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(4525, 96, '2017-04-29 12:13:28', '2017-04-29 12:13:28', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4524\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong>\r\n\r\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower. The2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.  On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 12:13:28', '2017-04-29 12:13:28', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4526, 96, '2017-05-19 20:47:14', '2017-05-19 20:47:14', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada4NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\n\n<strong>MMAR</strong>\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\n\n<strong>MMPR\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\n\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\n\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Neil Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\n\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong></span>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\n\n<strong>ACMPR\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-05-19 20:47:14', '2017-05-19 20:47:14', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4527, 96, '2017-04-29 12:17:03', '2017-04-29 12:17:03', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4524\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower. The2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.  On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 12:17:03', '2017-04-29 12:17:03', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4528, 96, '2017-04-29 12:23:10', '2017-04-29 12:23:10', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4524\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>MMAR</strong>\r\n\r\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR</strong>\r\n\r\nThe 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR</strong>\r\n\r\nOn August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 12:23:10', '2017-04-29 12:23:10', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4529, 96, '2017-04-29 12:26:40', '2017-04-29 12:26:40', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4524\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>MMAR\r\n</strong>Under the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 12:26:40', '2017-04-29 12:26:40', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4531, 96, '2017-04-29 13:13:55', '2017-04-29 13:13:55', '', 'Penguins2NewResourcesSection1280x200', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'penguins2newresourcessection1280x200', '', '', '2017-04-29 13:13:55', '2017-04-29 13:13:55', '', 4455, 'http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Penguins2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4532, 96, '2017-04-29 13:14:09', '2017-04-29 13:14:09', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4531\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Penguins2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Research, Healthcare, Patient Support and Non-Profit Organizations &amp; Government Agencies Related to Medical Marijuana</strong>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Cannabinoid Research Organizations</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Medical Cannabis Research</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/index.php?lng=en\" target=\"_blank\">International Association for Cannabis as Medicine</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://cannabinoidsociety.org/\" target=\"_blank\">International Cannabinoid Research Society</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"https://archive.org/details/EndocannabinoidSystemNetwork-EcsFullLengthAnimation\" target=\"_blank\">Endocannabinoid System Network</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://srva.na.icb.cnr.it/erg/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=14&amp;Itemid=29\" target=\"_blank\">Endocannabinoid Research Group</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Community-Based Healthcare Organizations</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://arthritis.ca/getmedia/68f3ab55-7c07-4ad9-b089-761d81456664/Medical-Cannabis-Position-Paper-EN-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Arthritis Society: Medical Cannabis - A Guide to Access</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://arthritis.ca/getmedia/68f3ab55-7c07-4ad9-b089-761d81456664/Medical-Cannabis-Position-Paper-EN-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Arthritis Society - Position Paper on Medical Marijuana</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.epilepsy.com/article/2014/2/epilepsy-foundation-calls-increased-medical-marijuana-access-and-research\" target=\"_blank\">Epilepsy Foundation - Calls for Increased Medical Marijuana Access and Research</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"https://www.aesnet.org/meetings_events/annual_meeting_abstracts/view/2414222\" target=\"_blank\">American Epilepsy Society - Study supports Cannabidiol (CBD) may be a promising treatment for Treatment Resistant Epilepsy (TRE)</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cdnaids.ca/cannabisastherapyforhiv\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Aids Society - Cannabis as Therapy for HIV</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/diagnosis-and-treatment/complementary-therapies/medical-marijuana-and-cannabinoids/?region=bc\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Cancer Society - Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoids</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/chemotherapyeffects/marijuana-and-cancer\" target=\"_blank\">American Cancer Society - Marijuana and Cancer</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq\" target=\"_blank\">National Cancer Institute - Cannabis and Cannabinoids</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Patient Support &amp; Advocacy Groups</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://cfamm.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">CFAMM - Canadians For Fair Access To Medical Marijuana</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://thewellnesssoldier.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Wellness Soldier - Helping Veterans Live Healthy Lives</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"https://mftgroup.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana For Trauma - Veterans Helping Veterans</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Non-Governmental / Non-Profit Organizations</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://norml.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">NORML Canada</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.nber.org/papers/w21345.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The National Bureau of Economic Research - Findings suggest medical marijuana may have the potential benefit of reducing abuse of highly addictive painkillers</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Government Agencies\r\n</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li> <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Canada - Health Canada - Medical Use of Marijuana</a></li>\r\n 	<li> <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/contact/dhp-mps/hecs-dgsesc/mma-amm-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Canada - Health Canada Office of Cannabis Medical Access</a><a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/contact/dhp-mps/hecs-dgsesc/mma-amm-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\"> </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n* Marijuana.Ca has provided the above links to resources as references for visitors to the site and does not endorse the content contained within the links that are provided.