# Welcome to CED Clinic: Your Starting Hub for Cannabis Care

> **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637)
> **Publisher:** CED Clinic (https://cedclinic.com)
> **Canonical URL:** https://cedclinic.com/new-patient-welcome-2025/
> **Published:** 2025-09-07T23:18:29-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-10-20T19:33:39-04:00
> **Clinical Summary:** New to CED Clinic? Start here. Safe, physician-guided cannabis care, plus free perks, trusted education, and quick links to get you set up. Visit CEDclinic.com Newsletter access included Free Perks &amp; Opportunities Free PerksAutomate Your Care Product Trials: try free cannabis products in exchange for short surveys, Email Jack@CEDclinic.com Reimbursement Support: free insurance claims assistance [&hellip;]

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## New to CED Clinic? Start here.

Safe, physician-guided cannabis care, plus free perks, trusted education, and quick links to get you set up.

[Visit CEDclinic.com](https://cedclinic.com)
[Newsletter access included](https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/)

### Free Perks & Opportunities

- **Product Trials:** try free [cannabis products](https://cedclinic.com/texas-hemp-smokeable-ban-lawsuit/) in exchange for short surveys, [Email Jack@CEDclinic.com](mailto:jack@cedclinic.com)

- **Reimbursement Support:** free insurance claims assistance for subscription plan patients

- **Book Reimbursement:** leave an Amazon review after purchasing Dr. Caplan’s book and we’ll credit the full cost toward your next visit

- **Gift Cards 20% off:**[Order Here](https://app.squareup.com/gift/RN6W7JEZF5CB1/order)

If you like [cannabis education](https://cedclinic.com/unlock-healing-potential-cannabis-audiobook/), you’ll love our new website:

[Pain & Inflammation](https://cedclinic.com/chronic-pain-inflammation/)
[Mental Health](https://cedclinic.com/mental-health-neurological-disorders/)
[Sleep](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-for-sleep/)
[Anxiety](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-stress-relief/)
[Picking Products](https://cedclinic.com/picking-cannabis-products/)
[DIY Chocolate](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-infused-chocolate-sauce/)
[Edibles](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-edibles-capsules/)
[Inhalation](https://cedclinic.com/inhalables-vaporization/)
[Nebulize Cannabis](https://cedclinic.com/nebulized-cannabis-clean-inhalation-guide/)
[Cannabis Cough](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-cough-inhalation-methods-guide/)
[Feels Racy?](https://cedclinic.com/when-cannabis-feels-too-racy-why-it-happens-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/)
CED Clinic Blog
[Amazing Recipes](https://cedclinic.com/category/cannabis-recipes/)
[Tolerance Reset](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-tolerance-reset-strategies/)

#### Skip the Paperwork Headaches and Automate Your Cannabis Care

Stop juggling forms and deadlines, let us take care of it for you.

Whether you handle everything yourself, get a little help, or are already on autopilot, we’ll manage as much (or as little) as you want.

**Ready to go fully hands-(and headache)-free?** Email [Jack@CEDclinic.com](mailto:jack@cedclinic.com?subject=Autopilot) with the word **“Autopilot.”**

[Request Autopilot](mailto:jack@cedclinic.com?subject=Autopilot)

**What we handle on autopilot:**

- We do the registration

- We keep track of your dates

- We remind *you* on autopilot

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## Newsletter & Interest Preferences

Enter your name and select the updates and topics you want to receive.

- First and Last Name 

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- Email 
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- How would you like to participate? 

Add me to Dr Caplan’s newsletterLet me know about free product trialsI’m curious to learn about psychedelics and/or interventional psychiatry (Ketamine, Psilocybin, MDMA, Ibogaine, Magnetic stimulation, more.)I would like to share my cannabis journey to help others (anonymously)I would like to share my cannabis journey to help others (live or not anonymous)

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### Educational Tools & Extras

- **Seniors' Caregiver Support:**[Caregiver Resource Page](https://cedclinic.com/caregiver-support-for-seniors/)

- **Our website:**[CEDclinic.com](https://cedclinic.com)

- **Doctor-Approved Newsletter:** Join 5M readers (your access is included), [Subscribe](https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/)

- **Cannabis AI Tools:** Meet [Lila](https://cedclinic.com/learn-heal-and-explore-cannabis-with-dr-caplan/), our scheduling and education chatbot.

