Using cannabis as a workout enhancer isn’t as niche of an idea as it once was. While many assume the former impedes the later, a very recent study on everyday citizens suggests otherwise. To find out more about the relationships between cannabis use and exercise behaviours, University of Colorado’s Angela Bryan, Ph.D., about 81.7 percent […]
Read MoreStudying the Potential Use of Cannabis in Sports
Studying the Potential Use of Cannabis in Sports
Cannabinoids as a sports medicine? The surface is barely scratched. Now that Canada has legalized cannabis under the Cannabis Act, it’s time to dig in and study the plant’s medicinal components. It’s not the typical course of action for drugs, to allow them to enter the market before they’re tested and approved but cannabis is […]
Read MoreCannabis for the Treatment of Pain and Athletic Recovery
Cannabis for the Treatment of Pain and Athletic Recovery
When Canadian UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou fights, he does so in some amount of pain. That’s because he still doesn’t have permission to use medical marijuana. Theodorou lives with bilateral neuropathic pain and has used cannabis to treat his condition when he is safely outside of the in-competition window, which begins noon the day before […]
Read MoreTHC and CBD: Two Cannabinoids Bamboozling Athletes Over Cannabis
THC and CBD: Two Cannabinoids Bamboozling Athletes Over Cannabis
This is the first time the PGA had to issued warnings to their golfers using CBD products because although they follow WADA rules, the golf organization wants its players to know that some CBD products may contain THC, which is still prohibited by the league. The Tour recently decided to suspend golfer Robert Garrigus for […]
Read MoreCannabis & Fitness: Dr Mike Hart
Cannabis & Fitness: Dr Mike Hart
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Read MoreCannabis As a Performance Enhancer
Cannabis As a Performance Enhancer
Ross Rebagliati made international headlines in 1998 not just because he won the world’s first ever gold in Men’s Snowboarding for Canada in Nagano, Japan. He was almost the first athlete to have their gold medal stripped because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that traces of THC were found in his blood tests. Although […]
Read MoreAn Introduction to Cannabis in Sports, Athletic Recovery, and Wellness
An Introduction to Cannabis in Sports, Athletic Recovery, and Wellness
Cannabis has a fickle relationship with sports organizations though plenty of athletes use it. All over the world top athletes have and will continue to turn to cannabis to help them focus on the moment, relax and aid recovery following sports injuries. They do this despite having access to other medications because it is presumed […]
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