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider\'s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Groups', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4455-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 13:14:09', '2017-04-29 13:14:09', '', 4455, 'http://swerve.fyi/4455-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4534, 96, '2017-04-29 13:29:18', '2017-04-29 13:29:18', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4533\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Scientific Research and Clinical Studies on Medical Marijuana</strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca has provided the following links to resources as references for visitors to the site and does not endorse the content contained within the links that are provided.\r\n\r\n<strong>Links to scientific research and clinical studies on medical marijuana:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cannabis-Med.Org – Clinical Studies and Case Reports</strong>\r\nOn this site you will find clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients.\r\nYou may search for diseases (indications), authors, medication, study design (controlled study, open trial, case report etc.) and other criteria.\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.php?search=extended&amp;sort=year\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis-Med.org</a> </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Project CBD</strong>\r\nProject CBD is a non-profit educational service dedicated to promoting and publicizing research into the medical utility of cannabidiol (CBD) and other components of the cannabis plant.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/science/\" target=\"_blank\">ProjectCBD.Org</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Centre for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR)\r\n</strong>University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR). The purpose of the Center is to coordinate rigorous scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis compounds for treating medical conditions.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=category&amp;id=41&amp;Itemid=135\" target=\"_blank\">CMCR.ucsd.edu</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>1023 Articles with the search criteria of (Cannabis OR Marijuana) AND (Pain)\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28Cannabis+OR+Marijuana%29+AND+%28Pain%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>89 Articles with the search criteria of (Palliative OR Hospice) AND (Cannabis OR Marijuana)\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28palliative+OR+hospice%29+AND+%28cannabis+OR+marijuana%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>US National Library of Medicine: Journal Citation Database\r\n</strong>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Selective Literature review\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed Central</a></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Studies', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4474-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 13:29:18', '2017-04-29 13:29:18', '', 4474, 'http://swerve.fyi/4474-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4535, 96, '2017-04-29 13:30:01', '2017-04-29 13:30:01', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4533\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Scientific Research and Clinical Studies on Medical Marijuana</strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca has provided the following links to resources as references for visitors to the site and does not endorse the content contained within the links that are provided.\r\n\r\n<strong>Links to scientific research and clinical studies on medical marijuana:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cannabis-Med.Org – Clinical Studies and Case Reports</strong>\r\nOn this site you will find clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients.\r\nYou may search for diseases (indications), authors, medication, study design (controlled study, open trial, case report etc.) and other criteria.\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.php?search=extended&amp;sort=year\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis-Med.org</a> </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Project CBD</strong>\r\nProject CBD is a non-profit educational service dedicated to promoting and publicizing research into the medical utility of cannabidiol (CBD) and other components of the cannabis plant.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/science/\" target=\"_blank\">ProjectCBD.Org</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Centre for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR)\r\n</strong>University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR). The purpose of the Center is to coordinate rigorous scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis compounds for treating medical conditions.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=category&amp;id=41&amp;Itemid=135\" target=\"_blank\">CMCR.ucsd.edu</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>1023 Articles with the search criteria of (Cannabis OR Marijuana) AND (Pain)\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28Cannabis+OR+Marijuana%29+AND+%28Pain%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>89 Articles with the search criteria of (Palliative OR Hospice) AND (Cannabis OR Marijuana)\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28palliative+OR+hospice%29+AND+%28cannabis+OR+marijuana%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>US National Library of Medicine: Journal Citation Database\r\n</strong>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Selective Literature review\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed Central</a></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Research', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4474-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 13:30:01', '2017-04-29 13:30:01', '', 4474, 'http://swerve.fyi/4474-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4536, 96, '2017-04-29 14:46:05', '2017-04-29 14:46:05', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4533\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Scientific Research and Clinical Studies on Medical Marijuana</strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca has provided the following links to resources as references for visitors to the site and does not endorse the content contained within the links that are provided.\r\n\r\n<strong>Links to scientific research and clinical studies on medical marijuana:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cannabis-Med.Org – Clinical Studies and Case Reports</strong>\r\nOn this site you will find clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients.\r\nYou may search for diseases (indications), authors, medication, study design (controlled study, open trial, case report etc.) and other criteria.\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.php?search=extended&amp;sort=year\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis-Med.org</a> </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Project CBD</strong>\r\nProject CBD is a non-profit educational service dedicated to promoting and publicizing research into the medical utility of cannabidiol (CBD) and other components of the cannabis plant.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/science/\" target=\"_blank\">ProjectCBD.Org</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Centre for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR)\r\n</strong>University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR). The purpose of the Center is to coordinate rigorous scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis compounds for treating medical conditions.