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New Research on the Anti-Inflammatory Potential of CBD

New research published in the journal Inflammopharmacology shows promise in the use of CBD for acute and chronic inflammatory disorders. Chronic inflammatory disorders are when our body continues sending inflammatory cells even when there is no outside danger. For example, in rheumatoid arthritis inflammatory cells and substances attack joint tissues leading to an inflammation that comes …

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How to select and dose your medical cannabis and CBD

Tantus can help guide you during the process of selecting, trying out, and hopefully maintaining use of effective medical cannabis and CBD products. Our medical team can help patients find new products and develop a treatment schedule that will help alleviate their medical symptoms. Many patients come to us looking for help and medical advice for things like: anxiety, pain relief, trouble sleeping and arthritis.

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About 25% of Canadians use Cannabis Recreationally

The government of Canada’s annual Canadian Cannabis Survey finds that about 25% of Canadians have used cannabis in the past year. This is down slightly from the 2020 cannabis survey which found about 27% of Canadians imbibe from time-to-time in cannabis. The survey only asks questions related to recreational use and not the medical use …

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Majority of Canadians View Cannabis Use as “Socially Acceptable”

The government of Canada has released its annual Canadian Cannabis Survey and it finds that the majority of Canadians (68%) think that the occasional use of cannabis for non-medical purposes is socially acceptable. For comparison purposes, 89% of Canadians believe the same about alcohol use. 68% of Canadians think that ingesting cannabis for non-medical purposes …

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Preliminary findings show that CBD may help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in lung cells

Disclaimer: the research below is pre-print, and has yet to be peer-reviewed. Peer review is an essential part of the scientific process and so the observations below are preliminary and more inquiry is required before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. A new research paper has found that cannabidiol (more commonly referred to as CBD) may …

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New Research: Medical Cannabis Leads to Sustained Cognitive Improvement in Patients

Researchers at Harvard University have published a new study finding that medical cannabis patients, “demonstrated significant improvements on measures of executive function and clinical state over the course of 12 months; verbal learning/memory performance generally remained stable.” In simpler terms, the Harvard study found that over a year, patients who were using medical cannabis, mainly …

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New Medical Cannabis Research Looks at Canadian Cannabis Usage

New Medical Cannabis Research Looks at Canadian Cannabis Usage

New research published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research finds that Canadians tend to use THC-products more frequently as a sleep-aid and for pain relief, while CBD products are used more for helping deal with mental health issues like anxiety and depression. The study, titled Cannabinoid Profiles in Medical Cannabis Users: Effects of Age, …

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