About the Authors
David Bearman, MD
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Dr. David Bearman received his M.D. from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has served at all levels of government including the U.S. Public Health Service, Director of Health Services at San Diego State University, Health Officer and Director of Sutter County Health Department and Medical Director and Director of Medical
Dr. David Bearman received his M.D. from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has served at all levels of government including the U.S. Public Health Service, Director of Health Services at San Diego State University, Health Officer and Director of Sutter County Health Department and Medical Director and Director of Medical Services for the Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority (now CenCal). He is the author of Drugs Are NOT the Devil’s Tools.
Dr. Bearman has a long and illustrative half-century career in the field of drug abuse treatment and prevention. He was prominent in the community clinic movement, having started the third Free Clinic in the country in Seattle before directing the Haight Ashbury Drug Treatment Program, and in 1970 founding the Isla Vista Medical Clinic. He was Medical Director of Santa Barbara County Methadone Maintenance Clinic and Ventura County Opiate Detox Program, and Zona Seca, an outpatient drug treatment program.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1963 with a degree in Psychology and in 1967 obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He now maintains a private practice as a specialist in pain management and cannabinoid medicine in Goleta, California where lives with his wife, Lily (a career counselor). They have two adult children, Samantha and Benjamin.
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Maria Pettinato, RN, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. She is an experienced faculty member teaching Pathophysiology, Neurobiology, and Med/Surg nursing in both under-graduate and graduate programs on the east and west coast of the United States for the past 25 years. Her
Maria Pettinato, RN, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. She is an experienced faculty member teaching Pathophysiology, Neurobiology, and Med/Surg nursing in both under-graduate and graduate programs on the east and west coast of the United States for the past 25 years. Her research interests focus on sexual minority health issues and medicinal cannabis. Her scholarly work focuses on substance use, mental health issues, and sexual minority health issues. She is the author of “Medicinal Cannabis: A Primer for Nurses.”
Carolina Nocetti, MD
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Carolina Nocetti, MD
Dr. Carolina Nocetti is a clinician, educator, and technical consultant on medical cannabis projects in the United States, Canada, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Israel, and Brazil. She regularly testified in public hearings in Brazil, including in the Chamber of Deputies, Senate, and in the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo.
Dr. Carolina Nocetti is a clinician, educator, and technical consultant on medical cannabis projects in the United States, Canada, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Israel, and Brazil. She regularly testified in public hearings in Brazil, including in the Chamber of Deputies, Senate, and in the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo. She is also the director of the international committee of the Pan-American Association of Cannabinoid Medicine (representing Brazil) and a member of the Advisory Council of the Parliamentary Front for Medical Cannabis in the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo.
Angela Bacca, MBA
Maria Pettinato, PhD, RN
Carolina Nocetti, MD
Angela Bacca has authored hundreds of articles and edited, managed, and/or co-authored over a dozen books, mostly on cannabis horticulture and medicine, in addition to editing and managing various cannabis-centric digital and print magazines. Her work has focused on cannabis economics, politics, science, horticulture, cultural issues, non
Angela Bacca has authored hundreds of articles and edited, managed, and/or co-authored over a dozen books, mostly on cannabis horticulture and medicine, in addition to editing and managing various cannabis-centric digital and print magazines. Her work has focused on cannabis economics, politics, science, horticulture, cultural issues, non-cannabis herbalism, and complementary and alternative health topics. She has been a legal medical cannabis patient diagnosed with an autoimmune disease for 20 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from San Francisco State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business at Mills College.