScience #DataMatters
May 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There are over 630,000 published works + peer-reviewed cannabis studies in PubMed. This isn’t folklore. It’s just been ignored. #CannabisResearch #RealScience #DataMatters
1/ Cannabis is growing up. Less hype, more healing. We’re finally seeing it treated like medicine—and the shift is overdue. #CannabisCare #ChronicPain #HealthFreedom
May 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
1/ Cannabis is growing up. Less hype, more healing. We’re finally seeing it treated like medicine—and the shift is overdue. #CannabisCare #ChronicPain #HealthFreedom
🌟 "Healing isn’t always about getting better. Sometimes it’s about seeing clearly. Feeling fully. Returning to the parts of yourself that suffering made you forget."
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/what-my-pa...
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/what-my-pa...
May 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🌟 "Healing isn’t always about getting better. Sometimes it’s about seeing clearly. Feeling fully. Returning to the parts of yourself that suffering made you forget."
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/what-my-pa...
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/what-my-pa...
Cheddar + calm. Mac + mood. I just published the only edible recipe that might rival your therapist. Make it microdosed or full-strength — it’s cheesy, cozy, and potent.
🔗: cedclinic.com/cannabis-inf...
#InfusedKitchen #ComfortFood #mactherapy #HealthAndWellness
🔗: cedclinic.com/cannabis-inf...
#InfusedKitchen #ComfortFood #mactherapy #HealthAndWellness
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Cheddar + calm. Mac + mood. I just published the only edible recipe that might rival your therapist. Make it microdosed or full-strength — it’s cheesy, cozy, and potent.
🔗: cedclinic.com/cannabis-inf...
#InfusedKitchen #ComfortFood #mactherapy #HealthAndWellness
🔗: cedclinic.com/cannabis-inf...
#InfusedKitchen #ComfortFood #mactherapy #HealthAndWellness
Low-dose. High delight. 🍫
Each chocolate morsel = 1mg THC.
Melt, stir, pour, chill. Done.
No cannabutter. No drama.
Just calm in candy form.
🍪 Full recipe: cedclinic.com/cannabis-cho...
#chocolateedibles #cannabisrecipes #microdosing #weedtok #calmedibles
Each chocolate morsel = 1mg THC.
Melt, stir, pour, chill. Done.
No cannabutter. No drama.
Just calm in candy form.
🍪 Full recipe: cedclinic.com/cannabis-cho...
#chocolateedibles #cannabisrecipes #microdosing #weedtok #calmedibles
May 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Low-dose. High delight. 🍫
Each chocolate morsel = 1mg THC.
Melt, stir, pour, chill. Done.
No cannabutter. No drama.
Just calm in candy form.
🍪 Full recipe: cedclinic.com/cannabis-cho...
#chocolateedibles #cannabisrecipes #microdosing #weedtok #calmedibles
Each chocolate morsel = 1mg THC.
Melt, stir, pour, chill. Done.
No cannabutter. No drama.
Just calm in candy form.
🍪 Full recipe: cedclinic.com/cannabis-cho...
#chocolateedibles #cannabisrecipes #microdosing #weedtok #calmedibles
Gun? Fine.
Gummy? Felony.
This country really said “death over discomfort.”
#CannabisLaws #MakeItMakeSense #HealthOverHarm #FedLogicFails #WeedWisdom 💥🌱
Gummy? Felony.
This country really said “death over discomfort.”
#CannabisLaws #MakeItMakeSense #HealthOverHarm #FedLogicFails #WeedWisdom 💥🌱
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Gun? Fine.
Gummy? Felony.
This country really said “death over discomfort.”
#CannabisLaws #MakeItMakeSense #HealthOverHarm #FedLogicFails #WeedWisdom 💥🌱
Gummy? Felony.
This country really said “death over discomfort.”
#CannabisLaws #MakeItMakeSense #HealthOverHarm #FedLogicFails #WeedWisdom 💥🌱
Cannabis gave her freedom from 5-day migraines. Not instantly. But gently, over months. “What a wonderful gift for my life.” 🎁🌿
#CannabisMedicine #MigraineRelief #HealingTakesTime
#CannabisMedicine #MigraineRelief #HealingTakesTime
May 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Cannabis gave her freedom from 5-day migraines. Not instantly. But gently, over months. “What a wonderful gift for my life.” 🎁🌿
#CannabisMedicine #MigraineRelief #HealingTakesTime
#CannabisMedicine #MigraineRelief #HealingTakesTime
Your mom has questions.
Your doctor has opinions.
Google has chaos.
I’ve got a book. ✍️🌿
Come through.
#CannabisEducation #DedhamEvents #BostonReads
Your doctor has opinions.
Google has chaos.
I’ve got a book. ✍️🌿
Come through.
#CannabisEducation #DedhamEvents #BostonReads
May 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Your mom has questions.
Your doctor has opinions.
Google has chaos.
I’ve got a book. ✍️🌿
Come through.
#CannabisEducation #DedhamEvents #BostonReads
Your doctor has opinions.
Google has chaos.
I’ve got a book. ✍️🌿
Come through.
#CannabisEducation #DedhamEvents #BostonReads
The endocannabinoid system was discovered in the ’90s.
Most med schools still haven’t caught up.
Let’s fix that. 🧠🌿
#CannabisScience #BostonDoctors #DedhamMA
Most med schools still haven’t caught up.
