Anita and Sandrine find out what “sundowning” is and how it affects dementia patients. Later on, Dr. June Chin joins the pod to discuss her work with ACHEM (Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine) and how MMJ (medical marijuana) can potentially treat the effects of sundowning. Growing up in a traditional Chinese household in the Bronx, stigma associated with cannabis ran deep in Dr. Chin’s family. She talks about the importance of destigmatizing use of MMJ and offers tips on how to talk about it with your loved ones. From Parkinson’s to epilepsy to dementia, Dr. Chin shares the different ways she’s used MMJ to treat various medical conditions in her patients. Will insurance ever cover medical use of marijuana? She explains how she’s working with a group of physicians looking at qualitative and quantitative data that they can present to an insurance company. Dr. Chin also gets into how race and class affect access to MMJ.Resources mentioned: Alz.org, achemed.org, drjunechin.com.

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