Too many bureaucratic hurdles for cannabis research: Why researchers are studying cannabis for promising anti-seizure medication

 By: Mohammad-Reza Ghovanloo We’ve lost many years of potentially important research on the use of cannabis as medicine because of polarized views of the “weed” among researchers, policymakers and the general public. On one side, there are those who see cannabis as a dangerous psychoactive drug that should be prohibited.

Something in the air

 Cannabis. Pot. Grass. Weed. Marijuana. Whatever you call it, the leafy green plant is about to go public. For most Canadians, it was a complementary part of coming-of-age for someone to offer you a toke and then puff-puff-pass it on. More than a few took it further than that first

When the Government Says It’s Ok, How Do Parents Say No?

 “Just say no!” That was the rallying cry for teens in the 1980’s. Day after day, week after week, we were told how dangerous drugs were for us. In my first year of high school, a very tall and formidable police officer came into our classroom one day, carrying a

The confusion surrounding marijuana dispensaries—legal or illegal?

 Is that newly opened ‘medical’ marijuana shop down the street legitimate? The answer is a legal grey area depending on who you ask, and when you ask it by. These dispensaries look like any other shop, and even have a receptionist at the front desk ready to convince you that