Here’s What Researchers Know So Far About How Marijuana Legalization Affects Public Health
Legalizing marijuana has little to no impact on rates of violent or property crime, according to a new study that was funded by a federal agency. The policy change did seem connected to a long-term decline in burglaries in one state, however. While previous attempts to understand the relationship between legal cannabis markets and crime […]
CBD: Hemp-derived, isolate, full spectrum and beyond
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally-occurring ingredient in both cannabis and its cousin, hemp. In medicine, it is used to treat a variety of symptoms and conditions, from epileptic seizures to chronic pain to insomnia and anxiety. CBD is lauded for its ability to calm inflammation without creating an intoxicating high. No wonder, then, that it’s […]
Using Cannabis to Treat Cancer
Cancer doesn’t play favorites. It doesn’t care what color you are, if you’re young or old, or whether you live in a penthouse apartment or a shanty town. When the diagnosis comes, as it will for half of us in our lifetime, we pin our hopes on accessing the best treatment to maximise our chance […]
Cannabinoids for Scleroderma
When you cut yourself and start to heal, your body forms a matrix of tissue largely composed of collagen. It’s the basis of the scar tissue that forms where the cut was. For people with scleroderma, a rare auto-immune disease, their tissues continue developing even without an injury, resulting in the overproduction of collagen and […]
4 cannabis producers on what makes a strain great to grow
Growing October 1, 2019 (Julia Sumpter) It can be hard enough to decide what strain to purchase or grow yourself, so can you imagine the pressure of doing so for a large scale cannabis operation?For the uninitiated, strains are not one-size-grows-all by any stretch of the imagination. Cultivators who produce flower for your local dispensary […]
Want the most from your cannabis terpenes? Temperature matters
Cannabis flowers contain hundreds of chemical compounds, including cannabinoids and terpenes. Terpenes are scented molecules that are responsible for the flavour and aroma of cannabis. In addition to lending flavour to cannabis, they also contribute to its effects on the body, both individually and in combination with cannabinoids. Most vaporizing temperature recommendations focus on the […]
