The government legalised medical cannabis in 2018, as a result of the tireless campaigning of two families with epileptic children. However, nearly five years on, up to 20 children face…
Advocacy News
-
Advocacy NewsFeaturedIndustry News
-
The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott is a well known 638 page harm reduction tome. If you’re pressed for time or in a social setting, you can now…
-
Advocacy NewsFeaturedOpinion
“The public is more informed than politicians when it comes to drug reform”: How the Green Party are boldly making the case for progressive drug policy reform
by Matt ReesIn Britain, drug policy reform is an issue no politician wants to grapple with. Labour and the Tories are hellbent on pursuing a race to be the ‘toughest’ on drugs,…
-
We’re in the midst of festival season in the UK, and with over 50% of festival-goers saying they take drugs it’s important to know how to stay safe during this…
-
Advocacy NewsFeaturedOpinion
The ‘Vaping Epidemic’: How cannabis reformers in Britain should incorporate child safety into the argument for recreational legalisation
by Matt ReesThe rise of vaping among teenagers has led to the creation of a moral panic in Britain. It is the subject of BBC Question Time debates. The tabloids have been…
-
Advocacy NewsFeatured
Medical Cannabis on Prescription APPG appoints a new secretariat and with bold strategy and vision
Volteface and The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society (MCCS) have been successfully elected as the new secretariat for the medical cannabis on prescription APPG – bringing new bold strategy and commitment…
-
In 2016, then Justice Secretary and co-convener of the Vote Leave campaign, Michael Gove, infamously declared that “people in this country have had enough of experts…from organisations with acronyms saying…
-
On 15th May, The Times released an article titled: ‘How ketamine became the UK’s hidden campus killer’, examining ketamine use in UK universities and the turn towards harm reduction policies.…
-
Researchers at King’s College London are conducting the Cannabis & Me study, exploring the effect of cannabis use on the brain. The team, led by Dr. Marta Di Forti, have…
-
Advocacy NewsFeaturedOpinion
Opinion: To liberalise medical cannabis policy, campaigners should appeal to the government’s economic sensibilities
“Because while parents struggle to raise the thousands of pounds required just to keep their kids alive, this government has ignored them. But once we start highlighting the potential for…