Nearly a third of New Zealanders will try medical cannabis when it is legalised next year However, nearly half said they are either “most unlikely” or “definitely’ not going to try medical cannabis 89% of medical professionals would prescribe medical cannabis products Professor Mike Barnes will be brought to NZ to help [...]
Government drug task force APPG has put 22 families to speak to the NHS Patients must pay up to £40,000 per year to get a private prescription for medical cannabis No prescriptions have been given on the NHS for medical cannabis Twenty-two UK families who have been forced to pay £10,000s for private [...]
Andrea McLean has revealed she is using CBD to treat anxiety caused by menopause Andrea claims the ‘lowest dose’ of CBD is enough to help her The reality TV star claimed she is now a “different person” due to the oil Andrea McLean, 49, known for her regular appearances on ITV’s Loose Women, [...]
The Government has said the vote will be binding Citizens over the age of twenty years will be able to buy, use and grow cannabis Advertisements will be banned Current opinion polls suggest that more than 60% of the NZ adult population supports legalising cannabis New Zealand has announced it will be holding [...]
Welsh dad, Phil James, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015 He initially vaped CBD Indica to treat the tumour, seeing initial success After tumour returned in Feb 2019, Phil began using cannabis oil containing THC The father of one is now “forced to break the law or die” due to the Government’s [...]
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [ACMD] will provide a working framework for medical cannabis in the UK by 2020 Roger Knaggs, the ACMD’s newest appointee, believes there is not enough evidence to confirm the efficacy of cannabis as a medicine Knagss claims that British medical professionals need more evidence before [...]
Harvard and MIT’s medical schools have received $4.5m each to research cannabis Bob Broderic, shareholder in Tweed Marijuana Inc. and Aphria Inc, made the donation Broderic hopes the research will change negative perceptions on cannabis Broderic’s $9m gift is largest single donation any US Universities have received to research cannabis Two American universities, [...]
A bill seeking to decriminalise cannabis has been approved in Texas Under the new proposals, those caught with an ounce of cannabis or less would receive a fine rather than a criminal punishment The bill was passed by a vote of 98 to 43 Texas could become the 25th US State to relax [...]
Multiple studies have found strong evidence that cannabis can help treat PTSD Cannabinoids reduce REM sleep, prevent nightmares Cannabinoids also prevent the retrieval of the underlying trauma PTSD diagnoses among UK military personnel rose by 2% in a decade With more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis comes a greater understanding of [...]
Oregon to cap cannabis cultivation for two years Licenses to new growers will be banned Current growers can renew their licenses Oregon currently has enough canabis to last the “next 6.5 years” The price of cannabis has plummeted in Oregon following the approval of Measure 91 in 2014, which legalised non-medical cultivation and [...]
