GW Pharma Stocks Fall

GW Pharma Stocks Fall Stocks for GW Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturers of cannabinoid-based medicines, has fallen sharply after a clinical study failed to show their product Sativex was effective in relieving pain directly associated with cancer. GW Pharmaceuticals is a British biopharmaceutical company best-known for its cannabis-based product Sativex, which is the original natural…

Dad Faces Jail for Giving Dying Daughter Cannabis Oil

Dad Faces Jail for Giving Dying Daughter Cannabis Oil Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on politicians to help a dad who faces criminal charges after giving his dying daughter cannabis oil. Australian Adam Koessler was arrested and charged earlier this month after giving two-year-old Rumer Rose the oil to relieve her symptoms of late-stage cancer - something he claims led…

Calls for Compassion in Cannabis Debate

Calls for Compassion in Cannabis Debate The desperate parents of terminally ill children are calling on the Queensland government to show compassion and legalise medicinal cannabis. Mothers who have surveyed Brisbane residents on the issue gathered outside the Queensland Health building on Monday. Rozanne Burley told how medicinal cannabis had improved the quality of life for her teenage…