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MJ News Network Publishes Program Director Timothy Byars’ Opinion on Cannabis Education

August 19, 2022 MJ News Network recently published an opinion piece by Pacific College’s Director of Medical Cannabis Programs, Timothy Byars, on recent movements within the political landscape for medical cannabis. In July 2022, Democrats filed a bill called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). This bill would end federal cannabis prohibition, establish federal …

MyCannabis Interviews Medical Cannabis Program Director Timothy Byars

July 18, 2022 MyCannabis recently conducted an interview with Pacific College’s Director of Medical Cannabis Programs, Timothy Byars. An overwhelming majority of doctors complete medical school without learning anything about the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which he says is “too vast a physiological system and too important to continue to ignore”, or even medical cannabis in …

Timothy Byars Interviewed By Cannabis Health News on Medical Cannabis Education

July 7, 2022 Cannabis Health News recently interviewed Timothy Byars, Pacific College’s Director of medical cannabis programs, on the knowledge gap in the medical cannabis industry. Experts predict that the legal market for medical cannabis will increase to $143 billion by 2025, with demand for healthcare professionals with expertise in medical cannabis correspondingly skyrocketing. Very …

What is Stress?

By Jay T. Wiles, BCB, BCB-HRV Stress is a ubiquitous term. Just walk down your local grocery aisle and you are going to be inundated with the term and proposed methods for helping in every tabloid. Arguably, the most interesting aspect of this five-letter word is that it is often used in everyday conversation without …

Timothy Byars Cited By AFAR on Traveling with CBD

April 20, 2022 Timothy Byars, Pacific College’s Director of medical cannabis programs, was recently cited by the travel magazine AFAR on the legality of traveling with CBD, both domestically and internationally, as well as its potential benefits. As a federal agency, the TSA permits CBD products with less than 0.3% THC in both checked and …

Wellnest Cites Pacific’s Dr. Leena Guptha on Chasteberry for PMS

April 6, 2022 Lauren Tannenbaum and Mara Santilli, writing for Wellnest, the blog of HUM Nutrition, extensively cited Dr. Leena Guptha, DO, MBA, BCTMB, Pacific College’s Academic Dean of Online Education in a recent article on chasteberry for PMS. Tannenbaum and Santilli introduced the plant’s lengthy history (it even makes an appearance in the 8th …

Leng Tang-Ritchie, Pacific College VP, Published on Face the Current

October 7, 2021 Dr. Leng Tang-Ritchie’s article “How Traditional Chinese Medicine Manages Anxiety & Stress” was recently published by Face the Current, an award-winning holistic lifestyle magazine. Tang-Ritchie is the Vice President of Clinical Education and Operations at Pacific College of Health and Science.  She discussed the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had upon …

Practice Passion: 6 Strategies to Establish Solid Boundaries

By Dr. East Phillips, DAOM, LAc According to one of my favorite thought leaders, Brené Brown, people with strong boundaries are the most compassionate[1]. What do you think of that statement? Does it seem counterintuitive to you? It often seems to me as though many of us lack solid boundaries because we don’t want to …