Transform Drug Policy Foundation has welcomed drug reform proposals made by the health and social care committee – for some…
Cannabis prohibition isn’t over until these demands are met
“Governments create nothing and have nothing to give but what they have first taken away — you may put money…
‘Cannabis surrender’? Anti-criminalisation West Midlands Police Chief Constable infuriates Daily Mail
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson has said his force will not criminalise young people for possessing small amounts…
Major UN report: Punitive drugs policies have failed
Following United Nations (UN) agencies’ decision to adopt common drug policy that endorses decriminalisation of possession and use, the UN…
UN agencies unite in recommending decriminalisation of drug possession and use
The entire United Nations (UN) family of agencies has for the first time adopted a common position on drug policy…
This Week In Weed – 10 March 2019
Legal cannabis is biggest jobs creator in US Because cannabis remains illegal at federal level, the US government refuses to…
Progress in Portugal halted as politicians reject legalising recreational cannabis
Portugal may be well known for its decriminalisation model that treats drug use as a health rather than criminal issue,…
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…
Royal College of Psychiatrists to review opposition to legalising cannabis
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is to review its opposition to the legalisation of cannabis in what could be a…
Student Slams Police Crime Commissioner Over ‘Anti-Social’ Cannabis Smell Claim
A cancer survivor has slammed the claims of a police crime commissioner that cannabis cannot be legalised because of its…