One of the most common arguments used against legalising cannabis is that it would make it easier to access for children. A new study from America, however, has found that legalising recreational cannabis actually leads to a decline in use among teenagers, offering a serious challenge to the prohibition on cannabis. Researchers at [...]
A leading think thank has called on the Conservative Party to legalise cannabis for recreational as well as medicinal use to help reduce crime and to provide a boost to the British economy. The Adam Smith Institute, a non-profit neoliberal think tank and lobbying group, teamed up with Volteface, a pro-harm reduction advocacy [...]
New research from America has found further evidence that cannabis can safely and effectively help treat pain and insomnia. The study, published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, found significant anecdotal evidence that people are increasingly replacing their pharmaceutical medications, often opioid-based, with medical cannabis to help them sleep and reduce pain. Researchers at [...]
Patients in Ireland are one step closer to legal medical cannabis after new legislation was signed into law. The legislation, signed by Ireland’s Health Minister Simon Harris, will create the Medical Cannabis Access Programme on a pilot basis. According to Harris, the legislation will take “a little bit of time to fully establish [...]
A new poll has found that the majority of Londoners support the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use. The survey, commissioned by Volteface for the Evening Standard and conducted by Survation, highlights just how unpopular current cannabis laws are in the UK. The survey asked Londoners: “Do you support or oppose the regulation [...]
A new survey from the US has found that the vast majority of hospice staff in America support the use of medical cannabis for their patients. A survey asking 310 hospice clinicians and administrators in 40 states for their views on medical cannabis in hospice care has found that more than 91% of [...]
New research has found that cannabis could revolutionise the way we treat bacterial skin infections. Australian researchers at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) have discovered that CBD, a non-psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis, is active against the bacteria responsible for many serious infections such as golden staph and pneumonia, [...]
Illinois has become the 11th state in the US to legalise cannabis for recreational use. A bill which allows the purchase and possession of cannabis was signed into law on Tuesday by Democratic Governor, JB Pritzker. Citizens of Illinois aged 21 and over will now be able to legally possess up to 30 [...]
Roll up, roll up, come and get your CBD… toothpaste? In 2019 it is becoming almost impossible to avoid the barrage of CBD-infused products lining shops along the high street. Impression Healthcare is taking the CBD industry to its next logical conclusion: infusing CBD into our oral hygiene routine. Impression has announced it [...]
France could become the next European country to legalise cannabis for recreational use. Members of France’s Parliament, including MPs from Emmanuel Macron’s party, are looking to introduce a bill which would legalise the use and distribution of cannabis. The move has been predicted to raise as much as €2.8bn in additional annual tax [...]
