It’s February and as Valentine’s Day approaches, Love and Chocolate abound. How did “Chocolate is Love” come to be and why do we crave it so? Scientists wondered too and among chocolates 380 known … [Read more...]
Boosting Our Happy Hormones
Cannabis is a valuable tool in our Health and Wellness Toolkit. It’s primary effects occur via the Endocannabinoid System when Phyto(Plant) Cannabinoids (THC/CBD) bind to CB1 and CB2 receptors found … [Read more...]
Reset Mindset: Cannabis Sensitization
At ACS your Health and Wellness are our priorities. As the New Year unfolds we encourage you to assess your Cannabis use to determine if any changes are needed. Our unique Endocannabinoid Systems … [Read more...]
COVID and Cannabis Considered
By Ellen Kasper, RN Although Corona Viruses such as the Common Cold, have been around for a long time, The Novel Corona Virus 2019 is new. From mild cold symptoms, to pneumonia, to serious effects … [Read more...]
Quality Vape Equipment and Medicine with Merit
Vaporizers are portable electronic batteries that heat an attached cannabis oil cartridge almost to combustion, providing a smokeless mist or vapor for inhalation. Many patients find Vape pens easy, … [Read more...]
Diabetes and Medical Cannabis
By Sarah MacLeod, from Holdfast Healing Approaching diabetes management looks a little different for each individual. Depending on the type of diabetes someone has, they may be taking insulin … [Read more...]
Medical Cannabis in Hull
The First Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Hull Alternative Compassion Services (ACS) is excited to announce Hull's first medical cannabis dispensary, opening the Summer of 2021. ACS will … [Read more...]
Cannabis Concentrates
Cannabis oil and concentrates are usually highly potent products refined through a variety of extraction processes where the finished product may have intensified cannabinoids and terpenoid compounds. … [Read more...]
Cannabis, Opioids and the Endocannabinoid System: Characterizing and Managing Pain
A 5 part series - Understanding the different types of pain allows the individual to recognize the best plan of action for medicine, therapy and treatment. As every person is unique, treatment plans … [Read more...]
Cannabis Infused Local Honey & Seasonal Allergies
It is that time of year when cars are covered with a thin yellow dusting of pollen as susceptible families replenish their tissue supply and look for ways to manage their unrelenting symptoms of … [Read more...]
A Brief History of Medical Cannabis in the United States
Cannabis has been used as a natural medicine as early as 2900 B.C.E, yet the history of the medicine, in the United States, is rooted in government corruption, misinformation, and systemic racism. As … [Read more...]
This Way Out: Cannabis As An Exit Drug From Risky Pharmaceuticals
By Janya Grant “December 2015.” Those words echo in my mind. I hear what feels like a million reverberations of my voice uttering that phrase in response to friends, family and doctors inquiring, … [Read more...]