"No one walks alone, we walk with you," the -Virtual Art in Strathcona Park,  (Ottawa, but hey ... it's VIRTUAL)

The mandate of the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub is to share evidence about the non-medical use of cannabis.

But what exactly is “non-medical” use of cannabis, and how do we differentiate it from “medical” use? This question is one to which our team returns time and time again.

One way to view the distinction is whether the cannabis is prescribed by a health care provider and accessed through the medical cannabis system.

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario's (RNAO), will be continuing to deliver a virtual knowledge exchange webinar series to support nurses and other health-care professionals across sectors working with clients and communities who have an interest in cannabis.

Many people who use drugs such as opioids and stimulants also use cannabis.

New research from BC suggests that cannabis use may serve a wide range of purposes for these people, including recreation, reducing cravings for other drugs or mitigating withdrawal from other drugs.

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub is pleased to offer a Cannabis and Youth Speaker Series. Part 1 featured CAMH's Dr.

Author Khadijah Kanji in a Rabble blog https://rabble.ca/ The ‘benevolent’ policing of social work and mental health outlines the impacts of racism in mental health and calls on us as a profession to address the fueling of racism.

From the Narrative Therapy crew... down under:

Hello everyone, I've just posted my first blog on cannabis addiction. I hope this adds to the conversation on this topic as I see very little quality discussions about it.

Accepting defeat to cannabis, usually considered a lightweight drug, can be humiliating. It’s akin to being the hare who loses a race to a turtle or to wetting your bed at your first sleepover. The two realities shouldn’t mix. When they do, a deep sense of shame is the natural response. 

Hello everyone, I've just posted my first blog on cannabis addiction. I hope this adds to the conversation on this topic as I see very little quality discussions about it.

Accepting defeat to cannabis, usually considered a lightweight drug, can be humiliating. It’s akin to being the hare who loses a race to a turtle or to wetting your bed at your first sleepover. The two realities shouldn’t mix. When they do, a deep sense of shame is the natural response. 

Hi everyone!!!

I had a story/blog published on the Mighty yesterday, I speak reflectively through an experiential lens to the covid crisis on how it affects individuals living in the North who struggle with poverty, mental illness and food insecurity. FYI there is a small trigger warning on it. Very real talk about the crisis some individuals like myself are facing.