by Sylvain Delisle | Oct 31, 2019 | CBD, Medical Cannabis, Research
Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, is one of over 100 different cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. Unlike THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), another popular cannabinoid, CBD does not cause cognitive impairment. The endocannabinoid system Similar to the...
by Sylvain Delisle | Oct 9, 2019 | Edibles, Medical Cannabis
What are cannabis edibles? Cannabis edibles are essentially food products (such as candy, cookies, pasta sauces, etc.) infused with cannabis. Typically these products are made with oil or butter that has been infused with cannabis. Why would someone want to eat...
by Sylvain Delisle | Sep 24, 2019 | Medical Cannabis 101, Terpenes
This is part 3 in our Medical Cannabis 101 education series. Part 1 covers the endocannabinoid system. Part 2 covers the cannabinoids THC and CBD. What are terpenes? Does your cannabis smell like craft beer? If so, it likely has the terpenes humulene or myrcene which...
by Sylvain Delisle | Sep 19, 2019 | Medical Cannabis, Parkinson's Disease, Research
The following is an interview with Lisa Ducharme, a Nurse Practitioner working with Canada House. Lisa is a primary healthcare nurse practitioner (PHC- NP) and has been working with Canada House clinics since 2018. She has over 23 years of clinical nursing experience...
by Sylvain Delisle | Sep 16, 2019 | Cannabinoids, CBD, Medical Cannabis 101, THC
This is part 2 in our Medical Cannabis 101 education series. Part 1 covers the endocannabinoid system. Part 3 covers terpenes. What are cannabinoids? Much like serotonin and dopamine being chemical messengers of our nervous system, cannabinoids are the messengers of...
by Sylvain Delisle | Sep 6, 2019 | Canada House, Canadian Veterans
Canada House is proud to be an official sponsor of the 2019 Canadian Walk For Veterans. Supporting Veterans is rooted in the foundation of Canada House. Our organization was founded by two Veterans in 2013 to help their peers treat their combat injuries with medical...
by Sylvain Delisle | Aug 27, 2019 | Medical Cannabis, Research
As we’ve said before, the spread of legalization is helping researchers study the cannabis plant. Proof of this is the fact that Yang Qu, cannabis health research chair at our partner institution the University of New Brunswick, has just been awarded a grant of...
by Sylvain Delisle | Aug 26, 2019 | Medical Cannabis, Research
One of the biggest challenges of studying the cannabis plant has clearly been the fact that it’s illegal in much of the world. The next biggest challenge is the plant is extremely complex and can’t be studied like pharmaceutical drugs. The cannabis plant contains...
by Sylvain Delisle | Aug 12, 2019 | Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Medical Cannabis
Approximately 15-20% of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the United States and Canada are using cannabis to treat their symptoms. What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in your digestive system....
by Sylvain Delisle | Aug 2, 2019 | Clinic Opening, Medical Cannabis
Our goal at Canada House is to make medical cannabis more accessible for all Canadians. We have taken another step towards reaching that goal by opening a new clinic in Nova Scotia’s capital city, Halifax, this summer. The clinic is located at 6960 Mumford Road in the...
