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Top 5 Illnesses to Treat with Cannabis

Top 5 Illnesses to Treat with Cannabis

There are numerous illnesses that can be addressed with cannabis or cannabinoid medicines.  These have varying amounts of data to support the treatment.  Here we will discuss the top 5 illnesses or symptoms where we have good data to support cannabinoid...
Cannabis and Stroke

Cannabis and Stroke

Recently we discussed the risks posed by cannabis use for patients with heart disease.  Another related topic is the risk posed of having a stroke.  Clearly, we want to avoid strokes. But as with the cardiac risk, the story is not simple and the data are...
Cannabis and Heart Disease

Cannabis and Heart Disease

If you’re really following the discussion about cannabis, you may have noted that cannabis can potentially affect heart problems.  While this can be a serious issue, there are details that we should discuss so that you know whether cannabis poses a risk to...
What Do We Know About Terpenes?

What Do We Know About Terpenes?

If you’ve been looking into cannabis on the web, or if you’re part of a cannabis-using crowd, you’ve undoubtedly heard about terpenes and how important they are.  Currently, this group of chemicals is ascribed nearly mythical properties and...
The Problem with Harm Reduction

The Problem with Harm Reduction

I was doing my Duolingo yesterday and came upon a story that illustrates the problem with Harm Reduction. Eddy was making dinner and talking to Junior about one of Junior’s books that Eddy was reading.  Junior then said he’d tell Eddy the ending...