An exceptional scientist and a beleaguered plant. It is nearly impossible to underestimate the contribution William Brooke O'Shaughnessy has made to science. Yet, despite his outstanding talent in medicine,...
This Arrogant Man Must Face Tough Questions About his Stance on Cannabis, his Financial Interests and his Breathtaking Hypocrisy. Professor Finbar O'Callaghan introduced himself at the recent oral evidence session of the Health and Social Care Committee in these terms: "My name is Professor Finbar O'Callaghan and I am here as president of the British Paediatric Neurology Association which is the association which represents all paediatric neurologists in the UK. I'm also a consultant paediatric neurologist at...
CLEAR is backing this project and has made a substantial pledge to the crowdfunding campaign This article was originally published in the Grow Street Journal. It would seem that the cannabis industry is thriving in the UK since the 1st November Home Office announcement that medical cannabis is legal. The announcement has not yielded anywhere near the level of access to cannabis that many were hoping for (or indeed, relying on) as since the November 1st announcement, the number of people who have...
The Insititute of Psychiatry is today announcing its latest study on the links between cannabis and psychosis - 'The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study'. For many years, its leading lights Professor Sir Robin Murray and Dr Marta di Forti have published study after study attempting to show a causal link between cannabis use and psychosis. They have never managed to...
Last year, when Sajid Javid introduced the new regulations permitting prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) he went much further than anyone could have expected. For 50 years doctors had been told that cannabis was a highly toxic, dangerous drug with no therapeutic value. Then, in the space of few weeks they were suddenly told by the Chief Medical Officer that there was "conclusive evidence" of therapeutic benefit. The truth is successive governments and the Home Office had been...
Peter Reynolds spoke at the Hemp CBD Expo at around 5.00pm on Saturday, 2nd March 2019. Below is his speech as originally composed. An audio file is available here. A video will be available shortly. The PowerPoint presentation file is here. "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is Peter Reynolds and I am the president of CLEAR Cannabis Law Reform. We were founded in 1999 and we now have around three-quarters of a million followers on social media and we’re approaching...
By Joseph Wood, Team Secretary Rangers FC are based in the Chesterfield and District Sunday League in Derbyshire and are currently competing in division three after finishing runners up in the fourth division last season. They are again challenging for promotion and have recently won a place in the semi-final of the Derbyshire county FA Sunday cup whilst also being in contention for the Chatsworth cup native to the Chesterfield Sunday league. As the committee members and many of the players at Rangers...
On the same day that the Mail publishes yet another inaccurate and misleading article on cannabis and CBD in particular, it is carrying a full page advertisement for CBD which breaches medicines, food and advertising law. The ad, from Woods Supplements at https://www.woodshealth.com/, claims medicinal benefits for its product for joint pain, migraine, psoriasis, acne, depression, pain and inflammation. While there is probably a substantial amount of truth in these claims, it is unlawful to make them without the product having a...
Today's article in the Daily Mail on CBD follows that publication's usual pattern - there is a kernel of truth but on top of that is piled inaccuracy upon misleading comment upon nonsense. So let's deal with the truth and send the nonsense back to the Daily Mail where it belongs. Within the last few days it has emerged that the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), has been working surreptitiously with its opposite numbers in four other EU countries to add all...
When Sajid Javid introduced the new regulations on cannabis for medical use last year, it brought hope to hundreds of thousands of people. Now the NHS is routinely letting patients down and refusing to provide the medicinal cannabis they need. The law no longer stands in the way but many people are in despair at the cruel and ignorant response of the medical establishment and NHS bureaucrats. Not least the...