Cannabis Oil is also known as Medical Marijuana oil is not to be confused with Hemp Seed Oil. Cannabis oil contains active ingredients named cannabinoids, and there is usually also a terpene profile (more information on this below), all these are usually dissolved...
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A Brief History of Cannabis Modern Cannabis Use
Cannabis use likely predates writing in human evolution (Ben-Amar 2006; Merlin 2003). Cannabis is believed to have originated in Central Asia. It has spread worldwide from this region. Cannabis use as both medicine, fibre and food dates back over 10,000 years (Abel...
Read MoreMCRC Medicinal Cannabis Observational trial – Over 1400 patients already registered
The team at MCRC, the Medicinal Cannabis Research Collaboration, are excited to announce that we’re conducting an important study of patients and medicinal cannabis therapy. MCRC is an organisation that specialises in the new field of cannabis research and is...
Read MoreWhy The Endocannabinoid System Fascinates Us
It is rumored that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been around for the last 600 million years. This is because the ECS is present in the earliest forms of life- the sponges which have been around for that long. It is sad that we did not hear about it until...
Read MoreEssential Terpenes In Cannabis And Why They Are Important
When you open a jar of fresh Sour Diesel buds, your nostrils will definitely fill up with skunky fumes from myrcene, the most abundant terpene. Terpenes give plants their characteristic scents, cannabis being a plant loaded with over 200 terpenes. The scents...
Read MoreFive reasons why the medical profession in Australia is starting to take medicinal cannabis seriously
By Dr. Sud Agarwal The introduction of medicinal cannabis to Australia has come with its fair share of myths and misconceptions. Many people associate medicinal cannabis with illicit drug users and imagine that most patients who seek out medicinal cannabis are merely...
Read MoreMedicinal cannabis: Dispelling the myth, presenting the facts- Debunking the myths around medicinal cannabis
By Dr. Sud Agarwal It’s been over two years since medicinal cannabis became available on prescription in Australia. Since March 2018, more than 3,100 prescriptions were approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. But amongst the media hype, there is also a lot...
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