“KNOWLEDGE, LIKE AIR, IS VITAL TO LIFE…”
- Alan Moore
Our mission at The Cannabis Nurses + Co is to provide individuals, groups, and communities with quality, evidence-informed education about the endocannabinoid system (ECS), cannabinoid care and its impact on quality of life. Despite legalization of cannabis in 2018, stigma still very much exists and the solution to righting the misconceptions around this medicinal plant is through education. It is only through high-quality education that individuals can feel safe, empowered and confident in navigating cannabis as a therapeutic wellness tool.
Below you will find a collection of resources to help you on your enlightenment journey:
EducAtional resources
AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor, & Cannabis)
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CannabisSense
CannabisSense is AGLC's cannabis social responsibility program that provides the answers to your non-medical cannabis questions. CannabisSense empowers Albertans through research-backed information so they can make informed choices about non-medical cannabis.
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Cannabis Industry
AGLC’s information and resource page for all those who work within the cannabis industry; application for Alberta Cannabis Retail Licence, SellSafe training certification, legislation + policies, manuals, training programs, etc.
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Educational Videos
The Cannabis Nurses + Co’s founder Kala collaborated with CannabisSense by AGLC in recording educational content for the CannabisSense’s 4 in 20 video series. Click below to view the entire library of videos.
ONLINE CANNABIS EDUCATIONAL COURSES
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ECS Wellness for Women's Health
TCN + Co’s own self-paced online course designed to empower women to take their health back into their own hands. This 60+ module evergreen course focuses on current research supporting cannabis and other ECS-nourishing modalities as wellness tools for managing a variety of women’s health conditions.
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Medical Cannabis & Arthritis
The Arthritis Society released a free online course outlining medical cannabis use for addressing arthritic pain. A good learning opportunity, even for those who aren’t diagnosed with arthritis.
RESEARCH
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Health Canada Survey
Published in 2022, this survey gathered valuable feedback from just over 1200 Canadian medical cannabis patients who have been consuming since legalization in 2018. Click below to access the survey report:
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CLINICAL ENDOCANNABINOID DEFICIENCY THEORY
This research review looks at a number of treatment-resistant syndromes (migraines, fibromyalgia, IBS, PTSD, endometriosis, etc) and the role that ECS deficiency plays in the pathophysiology of these conditions, in addition to the positive outcomes of cannabinoid therapy + ECS-nourishing lifestyle modifications.
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CBG FOR Anxiety, stress + Mood
A double-blind placebo-controlled study with human subjects that observed CBG having the acute effects of reducing anxiety and stress while improving working verbal memory. Click on the link below to read the whole study.
TEXTBOOKS + PRINT MATERIAL
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Cannabis: A Handbook for Nurses
Dr. Carey S. Clark’s practical and evidence-based cannabinoid care guide for trailblazing nurses. Provides a solid overview of cannabis history, the ECS, cannabis pharmacology, and the nurse’s role in providing safe and effective cannabis care.
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The Cannabis Health Index
Dr. Uwe Blesching’s comprehensive collection of over 1000 studies looking at the powerful healing effects of medical cannabis on more than 100 chronic symptoms and diseases, organized into condition-specific chapters.
