The first time 30-year-old Sarah Best saw a Levo—a slender countertop appliance that could easily pass as a Nespresso machine—she knew it was the answer to her prayers. It was January 2019, and Best was at Love Child Social House, a co-working and event space in Toronto, for a demonstration on cooking with cannabis. The [...]
Concerns have been raised about the lack of knowledge of the benefits and harms regarding cannabis and mental health In the UK there is strong public and political support for medical cannabis being available to patients who can benefit from it. As far back as 2016, a Populus poll found that 68% of the UK [...]
Dr. Caroline MacCallum, a Vancouver-based Complex Pain & Cannabinoid Clinician, does the math in a tweet showing that the nabiximol therapy, for the doses given within the study, would cost $29,200/year while the 1:1 cannabis oil treatment in equivalent doses would be $5913/year. Dr. MacCallum further discusses in the thread her experiences in clinic, where she frequently [...]
“While a link exists, it exists mostly for people who are heavy users of THC products and who have a predisposition to psychosis. In fact, one recent study suggests that genetics could account for about 69 per cent to 84 percent of the link between cannabis and psychosis. It also bears mentioning that a majority [...]
To mark the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, we check in with some of the key players in the B.C. cannabis world. From pot growers to government officials to medical professionals, meet the people helping move the industry forward and keep British Columbians safe.
“There’s a huge stigma,” for people who are interested in using things like cbd in their recovery, says Caroline MacCallum, a doctor and the medical director of Greenleaf Medical Clinic in Langley, British Columbia, which helps assesses patients across Canada for their eligibility under Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. She explains that some [...]