With cannabis products popping up everywhere—from wellness aisles to dispensaries—there’s still a lot of confusion around what’s legal, what’s safe, and what actually works. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding cannabis, hemp, THC, and their role in health — especially as more patients explore alternative treatments for anxiety, chronic pain, and neurological conditions. Dr. Leigh Vinocur - emergency physician, national media medical expert, and one of the first graduates from the University of Maryland’s groundbreaking master’s program in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics - is here to help clear things up. Dr. Leigh’s new book, Never Let Them See You Sweat: How Science Can Help Us Harness Stress for Success (Bloomsbury, June 2025), explores how stress, mental health, and the body’s endocannabinoid system are more connected than we ever knew — and how plant-based medicine, including cannabis, may play a vital role in future treatment protocols.
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EP 1,251B - ER Doctor Breaks down the difference between Marijuana, Hemp and THC
Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD,
Dr. Leigh Vinocur is a board certified emergency physician, award-winning medical advisor in the media, corporate and healthcare sectors, and national spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Leigh began her medical career as a pioneering woman in urology, as one of the first female residents accepted in her program. As an emergency physician, she has served in both academic and corporate medical leadership roles, such as the Chief Medical Director overseeing more than 100 medical providers caring for more than 150,000 patients per year in multiple clinics throughout the Mid Atlantic region. Most recently, she earned one of the first Master’s degrees in the country for medical cannabis science and therapeutics from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and is the founder of Ananda Medical Practice. Along the way, she's appeared in media worldwide as a fascinating, humorous expert on a variety of health and medical subjects with more than 20 years experience as an emergency physician. A prominent member of the inaugural Dr. Oz Show Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Leigh has become one of the go-to medical analysts including regular appearances on The TODAY Show, the Fox News Channel, CNN and the Nancy Grace Show, HLN Prime News, Inside Edition, as well as ABC News and the CBS Early Show.