With the Opioid Crisis Growing, Youth Are At Higher Risk of Overdose – LPC A version of this story originally published at www.wellandtribune.ca Addiction physicians have been cautious to call cannabis the solution to the opioid crisis. However, many — including people with firsthand knowledge of opioid addiction — support cannabis substitution programs. Canada’s overdose…
Cannalogue Asks Health Canada to Ensure All Who Need Medical Cannabis Can Get It – LPC Cannalogue has asked Health Canada to include cannabis prescription coverage in its insurance program for people in need. The Toronto-based medical cannabis retailer said that it would be an important step for getting many off opioid-based drugs such as…
Cannabis Helped Make Jake Honig’s Last Days More Comfortable, and Jake’s Parents Helped Change Laws – LPC Rather than give their son Jake Honig “a gallon of morphine”, Mike and Janet Honig turned to a cannabis cancer treatment. The only problem: under New Jersey law at the time, he could only have two ounces per…
New UBC Studies Shows Dramatic Results Treating Opioid Addiction with Cannabis – LPC Two new studies shows cannabis is an exit drug for those using opioid-based drugs like heroin. One study found that people who took cannabis every day for six months are 24 per cent more likely to stop injecting drugs. “(Cannabis is) an…
Positive Signs for Radical New Approach to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care – LPC The CBC reports that Karen Walker was 52 when she was first diagnosed with dementia. Now, four years later, she suffers bouts of agitation that sometimes lead to physical aggression. But Karen’s husband Mike said those outbursts have gotten better since she…
Evidence Suggests Cannabis Addiction Affects 10 Per Cent of Users – LPC Addiction psychologist Dr. Jonathan Stea finds it “frustrating” when people say there is no such thing as cannabis addiction. “I think it’s been a popular misconception that cannabis is not physically addicting,” said the Calgary-based doctor. “We have an endocannabinoid system, and it’s…
Provincial Ban on Cannabis Topicals and Edibles Will Hurt Patients, Says One Woman – LPC When Canada legalizes cannabis topicals, edibles, and extracts on October 17, 2019, Quebec may opt out from many products. Lionel Carmant, junior health minister in ruling Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party, said the ban would be to protect children. Indeed,…
Research Still Needed into CBD Remedies, but Facts So Far Are Encouraging – LPC When it comes to CBD remedies, it’s difficult to decide who is right and who is wrong. You hear all these “miracle” stories about how cannabis cured this disease and relieved those symptoms. But then you hear from doctors who say…
Cannabis Research Project Will Follow 100 Ex-Players to See if CBD Can Help Avoid Opioid Use – LPC A new cannabis research project in Toronto will investigate whether or not using CBD can help wean ex-National Hockey League (NHL) players addicted to opioids. The cannabis research partners the NHL Alumni Association with Canopy Growth Corp.,…
Some Hope Cannabis for Medical Use the Answer to Ohio’s Opioid Crisis Ohio first passed medical cannabis into law in 2016, but it took until January 2019 for the first store to open in that state. The law authorized patient use of cannabis with any of 21 conditions including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and multiple sclerosis (MS).…