\r\nPlease visit  <a href=\"http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CMCR.ucsd.edu</em></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>1023 Articles with the search criteria of (Cannabis OR Marijuana) AND (Pain)\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28Cannabis+OR+Marijuana%29+AND+%28Pain%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>89 Articles with the search criteria of (Palliative OR Hospice) AND (Cannabis OR Marijuana)\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28palliative+OR+hospice%29+AND+%28cannabis+OR+marijuana%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>US National Library of Medicine: Journal Citation Database\r\n</strong>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Selective Literature review\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed Central</a></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Research', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4474-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-04-29 14:46:05', '2017-04-29 14:46:05', '', 4474, 'http://swerve.fyi/4474-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4538, 96, '2017-05-11 15:17:19', '2017-05-11 15:17:19', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4514\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Medical Marijuana Access\r\n</strong></span></span><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Procedures For Accessing Legal Medical Marijuana In Canada ~ Health Canada</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Steps to become an authorized ACMPR patient and to register with a licensed producer:</span></p>\r\n[spacer height=\"10px\"]\r\n\r\nStep 1: Consult with a Health Care Practitioner\r\nStep 2: Obtain a Medical Document from your Health Care Practitioner\r\nStep 3: Register and Order with a Licensed Producer\r\nStep 4: Shipping of your Cannabis for Medical Purposes\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1: Consult with a Health Care Practitioner</strong>\r\n\r\nTreatment decisions are best made in consultation with your health care practitioner.\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR, an authorized health care practitioner includes physicians in all provinces and territories, and nurse practitioners in provinces and territories where supporting cannabis for medical purposes is permitted under their scope of practice.\r\n<p id=\"s2\"><strong>Step 2: Obtain a Medical Document from your Health Care Practitioner</strong></p>\r\nYou will need to obtain a <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/info/med-eng.php\">medical document</a> from your practitioner.\r\n\r\nThe following information <strong>must</strong> be included on the medical document signed and dated by the health care practitioner:\r\n<ul class=\"ili-indent\">\r\n 	<li>your full name;</li>\r\n 	<li>your date of birth;</li>\r\n 	<li>address where you consulted with the practitioner;</li>\r\n 	<li>daily grams of dried marijuana you are authorized to use, the period of use (i.e. number of days, weeks or months), which cannot exceed one year from the date the medical document is signed by the healthcare practitioner;</li>\r\n 	<li>the healthcare practitioner\'s name and, administrative information (profession, licence number, province of licence, business address, phone number, fax number and email address, if applicable); and</li>\r\n 	<li>an attestation by the healthcare practitioner that the information contained in the document is correct and complete.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p id=\"s3\"><strong>Step 3: Register and Order with a Licensed Producer</strong></p>\r\nOnce you have obtained a medical document from your authorized healthcare practitioner, you can register as a client with the <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/info/list-eng.php\">licensed producer</a> of your choice. To register, you will need to submit certain information, including the original medical document. Please contact the licensed producer for further information regarding application requirements.\r\n\r\nAfter registering as a client, you will be able to order cannabis for medical purposes from the licensed producer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Do not send your medical document to Health Canada</strong>\r\n<p id=\"s4\"><strong>Step 4: Shipping of your Cannabis for Medical Purposes</strong></p>\r\nYour cannabis will be sent to you directly by the licensed producer. The <a href=\"http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/\">Controlled Drugs and Substances Act</a> (CDSA) prohibits possession, trafficking, import and export, and production of controlled substances, including marijuana, unless authorized by regulations. Neither the ACMPR nor any other Health Canada regulations authorize licensed producers to provide cannabis for medical purposes through a storefront.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<strong> Possession of Cannabis for Medical Purposes:</strong>\r\n\r\nThe amount of dried marijuana you can possess is the lesser of thirty times the daily amount stipulated by your healthcare practitioner or 150 grams. For example, if your healthcare practitioner recommends 3 grams per day, you would be allowed a maximum of 90 grams at any one time (30 days × 3 grams). 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(4539, 96, '2017-05-11 15:18:29', '2017-05-11 15:18:29', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4514\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NewResourcesSection1280x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Medical Marijuana Access\r\n</strong></span></span><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Procedures For Accessing Legal Medical Marijuana In Canada ~ Health Canada</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Steps to become an authorized ACMPR patient and to register with a licensed producer:</span></p>\r\n[spacer height=\"7px\"]\r\n\r\nStep 1: Consult with a Health Care Practitioner\r\nStep 2: Obtain a Medical Document from your Health Care Practitioner\r\nStep 3: Register and Order with a Licensed Producer\r\nStep 4: Shipping of your Cannabis for Medical Purposes\r\n\r\n[spacer height=\"7px\"]\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1: Consult with a Health Care Practitioner</strong>\r\n\r\nTreatment decisions are best made in consultation with your health care practitioner.\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR, an authorized health care practitioner includes physicians in all provinces and territories, and nurse practitioners in provinces and territories where supporting cannabis for medical purposes is permitted under their scope of practice.\r\n<p id=\"s2\"><strong>Step 2: Obtain a Medical Document from your Health Care Practitioner</strong></p>\r\nYou will need to obtain a <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/info/med-eng.php\">medical document</a> from your practitioner.\r\n\r\nThe following information <strong>must</strong> be included on the medical document signed and dated by the health care practitioner:\r\n<ul class=\"ili-indent\">\r\n 	<li>your full name;</li>\r\n 	<li>your date of birth;</li>\r\n 	<li>address where you consulted with the practitioner;</li>\r\n 	<li>daily grams of dried marijuana you are authorized to use, the period of use (i.e. number of days, weeks or months), which cannot exceed one year from the date the medical document is signed by the healthcare practitioner;</li>\r\n 	<li>the healthcare practitioner\'s name and, administrative information (profession, licence number, province of licence, business address, phone number, fax number and email address, if applicable); and</li>\r\n 	<li>an attestation by the healthcare practitioner that the information contained in the document is correct and complete.