How Cannabis Can Help Sexual Assault-Related PTSD
In the United States, approximately one in five women have been raped and 50% have experienced some other form of sexually-related assault. In Canada, a woman is raped every minute. Sexual assault can...
View ArticleTHC-A and CBD-A: What are the Benefits?
As much as we might be tempted to speak in terms of competing substances when it comes to the healing properties of marijuana, the truth is that what makes cannabis so remarkable on so many fronts is...
View ArticleTop 8 Health Benefits of Consuming Raw Cannabis
Cannabis is one of the oldest herbs on earth. In fact, people have been using cannabis for over 2,000 years. While you may know that smoking cannabis can provide relief, did you know you could be...
View ArticleTop 5 Benefits of Medical Cannabis Tinctures
Did you know tinctures were once the most popular form of cannabis medicine? In fact, until prohibition began in the late 1930s, cannabis tinctures were available at most pharmacies. Today, tinctures...
View ArticleApoptosis: What is it and what is the role of cannabinoids?
How Cannabis Causes Cancer Cells to Die By now you have probably heard a story or two about how medical cannabis helped heal cancer. This may have even been your experience or the experience of a loved...
View ArticleCannabis and Musculoskeletal Issues: Why It’s a Viable Alternative to...
United Patients Group (UPG) regularly hears from patients that wish they knew earlier that medical cannabis is a treatment option when presented with their other pharmaceutical choices. The problems...
View ArticleCannabis and Acupuncture: Recent research shows that, like cannabis,...
The many alternative healing modalities that together are grouped into the term “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)” have been in operation in China and other parts of Asia for over 5,000 years. You...
View ArticleCBD Oil For Seizures
CBD is gaining prominence for its therapeutic potential; this cannabis derived compound has shown potential in the treatment of seizures, and neurological disorders among others. A cross sectional...
View ArticleWhat is CBDA? Everything A Patient Needs to Know
In the last decade, cannabis derived phytocannabinoids have managed to create a buzz in the medical arena. The culmination of the dark era of cannabis prohibition has birthed a new and exciting era;...
View ArticleDecarboxylation – What Does it Mean?
Decarboxylation – What Does it Mean? Introduction Cannabis is a plant that can be used for a variety of purposes. It has been used as food, medicine and even clothing throughout human history....
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