From Warzone to Wellness: How Medical Cannabis Is Helping Veterans Find Healing and Community
April 24th 2023After serving their country, where do veterans find support once they’re home? Even after a tour of duty ends, the battle may be just beginning. Wounds, both visible and unseen, can make returning to civilian life a new struggle, especially with limited treatment options. However, as Canadian veteran, founder of Marijuana for Trauma, and cannabis advocate Fabian Henry explains, veterans need not struggle alone. After finding relief in cannabis to treat his own PTSD, Henry set out to help ensure no other veterans feel desperate and abandoned. Using his own path to healing as an example, Henry pushed back against the stigma around cannabis and encourages it as a therapy. In this interview, he shares how he brings veterans together into the difficult but beneficial process of holistic healing with cannabis as a catalyst.
Areas of Growth: A Closer Look at Research on Cannabis Propagation
April 7th 2023The field of cannabis horticulture is ever-evolving and offers many opportunities for innovation and experimentation. In this interview, Jessica Lubell-Brand, PhD, professor of horticulture at the University of Connecticut with the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture provides insights into the findings of her laboratory’s recent studies of the “retipping” method of propagating cannabis. She also shares details on her current research with cannabis breeding techniques and how studies like these can benefit the future of cannabis growing.
One Case Study Shows How a Woman in the UK Reduced her Prescription Pain Medication With Cannabis
March 30th 2023A recently published case study documents one chronic pain patient’s reduction of prescribed pain medication after being referred to a medical cannabis registry. Prescribed cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have been legal in the UK since 2018.
Insights Into the Advantageous Positioning for Europe in Pharmaceutical Cannabis
March 28th 2023Read an interview from Pharmaceutical Technology Europe exploring how the European bio/pharma industry’s high regulatory standards and GMP requirements are set to position the region as a frontrunner for pharmaceutical grade manufacturing of cannabis-based medicines.