While Cannabis cannot help with problems related to the urethra, such as difficulty urinating, it serves as an excellent supplement to cancer treatment by reducing cancer symptoms and side effects from treatment. Cannabis reduces the pain caused by tumour pressure, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgical procedures. Pain is one of the most researched and…
As the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s is a disease brought on by aging that affects memory and intellectual abilities of older adults and seniors. Alzheimer’s alone stands for up to 80% of all dementia cases according to the Alzheimer’s Association. With continuous progression of the disease, there is currently no cure to Alzheimer’s….
Marijuana contains cannabinoids, these compounds have properties that can protect nerve cells. This subject has become one that I HAD to research when my own mother was diagnosed with shingles. She went through weeks of excruciating pain and discomfort. She was given a narcotic for the pain, but it gave her constipation and added…
Who should NOT take this medication? Do not use cannabidiol if you: • are allergic to cannabinoids or any ingredients of the medication • are a woman of child-bearing age and not using reliable contraception • are pregnant or breast-feeding • have a history of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders •…
Craft Growing Licences being rolled out with Legalization. The legalization of marijuana will bring forward many changes to the growing and selling of marijuana. New licenses for the craft growing market would allow smaller producers to grow cannabis and sell it to provincial resellers without having to go through some of the monitoring and intrusion…
Recreational Marijuana and the Workplace Non-medical use, marijuana (whether legal or not) may continue to be treated in the same way as the use of alcohol under an organization’s Workplace Drug & Alcohol Policy. Employers will have the right to prohibit the use of marijuana during work hours, and to further prohibit being at work…
You are probably reading this because you have tried everything your doctor has prescribed and nothing seems to be working. And that’s exactly what you should be saying when you are approaching a doctor about getting a medical marijuana card. Not a lot of doctors prescribe marijuana currently, but with education, that can change. I…
Frequently Asked Questions What is a tincture and why would somebody want to ingest cannabis this way? A tincture is basically a liquid form of cannabis extraction typically mixed with alcohol or glycerin. It can be taken sublingually (under the tongue) or put into any food or beverage. It usually comes in a bottle with…
Canadian Police have found a new way to test drug-impaired drivers. They take a swab of your Saliva and using a testing unit they can detect traces of the drugs in marijuana. Currently they have two devices at their disposal The two devices can identify six of the most commonly abused drugs: cannabis, amphetamines, methamphetamines,…
Vape Pens are increasingly popular among medical marijuana patients and others because they provide a discreet way to smoke cannabis. How safe are vape pens and the liquid inside? Who knows what’s actually being inhaled? It’s generally assumed that vaping is a healthier method of inhaling marijuana smoke. Since a vaporizer heats the cannabis flower…