Opioid deaths fall in Colorado following recreational cannabis legalisation

Opioid deaths fall in Colorado following recreational cannabis legalisation Legalisation of recreational cannabis in Colorado is saving lives according to new research Opioid deaths fell by 6.5% two years after Colorado legalised cannabis for recreational purposes in 2015 10,000 of people die from opioid abuse in America every year According to new research, legalisation of…

Scottish Cancer Sufferer Faces Criminal Charges for Treating Cancer with Medicinal Cannabis

Scottish Cancer Sufferer Faces Criminal Charges for Treating Cancer with Medicinal Cannabis Jacqui Ritchie, 49, was prosecuted for growing 4 cannabis plants The mother of two claimed cannabis helped with the side-effects of chemotherapy for her rare breast cancer Jacqui was prosecuted last month and is awaiting sentencing on October 10 A cancer survivor has been prosecuted for…

Is Medical Cannabis the Answer to Britain’s Growing Pharmaceutical Drug Crisis?

Is Medical Cannabis the Answer to Britain's Growing Pharmaceutical Drug Crisis? Thousands of people overdose on pharmaceutical prescription drugs every year in the UK 1,195 people overdosed on legal pharmaceutical drugs in 2014 A leading pathologist recently called for prescription painkiller Tramadol to be upgraded to a Class A following hundreds of deaths relating to the drug…

Greece Legalises Marijuana for Medical Purposes

Greece Legalises Marijuana for Medical Purposes Greece becomes sixth EU country to legalise cannabis for medical purposes Doctors will soon be able to prescribe cannabis for several medical uses It’s yet to be seen if Greece will allow legalisation to extend to recreational use Proposal is expected to boost Greece’s faltering economy Cannabis has just been recognised as having…

Florida Medical Cannabis Bill: Legislature vote to Pass

Florida Medical Cannabis Bill: Legislature vote to Pass The Florida Medical Cannabis Bill passed through the state's Legislature last week Patients will be able to be prescribed a 70-day supply Only certain illnesses and diseases will qualify for recommendation Smoking cannabis will still be illegal under the bill Nearly a million dollars will be dedicated to researching the…

Autism and Marijuana: Mother’s Battle for Whole Plant Research

Autism and Marijuana: Mother's Battle for Whole Plant Research She’s an Israeli mother of 3 boys, her oldest, Yuval, 23,  is severely Autistic and treated successfully with cannabis after years of agony. As an activist for years in promoting the rights and legislation for ASD Children and adults in Israel, Via ‘ALUT – the society for autistic children in Israel and “Kvutzat Hashavim” an NPO…

Marijuana and Mental Health: The Miseducation Of Reefer Madness

Marijuana and Mental Health: The Miseducation Of Reefer Madness As anyone taking a modicum of notice will know, the UK currently finds itself in the grip of mental health crisis. The current situation sees around 6000 people per year commit suicide, of which almost 75% are men, with those under the age of 45 being the greatest affected (The Independent 2016). According to statistics, every…

Research Library

Welcome to the Research Library All the clinical research so far on the effects and implications of medical marijuana and its derivatives This collection of papers represents the most complete and up to date archive of Medical Marijuana research on the web. If you have found a paper that is not included here and would like us to add it to the library please contact us here.  …

Recipes & Guides

Cannabis Recipes & Guides All you need to know about Growing, Harvesting and Cooking Cannabis. An introduction by Sarah Godfrey Cannabis is a dietary essential and thanks to the work of Dr. William Courtney, we are now learning how to use it in its raw form. I have come across some confusion in the media and elsewhere about what raw cannabis actually is. To clarify, raw means freshly…

The DEA and FDA are Conspiring to Suppress Cannabis Research

The DEA and FDA are Conspiring to Suppress Cannabis Research By maintaining marijuana’s schedule I status for over 45 years the US government has been able to sustain the world-wide myth that marijuana is a drug of abuse, as addicting as heroin and medically worthless. In a paper entitled: Ending the U.S. Government’s War on Medical Marijuana Research, the well-heeled Brookings Institute…