The Cannabis Act Applies to all Mis-Used Substances
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction states that substance abuse cost the Canadian economy $49 billion in 2020. So I applauded the Canadian government for writing the Cannabis Act as it is designed to lower that expense by protecti...
Cannabis as a Game Changer
If we want real and sustainable solutions applied to some of the problems facing our burdened health systems, we need a paradigm shift in our thinking. We need game changing ideas brought to the table for discussion. Game changer such as self-sch...
Rec. Store Medicine Undocumented
The doctors, who encourage patients to go to recreational cannabis stores are demonstrating a careless, lazy way of practicing. It is no secret accessing medical cannabis is cumbersome. It is easier to go to a Rec. Store and due to this ease, many...
Where is My Neighbourhood Nursing Station?
Often I hear the difficulty of people finding family physicians or how provincial health authority's reduce services, because our doctors are retiring or taking a short leave for a much desired rest. I argue remote populations maintain great acces...
Cannabis, a Partner in Health Care Planning
Currently, Canada is in a Health Care Crisis. Regardless of our political propensities, all news media is cycling through stories on how our health system is under pressure. Very few, if any, discuss how cannabis can assist.&...
Government. No Bud of Cannabis
Without getting into the details of each milestone, it is safe to say governments’ path to regulating cannabis is dismal. Thankfully with each new law, the cannabis community is there to challenge government to do better. I a...
Knowing the Rules
I am now sitting on a bench in an inner city river park with 10-grams of gifted home-grown cannabis in my pocket.
I want to spark up. No big deal, right?
Well, actually interpreting the lawfulness of this scenario requires cr...
Health systems remain in the cloud
I find it ironic how legalization for recreational cannabis sparked health system policy writers to action. I am not surprised as it is important to align organizational behaviour with changing laws. My issue is with 20 years of regulated me...
Asking the right question matters
When government was preparing for the legalization of recreational cannabis, I think they started their research by addressing the wrong question. I spend hours scrolling through cannabis-related government websites reading dozens of asserti...
A safe supply of cannabis
What if government planned to subsidize a safe supply of cannabis for people who misuse substances? Some may see this as just transferring one addiction to another, yet when viewed through a harm reduction lens, it would be a more humane and less ...