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...
by Sylvain Delisle | May 6, 2019 | CBD, Medical Cannabis
You know you’ve made it to the mainstream when you’re invited to Kim Kardashian’s baby shower. Of course, we’re talking about CBD. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star threw a CBD-themed baby shower for her upcoming fourth child. The cannabinoid (officially called...
by Sylvain Delisle | Apr 23, 2019 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Medical Cannabis 101, THC
This is part 1 in our Medical Cannabis 101 education series. Part 2 covers the cannabinoids THC and CBD. Part 3 covers terpenes. What is the endocannabinoid system? The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a vast network of receptors that are located throughout the human...
by Sylvain Delisle | Feb 19, 2019 | Abba Medix, Canada House, Canada House, Licensed Producers
Being a medical cannabis user in Canada can be extremely beneficial for health, but for many patients, it’s sometimes difficult to navigate the vast waters of Licensed Producers to find the product that suits them best. There are over 100 Licensed Producers (LP’s)...
by Sylvain Delisle | Feb 15, 2019 | Canada House, Cannabinoids, CBD, Chronic Pain, THC
To understand how cannabis treats pain, we first need to know: how we experience pain how our endocannabinoid system works a basic understanding of cannabis How we feel pain First, our skin receptors send pain signals through nerve fibers to the spinal cord which then...
