Since an early age I have known pain and agony like most people will never experience in their lifetime. In this article
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I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2008, but did not begin smoking on a regular basis until 2010. Despite an initially rocky relationship with the plant, there is now no doubt for me that the so called ‘drug’ has
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Actor Kevin Smith recently suffered from a massive heart attack shortly after one of his shows in February 2018. He tweeted this the same evening: After the first show this evening, I
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It’s been 10 years since my diagnoses and my adult life has consisted of battling the symptoms of my chronic condition. My original use of cannabis had always been recreational, until I
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This is an accompanying post to our YouTube video We need to protect medical cannabis consumers in the UK, which you can watch below or by clicking here. At present, medical cannabis consumers
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There seems to be a grave misunderstanding about the relationship between cannabis and mental health in this country and the wider world. This week on the ISMOKE channel we’ll seek to iron
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Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the UK. According to mentalhealth.org, depression is the predominant mental health problem worldwide. Nearly 20% of the UK population, aged 16 and
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that can affect anyone at any time and can develop after a person is exposed to highly stressful and traumatic events. In the
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Now that we have explored the links between smoking and schizophrenia, we can talk about using Cannabis as an antidepressant. With mental health issues becoming ever more of a concern to public health,
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Today, I want to tackle the argument that “Cannabis causes schizophrenia”. This argument is a fundamentally misleading and untrue assessment of the clinical data.
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Yesterday we reported on the newest study into the relationship between cannabis and pharmaceutical medication, after researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria found that patients suffering
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A new study conducted in Canada has found that patients prefer cannabis over opioid medication to treat chronic pain and mental health issues. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University
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A Rose By Any Other Name is a Medical Cannabis Documentary produced, directed and edited by Made by Manchester Productions. There aren’t too many medical cannabis documentaries from the UK, when compared
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Autism is a condition that affects an individual’s ability, both to communicate and understand. This means that the forming of relationships can be difficult due to lack of social understanding. This may
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For the past 24 hours, I’ve been in deep thought after watching almost the entire BBC Drugs Map of Britain series. I was hooked after watching ‘Dying For Weed‘. Dying for Weed
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We’ve teamed up with Piff Advisor to run a series on ISMOKE about the many medicinal benefits of cannabis, and this week the focus is on Cannabis for Crohns Disease. It’s great to
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