Fixing Medical Cannabis with Gil Luxenbourg

#LetsBeBlunt #MontelWilliams #PatientAdvocacy    What happens after a patient gets a medical cannabis recommendation? For millions of patients, that's where the real struggle begins. In this episode of Let's Be Blunt with Montel, Montel sits down with Gil Luxenbourg, one of the world's pioneering medical cannabis advocates. Known as Patient #7 in Israel, Gil received the seventh medical cannabis license ever issued by the Israeli Ministry of Health after a four-year battle to treat his Crohn's disease. Over the past two decades, he has helped shape medical cannabis education, clinical training, and patient care across multiple countries. Together, Montel and Gil explore why legal access alone isn't enough. They examine the disconnect between physicians, dispensaries, caregivers, and patients, and why so many people are left navigating cannabis treatment without clear guidance or protocols. The conversation covers personalized dosing, caregiver challenges, cannabis as an "exit drug" from opioids, international lessons from Israel's medical cannabis program, and what healthcare systems must do to ensure patients receive the education and support they deserve. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, healthcare professional, or simply curious about the future of cannabis medicine, this episode offers an honest look at what's working—and what still needs to change. In This Episode: Gil's journey as Israel's "Patient #7" Why the medical cannabis system is failing patients The hidden burden carried by family caregivers The importance of personalized dosing and titration Why patients often switch products too quickly Cannabis as an alternative to opioids Lessons from two decades of international medical cannabis policy How education—not just access—can improve patient outcomes If you believe cannabis is medicine, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.