Tag: Canada

Medical Cannabis Use Associated With ‘Few Serious Adverse Events’

Written by Frank Schuler on January 7, 2024. Posted in Science.

Canada first legalized cannabis for medical use in 1999, and then for adult use in 2018. Since that time, numerous suffering patients have benefitted from Canada’s modernized cannabis policies...

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Fewer Youth Say Cannabis Is “Easy” To Access Post-Canada Legalization

Written by Frank Schuler on December 23, 2023. Posted in Policy.

A popular talking point among cannabis opponents leading up to cannabis policy reform, including medical cannabis policy reform, is that reform will ‘increase youth access to cannabis.’...

Advocates Push For Greater THC Content In Canadian Edibles

Written by Johnny Green on November 19, 2023. Posted in Policy.

By many measures, Canada is the international leader when it comes to cannabis policy. After all, it remains the only G-7 nation to have ever passed a national adult-use legalization measure, having...

Support For Canadian Legalization Is Strong 5 Years After Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on November 13, 2023. Posted in Policy.

In many ways, Canada provides the best insight into what people can expect when a nation passes an adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Canada became just the second nation to ever pass a national...

Cannabis Commonly Used As A Sleep Aid By Cancer Survivors

Written by Frank Schuler on November 6, 2023. Posted in Science.

Insomnia, the inability to fall asleep and/or remain asleep, is a major health problem around the world. Whether patients suffer from insomnia as a primary condition, or if insomnia is caused by a different...

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How Long Will Canadian Cannabis Exports Increase?

Written by Johnny Green on October 30, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

Canada was not the first nation to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. That title will always be held by Uruguay which beat Canada to the legalization punch by roughly 5 years....

Cannabis Use Common For Canadian Patients Recovering From Work-Related Injuries

Written by Frank Schuler on October 21, 2023. Posted in Science.

Cannabis use as it pertains to employment is often a sore subject with consumers and patients due to the societal stigma surrounding cannabis, and in some cases, outright discrimination towards people...

Radiation Therapists Are “Unprepared” To Discuss Cannabis With Cancer Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on October 21, 2023. Posted in Science.

Humans have used cannabis for medical purposes going back thousands of years. In the grand scheme of things, cannabis was not prohibited until fairly recently and only for a short duration of time compared...

‘Expert Panel’ Releases Cannabis Engagement Report In Canada

Written by Hazel Norman on October 15, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Canada became the first G-7 nation to pass an adult-use national cannabis legalization measure roughly five years ago. It still remains the only G-7 nation to do so and provides the best insight into...