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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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National Cancer Survivor’s Day: How medical cannabis supports patients living with cancer
Living with cancer involves far more than the diagnosis itself, with symptoms like pain, nausea and poor sleep affecting everyday life. For National Cancer Survivors' Day 2026, this guide explores how medical cannabis may support eligible patients in managing cancer-related symptoms as part of a wider, clinician-led care plan.
10 min read
07.06.2026
Patrick Bawn
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What are the most common side effects of medical cannabis?
While cannabis-based treatment options have been shown to offer patients a very favourable safety profile with a wide range of therapeutic benefits - like almost all medical options, there are side effects to consider.
7 min read
22.11.2024
Sam North
Exploring the potential of medical cannabis for pancreatic cancer
Unfortunately, not many actually know what a pancreas does, until it starts causing them health concerns that is, and what makes this even more worrying is that pancreatic cancer is the 10th most common cancer in the UK.
8 min read
21.11.2024
Lucy MacKinnon
Can I vape medical cannabis with COPD?
November is National COPD Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the prevention and treatment of chronic lung disease. In honour of this important event, we’re taking a closer look at the relationship between medical cannabis and chronic lung disease and answering the question: “Can I vape medical cannabis if I have COPD?”
4 min read
20.11.2024
Emily Ledger
Can I get medical cannabis on the NHS?
There has been a huge resurgence in interest in plant-based health solutions in the past few decades. Not so long ago, most patients would just take whatever pharmaceutical options their GPs prescribed - but as we mature as a society and our collective understanding of alternative medicine grows, the understanding that plants can offer natural relief from a huge range of symptoms grows.
8 min read
27.08.2025
Sam North