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p id=\"s3\"><strong>Step 3: Register and Order with a Licensed Producer</strong></p>\r\nOnce you have obtained a medical document from your authorized healthcare practitioner, you can register as a client with the <a href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/info/list-eng.php\">licensed producer</a> of your choice. To register, you will need to submit certain information, including the original medical document. Please contact the licensed producer for further information regarding application requirements.\r\n\r\nAfter registering as a client, you will be able to order cannabis for medical purposes from the licensed producer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Do not send your medical document to Health Canada</strong>\r\n<p id=\"s4\"><strong>Step 4: Shipping of your Cannabis for Medical Purposes</strong></p>\r\nYour cannabis will be sent to you directly by the licensed producer. The <a href=\"http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/\">Controlled Drugs and Substances Act</a> (CDSA) prohibits possession, trafficking, import and export, and production of controlled substances, including marijuana, unless authorized by regulations. 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To register, you will need to submit certain information, including the original medical document. Please contact the licensed producer for further information regarding application requirements.\r\n\r\nAfter registering as a client, you will be able to order cannabis for medical purposes from the licensed producer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Do not send your medical document to Health Canada</strong>\r\n<p id=\"s4\"><strong>Step 4: Shipping of your Cannabis for Medical Purposes</strong></p>\r\nYour cannabis will be sent to you directly by the licensed producer. The <a href=\"http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/\">Controlled Drugs and Substances Act</a> (CDSA) prohibits possession, trafficking, import and export, and production of controlled substances, including marijuana, unless authorized by regulations. 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The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. 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The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. 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(4554, 96, '2017-05-11 17:01:23', '2017-05-11 17:01:23', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, oils and capsules.  However, these are not the only consumption methods available to Canadians.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, oils and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. 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(4555, 96, '2017-05-11 18:58:39', '2017-05-11 18:58:39', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ClinicsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">[spacer height=\"6px\"]</span><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Medical Marijuana Clinics Across Canada</span></span> </strong>\r\n\r\nWhen medical marijuana is prescribed correctly by a knowledgeable healthcare professional to treat/manage medical conditions, a coordinated recovery plan that includes prescription marijuana can offer patients an effective alternative to pharmaceuticals to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.\r\n\r\nPlease visit our Directory by clicking on the link below to find medical marijuana clinics across Canada\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://marijuana.ca/Directory/listing-category/clinics/\" target=\"_blank\">Directory: Find Doctors who are receptive to prescribing Medical Marijuana</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Clinics', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4464-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 18:58:39', '2017-05-11 18:58:39', '', 4464, 'http://swerve.fyi/4464-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4556, 96, '2017-05-11 19:16:59', '2017-05-11 19:16:59', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4511\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Resources</span></strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca offers Canadians helpful and reliable information and resources about marijuana, its therapeutic potential to treat various ailments, testimonials, studies, and how Canadians can access medical marijuana through the legal medical marijuana system in Canada.\r\n\r\nThe marijuana plant has been used for thousands of years to treat various ailments in ancient China, India and Greece. More recently, there has been a torrent of interest in this complex plant that has garnered the attention of researchers, health practitioners and patients in North America.\r\n\r\nTreatment decisions are best made in consultation with your health care practitioner. Under the ACMPR, an authorized health care practitioner includes physicians in all provinces and territories, and nurse practitioners in provinces and territories where supporting cannabis for medical purposes is permitted under their scope of practice.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider\'s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Main', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4440-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 19:16:59', '2017-05-11 19:16:59', '', 4440, 'http://swerve.fyi/4440-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4557, 96, '2017-05-11 19:28:27', '2017-05-11 19:28:27', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4511\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Resources</span></strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca offers Canadians helpful and reliable information and resources about marijuana, its therapeutic potential to treat various ailments, studies, organizations and how Canadians can access medical marijuana through the <a href=\"http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-08-24/html/sor-dors230-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes (ACMPR)</em></a> system in Canada.\r\n\r\nThe marijuana plant has been used for thousands of years to treat various ailments in ancient China, India and Greece. More recently, there has been a torrent of interest in this complex plant that has garnered the attention of researchers, health practitioners and patients across North America.\r\n\r\nTreatment decisions are best made in consultation with your health care practitioner. Under the ACMPR, an authorized health care practitioner includes physicians in all provinces and territories, and nurse practitioners in provinces and territories where supporting cannabis for medical purposes is permitted under their scope of practice.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider\'s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Main', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4440-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 19:28:27', '2017-05-11 19:28:27', '', 4440, 'http://swerve.fyi/4440-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4558, 96, '2017-05-11 19:30:14', '2017-05-11 19:30:14', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4511\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Resources</span></strong>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca offers Canadians helpful and reliable information and resources about marijuana, its therapeutic potential to treat various ailments, studies, organizations and how Canadians can access medical marijuana through the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-08-24/html/sor-dors230-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes (ACMPR)</em></a></span> system in Canada.\r\n\r\nThe marijuana plant has been used for thousands of years to treat various ailments in ancient China, India and Greece. More recently, there has been a torrent of interest in this complex plant that has garnered the attention of researchers, health practitioners and patients across North America.