Medicinal cannabis has been shown to make a difference for cancer patients to relieve the side-effects of chemotherapy. Early results of a landmark trial involving 80 patients at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse hospital show that cannabis capsules were bet…
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Kiwibank Shuts Down ‘Green Fairy’ Account After Giving Her ‘Local Hero’ Medal
“Green fairy” Rose Renton is having her Kiwibank account shut down less than a year after the same bank awarded her a “local hero” medal. Renton has been a prominent campaigner for medicinal cannabis since the death of her son Alex in 2015, for whom sh…
Here’s How Cannabis Can Help Fight Chronic Gut Problems
Though cannabis provides therapeutic value for those with IBD, its primary benefit doesn’t really seem to have to do with pain. A primary reason that many patients turn to medicinal cannabis is to treat chronic pain. In fact, a 2019 study published in …
Is legalization bad for medical cannabis patients?
Patient advocates say increased costs and access issues are a blow to medical cannabis patients’ rights now that all adults can legally consume cannabis in Canada.
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Why is Trump targeting medical marijuana in an election year?
Medical marijuana has a 92% favorable rating. Trump’s budget would let federal prosecutors target state-legal patients. What gives?
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Weed at work: What medical cannabis patients need to know
Patients have rights—and responsibilities—when it comes to using medical marijuana at work. Learn how to manage weed in the Canadian workplace here.
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Canada’s favourite cannabis advocacy groups
From patients’ rights to justice reform and all manner of tax and accuracy issues in between, they took on some of Canada’s most pressing cannabis issues. Meet Canada’s favourite cannabis advocacy groups, as chosen by Leafly readers.
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