Medical cannabis has been legalized in all but 14 states in the U.S. and its use for treating a range of conditions is a growing topic of conversation in the medical community. We talked with Caroline MacCallum, MD, a specialist in internal medicine, with expertise in complex pain and cannabinoid medicine. Dr. MacCallum is the [...]
Patients are given little support or structure when it comes to using their cannabis and driving. The fact of the matter is, impairment isn’t the same for medical users as it is for recreational users. A recent study took a look at existing clinical research about cannabis and impairment to try and better define what [...]
A molecule of CBD is a molecule of CBD, whether it is in a skin cream, a recreational product, or a physician-authorized medicine. But the case of adult-use versus medical cannabis is more complicated than genetic material. As a cannabis patient, I find the distinction between adult-use and medical cannabis is both a mental and [...]
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 [...]