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 Thousands of patients worldwide have been replacing [...]
British politicians call for public to “break the law” and smoke cannabis British MPs, Jeff Smith and Paul Flynn, called on British Parliament to legalise cannabis Cannabis is still Schedule 1 drug in the U.K., meaning the British Government views it as having no medicinal value Two British politician pleaded with the House [...]
The bill signals the end of criminalising acts related to medicinal use of cannabis and allows scientific research on the plant THC is to remain highly regulated, with medical cannabis only being permitted to contain less than 1% THC Mexico has just joined the ranks of countries allowing its citizens the human right [...]
Hundreds marched for cannabis legalisation in Cardiff on Global Cannabis Day Hundreds of cannabis activists and medicinal patients marched through the streets of Cardiff yesterday 6 May marks Global Cannabis Day, providing protestors the perfect opportunity to make their voice heard en masse Speakers will include the head of the UK Cannabis Social [...]
Vera Twomey, Irish mother of epileptic daughter, marched 260km earlier this year to demand Irish Government allows her daughter access to THC Ava Berry, 7, suffers from Dravet’s Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, which had been giving the young girl thousands of seizures a year Since being given CBD, the girl’s condition [...]
Scottish MPs to meet with medicinal cannabis activists to discuss legalisation Thousands of medicinal cannabis patients and activists are holding a protest outside Scottish Parliament tomorrow MPs from across the political spectrum will meet with protestors to discuss legalising cannabis for medicinal purposes Speakers will include SNP’s Marie Todd, the Scottish Shadow Health [...]
Hero Australian Grandfather takes CBD oil on national TV after donating millions to cannabis research to save granddaughter. Barry and Joy Lambert donated nearly $40 million to cannabis research program at Sydney University Their granddaughter, Katelyn, suffers from a rare and serious form of epilepsy, Dravet’s Syndrome The donations have help set up [...]
Argentina Legalises Medical Marijuana, and it’s FREE for patients The Argentinean Senate passed a bill legalising medical cannabis following Congress’s approval of the move late last year Certain patients will have free access to the medication Government agencies will be allowed to grow marijuana for research purposes “The oil means [...]
“Heartbroken” Irish mother walked length of Ireland to try and get life-saving medical marijuana for sick daughter. Courageous Vera Twomey walked 260km from Cork down to Dublin in desperate attempt to get access to cannabis-based medication for her daughter Ava Barry, Vera’s daughter, suffers from Dravey Syndrome, a rare intractable form of [...]
On November the 8th this year electors in 9 States of the US Federal Union will be voting on specific propositions for changes in State laws governing the production, possession, use, and distribution of marijuana. This is to be viewed against the background of U.S federal law which effectively outlaws the growth, possession, [...]
