This year the Maltese government announced that reforms would take place to permit the personal cultivation of up to 4 cannabis plants. This Thursday (22nd of April) ECAN are holding …
Ella Walsh
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A recent literature review by PhytoSciences Ghana has provided a summary of the preclinical evidence for the medicinal use of cannabinoids as an alternative treatment for mental health disorders. …
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France has the highest use of cannabis in Europe, but it still remains illegal for both adult and medical uses. On the 13th of January 2021 the French government …
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Industry News
Volteface Interview with Helaku Whyles: Re-contextualising cannabis through design
by Ella WalshAhead of this week’s public ECAN event, we caught up with one of the speakers to find out more about the re-contextualisation of cannabis through design. Former art teacher, …
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Advocacy News
Government Announces £80m Boost to Drug Treatment Services, but is this Enough?
by Ella WalshThe government has announced an additional £80 million funding for drug treatment services in England, in an attempt to tackle drug related crime. While it is good news that …
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Opinion
It Will Take More Than Expungement To Achieve Social Justice In Cannabis Reform
by Ella WalshIt’s been a great start to the year for social justice in cannabis reform, with the expungement of 500,000 low-level cannabis offences in the state of Illinois. This has …
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Last week the U.S House of Representatives voted in favour of passing the MORE Act, which proposes to decriminalise cannabis at a federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and …
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Views on the normalisation of cannabis in society is firmly dependent on social interactions, who you are talking to, and their relationship with it. There will be some in society …
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There are estimated to be 1.4 million patients in the UK who are eligible for a medical cannabis prescription. However, 73% of these patients are unable to afford one. …
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It has been announced that officers in East of Glasgow, Falkirk and Dundee will carry naloxone, as part of a new pilot scheme announced by Police Scotland. “It’s wonderful …