\r\n\r\nTreatment decisions are best made in consultation with your health care practitioner. Under the ACMPR, an authorized health care practitioner includes physicians in all provinces and territories, and nurse practitioners in provinces and territories where supporting cannabis for medical purposes is permitted under their scope of practice.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider\'s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Main', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4440-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 19:30:14', '2017-05-11 19:30:14', '', 4440, 'http://swerve.fyi/4440-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4559, 96, '2017-05-11 20:29:57', '2017-05-11 20:29:57', '', 'WorldNewResourcesSection1280x200', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'worldnewresourcessection1280x200', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:29:57', '2017-05-11 20:29:57', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WorldNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4560, 96, '2017-05-11 20:30:41', '2017-05-11 20:30:41', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4559\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WorldNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>MMAR\r\n</strong>Under the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:30:41', '2017-05-11 20:30:41', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4566, 96, '2017-05-11 20:42:26', '2017-05-11 20:42:26', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4565\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CanadaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\nMMAR\r\n</strong>Under the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:42:26', '2017-05-11 20:42:26', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4568, 96, '2017-05-11 20:46:54', '2017-05-11 20:46:54', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada4NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\nMMAR\r\n</strong>Under the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:46:54', '2017-05-11 20:46:54', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4569, 96, '2017-05-11 20:48:19', '2017-05-11 20:48:19', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada4NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span><strong>\r\n\r\nMMAR\r\n</strong>Under the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:48:19', '2017-05-11 20:48:19', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4570, 96, '2017-05-11 20:48:40', '2017-05-11 20:48:40', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada4NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\nMMAR\r\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:48:40', '2017-05-11 20:48:40', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4571, 96, '2017-05-11 20:49:28', '2017-05-11 20:49:28', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Canada4NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana Regulations in Canada</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>MMAR</strong>\r\nUnder the 2001 Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) system, patients required an Authorization to Possess (ATP) license, and with this, could source their medical marijuana from Health Canada, grow their own, or designate a grower.\r\n\r\n<strong>MMPR\r\n</strong>The 2013 Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) ushered in a new program - where licensed producers were the only legal source of marijuana in Canada. Under this program, personal and designated growing was no longer legal.\r\n\r\nDuring the transition from the MMAR to the MMPR program, Health Canada ordered patients and designated growers to destroy their crops and stored marijuana before they transitioned to licensed producers, now their only source of legal medical marijuana.\r\n\r\nIn response to Health Canada\'s demand, Niel Allard and plaintiffs, launched a case against the government.  They argued that being forced into the MMPR program would deny them affordable access to necessary medicine.  An injunction was granted to allow growers under the MMAR program to continue producing medical marijuana - until a decision was reached\r\n\r\nThe  Allard court case that addressed some of the challenges pertaining to patient access to medical marijuana was, for all intents and purposes, a victory for patients, as the federal court judge recognized the limitations of the MMPR regulatory system. On February 24, 2016, the government did not appeal the <strong><a href=\"http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/T-2030-13%20reasons%2024-02-2016%20%28ENG%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Court Decision</a> </strong>that found the MMPR to be unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>ACMPR\r\n</strong>On August 11, 2016, in response to the Federal Court of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s</span> decision in Allard v. Canada, <strong><a href=\"http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/statement-from-health-canada-concerning-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-589881391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></strong> announced the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). The ACMPR has replaced the 2013 MMPR and 2001 MMAR, as the regulations governing <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\'s </span>current medical marijuana program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'History', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4458-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:49:28', '2017-05-11 20:49:28', '', 4458, 'http://swerve.fyi/4458-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4572, 96, '2017-05-11 20:51:56', '2017-05-11 20:51:56', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4533\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/THCHeaderResources5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Scientific Research and Clinical Studies on Medical Marijuana</strong></span>\r\n\r\nMarijuana.Ca has provided the following links to resources as references for visitors to the site and does not endorse the content contained within the links that are provided.\r\n\r\n<strong>Links to scientific research and clinical studies on medical marijuana:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cannabis-Med.Org – Clinical Studies and Case Reports</strong>\r\nOn this site you will find clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients.\r\nYou may search for diseases (indications), authors, medication, study design (controlled study, open trial, case report etc.) and other criteria.\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.php?search=extended&amp;sort=year\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis-Med.org</a> </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Project CBD</strong>\r\nProject CBD is a non-profit educational service dedicated to promoting and publicizing research into the medical utility of cannabidiol (CBD) and other components of the cannabis plant.\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.projectcbd.org/medicine/science/\" target=\"_blank\">ProjectCBD.Org</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Centre for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR)\r\n</strong>University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR). The purpose of the Center is to coordinate rigorous scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis compounds for treating medical conditions.