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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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Acne Awareness Month: Skin health and medical cannabis
Acne is estimated to affect approximately 95% of people aged between 11 and 30 years old and is the eighth most common skin disease worldwide. In the UK specifically, it’s one of the most common skin conditions, with the country in the top 10 globally for diagnoses in adolescents and young people. Our skin contains part of the endocannabinoid system, the complex cell-signalling network responsible for keeping our skin healthy by regulating important bodily processes like inflammation and oil (sebum) production.
7 min read
18.06.2026
Patrick Bawn
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World Digestive Health Day: Can medical cannabis support gut health?
Each year at the end of May, World Digestive Health Day is celebrated all around the globe. In honour of this important awareness campaign, we’re taking a closer look at the role of digestive health, and the potential benefits of medical cannabis for certain digestive health disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s disease.
8 min read
28.05.2025
Emily Ledger
Keeping patients safe: Clarifying legal and clinical claims in medical cannabis advocacy
Last month, Seed Our Future, a national campaign who raise awareness of UK cannabis law, published a report that discusses the differences between smoking and vaping prescribed cannabis. Advocacy efforts like this play a vital role in shaping public understanding and pushing for reform, but, they only serve patients well when the information they share is accurate.
10 min read
03.07.2025
Lucy MacKinnon
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!
8 min read
21.05.2025
Emily Ledger
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.
10 min read
01.09.2025
Sam North