Releaf Blog
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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Why smoking medical cannabis is harmful (and illegal) in 2026: expert medical advice
Smoking prescribed medical cannabis is not permitted in the UK. Instead, patients are instructed to administer their medication using medical vaporisers or alternative formats such as oils. In this expert interview, Releaf doctor Dr Alexander Van Heerden explains why combustion undermines treatment goals, how vaporisation changes dosing and inhalation dynamics, and what patients should know when transitioning from smoking to vaporised cannabinoids.
Experts explain: Dr Maria Knöbel on medical cannabis and menopause
Around the world, medical cannabis and menopause are subjects that have been unfairly deaminised and stigmatised for generations. From a lack of public awareness and professional understanding, to misinformation and misconceptions, thankfully, now this rhetoric is starting to change - and that’s something we’re keen to be a part of.
Parenting and wellbeing: Medical cannabis stories that break the stigma
Ahead of Parent Mental Health Day (Thursday 30 January) we’re breaking down the stigma around medical cannabis and parenting with the real-life stories of those who have found improved health and wellbeing for themselves and their families as a result.
The True Potential of Hemp: What the Future Holds
From the very start of cannabis stigmatisation and prohibition, hemp was unfairly lumped into the same category as 'marijuana,' 'weed,' or even the evocative 'ganja,’
Navigating Releaf's New Patient Dashboard
Last week, we launched our brand new, built-from-the-ground-up Releaf Patient Dashboard. We have invested over £2 million into this bespoke piece of tech, and it's been a long time in the making.