\r\nPlease visit  <a href=\"http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CMCR.ucsd.edu</em></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>1023 Articles with the search criteria of (Cannabis OR Marijuana) AND (Pain)\r\nPlease visit <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28Cannabis+OR+Marijuana%29+AND+%28Pain%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>PubMed\r\n</strong>89 Articles with the search criteria of (Palliative OR Hospice) AND (Cannabis OR Marijuana)\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%28palliative+OR+hospice%29+AND+%28cannabis+OR+marijuana%29\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>US National Library of Medicine: Journal Citation Database\r\n</strong>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Selective Literature review\r\nPlease visit  <em><a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed Central</a></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Research', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4474-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 20:51:56', '2017-05-11 20:51:56', '', 4474, 'http://swerve.fyi/4474-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4573, 96, '2017-05-11 21:31:38', '2017-05-11 21:31:38', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 21:31:38', '2017-05-11 21:31:38', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4574, 96, '2017-05-11 21:49:43', '2017-05-11 21:49:43', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\n\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\n\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\n\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\n\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\n\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\n\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\n</em>\n\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\n\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\n\n<strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\n\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\n\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\n\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\n<ol>\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\n</ol>\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\n</ul>\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\n\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\n\n<strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\n\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\n\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\n\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Tinctures</span></strong>\n\nTictures are\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 21:49:43', '2017-05-11 21:49:43', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4575, 96, '2017-05-11 22:02:31', '2017-05-11 22:02:31', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\nTinctures are cannabis extracts, which are the active compounds found in cannabis which are dissolved in alco\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. 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(4576, 96, '2017-05-11 22:10:28', '2017-05-11 22:10:28', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\nTinctures are alcohol based cannabis extract in which the active compounds found in cannabis are dissolved in alcohol.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. 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(4577, 96, '2017-05-11 23:20:01', '2017-05-11 23:20:01', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n 	<li>Marijuana oil extracts, which are available at some licensed producers, can be used to infuse with food or drinks.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\nCannabis tinctures are liquid, alcohol based cannabis extracts.  In other words, the active compounds found in cannabis are dissolved/infused into alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-11 23:20:01', '2017-05-11 23:20:01', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4578, 96, '2017-05-12 15:37:04', '2017-05-12 15:37:04', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-12 15:37:04', '2017-05-12 15:37:04', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4579, 96, '2017-05-12 15:40:39', '2017-05-12 15:40:39', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. 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(4581, 96, '2017-05-15 13:25:40', '2017-05-15 13:25:40', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4580\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TinctureNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. 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The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. 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(4586, 96, '2017-05-15 13:44:03', '2017-05-15 13:44:03', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. 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(4587, 96, '2017-05-15 16:30:23', '2017-05-15 16:30:23', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. 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(4588, 96, '2017-05-15 16:31:27', '2017-05-15 16:31:27', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active compounds in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 16:31:27', '2017-05-15 16:31:27', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4589, 96, '2017-05-15 17:04:06', '2017-05-15 17:04:06', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, topical treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 17:04:06', '2017-05-15 17:04:06', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4590, 96, '2017-05-15 17:06:07', '2017-05-15 17:06:07', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, juices, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 17:06:07', '2017-05-15 17:06:07', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4591, 96, '2017-05-15 18:50:14', '2017-05-15 18:50:14', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  There are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and used in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, such as smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 18:50:14', '2017-05-15 18:50:14', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4592, 96, '2017-05-15 19:05:45', '2017-05-15 19:05:45', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\nThere are various methods that can be utilized, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active components of marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from one to three hours for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nIngestible marijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  The delivery systems available to ingest oils in Canada (through licensed producers) are usually contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  The oils can be orally ingested or infused with food and drink to make edibles.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Much like edibles, ingestible oils can induce a potent and long lasting effect.  So use caution when dosing. The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30-60 minutes or longer.  The effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Cannabis Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nIngestible cannabis tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of cannabis.  In other words, the active ingredients found in cannabis are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Cannabis tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks.  This method of consumption can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If cannabis tincture is absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. 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(4593, 96, '2017-05-15 20:05:03', '2017-05-15 20:05:03', '', 'DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'drinksnewresourcessection1280x200', '', '', '2017-05-15 20:05:03', '2017-05-15 20:05:03', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4594, 96, '2017-05-15 20:06:46', '2017-05-15 20:06:46', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive, unless it is heated, can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorbtion/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nThe marijuana plant can be consumed raw in a salad or juiced\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. 