Mike Alcalay's guest appearances

Mike Alcalay

Steppin' Out of Babylon: Radio Interviews

Bruce Lipton

James Howard Kunstler

David Cobb

Laura Wells

Daniel Pinchbeck

Michael Ruppert

Paul Stamets

Michio Kaku

Antonia Juhasz

Robert Bowman

Brian Wilson

Jim Marrs

Leonard Horowitz

Ramona Africa

Kathy Kelly

OwlTail

Dr. Mike Alcalay is a physician living with AIDS.  He is a medical marijuana patient and, in fact, the Medical Director of the Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative in Oakland, California.  In this interview he speaks of working with Waiting to Inhale, a video documentary being produced by PBS.  Through this involvement he has been able to interview almost all of the 300 scientist members (from 20 countries) of the International Cannabinoid Research Society.  He has learned a lot from them about the science of cannabis-- how it works with the brain, it's lack of side effects, and its safety.  It's impossible to overdose as opposed to other substances like heroin, alcohol and penicillin, for example.  There are over 80 cannabinoids in the plant, around 8 have different actions that are very helpful with humans and more and more is being understood about the how they work.Alcalay runs a free medical marijuana clinic in Oakland under Proposition 215 which legalizes medical marijuana in California.  He talks about the many things he's learned from his patients about marijuana, the different types of this plant, and the best ways to use it.  He also talks a bit about the political situation in the country and repression.  However, the interview ends on a note of great optimism since such a huge number of people have voted for medical marijuana use in the US.

Dr. Mike Alcalay