National sleep awareness week 2022
It’s national sleep awareness week (14 – 19 March) – an opportunity to look at the affect of conditions that impact sleep and how medical cannabis can help with treatment….
Medical Cannabis, THC and mental health explored – Part 1
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Niraj Singh recently spoke at the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society discussing the usage and efficacy of not only CBD, but also the powerful component of THC, when…
Dr Niraj Singh talks with Mary Biles about ‘Cannabis for ADHD: An emerging therapeutic option.’
TMCC’s psychiatric specialist Dr Niraj Singh appears in a recent article published by Project CBD, interviewed by author and CBD thought leader Mary Biles. In the article, ‘Cannabis for ADHD:…
Supporting mental health during these times – can medical cannabis help?
In recent years and especially during the pandemic, more and more people are speaking openly about their mental health and seeking support. The NHS reports that 2,878,636 people got in…
The effects of cannabis on the body
With both the proliferation of CBD across the globe and the increasing adoption of medical cannabis programmes worldwide, the range of possible benefits from cannabis-based products are being recognised more…
UK’s first national network of medical cannabis clinics
UK’s first national network of medical cannabis clinics ignites a step change in patient numbers Doctors working for The Medical Cannabis Clinics are now breaking the mould to allow qualifying…
The training domino effect
“Doctors at the moment are not prescribing… the main reason in my view is a lack of education. Doctors have never been trained in cannabis medicine or the endocannabinoid system…
Can medical cannabis help geriatric patients?
People aged 65 and over in the UK make up only 17% of the population, but use over 50% of the NHS budget, representing, as a group, more than one-third…
Why doctors should prescribe medical cannabis
There’s a huge number of reasons why doctors should consider prescribing medical cannabis, whether these are more emotive or if they come from a distinctly logical, efficacy-based perspective. Here are…
Dr Rebecca Moore on cannabis treatment for anxiety
This week is National Stress Awareness Week. In recognition of this we asked our doctor Rebecca Moore to explain her experience treating anxiety, a condition that affects more and more…
Understanding the evidence for medical cannabis treatments
People living with complex conditions and doctors prescribing treatments for patients have many questions about medical cannabis. Perhaps one of the biggest questions is if medical cannabis medicine works, and…
Finding relief from PTSD with CBD treatment
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder, often referred to as PTSD, is an anxiety disorder. It can be caused by stressful, distressing and frightening events and can result in people living…