March 17, 2020 News by Larry Luxner TV Personality Montel Williams Launches ‘My MS: Second Act’ A little over 20 years ago, Montel Williams learned once and for all that he had multiple sclerosis (MS). But that determination should have happened long before then, said the well-known TV personality — who’s made fighting the neurodegenerative disease his life’s mission. Williams, 63, was the star attraction…
March 10, 2019 News by Larry Luxner MS Patients Share Their Stories at NYC Event Featuring Montel Williams After months of preparation with storytelling experts, three ordinary Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) took the stage in New York late last year to share their MS journeys. The three joined TV personality Montel Williams at an event inaugurating My MS: Second Act, a joint effort co-sponsored by…
March 12, 2018 News by Patricia Silva, PhD TV Personality Montel Williams to Speak About Medical Cannabis at New York Event American TV personality Montel Williams, who uses medical cannabis to manage his multiple sclerosis symptoms, will speak at the 5th annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in New York City, May 30 to June 2. A prominent medical cannabis advocate, Williams will discuss its legalization and acceptance, a movement that has…
November 17, 2016 News by Charles Moore BAS Joins with Montel Williams in Effort to Bring Cannabis Products for MS to Market BAS Research, recently granted California’s first medicinal marijuana manufacturing and research license, is teaming with Montel Williams’ LenitivLabs startup to begin developing, producing and marketing medical-grade cannabis products. BAS’ goal is to replace the social stigma associated with cannabis by creating medical marijuana products with standardized dosing and proven efficacy. Its products are aimed at…
September 15, 2016 News by Marina Anastasiou Montel Williams Starts Medical Cannabis Company for MS and Other Chronic Diseases Montel Williams, a Naval Academy graduate diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1999 , recently announced the launch of a line of high-quality medical cannabis products under the brand name LenitivLabs by Lenitiv Scientific. The former television host and wellness advocate has been particularly vocal when it comes to support the use of medical…
February 29, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Montel Williams Joins KIND Board as an Advocate for Medical Marijuana Montel Williams, a TV and radio talk show host and advocate for medical marijuana as a treatment for multiple sclerosis and other chronic illnesses, has joined the board of KIND Financial, a technology solutions company, as a key advisor in efforts to support and expand the drug’s use. “Montel Williams has become one…
