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Medicinal Cannabis: The Evidence
The most up-to-date, analysis of the evidence on the safety and efficacy of cannabis as medicine. Focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, chronic pain, Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Published April 2015.
How To Regulate Cannabis In Britain
This is the second version of a plan for the regulation of the cannabis supply chain in Britain. This version was published on 18th October 2013
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IRELAND. "A raid by Gardai took place at the home of a single parent suffering from severe epilepsy who had just received a shipment from An Post. The Gardai let the woman off with ‘a warning.’ The shipment in question? Hemp-derived CBD. Another raid saw a graduate student return to his home and witness his parents being restrained at their kitchen table while Gardai searched their house. Again, for hemp products."
Gardai Raids New Level Of Absurdity Says HFI | The Extract
HFI release statement on the recent police raids on the homes of Irish consumers of hemp products. The Extract reports. Read now.
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STUDY. "In the UK, medical cannabis was approved in November 2018, leading many patients to believe that the medicine would now be available on the NHS. Yet, to date, there have been only 12 NHS prescriptions and less than 60 prescriptions in total. In marked contrast, a recent survey found 1.4 m people are using illicit cannabis for medical problems. Potential solutions are outlined as to how the medical profession and regulators could respond to the strong demand from patients."
Medical cannabis in the UK: From principle to practice - Anne Katrin Schlag, David S Baldwin, Michael Barnes, Steve Bazire, Rachel Coathup, H Valerie Curran, Rupert McShane, Lawrence D Phillips, Ilina Singh, David J Nutt,
Background: In the UK, medical cannabis was approved in November 2018, leading many patients to believe that the medicine would now be available on the NHS. Yet...
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STUDY. "In the UK, medical cannabis was approved in November 2018, leading many patients to believe that the medicine would now be available on the NHS. Yet, to date, there have been only 12 NHS prescriptions and less than 60 prescriptions in total. In marked contrast, a recent survey found 1.4 m people are using illicit cannabis for medical problems. Potential solutions are outlined as to how the medical profession and regulators could respond to the strong demand from patients."
Medical cannabis in the UK: From principle to practice - Anne Katrin Schlag, David S Baldwin, Michael Barnes, Steve Bazire, Rachel Coathup, H Valerie Curran, Rupert McShane, Lawrence D Phillips, Ilina Singh, David J Nutt,
Background: In the UK, medical cannabis was approved in November 2018, leading many patients to believe that the medicine would now be available on the NHS. Yet...
journals.sagepub.com
"Researchers found that 61% of the test subjects reported a 50% or more reduction of monthly migraine attacks following medical cannabis treatment. Responders also reported better sleep quality and lower rates of consumption of opioids and triptans compared to non-responders, the sub-group of test subjects that reported a less than 50% reduction in monthly migraine attacks with medical cannabis treatment."
Study Suggests Prolonged Cannabis Treatment Reduces Migraines
According to a new study, the frequency of migraines may be reduced with consistent cannabis treatment.
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"The coronavirus was not the first epidemic to emerge from Wuhan. The sprawling industrial hub is China’s “chemicals capital”. And some pharmaceutical factories developed a sideline as lethal as it was lucrative, churning out the ingredients for illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid painkiller that is 50 times as powerful as heroin."
Wuhan is also the centre of China's synthetic cannabinoid industry, providing the ingredients for Spice and similar nasty, dangerous drugs that are wreaking havoc in the West.
Wuhan is also the centre of China's synthetic cannabinoid industry, providing the ingredients for Spice and similar nasty, dangerous drugs that are wreaking havoc in the West.
Wuhan’s shuttered fentanyl labs leave field clear for Russia
The coronavirus was not the first epidemic to emerge from Wuhan. Before people started to fall ill there with the mystery disease late last year, the central Chinese city was already exporting another
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USA. "Sharron Cannon is the outreach coordinator for Curaleaf, a medicinal cannabis company with 57 dispensaries in 17 states. Her job entails educating patients about cannabis and enrolling them in the New York State Medical Marijuana Program. Before the coronavirus outbreak, she spent most of her time talking with patients directly. Now that work is done via the phone, email or text, including on Sundays."
