Saturday, 19 December 2015

Cannabis Research Pioneer, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Makes Impassioned Call for Clinical Trials | High Times

Cannabis Research Pioneer, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Makes Impassioned Call for Clinical Trials

By Sativa Von Teese · Wed Dec 16, 2015

On Tuesday during a live discussion at the HIGH TIMES Business Summit, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, known as the "Father of THC," made an impassioned plea for good clinical trials to study the effects of medical marijuana on cancer.
A pioneer in research on the medical uses of cannabis, Mechoulam has spent four decades studying and observing the positive effects of cannabis on many of the most pressing medical conditions of our time, including Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, cancer and pain management.
"A huge number of people use cannabis for a variety of cancers," Mechoulam explained to Summit attendees. "Some of them state that this is the only thing that helped them. Maybe? Maybe not. We don’t have a single, good clinical trial in cancers. Any cancers! This is a shame. But there we are."
"We know that cannabis, or some cannabinoids are pretty good in some types of pain, but again, we don’t have good clinical trials," he continued. "As a matter of fact, we barely have ANY clinical trials! We need clinical trials! Work in mice is fine but we have to advance."
Mechoulam, who spoke via video conferencing, was being presented with a lifetime achievement award by HIGH TIMES when he made his ardent appeal.

https://youtu.be/5Aj96Sk2trg

[UK] Legalising cannabis will free up time and money to fight more serious crime, says Dorking barrister. | Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser

Legalising cannabis will free up time and money to fight more serious crime, says Dorking barrister. | Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser

LEGAL CONCERNS: A lawyer believes changes to drug laws would allow more time on tougher cases Photo posed by model

RELAXING laws on minor drugs offences would allow courts to spend more time on the prosecution of higher-level crimes according to a Dorking barrister.
Rio Pahlavanpour, who lives in Dorking and prosecutes cases at Redhill Magistrates' Court, believes more progressive drugs laws would give courts the time to focus on more serious cases such as domestic violence.

Mr Pahlavanpour suggests that following the example set by many US states and has put his concerns in a letter to Mole Valley MP Sir Paul Beresford.

Recreational use of cannabis is legal in four US states and medical use in 23 states.

Mr Pahlavanpour says it is embarrassing that the UK has fallen behind on this issue.
He told the Advertiser: "Of course there are harms that this drug causes, if it is taken from a young age of course it is going to cause damage.
"But we don't allow alcohol in our schools and if a child is caught drinking in school they would be dealt with. Why would this be any different?"

He added: "As a lawyer I want to be able to say that if, for example, you have 30 grams on you, then yes, you should be prosecuted. That is too much. Or at least tell me why you have that amount."
Mr Pahlavanpour argues that changing the laws regarding recreational cannabis use would allow more focus on protecting vulnerable victims in domestic violence cases.

Any change would also free up valuable police time which could be used to ensure that big issues are dealt with more effectively in the courts.
He said: "In a lot of the domestic violence cases that I do we have issues with defendants and witnesses turning up.

"What if the officers who are no longer needed to do drug searches go and pick the victim up and bring them to court? Then we can have a proper trial and really start to address domestic violence."

Legalisation of cannabis has been a hot political issue in recent months. More than 200,000 people signed a petition arguing legalising cannabis could bring in £900 million in taxes every year to the UK, save £400 million on policing, and create more than 10,000 new jobs. But only 14 MPs attended the ensuing debate.

At the time of publication Sir Paul Beresford is yet to respond to Mr Pahlavanpour's letter but a spokesman from the Home Office told the Advertiser: "Cannabis is an illegal drug and there is clear medical evidence that it can damage people's physical and mental health.

"The Government has no plans to legalise cannabis."

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Ted and Owen Smith - Medical Cannabis and the Law - Warmland Center

Ted and Owen Smith - Medical Cannabis and the Law - Warmland Center - YouTube

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Drug map reveals the substances YOUR country is addicted to: Scotland is hooked on cocaine, Iceland smokes the most cannabis and opiates are rife in the US | Daily Mail Online

Drug map reveals the substances YOUR country is addicted to: Scotland is hooked on cocaine, Iceland smokes the most cannabis and opiates are rife in the US | Daily Mail Online

Sub heading ,should`ve been the title,as the rest of it looks bs imo !

