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Meet George Hutchings, 45, one among thousands of medicinal users of cannabis in the UK.
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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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AUSTRALIA. NSW MP Rose Jackson told parliament legalising #cannabis would be "economically sensible, over 33 countries have done so and if Joe Biden wins the US election all of America will have decriminalised cannabis." #drugspolicy https://t.co/loFjJ540hd https://t.co/UcrGX7kGnL
Join the CLEAR campaign for standardised herbal #cannabis and oils by NHS prescription from GPs #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/Q0SlGjCybL https://t.co/n1ExE2Kz8I
IRELAND. The full spectrum politics of hemp. Incisive words on the incompetence and duplicity of @FSAIinfo which apply equally to @FoodGov in UK. Regulators with no understanding or vision. #CBD #cannabis #drugspolicy https://t.co/M1FhWfyzIu https://t.co/KtxwNg62UE
Dutch government seeks to ease doubts over adult-use #cannabis trial. 149 applications have been received for 10 grow licences #drugspolicy https://t.co/tZt9LVHXXU https://t.co/qkfkqwzV7J
@UKLabour MPs are demanding #drugspolicy reform. For years, govts have pursued a drug strategy which has ignored evidence and focused on criminalisation rather than reducing harm, and change is needed.
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AUDIO. Dr. Ethan Russo: #Cannabis Can Be Better Yet. Mostly we have high #THC, high myrcene cultivars which produce 'couch lock'. We must provide for people that need to work, or study, and function well #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/T3o0PRuwB0 https://t.co/7ZtXnGI0CF
STUDY. No Ill Effects for Older Adults Using Medicinal #Cannabis for Pain #EndOurPain https://t.co/T0ctwx1YT0 https://t.co/JwVxMoyofY
New Guidelines Issued on Medical #Cannabis for Chronic Pain. International task force shares recommendations for dosing, administering. #THC should be capped at 40mg per day. #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/iRvhFgMhh1 https://t.co/ohnPwzqTt1
CBG The Mother Cannabinoid. The ‘parent’ or ‘stem cell’ of #CBD, #THC and all other cannabinoids. However, CBG has some unique medicinal properties. #EndOurPain https://t.co/AGGuBwkrmp https://t.co/wxiTWUX2Yr
The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire has launched & we need your knowledge! Help us understand small-scale #cannabis growing around the world by completing the survey #drugspolicy https://t.co/0B5ZBRg2jd https://t.co/KDABs00H6M
If @UKLabour really cares about left-behind communities, it'll push to reform our drug laws. But historically, nearly all our politicians prefer to ignore the issue, too cowardly to grasp the nettle #drugspolicy https://t.co/2zx4wHqUbe https://t.co/ovAZ8pQ5ga
Jersey set for first medicinal #cannabis clinic. Medicann is training several doctorsto be pain specialists, who will be able to prescribe cannabis to private patients. #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/cdWiryKzYW https://t.co/GXFC7oNQY2
Vaping #CBD could help you to quit smoking, both because the cannabinoid can help to dampen the urge for nicotine and the act of vaping can help to break the habit of inhaling smoke. #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/nQoLTc4fUM https://t.co/3caTFzhPXL
If you want safe, legal #CBD products which are exactly what they say on the tin, then look for the CannaPro badge or choose one of the certified businesses listed here #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/ymNvK6cmkb https://t.co/0g5s0unCFA
"If you have an idea, it can probably be made from hemp" #cannabis #drugspolicy https://t.co/CTTi43x6wE https://t.co/uoUWI74q4l
The most distinct aspect of THCV is its ability to suppress appetite, the opposite of #THC, which creates “the munchies.” Enormous potential for a weight loss medicine. #EndOurPain #cannabis https://t.co/WPU85Vfara https://t.co/BmXqkFLvSD
STUDY. #Cannabis and cannabinoids decrease obesity, inhibit chronic inflammation, reduce fasting insulin levels and insulin sensitivity, and have direct antitumor actions. Cannabis use my reduce #cancer risk by 10% #EndOurPain https://t.co/QbU1Bk6J5k https://t.co/hyewrtIG73
Survey shows 27% of women in California use #cannabis for menopause symptoms. Where available, women find it a safe, effective therapy without side effects. #EndOurPain https://t.co/Y8fIui9swQ https://t.co/zwbo4IoWek
