Today on The Gary Null Show, Gary opens up the program as normal with a long and intensive outlook on the latest in health and the environment. In the second half of the program Gary talks with guest  Dr. Uwe Blesching about the scientific research supporting the the health benefits of medical cannabis and why the government is resisting changing its Scheduling as a Schedule 1 drug. Dr. Uwe Blesching is a medical journalist and the chief editor of CHI Magazine. He specializes in mind-body medicine, natural evidence-based illness prevention and protocols and is an expert investigative researcher into the benefits of cannabis and marijuana’s phytopharmacological properties. For twenty years, Uwe was a paramedic and emergency medical expert for the city of San Francisco. He hold degrees in the Humanities and Psychology and a doctorate in Higher Education and Social Change from the Western Institute for Social Research.  In addition to publishing a global guide on the use of spices and herbs for food and medicine, he is the author of the “Cannabis Health Index” which presents the science from over 1000 research studies on marijuana’s medical and health benefits for over 100 chronic symptoms and diseases.  His website is CannabisHealthIndex.com