The Runner | Experimenting with legal marijuana and CBD oil for workout recovery in Canada
- Various marijuana and CBD oil products are available to sportsmen and women in Canada and can aid in training
One of the most interesting things about returning home to Canada for the first time in over a year was a tantalising legal landscape concerning marijuana.
On October 17 last year, Canada became the first major industrialised nation to fully legalise marijuana for recreational purposes, and I can safely say the country did not implode, or turn into a cesspool of drugs, laziness and daily trips to the supermarket for various flavoured chips like many predicted. Life, for the most part, remained largely unchanged.
On top of this, my hometown of Kamloops, British Columbia, also opened the first government-run store in the province. Since it launched in October, it has seen a heavy stream of clientele and I found myself hitting up the spot on more than one occasion to get some pot.
While studies on CBD oil are scattered, given it’s still illegal in most nations (technically it’s actually legal here in Hong Kong), I decided to dive right in and make myself a marijuana guinea pig. Of course, I tried various marijuana products, but I’d never actually tried legal CBD oil, and was eager to see what all the fuss was about.