How a Cannabis Expert Spends Her Sundays
“‘Antsy’ is a good word for how they’re feeling right now,” Sharron Cannon said of her patients at Curaleaf, where demand is high.
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'Cannabis turned my life around' says disabled pain-stricken Army vet. Former corporal Andy McIntosh has urged the Scottish Government to open up access to the therapeutic drug. #cannabis #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/4NE29V9hDd https://t.co/m0OHKE6IsJ
Magic mushrooms could avert looming mental health crisis, says North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones #drugspolicy https://t.co/TAd5LCC3kJ https://t.co/spjRiNRXl7
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GUERNSEY. Man with brain tumour in plea for #cannabis amnesty as his house is raided seeking the high- #THC cannabis that is controlling his seizures #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/6VDwhi9Wwf https://t.co/Cw8rcGTbSc
Wheelchair-bound student left ‘zombified’ by painkillers ‘has a body that functions’ thanks to medical #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/vcJLjqFQG3 https://t.co/ap9WID85lM
NEW ZEALAND. High time for a law change: Ex-PM backs the legalisation of #cannabis as national vote nears. Helen Clark said laws should not be based on personal views, but broader principles of rights and freedoms. #drugspolicy https://t.co/LOelNRTLUR https://t.co/QDWYKNM2BO
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Drug War Photo-Op Policing Is a Betrayal of Law Enforcement’s Principles. Police shouldn't be grandstanding their futile drug war efforts for social media likes. #drugspolicy https://t.co/By1IbTIGIr https://t.co/DHJkhmLCbO
Little known compounds to look out for in #cannabis such as esters, ethers, flavonoids, ketones, lactones and aldehydes. We are only just beginning to understand the makeup of the plant and all of its benefits. #EndOurPain https://t.co/Pj4uGnfpjE https://t.co/gJPKsR5qa4
Legal Cannabis Market Just Can’t Compare to the Black Market. Legal suppliers of #cannabis have to lower their prices, and if they don’t, the black market will always win. Hands down. #drugspolicy https://t.co/gzD2VqBKlN https://t.co/vBs2tr5Qo3
Cannabis leaders react to Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris: Will she help or hurt cannabis legalisation? On balance, most seem to think she is a positive for #cannabis law reform #drugspolicy https://t.co/cmHd7PyuVy https://t.co/UB7Bs9Xc9k
VIDEO. CBD Nation Official Trailer. A new documentary examines the research and evidence surrounding one of the safest, most therapeutically active medicines known to humanity. #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/zumkhJkOkg https://t.co/YP0gcY52tY
RUGBY. Players increasingly turning to #CBD oil to dull pain or help them sleep #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/0A8K3U2bCI https://t.co/BWmzsz2J30
'Cannabis turned my life around' says disabled pain-stricken Army vet. Former corporal Andy McIntosh has urged the Scottish Government to open up access to the therapeutic drug. #cannabis #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/4NE29V9hDd https://t.co/aPQS6Ky8Ig
Magic mushrooms could avert looming mental health crisis, says North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones #drugspolicy https://t.co/TAd5LCC3kJ https://t.co/Gc73UX64nO
Subscribe to the CLEAR Daily News for carefully curated news on #cannabis and #drugspolicy delivered to your inbox every evening. https://t.co/LDIGsjIBfJ https://t.co/M6qvIr2uv2
Join the CLEAR campaign for medicinal #cannabis on a GP's prescription and regulated access for adults. #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/hpwk7BpEKl https://t.co/s7jY3KNNxw
GUERNSEY. Man with brain tumour in plea for #cannabis amnesty as his house is raided seeking the high- #THC cannabis that is controlling his seizures #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/6VDwhi9Wwf https://t.co/W1bdWPZ95U