- **Green Table Talk Podcast:**[Website](https://greentabletalkpodcast.com/) · launching soon on Spotify

**Tip:** save the page to your phone's home screen for quick access during follow-ups.

iPhone: Share → "Add to Home Screen" · Android: Menu → "Add to Home screen"

### Dr. Caplan's Book

[https://amzn.to/4a35lhE](https://amzn.to/4a35lhE)

Click the cover to view on Amazon

#### Where to Read/Listen

[Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Approved-Cannabis-Handbook-Wellness-Marijuana/dp/1637742673)
[Kindle](https://amzn.to/3VO1X6h)
[Audiobook](https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/doctor-approved-cannabis-handbook-reverse-disease-treat-pain-and-enhance-your-wellness-with-medical-marijuana-and-cbd/699509)
[Library Request](https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S75C8746773)
[Signed Copies](https://square.link/u/MpSoOrGV)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4ggQZtE6jFgKzNOXKPKA9p)

#### Highlights

- **Sleep:** Page 133

- **Pain:** Page 187

- **Anti-Inflammation:** Pages 185, 219 to 220

- **Brain & Neuro:** Pages 162, 184 to 185

- **Wellness & [Consumer Guidance](https://cedclinic.com/nyc-cannabis-clinical-communication-spring-buds-2026/):** Pages 47, 62, 77

**Review Bonus:** leave an Amazon review after purchasing and we'll credit the full book cost toward your next visit.

### Need Help?

- **Registration Help:**[registration@CEDclinic.com](mailto:registration@cedclinic.com) or visit our [Help Page](https://cedclinic.com/getting-started/registration-information/)

- **Check-ins, Scheduling, Claims Help:**[Jack@CEDclinic.com](mailto:jack@cedclinic.com)

- **Envelope Alert:** expect a white envelope from Union Station, Worcester, MA

### Stay Connected

- Join us online: [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/drbenjamincaplan/) · [X](https://twitter.com/drcaplan) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbenjamincaplan/) · [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@drcaplan) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4rLfcrSJQi3kdV7xtI7liy) · [Newsletter](https://doctorapprovedcannabis.substack.com/) · [Facebook (Dr. Caplan)](https://www.facebook.com/drbenjamincaplan) · [Facebook (CED)](https://www.facebook.com/CED.clinic/)

- Leave a review: [Google](https://g.page/r/CQYXDhXRINXREB0/review) · [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/ced-clinic-needham) · [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CED.clinic/) · [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4a35lhE)

- Ask big questions: [Ask Dr. Caplan Webpage](https://benjamincaplan.com/ask-dr-caplan)

- Visit our: [Cannabis Library](https://cedclinic.com/resources/cannabis-literature-library/) + [Discussion Forums](https://cedclinic.com/interact/discussion-forums/)

Thanks for being part of the CED Clinic community, we're here if you need anything!**Warmly,**Jack

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### Verification & Medical Governance

- **Lead Clinical Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD
- **Credentials:** Board Certified in Family Medicine (ABFM), Former CMO Canna Care Docs (250,000+ patients supervised), Founder & CMO CED Clinic & CED Foundation, Author of *The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook* (Penguin Random House).
- **Clinical Scale:** 350,000+ lifetime evaluations overseen; 81,008-patient Real-World Evidence Registry (`~/.ced_rwe_vault.db`); 125,000+ peer-reviewed study literature observatory (`http://localhost:8768/api/explorer/terminal`).
- **License Verification:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts License #240562 (https://checkahealthlicense.mass.gov/).
- **NPI Registry:** 1962722637 (https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1962722637).
- **Ethics & Data Privacy:** Clinical registry observations adhere strictly to HIPAA Safe Harbor de-identification (45 CFR § 164.514(b)) and criteria for secondary research exemption under 45 CFR § 46.104(d)(4).
