Cannabis poses ‘long-term risk’ to alcohol industry The legal cannabis industry “could emerge to become one of the biggest threats to the multi-billion dollar beverage alcohol business”, according to analytical
A wide-ranging study has found that there is no evidence that punitive policies deter young people from using cannabis. In a study of data of cannabis use among 100,000 teenagers
UK receives first bulk import of cannabis medicine The UK received its first bulk import of medical cannabis this week. Finally! And on Valentine’s Day, too. “To date, all imports
The UK’s leading dementia research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced it will fund a “pioneering” clinical trial at King’s College London using the “cannabis-based” treatment Sativex for people living
California doctor’s licence revoked after prescribing boy cannabis cookies for tantrums A father in California has said that cannabis had a “positive effect” on him and both his children after
The “godfather” of cannabis science is teaming up with the UK cannabis giant GW Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest exporter of medicinal cannabis. In amongst the mass of news pouring out
Royal College of Psychiatrists debate cancelled after no one would argue for criminalising users A debate at Royal College of Psychiatrists on whether criminalising people who use cannabis protects against
Professor Mike Barnes has described a notice in an NHS pain specialist ward that tells patients they will not be prescribed cannabis medicine as “a disgrace to the profession”. As
NHS pain specialists are putting up notices in their clinics telling patients not to bother asking for medical cannabis. The move has been made presumably in an attempt to spare
Chronically ill Jazi Allen has been told that she cannot be prescribed cannabis medicine because she “does not fit the criteria”, despite the fact that she is routinely hospitalised and
