Ontario needs a new government

Ontarians need relief from a government that has doubled the provincial debt and is well on its way to pushing it up to a staggering $350 billion, making it the most indebted sub-sovereign borrower in the world.........

Source/more: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/09/10/ontario-needs-a-new-government

Louise’s Story

It was a warm spring day in April when Louise celebrated her 79th birthday at home, surrounded by her four children, their spouses, and nine grandchildren. She raised her children there in the home she shared with her husband for 48 years, until his death. It was there that Louise brought everyone together to entertain, to share food and wine and companionship. The home, like Louise, was at the center of her family and it was there with her family that she was happiest. And on that day they all shared joy and love, and celebrated a life well lived. Six weeks later Louise was gone.

For Monica, Louise’s eldest child, the pain is still fresh. When she talks about her mother you can hear the combination of love and loss in her voice. She never gave up hope that her mother would beat the cancer that eventually took her – after all Louise beat cancer twice before. Despite the loss Monica is still grateful that her mother’s last days were at home, surrounded by loved ones. She credits this to Louise’s use of medical cannabis.

“She wasn’t on it for that long,” says Monica, “but the time she was on it did wonders.”.........

Source/more:  https://www.cannimed.ca/blogs/blog/louises-story?utm_source=customerservice&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2-9-16_Louise

Marijuana Is An Old Remedy That Gives New Relief

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As marijuana marches towards legalization in Canada, researchers are digging ever deeper into its potential therapeutic benefits. For people suffering from epilepsy it could mean reaching back to the wisdom of the ancients to deliver a modern form of relief.

For thousands of years, cannabis has been known to have anticonvulsant properties. It was used in both ancient China and India, and then much later during Victorian times in Europe.

In the 20th Century, researchers started to narrow down the source of the benefits, extracting a chemical from marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD), which unlike THC will not make you high, but which has shown promise in reducing seizures....

Source:/more: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sean-mallen/medical-marijuana_b_13656686.html