The American Cannabinoid Clinics is an integrative medical practice based in the nascent field of functional endocannabinology. American Cannabinoid Clinics providers are cannabinoid and endocannabinoid system specialists who manage patients’ use of cannabinoid therapies, natural foods and supplements, and cannabimimetic practices (such as detoxification, oxygenation, yoga, meditation, and exercise) according to the underlying function or dysfunction of the endocannabinoid system. Through this model, the American Cannabinoid Clinics delivers lifestyle-based, precision medical care to patients seeking a personalized approach to medical management and healing.
American Cannabinoid Clinics care is integrative - great care is taken to teach patients about how cannabinoid therapies and other integrative lifestyle modalities impact health so they can become actively involved in their healing processes.
American Cannabinoid Clinics care is functional - the emphasis is placed on addressing the key, underlying causes of a patient’s health concerns (instead of treating symptoms alone) so patients can get and stay well with a reduced or eliminated prescription drug burden.
American Cannabinoid Clinics care is personalized - recognizing that everyone is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to medical care, goals and treatments are personalized to each patient.
The American Cannabinoid Clinics has established visibility, credibility, and notoriety in the medical cannabis space. Its founders, the Doctors Knox, are a family of physicians with backgrounds in emergency medicine, anesthesia, family medicine, integrative medicine, and preventive medicine who have expanded their expertise to include integrative cannabinology and functional endocannabinology. The Knox Docs are internationally recognized as thought leaders in the care of the endocannabinoid system and cannabinoid therapeutics.
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Meet the Doctors
The Knox Docs are internationally recognized as thought leaders in the care of the
endocannabinoid system and cannabinoid therapeutics.
Dr. Jessica Knox, MD, MBA, MPH
Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist
Endocannabinologist
CEO, American Cannabinoid Clinics
Co-founder, ADVENT Academy
Qualifications: Board certified in Preventive Medicine; Co-founder and CEO of the American Cannabinoid Clinics; Co-founder of ADVENT Academy; Internationally recognized expert and experienced speaker in Cannabinoid Medicine
Experience: After completing her residency in preventive medicine, Dr. Jessica began her study of the endocannabinoid system and cannabinoid medicine. She delights in teaching patients, other healthcare professionals, and the public about the power and promise of this incredible system and its associated toolkit. She has spoken on numerous medical cannabis panels, presented at cannabis conferences nationwide, and appeared on nationally televised programs and global webcasts to discuss the burgeoning field of Endocannabinology.
Dr. Jessica has also developed expertise in the design and delivery of multi-state telemedicine care. During her tenure as medical director at a Silicon Valley telehealth startup, Dr. Jessica supervised the growth of the telemedicine practice from serving zero patients to over 100,000 patients in just over 3 years.
Dr. Jessica has a keen interest in health literacy and access. She is CEO and co-founder of The American Cannabinoid Clinics, and co-founder of ADVENT Academy which offers premier training for the health professional in the ECS, endocannabinology and cannabinology. Dr. Jessica serves the Academy as course director, content developer, and lecturer.
Education: Dr. Jessica received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard University before going on to earn her medical and business degrees from Tufts University, and her public health degree from San Diego State University.
Dr. Rachel Knox, MD, MBA
Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist
Endocannabinologist
CEO, ADVENT Academy
Co-founder, American Cannabinoid Clinics
Chair, Oregon Cannabis Commission
Qualifications: Certified cannabinoid medicine specialist; Advisory board member for the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine (AACM); Co-founder of Doctors Knox, Inc. and the American Cannabinoid Clinics; CEO and co-founder of ADVENT Academy; Chair of the Oregon Cannabis Commission; Internationally recognized expert and experienced speaker in Cannabinoid Medicine
Experience: Dr. Rachel Knox is passionate about educating her professional peers and broader public about the safety and effectiveness of cannabinoid medicine. Cannabinoid medicine is the evidence-based clinical integration of endocannabinology - the study of the function, dysfunction and modulation of the most important physiologic system in the human body (the ECS) - with cannabinology, the study of the pharmacology of cannabinoids and other cannabimimetics. She believes that the ECS validates a biopsychosociospiritual model of medicine, and that it provides the biological evidence for the ancient medical practices that model the same.