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(4595, 96, '2017-05-15 20:44:33', '2017-05-15 20:44:33', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana contains similar nutrients like fiber, iron and calcium.  It is also loaded with beneficial cannabinoids and is non-psychoactive.\r\n\r\nThus, raw marijuana is a potential potent, nutrient dense medicine that is non-psychoactive.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 20:44:33', '2017-05-15 20:44:33', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4596, 96, '2017-05-15 22:28:27', '2017-05-15 22:28:27', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies that can be infused with marijuana.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 22:28:27', '2017-05-15 22:28:27', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4597, 96, '2017-05-15 22:30:50', '2017-05-15 22:30:50', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies that can be infused with marijuana.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 22:30:50', '2017-05-15 22:30:50', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4598, 96, '2017-05-15 22:42:59', '2017-05-15 22:42:59', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 22:42:59', '2017-05-15 22:42:59', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4599, 96, '2017-05-15 22:44:10', '2017-05-15 22:44:10', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\r\n1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments is another delivery method that can be used to medicate.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 22:44:10', '2017-05-15 22:44:10', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4600, 96, '2017-05-15 22:56:16', '2017-05-15 22:56:16', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\r\n1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when ingested, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of ingestion offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments are transdermal applications that are absorbed through the skin.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 22:56:16', '2017-05-15 22:56:16', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4601, 96, '2017-05-15 23:00:21', '2017-05-15 23:00:21', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: smoked cannabis, vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays and tinctures.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\r\n1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when consumed, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of consumption offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments are transdermal applications that are absorbed through the skin.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 23:00:21', '2017-05-15 23:00:21', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4602, 96, '2017-05-15 23:02:36', '2017-05-15 23:02:36', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays, tinctures and smoked marijuana.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\r\n1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when consumed, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of consumption offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana oil extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are concentrates that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments are transdermal applications that are absorbed through the skin.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids contained in marijuana like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), and induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-15 23:02:36', '2017-05-15 23:02:36', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4603, 96, '2017-05-16 15:59:10', '2017-05-16 15:59:10', '[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"10/12\"][vc_column_text][spacer height=\"-2px\"]\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TeaNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Consumption Methods</strong></span>\r\n\r\nUnder the ACMPR program in Canada, licensed producers are currently authorized by Health Canada to sell marijuana in the form of dried bud, fresh leaves, oils and capsules.  The marijuana plant and its extracts can be prepared and consumed in various delivery methods/systems to medicate, so that the active ingredients in marijuana can be absorbed into the blood stream and body.  Some of the most widely used consumption methods include: vaporizers, transdermal (topical) treatments, edibles, beverages, oils, sublingual sprays, tinctures and smoked marijuana.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\r\n1. Vaporizers</strong></span>\r\n\r\nVaporizers are becoming an increasingly popular method to administer marijuana. A vaporizer is a device that uses a heating process that reaches past the boiling point to release the active ingredients, but not high enough to burn the plant material. The collected vapour is then inhaled.\r\n\r\nVaporizers often have various temperature settings, which can impact the amount of cannabinoids in the vapour.\r\n\r\nThe effects of inhaled marijuana can be felt within minutes, and the effects last generally about 4-6 hours\r\n\r\nA good vaporizer at the right heat setting can release up to 95% of all available cannabinoids.  Cannabinoids (e.g. THC and CBD) are chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, which when consumed, bind to the body’s cannabinoid receptors.  This process is known to have medicinal value and applications for various aliments.  (Please visit the review article <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442177/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids </em></a>for more information on this topic.)<em>\r\n</em>\r\n\r\nVaping marijuana has been found to be safer because the exposure to <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16128224\" target=\"_blank\">harmful toxins</a>  that are emitted thru combustion, are <a href=\"http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">reduced by using a vaporization device</a>.\r\n\r\nThere are <a href=\"http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/Second-Study-Shows-Vaporizers-Drastically-Reduce-Toxins-in-Marijuana-Smoke\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451365\" target=\"_blank\">data</a> that suggest vaporizing may be a healthier, efficient and more practical alternative to smoked marijuana, because this method of consumption offers fast acting effects similar to smoking, provides better dosage control and potentially reduces health risks.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2. Edibles</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChocolateNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMedical marijuana patients can choose to consume marijuana, or the active ingredients in marijuana, by eating or drinking food products infused with dried/fresh marijuana or its extracts.\r\n\r\nOn June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to legalize marijuana oils and edibles.  This landmark decision makes <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-legal-in-all-forms-supreme-court-rules-1.3109148\" target=\"_blank\">medical marijuana legal in all forms.</a>  This decision allows authorized medical marijuana patients the right to prepare, possess and consume any food products infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as cookies, brownies, muffins, teas, juices, smoothies, etc.\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical marijuana can be prepared/processed, so it can be infused with food for cooking in the following ways:</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be pulverized into a powder, known as canna flour.