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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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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.
9 min read
22.05.2025
Sam North
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.
6 min read
19.05.2025
Lucy MacKinnon
Seized cannabis repurposed for research in Thai/UK operation
Following a joint Thai/UK customs operation, over two tonnes of confiscated cannabis are being redirected to medical research. It's an unusual yet symbolic shift in how governments are choosing to handle cannabis: not as mere contraband, but as a potential public health asset.
5 min read
16.05.2025
Sam North
Decoding Cannabis: Can cannabinoids help treat mental health conditions?
Can cannabis support mental health? This edition of Decoding Cannabis explores the 2020 clinical review on cannabinoids for depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia - and why cautious optimism, not overstatement, is key.
13 min read
15.05.2025
Sam North