"MARIJUANA: THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE DRUG "

- Judge slams liberals for claiming cannabis is harmless

What about Michael Phelps & Eddie Bravo,when it comes to sports!...Wonder if the father & judge were at same school.Kid had to be private school,hence Cannabis getting the blame.Probably a coke head,I don`t know any cannabis user who`d go to somebodys parents door,with a knife.Woops forgot about the media always trying to pair violence off ,with a benign plant,for hysteria.

He is a rich kid,so some poor bastard has got to get the blame.As they live in fantasy land & wouldn`t know the real world!!

- Judge slams liberals for claiming cannabis is harmless

Published date: 30 November 2015 |

Published by: Staff reporter

A CHESTER judge has slammed “liberals” and some media for implying cannabis is a harmless drug, dismissing their claims as “nonsense”.

Raj Shetty spoke out as he sentenced a young man who had bullied his parents into handing over £42,000 to fund his addiction.

Chester Crown Court heard that Samuel Thomas Richards, 23, had enjoyed a “fantastic” upbringing, went to a private school and had been tipped to compete in the triathlon event in the 2012 Olympics.

But he developed a serious addiction to the class B drug over six or seven years and resorted to demanding money from his heart-broken parents, Ian and Elizabeth, with abusive and threatening text messages.

The judge said the case was particularly sad,and stressed that cannabis was a harmful drug capable of “sucking away ambition and aspirations”.

He told the court: “It has been impressed upon us by liberals and in the press that cannabis is a so-called harmless drug.

“But over the years I have seen many cases where it has created massive problems.”

In a victim impact statement, read to the court, Richards’ father said he was proud of his son and all his achievements, which included a black belt in jujitsu and qualification for the Team GB triathlon team.

He wrote: “If he wants to, he can have a successful, healthy and happy future ahead, which is what I want for him.

“I will never stop loving him, but I realise that I am powerless to his addiction.”

Richards, formerly from the Ellesmere Port area but now of Meadowfield Close, Rock Ferry, Wirral, pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment and was sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years.

He will undertake a drug rehabilitation programme and was also made the subject of a restraining order, banning him from contacting his parents for a period of five years.

Matthew Dunford, prosecuting, told the court Richards had harassed his parents for money continually between September 1, 2014 and August 16 this year.

One day he called his mother 77 times in four hours, and in a 10-day period in August he sent 144 text messages to her demanding cash. Richards’ father often had to work away from home, leaving his mother feeling vulnerable, and on one occasion a drug dealer with a knife had turned up on her doorstep looking for a drugs debt to be paid.

Mr Dunford said Richards would send abusive texts to his father when he knew he was away on business, saying things like “I’m coming to mum’s. I’m going to smash everything up” and “Give me the £240 now or I will smash up everything you own.”

Peter Barnett, defending said Richards had been in custody since August 17 and prison had been a “sobering experience” for a man with no previous convictions.

He had shown genuine remorse, apologised to his parents and was committed to tackling his drug addiction, Mr Barnett said.

Besides his suspended prison sentence and drug rehabilitation requirement, Richards was also given a curfew order and must carry out 250 hours’ unpaid work in the community.

“This really is last chance saloon,” the judge told him.

Saturday, 31 October 2015

Landmark ruling for cannabis grower (NL)

Monday, 26 October 2015

UK Parliament Debates Cannabis

Sunday, 25 October 2015

UK's First Cannabis Legislation Debate Since 2004 - 12 October 2015 (FU...

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

The Dark Grey Market: Canadian Cannabis

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Cannabis Debate on BBC Sunday Morning Live

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Why Won’t People Face the Evidence on Legalising Cannabis?

A new study by the Treasury has revealed that legalising cannabiswould have huge economic benefits for the UK. The move would raise hundreds of millions of pounds in taxes and ease the burden on the criminal justice system.

This comes on the back of growing evidence that cannabis – like many recreational drugs – is often no more dangerous than alcohol or smoking cigarettes. Even where studies identify links between cannabis use at a young age and mental illness, such dangers would be better addressed in a regulated market with proper health warnings and checks on the age of buyers.

But at the level of government, reasonable debate often doesn’t seem to come into it. In 2009 Professor David Nutt was sacked as a government adviser for comments he had made in an academic journal about the dangers of ecstasy.

Nutt wrote that taking the drug is no more dangerous than horse-riding.

Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary at the time, ordered Nutt to apologise.

– Read the entire article at The Independent.

Liberal Democrats Set Up Expert Panel on Cannabis Legalisation

Liberal Democrats Set Up Expert Panel on Cannabis Legalisation

Group including former government adviser and ex-chief constable will consider how a legal market for cannabis could work in Britain

The Liberal Democrats are to set up an expert panel to establish how a legal market for cannabis could work in Britain, paving the way for them to become the first major political party in the UK to back its legalisation.

