Medicinal cannabis helps cancer pain
Medicinal cannabis can help relieve pain caused by cancer and reduce the number of drugs patients need, Canadian research suggests.
‘Releaf’ document will allow patients prescribed medical cannabis to show police they aren’t breaking the law
A medicinal cannabis card launched in Britain today so patients carrying the drug can easily prove they aren’t breaking the law.
Is the UK waking up to the Benefits of Medical Cannabis?
On 1st November 2018, medical cannabis became legal in the UK. It was a somewhat surprising, albeit positive and seismic decision from the Home Secretary at the time, Sajid Javid. A heartfelt campaign led by parents of children with severe epilepsy managed to do what all campaigners dream of, to change the mind of a government minister and force a change in the law.
Can you bring weed on a plane? It’s complicated
Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use for adults 21 years and older, and 37 states and Washington, D.C., have medical marijuana programs. But marijuana is still illegal under federal law.
Malawi cannabis: Farmers’ high hopes fail to materialise
Malawian farmer Ethel Chilembwe has paid out hundreds of dollars, cleared six hectares of land and got ready for the training, but after two years of waiting she has not cultivated a single cannabis plant.
Germany confident EU will approve cannabis legalization
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has expressed confidence that the country’s plan to legalize recreational cannabis might soon overcome one of its biggest hurdles – European Union approval.
Antigua becomes first Caribbean country to allow the growth of cannabis
ANTIGUA AND Barbuda has become the first Caribbean country to grant the Rastafari community official sacramental authorisation to grow cannabis.
Teesside Cannabis Club pays tribute to former police boss
A cannabis club has paid tribute to a former police boss by dedicating a branded grinder to him.
The grinder, a tool used in the preparation of cannabis, has been named “the Hogg” in honour of former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Ron Hogg.
Is Louisiana ready to legalize marijuana?
Louisiana liberalization of marijuana laws has accelerated since the state dispensed its first legal medical cannabis to patients in 2019 with ongoing expansions to the medicinal program and reforms to the state’s criminal laws.
‘I’m not impaired’: Victoria’s parliament to debate drug driving in age of medicinal cannabis
Alice Davy was legally able to drive on other painkillers but now risks losing her licence on the school run