20 Mar 2026
UK Cannabis Prescribing Statistics: How Many Patients and What Conditions?
The Scale of Medical Cannabis in the UK Since the rescheduling of cannabis-based medicines to Schedule 2 in November 2018, prescribing has…
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19 Mar 2026
How Long Does Medical Cannabis Stay in Your System?
The Pharmacokinetics of Cannabis THC is rapidly absorbed through inhalation (peak plasma levels within minutes) and more slowly via oral route (peak…
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19 Mar 2026
Cannabis and Breastfeeding: What the Evidence Says
Transfer of Cannabinoids into Breast Milk THC is highly lipophilic and transfers into breast milk at concentrations approximately eight times higher than…
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19 Mar 2026
Medical Cannabis and Pregnancy: What the Evidence Says
Why Pregnancy Is a High-Risk Category THC is lipophilic and crosses the placenta readily, with foetal blood concentrations reaching approximately 10-30% of…
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18 Mar 2026
Switching from Recreational to Medical Cannabis: What Changes
The Fundamental Differences Medical cannabis is grown under EU-GMP or equivalent pharmaceutical-grade conditions with rigorous quality testing; recreational cannabis has no such…
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18 Mar 2026
Morning vs Evening Dosing: Timing Your Medical Cannabis
Why Timing Matters The timing of cannabis administration determines its interaction with the patient’s natural circadian biology, daily routine, and symptom pattern…
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17 Mar 2026
Titration Guide: Finding Your Minimum Effective Dose of Medical Cannabis
Why Titration Matters in Cannabis Medicine Cannabis is unusual as a medicine in that the dose-response relationship is not always linear; higher…
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17 Mar 2026
How to Read a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for Medical Cannabis
What Is a Certificate of Analysis? A Certificate of Analysis (COA) is a document issued by an accredited laboratory confirming the composition…
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17 Mar 2026
How Cannabis Affects Sleep Architecture: REM, Deep Sleep, and Dreaming
The Basics of Sleep Architecture Normal sleep cycles through four stages: three non-REM stages (N1, N2, and N3/slow-wave/deep sleep) and REM sleep,…
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16 Mar 2026
Pinene: The Focus and Memory Terpene in Cannabis
What Is Pinene? Alpha-pinene and beta-pinene are bicyclic monoterpenes that are among the most abundant terpenes in nature, found in pine resin,…
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