The move is backed the party’s health spokesman, Norman Lamb, and by a former deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, Brian Paddick. It is in line with a 2014 party conference resolution which called for a review of the effectiveness of a regulated market in relation to health and reduced criminal activity.

The review panel members will include Prof David Nutt, the founder of DrugScience and a former chairman of the government’s advisory committee on the misuse of drugs, Tom Lloyd a former Cambridgeshire chief constable and chair of the National Cannabis Coalition, and Niamh Eastwood, the executive director of Release, a drugs charity.

The panel is to be chaired by Steve Rolles, of the drugs policy campaign group Transform.

– Read the entire article at The Gaurdian.

Legalising Cannabis in the UK ‘Would Raise Hundreds of Millions’

Legalising Cannabis in the UK ‘Would Raise Hundreds of Millions’

Legalising cannabis in the UK ‘would raise hundreds of millions’

Legalising cannabis would raise taxes worth hundreds of millions of pounds and produce large savings for the criminal justice system, a private analysis for the Treasury has concluded.

It judged that regulating cannabis, which was used by more than two million people in the UK last year, could generate “notable tax revenue” and “lead to overall savings to public services”.

The Treasury study, seen by The Independent, was commissioned by the former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ahead of the general election to help formulate Liberal Democrat drugs policy if the party remained in office.

– Read the entire article at The Independent.

Saturday, 19 September 2015

Colorado Cannabis Tax Revenue Surpasses Alcohol Tax for the First Time Ever | Cannabis Culture

Colorado Cannabis Tax Revenue Surpasses Alcohol Tax for the First Time Ever | Cannabis Culture

For the first time since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis, the state’s tax revenue for marijuana surpassed its revenue for alcohol.This is no small feat. Alcohol contributed just under $42 million in tax revenue last year, which was actually an increase of 2.4 percent from last year. Cannabis sales contributed nearly $70 million in tax revenue, although this did include revenue from licensing fees, as well as the 10 percent tax on retail sales and the 15 percent excise tax on wholesale cannabis.
The alcohol tax revenue had an increase across the board, in all three tax brackets for the various types of alcohol:
– Read the entire article at Leafly News.

Friday, 18 September 2015

For the First Time U S Senator Comes Out For Legalized Marijuana

Thursday, 17 September 2015

The War on Our Citizens: Ex-Baltimore Cop Takes Jesse Ventura Inside the...

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Cannabis for kids seminar in Richmond aims to help parents of kids with autism, epilepsy | Cannabis Culture

Cannabis for kids seminar in Richmond aims to help parents of kids with autism, epilepsy | Cannabis Culture

VANCOUVER — Kim Turkington’s five-year-old daughter Ella was so heavily medicated for seizures last year, she slept most of the day, her waking hours spent in a deep state of melancholy.
“All day long she said ‘I feel sad.’ Those were the only words that came out of her mouth. And it’s meds. She was a depressed four year old and it was terrible,” said Turkington, who lives in Surrey with her husband and two children.
Ella, who has epilepsy and autism, has failed to respond to seven different types of seizure medication.
Her parents were desperate to try something new, and had been doing a lot of research about cannabis oil, which contains a low amount of THC and high amounts of cannabidiol (CBD), the component believed to reduce seizures.
– Read the entire article at Vancouver Sun.

Alberta Girl Denied Marijuana for Epilepsy Gets Help in St. Catharines | Cannabis Culture

Alberta Girl Denied Marijuana for Epilepsy Gets Help in St. Catharines

By CBC News on September 15, 2015

8-year-old Mia’s seizures are caused by a rare type of epilepsy called Ohtahara syndrome

An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to St. Catharines, Ont. for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl’s doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.
In 2013, Sandra Wilkinson had started extracting cannabis oil from dried marijuana — purchased from a licensed grower with a prescription from a neurologist at Alberta Children’s Hospital — to prevent life-threatening seizures in her eight-year-old daughter Mia.
But in July, the physician declined to renew the prescription because of a hospital policy based on the position of Alberta Health Services, the provincial health authority, which does not support the use of medical marijuana for pediatric patients with epilepsy.
– Read the entire article at CBC News.

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

MediPen: We Tried out the UK’s First Legal Cannabis Vaporiser | Cannabis Culture

– Read the entire article at The Independent.

