Dads and Drugs: the importance of being a positive role model There are many reasons why a good father figure is important for a child’s development These days families come in a lot of different shapes and sizes some with only one parent, some with two or more genders and others with two parents of …
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August media wrap up studies and spin Cannabis research, synthetics and ‘cannabis vomiting syndrome’ This month was a relatively quiet one as far as cannabis goes, with mainstream health journalists much more focused on the new female viagra than cannabis related issues. What was interesting in August, were the contrasting angles chosen by journalists and …
Media wrap up October and November Throughout October and November 2015 the Australian media covered stories on medicinal cannabis, high potency ‘skunk’, and cannabis use in pregnancy. Throughout October and November 2015 the Australian media covered stories on medicinal cannabis, high potency ‘skunk’, and cannabis use in pregnancy. As the end of the year has …
Medicinal cannabis: pharmaceutical vs herbal What is the difference between pharmaceutically produced medicinal cannabis and whole-plant cannabis? A conspiracy theory often floated about NCPIC, by those people who advocate for cannabis legalisation, is we are pro big pharma (big pharmaceutical companies), or even funded by big pharma. While our recent blog, Where do we stand …
Lucy Haslam on medicinal cannabis We talk to medicinal cannabis advocate Lucy Haslam about her views and perspective on using cannabis for medicinal purposes. This blog is a bit longer than our usual, but as medicinal cannabis is an issue of immense interest to so many, and Lucy Haslam was so generous with her time, …
Pushing past addiction An honest account of the effect weed had on one young man’s life and how he’s managing after quitting weed. An honest account of the effect weed had on one young man’s life and how he’s managing after quitting weed. Overcoming addiction can be a long road. Often it can feel isolating …
