Institute of Psychiatry

What The Experts Say About Cannabis

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

“Cannabis is a safer drug than aspirin and can be used long-term without serious side effects. It is never possible… Read more…

Topics: ACMD, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, cannabis, Dr Clare Gerada, Dr Trevor Turner, Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, Institute of Psychiatry, ISCD, Liverpool University, Professor David Nutt, Professor Glyn Lewis, Professor Les Iversen, Professor Terrie Moffitt, Professor Tim Kirkham, RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Psychiatrists, University of Bristol
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On the Rare Occasion That Peter Hitchens Quotes Evidence He Deserves A Response.

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

Peter Hitchens’ blog, 23rd February 2013. The Irreversible, Profound Risks of Damage from Cannabis – an Expert Speaks Here’s a… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, cannabis psychosis, Dr Clare Gerada, Dr Lowell Monkhouse, Dr Trevor Turner, Institute of Psychiatry, Kuesnacht, Liverpool University, Peter Hitchens, Professor Glyn Lewis, Professor Terrie Moffitt, Professor Tim Kirkham, Robert Crampton, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Psychiatrists, University of Bristol
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Cannabis Is Safe For Over-18 Brains

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

“Cannabis is safe for over-18 brains, but risky for under-18 brains.” Professor Terrie Moffitt, Institute of Psychiatry. August 2012

Topics: cannabis, Institute of Psychiatry, Professor Terrie Moffitt
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The Truth About Cannabis That The Independent Refuses To Print.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

After the disgraceful misinformation and false science about cannabis printed in The Independent last week, I made direct contact with… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, Chris Blackhurst, Dr Clare Gerada, Dr Trevor Turner, Editors' Code, Home Office, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, Leveson, Liverpool University, Patrick Cockburn, Press (PCC), Professor David Nutt, Professor Sir Robin Murray, Professor Terrie Moffitt, Professor Tim Kirkham, prohibition, psychosis, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Sativex, schizophrenia, THC, The Independent, University of Bristol
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PRESS RELEASE – CLEAR To Contest The Corby By-Election

Monday, September 3rd, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3rd September 2012 CLEAR To Contest The Corby By-Election Peter Reynolds, who was elected as leader of… Read more…

Topics: by-election, cannabis, Cannabis Law Reform, Clear, Corby, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Louise Mensch, NHS, Northamptonshire, Peter Reynolds, Press (PCC), Professor David Nutt, Professor Terrie Moffitt, protest vote, Sativex, tax and regulate
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PCC Complaint. The Mail On Sunday, 2nd September 2012

Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

—– Original Message —– From: Peter Reynolds To: complaints@pcc.org.uk Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 2:10 PM Subject: Complaint against The… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, NHS, Peter Hitchens, Professor Sir Robin Murray, Professor Terrie Moffitt, The Mail On Sunday
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Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London Confirms Cannabis Is Safe For Adults.

Monday, August 27th, 2012

REEFER MADNESS ALERT! New Study Of NZ Teens Shows Cannabis Reduces IQ. It started to appear early this morning… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, Duke University, Institute of Psychiatry, IQ, New Zealand, Professor Terrie Moffitt, University of Queensland
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Reefer Madness In A Final Frenzy

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

The Unexpurgated Version! In the mid 1930s, after the end of alcohol prohibition, Harry Anslinger, former assistant commissioner at the… Read more…

Topics: Al Jazeera, alcohol, America, Baroness Manningham-Buller, Belgium, Big Booze, Big Pharma, Britain, cancer, cannabis, Cannabis Skunk Sense, Charles Walker, cocaine, COMT, Crohn's disease, Czech Republic, David Cameron, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, drugs, endocannabinoid, fibromyalgia, France, gene, Gil Kerlikowske, Global Initiative on Drug Policy Reform, Gordon Brown, government, GW Pharmaceuticals, Harry Anslinger, Holland, Home Office, Independent on Sunday, Institute of Psychiatry, Italy, James Brokenshire, John Rentoul, Judge Alan Goldsack, marijuana, Mary Brett, medicinal cannabis, Michelle Leonhart, minister, MS, Paul Dacre, prime minister, Professor Les Iversen, Professor Robin Murray, prohibition, psychosis, Randolph Hearst, Reefer Madness, Sativex, Schengen Agreement, Sheffield, skunk, Slovakia, South Yorkshire Police, Spain, Switzerland, The Daily Mail, The Independent, tobacco, YouTube
Filed under: Law, Medicine, Politics, Press (PCC), Science | 20 Comments »

PCC Complaint. The Independent On Sunday, 5th June 2011 (2)

Monday, July 18th, 2011

—– Original Message —– From: Peter Reynolds To: complaints@pcc.org.uk Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 9:19 PM Subject: Second complaint against… Read more…

Topics: ACMD, Addiction, alcohol, aspirin, British Journal of Psychiatry, British medical Journal, cannabis, cigarette, COMT, Dr Cecile Henquet, Dr Stanley Zammit, gene, Independent on Sunday, Institute of Psychiatry, Keele University, King's College London, Korsakoff, Patrick Cockburn, Professor Glyn Lewis, psychosis, schizophrenia, self harm, suicide, Therapeutic Ratio, University of Bristol, University of Cardiff, University of Maastricht
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PCC Complaint. The Independent On Sunday, 5th June 2011

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

—– Original Message —– From: Peter Reynolds To: complaints@pcc.org.uk Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:12 PM Subject: Complaint against the… Read more…

Topics: Addiction, Belgium, British Journal of Psychiatry, cannabis, COMT, Czech Republic, decriminalisation, Dr Cecile Henquet, Dr Stanley Zammit, drugs, gene, Holland, Institute of Psychiatry, Italy, John Rentoul, King's College London, Patrick Cockburn, pharmaceutical, Poland, Portugal, Professor Glyn Lewis, psychosis, Spain, The Independent on Sunday, University of Bristol, University of Cardiff, University of Maastricht, US
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The Importance Of Matured Cannabis

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

I would like to outline some important considerations in regards to cannabis, the fact that unlike most all other recreational… Read more…

Topics: Afghanistan, amphetamine, anti-psychotic, artificial light, bud, calyx, cannabidiol, cannabis, cannabivarin, cashcrop, CBD, CBV, cryptochrome, cultivation, curing, delta 6, delta 9, flower, flowering, germination, government, Hindu Kush, hybrid, indica, Institute of Psychiatry, landrace, light cycle, loupe, medicinal cannabis, mental health, organised crime, Pakistan, palpitation, panic attack, paranoid, pharma, photoperiod, phytochrome, plant, police, pollinate, prohibition, propaganda, psychedelic, psychoactive, psychosis, recreational, regulation, REM, sativa, Sativex, sensimilla, skunk, sleep deprivation, stimulant, strain, terpenoid, terpine, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, THC, THCv, trichome, UVB, vegetative, wake and bake
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