Canadian moms to launch ‘CRYSTEDA’ CBD water line – but not on home soil due to regulatory uncertainty
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Being a mom and worrying about health go hand-in-hand.
“We’re always on the go, and a lot of the times you just feel exhausted or overwhelmed. That led me, personally, to exploring the possibilities of CBD,” said Crystal Lindsay, one of the three founders...
This latest Cannabis Media Collective podcast comes from Periodic Effects.
"Research on the Science of Cannabis is expanding quickly. While new discoveries are being made faster than ever, how these new findings will be integrated into commercial cannabis products is a new frontier," podcast...
Rielle Capler is a PhD cannabis policy researcher at University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. BotaniQ Magazine spoke to Capler about her work and findings in the area of cannabis being used as a substitute for opiates.
The team at Vancouver-based cannabis accelerator Grow Tech Labs is raising funds for the YMCA as it prepares for a half marathon this fall.
"The GTL team decided to incorporate wellness with social responsibility," said Barinder Rasode, CEO of Grow Tech Labs (GTL)....
‘High proportion’ of Downtown Eastside residents in UBC study report using cannabis for medical purposes
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A long-running UBC research project looking at people using illicit drugs on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is delving into how this population is using cannabis.
“We’re finding that cannabis use in this community really does exist on a spectrum, from purely recreational – to get...
The Canadian government has set 10mg of THC as the per-product limit for edibles in the second wave of legalization, set to take effect in October 2019.
Is that too low?
It depends who you ask.
“I think...
Spectrum Therapeutics partners with Canadian Mental Health Association on workplace cannabis education program
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A medical cannabis company has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association on a national cannabis education program.
The initiative - a first of its kind for a leading cannabis company and a national mental health organization - will see the CMHA collaborate with...
OPINION: The cannabis-psychosis debate is being driven by fear mongering, not facts
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KIRA LONDON-NADEAU, JENNA VALLERIANI AND CAROLINE MACCALLUM
Kira London-Nadeau is the chair of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and a masters student at the University of Montreal studying cannabis and mental health. Jenna Valleriani is the CEO of the National Institute for Cannabis Health and Education,...
45% of employers believe medical cannabis should be covered by health benefits: survey
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A study examining Canadian employers' understanding of chronic disease's prevalence in the workplace has revealed that nearly half of employers believe medical cannabis should be covered by health benefits, up from 34 per cent in 2018.
The study also found that 64 per cent...
Strainprint says it is leveraging its proprietary data to provide evidence-based research reports to the cannabis industry
Cannabis data and analytics company Strainprint™ Technologies Ltd has launched "Strainprint Reports," a new product line of "comprehensive analyst research reports, designed to support medical cannabis...