The process for applying for and receiving a license for medical hemp products in Canada is very streamlined and straightforward.

As the emerging market for CBD continues to expand at an explosive rate, medical cannabis prescriptions are growing at an equal pace. This leaves many people who may not be familiar with the process, as well as those who have been subject to the misinformation which is very common surrounding this subject wondering exactly what the correct steps are in order to obtain one.

Acquire Medical Record

The first thing a potential applicant must do is acquire a copy of their medical records from their current physician.

The City of Winnipeg wants Health Canada to better regulate medical-cannabis grow operations after complaints about odour emanating from a handful of residential homes.

City council's property committee voted Monday to seek the federal government's help in dealing with licensed medical cannabis-grow operations where hundreds of plants are cultivated within residential homes.

Last spring, Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie tried to get the city to regulate large medical cannabis grow operations after it fielded complaints from people living next to a legal grow op in The Maples.

The city, however, could not take any action because it has no control over the number of medical-cannabis plants that can be grown in any given household.

Professional wrestler and vocal weed lover Rob Van Dam responded to a fan’s tweet with some very exciting news for fans of the fighter and his substance of choice.

“@TherealRVD needs to drop his own strain,” a Van Dam fan tweeted at the wrestler. “4.20 Denver. It’s happening,” Van Dam replied.

Although he has yet to disclose any further details about the endeavour, fans were highly receptive of the news.

ALS causes the degeneration of nerves that control voluntary muscle movement, like those that allow us to chew, speak, and walk.

Charlie Wedemeyer was one of Hawaii’s greatest athletes when he attended Punahou School in the 1960s. He was the quarterback for the football team, but also excelled at basketball and baseball. Charlie was named the Hawaii Prep Athlete of the 1960’s and went on to play football for Michigan State.

In 1978 Charlie was the football coach at Los Gatos High School in California when he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Like many athletes before him, including the great Lou Gehrig, Charlie Wedemeyer would find a fight he could not win in ALS.

Even in the last decade of the past millennium, CBD medicine was criminalised and banned in many countries. So, what caused such a drastic change? What changed the stance of the regulatory boards in the 21st century?

It was the growing realisation of how much the healthcare sector benefits from CBD medicine. In ancient times, China, India, and other oriental countries explored the idea. However, it lost its status with the coming of Westerners as they branded it bad for health.

Dealing with the physical and neurological effects of multiple sclerosis can be quite harrowing, new research shows how MS sufferers often turn to cannabis for relief.

Scientists, government officials, and medical researchers have been alarmed by an idea, circulated primarily on the internet, that cannabis can "cure" cancer. No, it cannot.

Known to have a positive effect on the reduction of inflammation, CBD oils and tinctures can offer moms benefits they may not know of. 

What effect does marijuana have on the aging body? In partnership with the National Institute of Health, the University of Iowa plans to find out with a first-of-its-kind research project.

Neurologist and radiologist Dr. Thorsten Rudroff, whose background includes a PhD in neurophysiology and a degree in physical therapy, is heading up the study. Exploring cognition, motor function, balance and other elements of the human body, Thorsten  believes the time has come to “find out if medical marijuana increases this risk of cognitive issues and which products with higher or lower THC content, are safe to use.”

A new study says there’s been a 75% increase in seniors who consume marijuana.

Between 2015 and 2018, the number of seniors over the age of 65 who smoked cannabis or consumed edibles increased by 75%, making them the fastest growing group of cannabis consumers in America.

Published in the Journal of the American Medial Association, the study shows that the increase in cannabis consumption is more pronounced in women, especially in those with higher incomes and higher levels of education.