Let’s fix that. 🧠🌿
#CannabisScience #BostonDoctors #DedhamMA
May 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The endocannabinoid system was discovered in the ’90s.
Most med schools still haven’t caught up.
Let’s fix that. 🧠🌿
#CannabisScience #BostonDoctors #DedhamMA
Most med schools still haven’t caught up.
Let’s fix that. 🧠🌿
#CannabisScience #BostonDoctors #DedhamMA
Ever taken a gummy and thought, “It’s not working,” then 30 mins later realized your furniture had feelings? 🛋️😳
Let’s talk dosing.
#CannabisHumor #BostonLife #DedhamMA
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Let’s talk dosing.
#CannabisHumor #BostonLife #DedhamMA
🔗 amzn.to/4a35lhE
May 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ever taken a gummy and thought, “It’s not working,” then 30 mins later realized your furniture had feelings? 🛋️😳
Let’s talk dosing.
#CannabisHumor #BostonLife #DedhamMA
🔗 amzn.to/4a35lhE
Let’s talk dosing.
#CannabisHumor #BostonLife #DedhamMA
🔗 amzn.to/4a35lhE
“Like compound interest, cannabis change starts small—and then suddenly it’s everywhere. The patience pays off.”
🕰️Your body has a clock. Your cannabis does too. Let them sync. Read while your tea cools:
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/this-week-...
#cannabisandtime #slowshift #bodywisdom
🕰️Your body has a clock. Your cannabis does too. Let them sync. Read while your tea cools:
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/this-week-...
#cannabisandtime #slowshift #bodywisdom
April 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Like compound interest, cannabis change starts small—and then suddenly it’s everywhere. The patience pays off.”
🕰️Your body has a clock. Your cannabis does too. Let them sync. Read while your tea cools:
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/this-week-...
#cannabisandtime #slowshift #bodywisdom
🕰️Your body has a clock. Your cannabis does too. Let them sync. Read while your tea cools:
doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/p/this-week-...
#cannabisandtime #slowshift #bodywisdom
If you think all terpenes do is smell nice, think again.
One of these aromatic powerhouses can actually slow down how your body breaks down THC — and maybe even your meds.
Think you know which one? Take a guess.
#CannabisQuiz #KnowYourPlant #TerpeneScience #SmartUse 🌿🧠❓
One of these aromatic powerhouses can actually slow down how your body breaks down THC — and maybe even your meds.
Think you know which one? Take a guess.
#CannabisQuiz #KnowYourPlant #TerpeneScience #SmartUse 🌿🧠❓
April 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If you think all terpenes do is smell nice, think again.
One of these aromatic powerhouses can actually slow down how your body breaks down THC — and maybe even your meds.
Think you know which one? Take a guess.
#CannabisQuiz #KnowYourPlant #TerpeneScience #SmartUse 🌿🧠❓
One of these aromatic powerhouses can actually slow down how your body breaks down THC — and maybe even your meds.
Think you know which one? Take a guess.
#CannabisQuiz #KnowYourPlant #TerpeneScience #SmartUse 🌿🧠❓
Jailed. Mocked. Silenced. Taxed. Fired. Forgotten.
And still, every 4/20, they show up — not bitter, but blazing.
This isn’t laziness. It’s legacy.
You don’t outlast decades of stigma without guts, grit, and a little green.
This meme isn’t a joke. It’s a tribute.
#CannabisJustice #420Culture
And still, every 4/20, they show up — not bitter, but blazing.
This isn’t laziness. It’s legacy.
You don’t outlast decades of stigma without guts, grit, and a little green.
This meme isn’t a joke. It’s a tribute.
#CannabisJustice #420Culture
April 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Jailed. Mocked. Silenced. Taxed. Fired. Forgotten.
And still, every 4/20, they show up — not bitter, but blazing.
This isn’t laziness. It’s legacy.
You don’t outlast decades of stigma without guts, grit, and a little green.
This meme isn’t a joke. It’s a tribute.
#CannabisJustice #420Culture
And still, every 4/20, they show up — not bitter, but blazing.
This isn’t laziness. It’s legacy.
You don’t outlast decades of stigma without guts, grit, and a little green.
This meme isn’t a joke. It’s a tribute.
#CannabisJustice #420Culture
Not all holidays involve parades.
420 just requires a kitchen, a lighter, and the ability to laugh at your own wandering thoughts.
It’s the only celebration where the snack table is the ceremony.
#420Culture #CannabisHumor #StonerHoliday #WeedMeme #ModernMedicine
420 just requires a kitchen, a lighter, and the ability to laugh at your own wandering thoughts.
It’s the only celebration where the snack table is the ceremony.
#420Culture #CannabisHumor #StonerHoliday #WeedMeme #ModernMedicine
April 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Not all holidays involve parades.
420 just requires a kitchen, a lighter, and the ability to laugh at your own wandering thoughts.
It’s the only celebration where the snack table is the ceremony.
#420Culture #CannabisHumor #StonerHoliday #WeedMeme #ModernMedicine
420 just requires a kitchen, a lighter, and the ability to laugh at your own wandering thoughts.
It’s the only celebration where the snack table is the ceremony.
#420Culture #CannabisHumor #StonerHoliday #WeedMeme #ModernMedicine