UWE BLESCHING, PhD. is a medical journalist and regular contributor to cannabinoid health science publications. In addition to his life-long passion for Integrative Medicine, his previous book the Cannabis Health Index is informed by Blesching's rigorous in-depth research and twenty years experience in emergency medicine as a Paramedic for the City of San Francisco. He holds a BA in Humanities from the New College of California; an MA in Psychology and a PhD in Higher Education and Social Change from the Western Institute for Social Research.