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Ashley Keenan: Cannabis Topicals Are Canada’s Billion-Dollar Blind Spot

by Ashley Keenan March 10, 2021

The Canadian cannabis industry has a billion-dollar blind spot when it comes to topicals. When cannabis 2.0 products rolled out, topicals took a backseat to more buzzworthy products like vape pens and edibles. Over a year later, cannabis infused lotions, bath products,…

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Endometriosis: The Invisible Illness That Some Women Are Treating With Cannabis

by Amanda Siebert March 8, 2021

It is estimated that seven percent of Canadian women will develop endometriosis during their lifetime, a painful and highly misunderstood condition that, according to a 2020 study takes an average of five years to diagnose. But for a…

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New Doc Profiles Jack Kungel, an Ontario Cannabis Guru Paying it Forward

by David Silverberg March 5, 2021

“I’m illegally alive instead of legally dead.” This statement, punctuated with a quick laugh, comes from 68-year-old Jack Kungel in the short documentary Jack’s Garage. Resembling a shopping mall Santa Clause with his bushy white beard and wide smile, Kungel just explained to…

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Cannabis for Treatment-Resistant PTSD: First Human Study To Follow Veterans

by Amanda Siebert March 2, 2021

To date, studies relying on patient feedback have shown that cannabis can have a positive effect on the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, but none have followed patients through treatment. For the first time in the United States,…

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Kirk Tousaw: The Court Cases That Changed Cannabis in Canada

by Kirk Tousaw February 25, 2021

Twenty years after the launch of Cannabis Health, former lawyer Kirk Tousaw sums up the court cases and challenges that led to legalization.

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Adult-Use Versus Medical Cannabis: Why They Are Different (Even if the Plant is the Same)

by Ashley Keenan February 23, 2021

A molecule of CBD is a molecule of CBD, whether it is in a skin cream, a recreational product, or a physician-authorized medicine. But the case of adult-use versus medical cannabis is more complicated than genetic material. As a cannabis patient,…

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The Curious Case of CBD

by Jamie Shaw February 19, 2021

While governments and people around the world are moving to clean up a century old hole in the treatment of cannabis, one thing that seems to be particularly difficult to handle is plain-old, unassuming CBD.

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Is This Progress? Three Scientists Weigh in on Cannabis Research

by Amanda Siebert February 16, 2021

Cannabis scientists weigh in on the impact of the cannabis research licence in Canada, in this follow-up to a NYT op-ed.

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Vote To Federally Legalize Marijuana Planned In Congress

by Cannabis Health November 22, 2019

A key congressional committee plans to hold a historic vote on a bill to end the federal prohibition of marijuana next week, two sources with knowledge of the soon-to-be-announced action said. The legislation, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold…

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Support Medical Cannabis for Vets with PTSD

by Alan Brochstein November 11, 2015

The featured image is courtesy of GrowforVets.org, a cause Cannabis Health supports. As we pay tribute to the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country, I can't think of a better way to honor them than by helping those who return from…