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Article by Craig T Lee, Study Finds The advancement of medicine is one of continuous discoveries. Sometimes, those notable advancements come from the most unlikely sources. A team in Canada finds cannabis, which causes plenty of legal debate in the United States, also contains a hidden substance which may lead to new antibiotics. A research team from McMaster University says ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The selection of medical cannabis products available through the Shoppers Drug Mart online portal will soon be increasing, thanks to Alberta producer Atlas Growers Ltd. The Edmonton-based company will begin rolling out a line of smokeless products over the next few months, including transdermal patches, gels, tinctures and capsules. “As a medicinal cannabis producer, ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op A new preclinical study, conducted by the University of Toronto and Sansero Life Sciences Inc., will seek to uncover more information about the effects of low-dose psilocybin. Of particular interest is the efficacy of small doses of psilocybin to treat mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. The research will help inform Sansero’s ...

Article by Hermina Paull, The Deep Dive Since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the number of consumers opting to purchase products from the illicit market has been slowly decreasing. According a quarterly report released by the Ontario Cannabis Store (OHS), the first quarter of 2020 saw the legal cannabis industry account for over a quarter of the cannabis market ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op A search warranted executed at a “vacant” factory in Midland, Ont. revealed that the property wasn’t exactly empty, containing thousands of cannabis plants. The site was shut down after about a dozen officers converged on the site at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 28, according to Barrie Today. No arrests were made at the time or ...

Article by 7 News Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants at a growing operation north of Brockville. Police say they seized 2,100 plants after they executed a search warrant at a location on Kavanagh Road in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township. Officers also seized over two kilograms — about four-and-a-half pounds — of harvested marijuana, a 22-calibre rifle, ...

Aritcle by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Chris Rock has been spending the pandemic in an Ohio cornfield with Dave Chappelle and a steady supply of marijuana and mushrooms. The actor/comedian stopped by the Ellen Degeneres Show on Thursday to discuss a range of issues, including what may be the most exclusive comedy club in town. “Dave owns a bunch of land in ...

Article by Nikki Kelly, Cannabis Life Network CBD is scientifically proven to reduce stress, but what can it do for your skin? Explore the different benefits of adding CBD cosmetics to your daily beauty routine. What is CBD? Will it get me high? Cannabidiol or CBD is a chemical compound found in marijuana and hemp plants. Although marijuana contains traces of CBD, CBD alone is non-psychoactive ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Canadian researchers have found the oral synthetic cannabinoids nabilone and dronabinol contribute to negative respiratory health events, including death, in older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD covers two types of chronic diseases — namely emphysema chronic bronchitis — where the lung’s airways become swollen and partly blocked, reports The Lung Association. “COPD ...

Article by Cision Newswire  LYTE Clinics is proud to join University Health Network and Medical Cannabis by Shoppers in a first-of-its-kind Real World Evidence study with medical cannabis. The Medical Cannabis Real-World Evidence (MC-RWE) clinical trial will allow patients to select medical cannabis products that are tested, from seed straight through to packaging. Patients using the online portal created by Medical ...