Deej Sullivan
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Scottish National Party to Vote on Medical Cannabis
This weeks’s Scottish National Party Autumn Conference is set to include a vote on whether or not …
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Major Study Aims to Prove that Cannabis is Medicine
A major nationwide study is underway in the United States of America aimed at proving once and for a…
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Cannabis Can Be Harmful, But That Doesn’t Mean It Should Be Banned
Why are tabloid prohibitionists obsessed with harm? It’s a question I find myself asking more and …
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Netherlands to Legalize Cannabis Cultivation
The Netherlands could be set to finally legalise cannabis cultivation, after a slim majority of lawmakers united behind a proposal to regulate the plant’s production, thereby ending the ‘backdoor problem’ that has hampered Dutch cannabis policy for decades.Whilst thousands of tourists flock to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam every year to sample what they believe to be legal cannabis, the truth is slightly more complicated, and infinitely contradictory. Cannabis was never officially leg…
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Research from Japan Shows Clear Relationship Between Cannabis and Memory
Research from the University of Osaka in Japan has shed new light on the relationship between cannabis, cannabinoids, and memory. The results are truly fascinating. The research team, led by Dr Fumitaka Kimura, have identified several mechanisms which allow projections between two parts of the brain - the thalamus and the cortex - to be essentially ‘trimmed,’ removing unnecessary projections. This process, the researchers say, sharpens our attention and capacity to hold information, and is …
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Ian Wright and the Double Standards of UK Drug Laws
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has admitted to smoking cannabis before matches at the beginning of his career, and in doing so has exposed the arbitrary double standards of our drug laws, and the destruction they can cause.Writing in his column for The Sun newspaper, Wright admitted to almost throwing his career away at the age of 21, when drug testers came to his side’s dressing room after a match. Knowing that he had smoked cannabis, and would likely be kicked out of the club if caught, Wrigh…
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How the Alcohol and Pharmaceutical Industries are Teaming Up to Stop Cannabis Legalisation
With the rapid spread of legalised cannabis - be it medical or recreational - bringing liberalised drug policy to all corners of the world, from Montevideo to Berlin, opponents of reform are getting increasingly short of arguments. One thing they do have, though, is money. Two recent stories from the USA have highlighted the lengths to which those with the most to lose from legalisation will go in order to protect their interests, and how much they will spend. Both stories are related to the ca…
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U.K. Drug Reform Group Report Concludes “Medical Cannabis Must Be Legalised Now”
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform has today released the findings of their se…
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Daily Mail Continue Crusade of Cannabis Hate
The latest cannabis research to hit the mainstream media comes with a typically shocking headline - …
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GW Pharmaceuticals Set for Takeover
Shares in British medical cannabis giant GW Pharmaceuticals have jumped by 22% amid rumours that the…
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Destruction in Christiania: The Cannabis Policy in Denmark
On the 2nd of September, the open-air cannabis market in Christiania, the Danish ‘Freetown’ that has been raided by police numerous times over the last decade, was torn down again. This time by its own citizens. Why has this happened, and what does it tell us about cannabis policy in Denmark?First of all, a little history: Freetown Christiania was founded in 1971 on the site of the former military barracks of Bådsmandsstræde, which had been abandoned by the Danish government in 1967. J…
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New Research Suggests that Endocannabinoid System Helps with Fertility
New evidence gathered from researchers at Bochum and Bonn, headed by Dr Hanns Hatt, has shed light on a little-known area of the endocannabinoid system that has until now been shrouded in mystery. Dr Hatt’s team has, for the first time, produced a proof of the existence of the GPR18 receptor in sperm cells. GPR18 has for some time been presumed to be a part of the endocannabinoid system, entirely separate from the more well-known CB1 and CB2 receptors. This research provides compelling new…
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CBD Available Soon on the NHS?
CBD could soon be available on the NHS, according to reports. The Independent have claimed that the producers of the MediPen - a CBD vaporiser - have been “consulting with a group of production and regulatory support pharmacists from the NHS for the past few months, who have been testing their proprietary cannabis oil formulation.”No one from the NHS has been able to comment, thanks to a nondisclosure agreement which prevents them from sharing client information, but if MediPen’s clai…
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Slavery in Cannabis: An Unseen Industry Issue
Writing for The Telegraph, British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her intention to wipe out modern slavery, calling it “the great Human Rights issue of our time.”In her article, she is full of praise for the work she and others have done in the recent past, and in fairness she does deserve some credit on this front. A year ago, she brought in the Modern Slavery Act - the first of its kind in Europe - which “delivered tough new penalties to put slave masters behind bars where …
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Butane Hash Oil: The Medical Godsend and the Media Villain
For at least the past three years, every time a new cannabis scare story has emerged - particularly …
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Is Cannabis a Permitted Drug for Olympians?
With the Rio Olympics now underway, one of the key talking points already has been drugs. Last night…
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War Veteran Calls for Cannabis to be Legalised to End His Pain
Lance Corporal Callum Brown, who lost both his legs after stepping on a bomb whilst on active servic…
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What Does the Arrival of a New Prime Minister Mean for Cannabis in Britain?
On July 13th, 2016, the United Kingdom appointed a new leader. Theresa May, who has spent the past six years running the Home Office, is now our Prime Minister. What does this mean for cannabis policy? Well, given that she has run the government department responsible for drug policy for over half a decade, we do have a pretty good idea of what, if any, reform she is likely to be receptive to. And the news isn’t promising. Throughout her tenure as Home Secretary, May stuck doggedly to the …
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Has the Daily Mail Changed its Stance on Medical Cannabis?
Many of my recent articles for medicalmarijuana.eu have focused on stories from the UK’s Daily Mail. Almost universally those articles have followed the same basic structure - a Daily Mail article will pop up on my radar, making some wild claim about the dangers of cannabis use. I’ll look into it, find the study they reference, read it, and explain why the Mail’s conclusions don’t add up. Occasionally though, the Mail will buck their own trend, and publish something positive. Five days …
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Majority of British MP’s Support Legalisation of Medical Cannabis
An exclusive poll commissioned by VolteFace - a “policy innovation hub that explores alternatives to current public policies relating to drugs” - has found that a majority of MPs now support the legalisation of cannabis for medical use.58% of those polled indicated that they personally supported medical cannabis, with only 27% opposed to it and 15% undecided. Crucially, support was unanimous across party lines, with 50% of Conservative MPs, and 60% of Labour MPs in support. The most dram…
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Trinity Summit Set to Shape the Future of Cannabis in Ireland
This September, the Science Gallery Dublin, within the walls of the illustrious Trinity College, will host the inaugural Trinity Summit. Comprised of four panels and themes - science, government/policy, campaigning, and business - the summit will bring together experts on medical cannabis from all over the world to discuss the major developments of the past decade, and to plan ways forward from here."The first Western scientific article on cannabis-based medicine was published by Irish-born …
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