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BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Hasina Samji, PhD, MSc June 2021
... and nutrition, and increased substance use (alcohol and cannabis), with repercussions on emotional and physical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC November 2021
... is no better an analgesic for neuropathic pain. Medical cannabis would be included in this part of the model, but ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2020
... write about something a little more calming and relaxing—cannabis. In the October 2018 issue, I authored an editorial on the legalization of cannabis in BC for residents aged 19 and older. Since almost ... it was time to revisit this topic. I suggested that cannabis might trend toward its big brother, alcohol, as a ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2020
... pesticides) and environmental toxins (plastics, smoking, cannabis, caffeine, alcohol). The third article in this issue ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa J. Zhang November 2020
... of caffeine, alcohol, smoking, electronic cigarettes, cannabis, and environmental toxins on fertility. Competing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa J. Zhang November 2020
... antismoking treatment by men or women of reproductive age. Cannabis Since Canada’s recent legalization of recreational Cannabis sativa , its use is now more popular than ever.[ 29 ] Whether cannabis is smoked or refined into other products, ...
Letters / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM April 2019
... the quote, “There are biochemically distinct strains of cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly ... bias, especially given the lack of quantification of the cannabis used. I respectfully disagree. This is not a placebo ... trial and error. It should not be a mystery to respected cannabis scientists. But it is. That’s why I knew we had to ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS May 2019
I thank Dr Ocana for his insightful article, “Cannabis use by adolescents: Practical implications for ... and deaths. . .” attributed to the legalization of cannabis. His reference for this statement[ 1 ] mentions a ... this is the first reported pediatric death associated with cannabis exposure.”[ 2 ] Also in the article, “Nappe ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Brocklehurst September 2019
Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis in October 2018 reignited the issue of workplace ... prescription drugs, including medically prescribed cannabis; alcohol; recreational cannabis; and illegal drugs. Impairment from substance use ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
... legislation to legalize, regulate, and restrict access to cannabis for nonmedical purposes. So far, legalization has ... there are more accidental overdoses and deaths,[ 4 ] more cannabis-related convictions for driving under the influence, ... and more fatal crashes.[ 5 ] Furthermore, high taxes on cannabis have left plenty of room for the black market to ...