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Discover helpful insights on health, wellness, and medical cannabis in our blogs. Explore practical articles covering general medical cannabis info, tips for staying well, and how medical cannabis can assist with specific health conditions.
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Pride, PTSD, and plant-based approaches
Each year in June, LGBTQ+ Pride events take place around the world. These events offer an opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, honour their contributions, and recognise the ongoing struggle for equality. But June also marks PTSD Awareness Month and, as these two important events coincide, it is important to recognise the increased rates of PTSD among LGBTQ+ individuals, understand the reasons behind this, and improve awareness of available treatment options.
10 min read
24.06.2026
Sam North
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Grit weed in the UK: The alarming trend of contaminated street cannabis
Patients may have been made aware of recent reports that cannabis from the illicit market has been contaminated. These reports about “grit weed” have been shared across social media networks but the exact details of the adulterant are yet to be formally determined.
8 min read
09.09.2025
Editorial Team
One for the books: European Pharmacopoeia establish a monograph for cannabis flower
It has been announced that the official cannabis flos (flower) monograph will be published in supplement 11.5 of the European Pharmacopoeia in January 2024. This will establish international quality and standards testing and identification processes for cannabis flowers, and its derived products, used in medicinal practices.
7 min read
17.11.2023
Lucy MacKinnon
Weeding out injustices & cultivating change: CIC launch medical cannabis patient survey
On the five-year anniversary of medical cannabis legalisation in the UK, during Medical Cannabis Awareness Week, The Cannabis Industry Council launched a patient survey to further understand patients' experiences with medical cannabis.
6 min read
02.02.2024
Lucy MacKinnon
Releaf: Removing the stigma around medical cannabis
The wait is over, you finally have a legal medical cannabis prescription. For some, this will have been a long wait, for others who have only just become aware of the benefits of medical cannabis, it is the start of a new journey. At Releaf we want you to feel confident about being a legal medical cannabis patient which is why we want to take a moment to talk about cannabis stigma.
12 min read
02.02.2024
Editorial Team