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I’ve been practicing primary care medicine in Berkeley since 1979, and I’ve seen significant changes to the medical system over the past 35 years.  My main priority has always been [...]

Our 2015 Open House &  Garden Party was meaningful fun and easily our biggest yet!  It’s always nice to be able to spend time with our patients and friends outside of business hours, [...]

Summer is back in the Bay and that means its time for another Open House and Garden Party at Dr. Lucido’s office! Join Dr. Lucido, Nurse Practitioner Maria Mangini, PhD, and their staff on [...]

Dronabinol (brand name Marinol) is a synthetic form of THC, the main psychoactive cannabinoid in cannabis.  Marinol is a legal pharmaceutical pill.  I have prescribed it on several occasions but [...]

Over the past two years we’ve seen a major shift in the way federal officials are treating cannabis.  From recent Department of Justice memos regarding marijuana issues in Indian Country to [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently revised their policies regarding medical cannabis.  While they remain opposed to legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes, they advocate for [...]

This piece was originally written in 2003 & subtitled at that time: SEVEN YEARS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Clinical medicine, as I have experienced it during a quarter century of practice, is a [...]

For a more information check out my recent blog post below: CBD:THC for Pediatric Patients A primer for parents and other caregivers NOTE: this is a work-in-progress.  While written with my [...]

Dr Frank Lucido, Best Cannabis Physician – Best of the East Bay Express for the 2nd time in 3 years!! East Bay Express July 20-26, 2011, page 42 “When a Winnebago pulls up in front of [...]

In short: By virtue of Conant, physicians are the only ones involved in medical cannabis who are legal federally, and then ONLY IF they are not aiding and abetting a patient in breaking federal [...]