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be extracted into a fat or oil. The most commonly used fat is butter, and the final product is known as cannabutter.</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be processed into a marijuana extract (caution, safety and knowledge/training are highly recommended before embarking upon this process.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Dried bud can be infused with alcohol to make marijuana tinctures</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>In addition to this:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Fresh marijuana, which is non psychoactive (unless it is heated) can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana edibles are slower acting, and as such, this delivery method has a delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the eaten marijuana product to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3. Marijuana Oil Extracts</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OilsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nMarijuana oil extracts are liquid concentration of marijuana that are consumed orally.  Some Canadian licensed producers currently provide marijuana oil extracts that are contained in capsules or in liquid form in a bottle.  The bottles come with a dosing syringe/eyedropper to measure dosage.  Marijuana oil extracts can be ingested via capsules, infused with food and drink to make edibles, or through <a href=\"http://www.ijppsjournal.com/Vol3Suppl2/1092.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sublingual absorption/uptake</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: marijuana oil extracts dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana oil has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of oils can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana oil extracts are absorbed sublingually, under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Marijuana Topicals / Transdermal\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4583\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/topicalsNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nTopical marijuana treatments are transdermal applications that are absorbed through the skin.  The active ingredients contained in marijuana infused creams, lotions, balms, salves, sprays and oils are absorbed through the skin and can provide localized relief of aches, pain, tension, itching and inflammation.\r\n\r\nTransdermal delivery methods such as topicals are non-psychoactive, as the active (cannabinoid) ingredients can not reach the blood stream, and as such, can not induce an intense \"high\" compared to other delivery methods that enter the blood stream, such as inhalation and ingestion methods.\r\n\r\nPatients who what the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the effect of a cerebral \"high\"often choose this delivery method for certain conditions that are treatable via a topical application.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">6. Beverages</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4585\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Drink2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\n\r\nBeverages infused with marijuana or its extracts is method of ingestion that is used to deliver the active ingredient in marijuana through the blood stream.\r\n\r\nThere are a wide variety of beverages that can be infused with marijuana or its extracts, such as water, carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, hot coco, fruit juices, smoothies, alcohol, etc.\r\n\r\nAccording to Ezra Pryor of the American Chemical Society’s <a href=\"http://dchas.org/cann/\">Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision</a>, beverages infused with cannabinoids are just as effective as those found in solid edible food products.\r\n\r\n“There really is no difference between the effects of oral dosing with cannabis, whether in an edible or drinkable form,” says Pryor. “With edibles, as with infused beverages, THC becomes 11-Hydroxy-THC after passing through the stomach and liver, rather than delta-9-THC entering directly into the bloodstream as with smoking, which will cause a completely different effect.”\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Please note: </strong>The ingestion of marijuana beverages can have delayed onset effect, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes - 2 hours (and sometimes longer) for the active ingredients of the marijuana beverage to reach the bloodstream.  As well, this delivery method can induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can last much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\nIf fresh marijuana is used, it induces a non-psychoactive effect, as long as plant has not been heated via combustion, vaporization and cooking, or dried, ripened and/or stored over time.\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5. Raw Marijuana\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4593\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DrinksNewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" /></span></strong>\r\n\r\nFresh marijuana can be consumed raw in a salad, blended into a smoothie or juiced.  Much like other leafy greens, raw marijuana is loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  It is also loaded with beneficial disease fighting cannabinoids, that when ingested raw, induces a non-psychoactive effect, since that plant has not been heated.\r\n\r\nMarijuana in its raw natural form is not psychoactive.<strong>  </strong>Marijuana can be decarboxylated to activate psychoactive THC when it is dried, ripened and/or stored over time – or when it is heated through combustion, vaporization and cooking.\r\n\r\n<em>Please use dosing and strain variety recommended by your healthcare professional.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n4. Marijuana Tinctures</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"http://swerve.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tintures2NewResourcesSection1280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"250\" />\r\nMarijuana Tinctures are alcohol based liquid concentration of marijuana.  In other words, the active ingredients found in marijuana are infused with alcohol.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note: Marijuana tincture dosing, effect and duration are similar to that of edibles, if infused with food or drinks and ingested.  The ingestion of marijuana tinctures has a delayed onset effect that can take 30 minutes - 2 hours or longer.  Ingestion of tinctures can also induce a potent and long lasting effect, which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.  So use caution when dosing.  </em>\r\n\r\n<em>If marijuana tinctures are absorbed under the tongue, the effects are likely to be felt quite rapidly, sometimes within 15 minutes.  This method of consumption can induce a peak high that is reached rather rapidly, the effects of which can be felt for much longer than 4-6 hours.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It it recommended that patients start with a low dose and monitor the impact that dose has before consuming a higher dose.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n* The material on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider’s consultation. Please consult your own appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions. The information herein does not constitute health, legal or technical advice.\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/12\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Consumption Methods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4453-revision-v1', '', '', '2017-05-16 15:59:10', '2017-05-16 15:59:10', '', 4453, 'http://swerve.fyi/4453-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
