Dr. Janice Vaughn-Knox is a board-certified anesthesiologist who believes in the power of self-healing. Dr. Vaughn-Knox is a wife, mother, physician, best-selling author and cannabis expert. Dr. Janice grew up the 4th of 15 children in Richmond, California. She did her undergraduate studies at the University of California Berkeley and medical school at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Vaughn-Knox brings her expertise, experience and knowledge of cannabis therapeutics to help cure and relieve symptoms of chronic disease that traditional medicine has failed to conquer. Dr. Knox is certified by the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine as a Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist. Dr. Vaughn Knox is a much soughtafter speaker for cannabis therapeutics nationally and abroad. As a cannabis and cannabinoid medicine specialist who has counseled several thousand patients in cannabis therapeutics, she has seen firsthand how significant a role cannabis plays in helping patients reclaim their health and overall sense of wellness, establishing renewed ownership over their lives. She has witnessed her patients safely use cannabis as adjunctive therapy to their conventional treatment plans, to wean from prescription drugs, find relief from the side effects of toxic therapies, or avoid conventional pharmaceuticals altogether. Dr. Knox believes in an integrative approach to delivering medical cannabis care that is rooted in evidence-based Lifestyle and Functional Medicine. Dr. Vaughn-Knox is one of the founding doctors of The CannaMDs, the American Cannabinoid Clinics and The American Cannabinoid Group along with her physician husband, Dr. David and physician daughters, Dr. Rachel and Dr. Jessica. The Knox docs are considered the “first family” of endocannabinology. Dr. Janice Knox serves as the CEO of the American Cannabinoid Group as well as the Board Chair of the AC Group. Dr. Janice Knox serves as the Oregon representative to the DFCR, on the medical advisory board to GoFire, Inc, board member on the advisory board of Pure Green, LLC, Board member of PRA Global Inc, board member of the Initiative, Inc and co-founder of the ADVENT Academy (an intensive Endocannabinology and Cannabinology learning compendium for health care providers).