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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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Itching for a new treatment? Cannabinoids show potential in psoriasis management

General | Medical Cannabis | Conditions

Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune skin condition that affects an estimated 2.1 million people in the UK, and August marks its month of awareness. This extremely prevalent dermatological issue is currently incurable, and subjects patients to uncomfortable red, itchy patches of skin that can crack and bleed, which can be very painful. 

7 min read
04.08.2023
Lucy MacKinnon

Itching for a new treatment? Cannabinoids show potential in psoriasis management

Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune skin condition that affects an estimated 2.1 million people in the UK, and August marks its month of awareness. This extremely prevalent dermatological issue is currently incurable, and subjects patients to uncomfortable red, itchy patches of skin that can crack and bleed, which can be very painful. 

7 min read
04.08.2023
Lucy MacKinnon

No grow for UK patients: Where in the world can patients grow their own?

Medical cannabis is an area of policy that almost 70 nations worldwide have taken steps to legalise and regulate. A result of this is a variation in law influenced by policymakers and local culture. How companies operate and dispense medicinal cannabis products and how patients are governed can look very different. 

17 min read
26.07.2023
Editorial Team

Breaking barriers: Ukraine medical cannabis bill draft wins majority vote

Medical cannabis is very likely coming to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Parliament has voted to pass the first reading of the medical cannabis bill with a majority. Cannabis policy reform advocates welcomed the move worldwide and seems like an obvious step in the right direction to many following the global change on medical cannabis policy.

9 min read
25.07.2023
Editorial Team

What are the qualifying conditions for a UK medical cannabis prescription?

In this article we will look at the different medical conditions and routes of access UK patients can legally obtain a medicinal cannabis prescription through. Releaf recently conducted public surveys and published a report with the data titled Say No To Pain revealing 58.5% of the British population are likely to be unaware of the current medical cannabis laws.

7 min read
12.02.2024
Editorial Team