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‘It’s The First Thing I Do When I Wake Up.’ Canadians Turning To Cannabis To Cope Through COVID-19 Pandemic

Arianne Persaud has been using more cannabis this year, after losing a restaurant industry job at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. To cope with the stress of being unemployed, Persaud initially turned to alcohol. But Persaud decided to cut down …

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“Buried by Puppies Licking Your Face” (Canadian Firms Champion MDMA for PTSD)

CANNABIS CULTURE – Numinus Wellness Inc. and Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) have teamed up to petition Health Canada for approval to begin a trial using MDMA to treat PTSD. If approval is gra…

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The Progressive Impact Psychedelics & Cannabis Are Having Within The Medical Community

The Progressive Impact Psychedelics & Cannabis Are Having Within The Medical Community
The abundance of research findings demonstrating the medicinal properties of these drugs continues to spread into the medical community.
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In Honor of Veterans Day, We Asked Members of Oregon’s Canna-Vet Community How Weed Has Helped Them Post-Service

“My viewpoint on cannabis did a complete 180 after leaving the Marine Corps, where it was completely forbidden. For me the most significant impact was seeing the positive effect that it was having on so many of my colleagues.” Cannabis is indeed medici…

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North Bay Site Selected For Study Of Medical Cannabis Oil For Military Veterans Suffering PTSD

‘After months of planning between multiple organizations, we are thrilled to finally be opening our first of six recruitment centres which are all situated within a few kilometres of Canadian Forces Bases’. Northern Shores Pharmacy at 10 Maplewood Ave,…

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How medical marijuana and air guitar sent this ‘Hurt Locker’ hero to prison

After serving on a bomb squad in Iraq, Sean Worsley managed his PTSD with medical marijuana—until Alabama sent him to prison for it.
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Study finds cannabinoid plays key role in PTSD and ‘fear extinction’

Why can’t PTSD patients forget trauma? Cannabinoids may be a critical factor in the brain’s ability to extinguish memory.
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