CURRY AND CANCER | Saima Thompson speaks with us about her diagnosis aged 29 and cultural challenges she faces
“Cancer. Not a word I thought I’d have to deal with at 29 years of age.” We talk with inspirational Tonic Tribe member Saima Thompson. She was diagnosed with stage four non small cell lung cancer in April 2018. She’d always been fit and healthy, active, ambitious and career-driven. And then she began experiencing upper […]
LOOK WHO WE MET! | Here’s what happened when we took the Tonic to the London Bike Show

SO WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT CBD HERE? Something we were asked a lot while we were at the London Bike Show. It was not just an opportunity to stalk some of my biking heroes, but as any CBD converts will concur, its properties extend the more commonly perceived benefits and assist in many biking/excercise-related issues and […]
CANNABIS AND QUEENS | Women in history used cannabis for all sorts, even vaginal pessaries
FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE WOMEN THIS MONTH, RIGHT UP TO MOTHER’S DAY ON THE 31ST This week we look at notable women in history and how they used cannabis for women’s health Queen Victoria’s private doctor, Sir Russell Reynolds, would have been deemed a progressive GP these days, prescribing cannabis as […]