As a cannabinoid medicine specialist and endocannabinologist who has counseled several thousand patients in cannabinoid therapeutics, she has seen first-hand how significant a role cannabis and cannabimimetic modalities play 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 or natural treatment plans, to wean from prescription drugs, find relief from the side effects of toxic therapies, or avoid conventional pharmaceuticals altogether.
Dr. Rachel believes that industry-wide engagement is necessary to maintain the highest standards of care and oversight, from seed to use, in the service of providing education and compassionate, wholly informed care to patients. This passion extends further into educating communities of color in the role cannabis can play in addressing the Minority Health Disparity Gap, and the broader way in which cannabis can impact the physical, spiritual, social, economic and political wellness of these communities.
In addition to the aforementioned qualifications, Dr. Knox is medical committee chairperson for the Minority Cannabis Business Association, member of the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team for Portland, OR, board member of NuLeaf Project Portland, and spokesperson for Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR).
Education: Dr. Rachel Knox received her medical and business degrees from Tufts University after completing her undergraduate studies at Duke. She trained in Family and Integrative Medicine before pursuing additional study in the areas of Functional Medicine, Cannabinoid Medicine, and Endocannabinology.
Dr. Janice M Vaughn-Knox, MD, MBA
Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist
Endocannabinologist
CEO, AC Group
Co-founder, American Cannabinoid Clinics
Co-founder, ADVENT Academy
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.
Education
The University of California Berkeley: BA Psychology
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington: MD
University of Phoenix Online: MBA Information Technology
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 sought-after 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 first-hand 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. Vaughn-Knox is one of the founding doctors of the American Cannabinoid Clinics, The AC Group, Inc and, Doctors Knox Inc. Dr. Janice Knox serves as the Oregon representative to the DFCR, on the medical advisory board to GoFire, Inc as well as serving on the medical advisory board of Pure Green, LLC, Board member of PRA Global Inc, Board member of the Initiative, Inc.
Dr. David Knox, MD
Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist
Endocannabinologist
Co-founder, AC Clinics
Co-founder, ADVENT Academy
Qualifications: Board certified in Emergency Medicine; Co-founder of the American Cannabinoid Clinics; Co-founder of ADVENT Academy; Internationally recognized expert and experienced speaker in Cannabinoid Medicine
Experience: After 40 years of clinical experience in emergency medicine, Dr. David Knox expanded his expertise to include endocannabinology and cannabinoid therapeutics.
Dr. David notes the degree of results cannabis has had on a variety of maladies, but perhaps none more common than chronic pain, a condition which plagues emergency rooms nationwide. He has cared for thousands of patients who have been able to significantly reduce or eliminate their need for opioids for chronic pain. Motivated by this success, Dr. David launched into further study of cannabis, the science of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), and their applications to patient care.
Dr. David is a proponent of the continued clinical study and scientific advancement of cannabis for its use in emergent, acute, and chronic care management. Contrary to the mantra of conventional medicine - that there is not enough research to approve the use of cannabis - there are thousands of published papers on the science of the ECS and cannabis pharmacology, as well as thousands of patients who have benefitted from their use of the plant. As numerous studies show the risk profile of cannabis to be safer than most pharmaceuticals on the market, there should be no roadblocks to its use, thus allowing further study of cannabis to substantiate therapeutic effects.
Along with his family, Dr. David founded the American Cannabinoid Clinics, which aims to deliver precision cannabinoid medicine to patients; and ADVENT Academy, which develops premier training for healthcare professionals in the ECS, endocannabinology and cannabinology.
Education: Dr. David is a graduate of the University of Washington and University of Washington School of Medicine.