On 5th September, the first patient entered the University Hospital 12 de Octubre in Spain as part of an independent clinical trial researching the efficacy of cannabis as a treatment …
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The media landscape is rapidly changing. With the continued rise of social media as a medium and information accessibility steadily increasing, the mainstream media is becoming less relevant. Historically, there …
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UK’s largest medicinal cannabis report finds that half of the UK may be eligible for a prescription
A new report has revealed that approximately 29.6 million people (50.2%) in the UK could be entitled to a medicinal cannabis prescription, yet just 0.048% of the population has been …
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This month, medicinal cannabis organisation Cancard announced a collaborative project with Grow Lab Organics to enable a licensed medicinal cannabis farm to become a community owned endeavour, the first of …
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What is happening with children’s prescriptions for medical cannabis in the UK?
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 …
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The list of conditions that benefit from medical cannabis treatment is continually getting longer. From IBS to anxiety, and fibromyalgia to glaucoma. With around 2 million people in the UK …
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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 …
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In June 2022, Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize cannabis after the Thai Food and Drug Administration removed all parts of the plant from the national …
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Early 2018 was a period of my life which I will never forget. Frantically charging around Westminster and Soho, working from my phone in the most disparate of settings – …
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Vaping has seen a significant increase in the past few years, with survey data suggesting that prevalence in young people has risen from around 4% in 2021 to 8.6% in …