On 12th April 2023, Minister of Health, Dr. Karl Lauterbach, and Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, held a press conference to announce the updated German approach to legalised adult …
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Why Are so Many Patients Still Accessing Medical Cannabis Illegally in the UK?
By Katya Kowalski, with additional reporting by Sarah Sinclair, Cannabis Health The UK’s medical cannabis industry has at times felt like a broken record. Once the hype of the law …
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Is the UK Public Waking Up to the Benefits of Legal Medical Cannabis?
by Lisa DarvillOn 1st November 2018, medical cannabis became legal in the UK. It was a somewhat surprising, albeit positive and seismic decision from the Home Secretary at the time, Sajid Javid. …
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Following their dialogue with the EU, Germany has announced their highly anticipated updated plans for cannabis legalisation, with the approach altered considerably from the original cornerstone paper released in October …
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Medical cannabis was legalised in the UK on 1st November 2018, following years of extensive campaigning. However, over half of the British public are still unaware that they can legally …
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Party Politics Are Getting in the Way of Cannabis Legalisation in the UK
by Alice SwiftThe trend towards decriminalisation and legalisation of recreational cannabis across the globe is snowballing. Have you noticed? In light of the growing body of evidence highlighting the medicinal uses of …
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What’s the political landscape for cannabis policy reform in Italy? After an Italian court recently ruled that categorizing hemp flower as a narcotic was ‘absurdly restrictive’, will a new bill …
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German Health Minister “Confident” That Revised Recreational Cannabis Legislation Will Comply With EU Law
It looks like Germany could be ready to charge ahead with their plans for recreational cannabis legalisation following ‘very good feedback’ from the EU. But will it be good news …
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Claims are often made in the mass media by politicians and ‘drug experts’ about how lethal certain kinds of drug use are, particularly compared with recreational activities. For instance, drug …
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New UK Based Digital Study on Rare Childhood Epilepsies and Medical Cannabis
The potential of cannabis medicines to treat symptoms of epilepsy, especially for children who are resistant to other available drugs, has been one of the driving forces behind the liberalisation …