THE BIZARRE CONNECTION BETWEEN CANNABIS AND BLINDING HEADACHES
We have all been there before. At first, your day starts off beautifully and you reach for that cup of coffee then, out of nowhere, a blinding headache pierces through your brain like an axe. Whether you are feeling repercussions of workplace stress or slept with a bent neck, we have all experienced severe headaches […]
MARIJUANA MIGHT INCREASE THE RISK OF AN CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE-1 DIABETES
In the midst of positive medical tests focusing on the benefits of the little green plant, marijuana has now become the focus of another scientific study, although (if proven correct) the results will be less than positive for the little green plant. As part of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on November 5, […]
ONTARIO GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES REGULATIONS FOR INCOMING MARIJUANA STORES
Needless to say, October 17, 2018 will go down in history for our neighbor to the north. On that day, Canada officially legalized recreational use of the little green plant called marijuana, and residents from Alberta to Newfoundland and the Northwest Territories celebrated in unadulterated joy. Nevertheless, Canada has still been in the hot seat […]
CONSIDERING THE POPULARITY OF CBD-HEAVY STRAINS AND CBD PRODUCTS
For members of the cannabis community, CBD seems to be a topic that’s clearly on everybody’s minds, at least regarding the potential benefits of this substance. On Google and pot websites like Leafly, searches for this cannabinoid have skyrocketed, and, based on statistics from Google Trends, the search term “CBD” is 4 times higher this […]
ONLINE MARIJUANA STORE IN ONTARIO HAS PROBLEM WITH MISLABELED PRODUCTS
When you are dealing with the legalization of the little green plant called marijuana, you are bound to run into a few bumps and lumps on the road to success. Although Canada officially legalized the drug (October 17, 2018), dispensaries across the country experienced a dry spell of cannabis (due to low stocks of product), […]
HOW DENNIS PERON SPARKED THE FIGHT FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
In the heated debate over the legalization of the little green plant, hundreds of thousands of cannabis supporters are fighting for the approval of medical-grade cannabis. What would the original people who kickstarted the original campaigns believe if they could see the world now? During the 1970s and ‘80s, many prominent people initiated media firestorms […]
TWO LANDMARK STUDIES THAT CHANGED PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MARIJUANA
Interestingly, sources indicate that the negative public perception about marijuana started at some point in 1974, when an infamous man named Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath (who developed electro-shock treatment as conversion therapy for homosexuals) determined that marijuana impairs brain function. As a result, the press ran headlines that “Pot Causes Brain Damage,” and the media […]
DETERMINING THE RIGHT CONCENTRATION OF CBD FOR PATIENTS
Over the course of several years, scientists have started made breakthrough discoveries on the potential health benefits of the little green plant marijuana. Back in 1975, a doctor discovered that cancer patients’ nausea subsided after they consumed the plant. Meanwhile, in 2018, medical experts in Australia have started work on the first clinical trials focusing […]
NEW DOCUMENTARY SHEDS LIGHT ON JUVENILE MARIJUANA PATIENTS
In the great marijuana debate that is sweeping through our country, some people are opposed (rightfully so) to the psychoactive properties of this narcotic, while another large majority believes the drug could have medicinal benefits for patients. Overall, the proof is in the statistics. Recent studies have revealed that the plant exhibits anti-tumor properties (beneficial […]
CANADA PRIVACY WATCHDOG URGES CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR MARIJUANA WITH CASH ONLY
Ever since they legalized the little green plant for recreational and medical purposes on October 17, 2018, Canada seems to have been maintaining a pretty steady relationship with marijuana. However, problems with product inventory and exports have been raging across our neighbor to the north, but they seem to have been picking themselves up with […]
