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Let’s Allow Doctors To Prescribe Medicinal Cannabis
Meet George Hutchings, 45, one among thousands of medicinal users of cannabis in the UK.
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The most authoritative, independent, expert research on the UK cannabis market by the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit, commissioned by CLEAR in 2011.
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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VIDEO. Lester Grinspoon (died 25th June 2020) and the extraordinary story of how his son's battle with chemotherapy led to this Harvard professor reversing his opinion of #cannabis from dangerous drug to valuable medicine. #EndOurPain https://t.co/yRUEOeAJWU https://t.co/XnivSqT2Eu
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Yet Another Study Finds That Weed Helps with #Endometriosis. It controls pain, blocks the growth of endometrial cysts and prevents #cancer. #cannabis #EndOurPain https://t.co/81G7aeTuNb https://t.co/1c2lujyCPM
The UK Needs Greater Access to Medical #Cannabis, And That Can Start With R&D #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/rwx8mo1L0Q https://t.co/PgiM55Al15
PETITION. Introduce Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths in the UK. This petition could make a real difference and force our stubborn and evidence-opposed government to reform #drugspolicy. https://t.co/cmirusvmiL https://t.co/XKY768rW76
Ways to Smoke Weed: 26 Ways to Consume #Cannabis. A whole world of variety to explore beyond the humble joint or bong. https://t.co/D1qltCeVkC https://t.co/dBoBIlIQEv
Seth Rogen on fighting #cannabis stigma and why pot should be as accepted as beer. #drugspolicy https://t.co/TQIo8ye8X4 https://t.co/jZBAG9Jk9m
A plan for legalising cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines. A 'drug free world' is a fantasy. We have to find ways to manage #drugs markets in order to minimise harms. #drugspolicy https://t.co/ulW8IC7ypX https://t.co/S1xMBpElDf
UK #Cannabis Clinic Now Offers Products at a More Affordable Price Than the Illicit Market #EndOurPain https://t.co/YgqtpkaztX https://t.co/S4gKLw6xBb
Medicinal cannabis: campaigners call on Matt Hancock to step in and fix ‘broken policy’. Will Billy Caldwell’s case open the door for the 10,000 people with #MS in the UK who could benefit from #cannabis? #EndOurPain https://t.co/xyiXM4iW5s https://t.co/Aed7ZTmocr
Ability to pass #cannabis through blood-brain barrier holds promise for developing disease treatments #EndOurPain https://t.co/TEqWJrry8V https://t.co/v0Xwt1Rng0
“I discovered #cannabis in my 50s, I was of the generation where it was perceived to be a bad thing. It has absolutely transformed my life. I’m not pain-free but I have some quality to my life that has been missing for all these years.” #EndOurPain https://t.co/jDBObeMgwa https://t.co/z05eR642JB
JERSEY. VIDEO. The Medical Cannabis Clinics @theMCClinics opens in Jersey with #cannabis medicines dispensed through Reids Pharmacy. "Local care. Quick access. Consistent medication supply." #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/nZ9Q1HRJWl https://t.co/dyv8KeeI5Y
The UK Needs Greater Access to Medical #Cannabis, And That Can Start With R&D #EndOurPain #drugspolicy https://t.co/rwx8mo1L0Q https://t.co/aQbEs8XFsH
#Cannabis to Treat #Endometriosis. @DrDaniGordon with expert advice. #EndOurPain https://t.co/PRVTkRbxPF https://t.co/jhyV3LbsMi
PETITION. Introduce Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths in the UK. This petition could make a real difference and force our stubborn and evidence-opposed government to reform #drugspolicy. https://t.co/cmirusvmiL https://t.co/vZIeZKt2nb
A plan for legalising cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines. A 'drug free world' is a fantasy. We have to find ways to manage #drugs markets in order to minimise harms. #drugspolicy https://t.co/ulW8IC7ypX https://t.co/g77ZPa478f
