Tag: Health
5 Incredible Health Benefits of Vaping Weed
(This is a sponsored article from a Guest Author) 5 Incredible Health Benefits of Vaping Weed It’s already a proven fact that vaping nicotine is a much better alternative to smoking cigarettes. But, have you ever thought about ditching nicotine altogether and smoking something healthier like Cannabis? If you don’t know, cannabis has been reported […]
Growing Cannabis: A Gateway to Gardening
Cannabis plants have been cultivated since before anyone can remember; yet the skills and love for the art are only now set to be reintroduced to the public. With many ‘Reefer Madness’ myths being busted and banished, the ancient love and art of growing cannabis will soon be accessible to every adult in Canada. The […]
How Can Cannabis Be Beneficial for Your Brain Health?
Sophie Addison Cannabis – the most popular yet illegal plant in the world right now. Also, the plant that has been gaining more and more voices for its legalization all over the world. And while some countries do support its usage and have made it a legal plant to enjoy, still the number that have not is bigger. What […]
This Hemp Nut Feels Strong After 20 Years Without Meat
Ted Smith In my first few years of being a cannabis activist I learned a great deal about the wide range of potential uses the cannabis plant could have if not for prohibition. Being a seventh generation Canadian on both sides of my family, but the first not to grow up a family farm, I […]
Minnesota Cannabis Clinics Open Doors to Chronic Pain Patients
Stephen Calabria Cannabis clinics across the state of Minnesota on Monday opened their doors for the first time to patients suffering from intractable pain, heralding a small yet real step in the state and nation’s progress in approaching medicinal cannabis. The Minnesota medical cannabis law first went into effect on July 1, 2015, but was […]
Cannabis: Where We Are; Where We Might Go
Judith Stamps Legal cannabis will walk onstage in the midst of a crazy scene. But then, maybe all historical periods are crazy scenes. Here are some features of ours. In the 1880’s industrial nations moved from plant-based to chemically based medicines. The transition was hailed as progress, and had, among other effects, a profound influence […]
Cannabis Conventions Build A Brighter Future
Grassroots Developments: Cannabis Conventions Build A Brighter Future Ted Smith We are entering the most exciting era of the Canadian cannabis culture; there has never been a more important time to network and share our knowledge of this incredible plant. Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking at an awesome conference in Vancouver hosted […]
Are You EndoCannabinoid Deficient?
Owen Smith In a previous blog for Canlio I explained the basics of cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system. As with any subject that is both new and complex, various theories are being explored by researchers seeking to explain and exploit cannabinoids for humanity’s benefit. As we depart from a century of cannabinoid prohibition, there are emerging […]
Cannabis and Opioid Induced Constipation
OIC (Opioid Induced Constipation) How Does Cannabis Help? I recently saw a TV commercial for the treatment of Opioid Induced Constipation. A drug for the effects of a drug; not a side effect…it’s just an effect. With opioids that have been declared a national emergency and epidemic in North America, I see this as the height […]