Patients are on the receiving end of a lot of advice these days, much of it is wrong and serves only the interests of the seller. Nowhere is this more true than in the cannabis industry, where budtenders are often seen as the primary source of guidance. In...
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...
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...
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...
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...
