Igor and Olga Kovalchuk have spent roughly four years working with cannabis strains from around the world to create new hybrids that demonstrate certain therapeutic properties.
There is mounting evidence of the efficacy of medical cannabis for a wide range of conditions, yet regulators – as well as physicians and patients – call for assurances that safe, consistent and well-quantified products can be delivered.
Medical pot advocates convening in Vancouver are urging critics to look past negative stereotypes and keep their minds open on the positive effects of cannabis on certain diseases.