About Medical Marijuana 411

Founded in 2009, Medical Marijuana 411 is one of the first and most trusted online resources for medical cannabis education. Our community of physicians, patients, and researchers are committed to providing the very best online education platform based on peer reviewed research for those seeking education that is research based and unbiased.

The Advanced Learning Management System by Medical Marijuana 411 is a state-of-the-art educational platform that delivers a full array of online cannabis courses and medical marijuana certifications. We are certified by the states of Alaska and Washington, offering the Alaska Marijuana Handler Permit and the Medical Marijuana Consultant Certification program for Washington state.

Additional courses offered include: Medical Cannabis Consultant Certification (budtender certification), Advanced Medical Marijuana Certification and a myriad of courses focused on ailment specific topics such as: Pain Management, Topicals, Glaucoma, Sleep and PTSD. All the modules, webinars and podcasts in our courses are available online 24/7. This gives you the ability to schedule and complete your courses at any time. We continue to develop learning modules that allow medical professionals, consultants and independent learners gain a greater understanding of medical cannabis, cannabis-related science, substance abuse, communication skills, professional ethics and ailments, and state-specific medical marijuana laws and policies.

All of our courses are 100% guaranteed or your money back. We promise you the very best educational experience.

Medical Marijuana 411 will be offering our courses in Spanish in the very near future. Our certifications are available in Portuguese.

The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the following articles belong solely to the authors and may be based on anecdotal information or published research studies. Medical Marijuana 411 values providing our readers with information about the latest cannabis related topics for educational purposes only and not for the intention of advocacy.

Before founding Medical Marijuana 411, Ms. Nazarenus successfully sold, implemented and configured Digital Asset Management Systems for Fortune 500 companies and some of the largest publishers in the world. She is an expert in social media and digital strategies and content management specialist offering digital consulting services to top brands for their online strategies. It was after securing a contract with Sears, that Chris, had an opportunity to help the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an archive strategy. In 1998, she would have the vision to ‘flip’ the traditional archival strategy and develop an online strategy, unheard of at the time.

Ms. Nazarenus has been quoted in D.A. Benton‚s book, How to Act Like a CEO. Artemis Images’ business case is featured in “Technology Ventures – From Ideas to Enterprise”, McGraw Hill and studied by MBA students worldwide. In 2007, Chris was a nominee for the prestigious Denver Business Journals “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year”. Chris is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound.

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Nikki is a driven, accomplished business woman who comes from the corporate world. She brings to the Medical Marijuana 411 team experience in operations, regional management, and finance with a rare fusion of drive, cost containment, and knowledge in management. She is a solid workforce trainer that delivers top-tier management and sales professionals.  Since joining the MM411 team she has spearheaded the monumental task of working with doctors and cannabinoid experts to create physician focused content that will allow medical professionals have access to the latest research regarding cannabinoids and medical marijuana.

Nikki also has a passion for distance running in the Pacific Northwest. She is an advocate for health, fitness and personal wellness and how cannabis can help improve performance and speed up recovery. She holds an MBA with a focus in finance from Portland State University and a Bachelor’s of Science in business marketing from Humboldt State University.

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Email: nikki@medicalmarijuana411.com

As VP of Technical Operations, Rick is responsible for all the different technical facets of Medical Marijuana 411’s operations. Rick utilizes skills he garnered from a long sales career in the high technology sector. He understands what it takes to deploy sophisticated web applications and is dedicated to achieving the goals of each and every client.

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Sam Sabzehzar is one of the original co-founders of Medical Marijuana 411. With a foundation of investigative and transactional research on botanicals delivered to the body’s endocannabinoid system, Mr. Sabzehzar has developed a strong understanding of the research behind medical marijuana. With his requirement for knowledge, he has established rich relationships with diverse scientists, individuals and organizations. Sam currently works with companies requiring license applications for various state and government cannabis compliance.

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LLane Tracy is based in Southern California and is a content curator for Medical Marijuana 411. He focuses on new developments in legislation and research. He works to provide unbiased commentary on what is happening in the medical cannabis community. He spends his free time playing guitar and walking on the beach.

Email: lane@medicalmarijuana411.com

Dr. Jack Cox is a senior healthcare executive with over 25 years’ experience in regional and national senior leadership positions. Areas of expertise and experience include strategic development of performance improvement systems, innovation, clinical program strategic development and implementation, leadership development, large program operations, education, research and national and international publishing and speaking.

Dr. Cox is a board certified Family Physician, a fellow of the American Board of Family Practice, a fellow of the American College of Physician Executives & holds a master’s degree in Medical Management from Tulane University. He has been
named one of Becker’s Top 100 CMO’s to know in 2014 & 2016 & has authored 4 books.

Frank has more than 30 years experience leading business enterprises across market segments including K-12 and higher education, publishing, learning & development, talent management, and financial technology for banking, mutual funds and online brokerage.

Frank joined Springer Publishing from Caliper, a global human capital management, assessment and development firm. As SVP Business Development and Sales with Caliper he was responsible for all revenue generating teams. Frank pioneered the development and launch of Caliper Analytics which was designed to provide a data-driven, predictive view into who may succeed or struggle in a new position, environment, job responsibility, team, and corporate culture. Caliper Analytics was awarded a Brandon Hall Gold Award for 2016.

Accomplished naturopathic physician with extensive experience in cannabinoid therapeutics and medical cannabis consultations. Educator of professional and corporate cannabis employees for cannabis consultant licensure through the Washington State Department of Health.

Published cannabis researcher and author. Medical cannabis advisor for cannabis companies regarding regulation and compliance. Consultant with scientific, medical, public relations and political experience for emerging and existing medical cannabis industries.

Co-Founder with Kola Financial Partners consulting within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries.

Prior: As C.E.O. and Chairman of the Board for Newbridge Global Ventures, Inc. (OTCQB: NBGV)  Mark helped lead a pivot into the cannabis industry and dramatically increased the company’s market capitalization upon exit. Consulting in the cannabis and hemp / CBD industries since 2016 has been a co-founder of Medican A/S, a licensed cultivator and processor of medical cannabis in Denmark and an outside advisor to the Verde Mountain Fund and Cornerstone Income funds both investing in the cannabis space.

Dr Kevin F Smith received his Masters of Public Health from Yale University, and became Board Certified in Occupational & Preventive Medicine, and now has over 30+ years’ experience in this field in not only private practice, but also for large Hospital groups and large organizations.  He also attained the status of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve, Medical Corp., where he has also been deployed several times and served his country in the capacity of Field Surgeon and Preventive Medicine Physician. Further, he has been on the teaching faculties of several Universities and institutes training medical personnel including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants.

Dr. Gregory Smith earned his medical degree from Rush Medical School in Chicago, and a Masters of Public Health from Harvard University. He completed residency training in Preventive Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since getting out of the US Army as a Major, Dr. Smith has been in primary care practice in California, Georgia and Florida for the past 30 years.

Dr. Smith is an avid writer, having published over a dozen peer reviewed medical publications, two medical textbooks, and a novel called “Malpractice.”