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Discover helpful insights on health, wellness, and medical cannabis in our blogs. Explore practical articles covering general medical cannabis info, tips for staying well, and how medical cannabis can assist with specific health conditions.
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94.4% of patients with sleep conditions report effective treatment: results from the UK’s largest medical cannabis survey
Based on UK patient data from 329 respondents within a wider survey of 1,669 participants, 94.4% say medical cannabis is effective for sleep-related conditions, with 82% noticing changes within the first week and 97.9% experiencing improved quality of life. The findings come from the largest ever survey of active UK medical cannabis patients.
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What the public wants to know about medical cannabis
Despite being legalised in 2018, public education around medical cannabis in the UK remains relatively under-developed. As a result, many prospective patients will find that they need to actively seek out information for themselves. For this reason, we here at Releaf are on a mission to make that this information is as simple to access as possible. Over the last few years, we have published a wide range of educational resources to give patients the answers they need. In this article, we’re taking a look at some of the top queries and answering the questions the public really wants to know about medical cannabis. So, let’s dive in!
What is HHC: Is it legal or prescribed in the UK?
HHC is a synthetic cannabinoid with growing online hype but no clinical backing. In this guide, we explain what HHC is, how it’s made, what it does in the body, and why it’s not a safe substitute for medical cannabis, especially under UK law.
Decoding Cannabis: What real patients say about cannabis for chronic pain
In this Decoding Cannabis blog, we explore a large real-world study of patients taking medical cannabis for chronic pain. The findings highlight how it's being used, how well it's working, and why more people are turning to it when other treatments fall short.
Real patient voices: How medical cannabis has helped alleviate digestive discomfort
If you’re an avid Releaf reader, you’ll know we recently started to share our patient’s voices on our blog, in the form of their testimonials, in our latest series ‘Medical cannabis and me: Real patient voices’. And considering next Wednesday its World Digestive Health Day, we thought it would be particularly fitting to pay special attention to those who’ve found relief in this area this week.