New Zealand’s Government has set the date for its promised referendum on legalising cannabis for the 2020 General Election. The…
This Week In Weed – 16 December
Teagan Appleby home after Epidiolex hospital treatment Teagan Appleby of Aylesham, Kent has been successfully treated for her epilepsy with…
‘Kingdom in the sky’ Lesotho attracts global cannabis investors
Lesotho, a landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is emerging as a hotspot for investment in cannabis crops since it…
Centre for Medical Cannabis doesn’t think decriminalisation is necessary
The Centre for Medical Cannabis (CMC), a new lobbying organisation which launched on Monday 10 December at the Academy of…
Tory Steve Double Sheds Crocodile Tears In Call To Ramp Up War On Cannabis
Tory Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay, called for the intensification of the “war on cannabis” in Parliament…
House Of Commons Narrowly Defeats Norman Lamb Bill For Legalisation And Regulation of Cannabis As Labour Whips MPs To Abstain
MPs blocked by a narrow margin an attempt by Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb to bring in a Bill on legalising…
New Zealand makes cannabis legal for terminally ill with further decriminalisation to follow in a year
New Zealand’s Government has passed a law – by 63 votes to 53 – that will “make medical marijuana widely…
This Week In Weed – 9 December 2018
WHO delays cannabis scheduling recommendation The World Health Organization (WHO) postponed much-anticipated recommendations about the international scheduling of cannabis which…
Mother says she may have to sell house to pay for epileptic daughter’s cannabis medicine
A mother of a seven-year-old girl with epilepsy says she may have to sell the family’s home to pay for…
Luxembourg to become first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis
In a milestone development for Europe, Luxembourg looks likely to become the first country in the EU to legalise cannabis,…