I have discussed medicinal cannabis and I have discussed mental health. I have spoken about the stigma around both, but not the stigma around mental health patients compared to all other patients when medicinal cannabis specifically, is involved. Being a patient has its own difficulties, and I’m not stating anyone has it ‘easier’ than anyone …
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Medicinal Cannabis is illegal in Turkey, and I don’t think I will ever see the legalisation of it. In this blog I will discuss the stigma around mental health in Turkey as well as the stigma and law around cannabis there. Mental Health in Turkey Being mentally ill in Turkey was very difficult for me …
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Cannabis and sexual health are both topics that are very much taboo in the society, despite how ‘open’ we think we may be, as soon as it passes the ‘joke’ level and turns into a serious conversation, many seem to shy away from delving deeper into the topics.Cannabis and the ECS should be provided as …
On a Friday evening, 90% of my social media is filled with photos of very full glasses of wine with captions such as ‘finally’ ‘Friyay!’ and I know for a fact, because I’ve been in these situations uncountable times, that that glass of wine has been spoken about at least a dozen times that day. …
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Since delving deeper into mental health I have learnt more about the ECS (Endocannabinoid System), trauma and adversity and the ACE study, so why not combine these into one blog and discuss my anecdotes also? We know that the ECS is a cell-signalling system that regulates many aspects of the body from sleep to appetite, …
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