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View EventsUBC and Tilray partner for Canada’s first PTSD cannabis study
UBC Okanagan and Tilray, a Health Canada Licensed Producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), will conduct the country’s first clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
UBC professors discuss ‘plant teachers,’ sacred medicines
Psychoactive plants, traditional medicines, and government policy form debate.
Budding industry: How legal marijuana trade affects Canada
A UBC expert says legal marijuana shops in nearby Washington state puts pressure on B.C. and Canada to re-think its cannabis laws
Is medical cannabis the answer to chronic joint pain?
Researchers discuss benefits of medical cannabis for those with arthritis.
Who’s lurking in your backyard?
Psychopathy is a complex emotional disorder that is often difficult to detect. Psychopathic people are typically narcissistic, conning and manipulative, antisocial, and engage in deception at an often pathological level. If you don’t know what to look for, it’s difficult to spot and easy for them to manipulate and take advantage of you.