PS Industrial Hemp Oil is not mmj/Cannabis oil.Looks like self promotion from a sell out in the game.trying to profit & misinform at the same time.What some people will do to make a quick buck,off the sick & dying.AS recreational users aren`t going to look twice at this product,obviously.Oh well at least it`s some kind of awareness & access to thc free medicine (sarc) :P

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Government issues damning response to 200,000-signature cannabis legalisation petition | Cannabis Culture

Saturday, 22 August 2015

Medical Marijuana Gives 9-Year-Old Amelia Weaver A New Life

Medical Marijuana Gives 9-Year-Old Amelia Weaver A New Life

#StopTheSeizures

Thursday, 20 August 2015

MPs and Peers call for radical new approach to drugs laws - BBC News

MPs and Peers call for radical new approach to drugs laws - BBC News

A group of MPs and Peers says legal cannabis markets should be tested and drug use decriminalised as part of a radical new approach to drug use.

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform wants an overhaul in global narcotics policy.
It says the "war on drugs" and "blanket prohibition" have failed.
The group also believes certain human rights laws could be used to claim that those who possess cannabis should not be treated as criminals.

Dangerous substances

In its report, the all-party group says that experiments into possible models for the regulated sale of marijuana should be encouraged among United Nations countries including the UK.
Co-chairman Lady Meacher wants ministers in the UK to try out a controlled system where licensed premises sell labelled and tested cannabis.
The idea is to control what is sold and undermine dealers who sell more dangerous substances. The results of the trial could then be evaluated.
Cannabis has already been legalised in some parts of the United States.

The United Nations drug conventions were originally drawn up in 1961.
The convention sets up the framework under which governments around the world pursue their drugs policies and punish offenders.

Human rights

The all-party group says a special UN meeting next year offers a unique opportunity to press for improvements to the system.
The group believes the current convention has led to many countries taking a prohibitionist approach.
But Lady Meacher, a crossbench peer, argues countries could do much more to pursue policies based on public health, human rights and welfare.
For example, she argues in some Latin American countries, a policy to use aircraft to spray and destroy coca crops, has led to the destruction of the crops that produce cocaine, but also left the land unusable for any other purpose with serious consequences for local people.
Instead she argues there is room for flexibility within the UN conventions, with states able to decriminalise the use of controlled drugs for personal use. Portugal for example has decriminalised drug use in 2001.
The report also says that any regulation of cannabis should reflect the supremacy of human rights laws.
For example, someone growing a small number of cannabis plants for modest personal use, could deploy their human right to "a private and family life" to avoid prosecution.
The report argues the Human Rights Act could be invoked to support the argument that the possession or purchase of small amounts of cannabis does not harm other people's rights and therefore should not be criminalised

CinC LIVE with Justin Pierce (Father of Baby MJ)

Sunday, 16 August 2015

▶ DJ Marc Smith - Hacienda, Glasgow 1990-91 SIDE A by Marc Peter Cochrane

▶ DJ Marc Smith - Hacienda, Glasgow 1990-91 SIDE A by Marc Peter Cochrane

https://soundcloud.com/marc-peter-cochrane/dj-marc-smith-hacienda-glasgow

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Doug Fine Cannabis and Industry (FAIR USE: Social Justice/Educational)

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

The Science of Cannabis as a Treatment for Epilepsy (New Documentary)

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Drug Truth Network - 08/04/15

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Puffdogs Vapor Lounge - Vapor Lounges vs the Government - Smokers Guide ...

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Make the production, sale and use of cannabis legal. - Petitions

Make the production, sale and use of cannabis legal. - Petitions

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104349

Sunday, 26 July 2015

Mother Arrested for Helping Treat Her Son's Seizures #StopTheSeizures

The Face of Cannabis by the Realm of Caring Foundation

CC; Marijuana Legalization In Italy: 250 Italian Lawmakers Support Cannabis Decriminalization Proposal

Marijuana Legalization In Italy: 250 Italian Lawmakers Support Cannabis Decriminalization Proposal

Italy may well be on its way to becoming the largest country in Europe to legalize marijuana. An Italian tracking group has found that more than 250 lawmakers from across the political spectrum have given their support to a proposal that would largely decriminalize production, distribution, sale and consumption of marijuana throughout the nation.
The leap may appear far-fetched for a country that just 10 years ago voted in a draconian anti-drug bill that removed any distinction between hard and soft drugs, increasing sentences for pot smokers and heroin addicts alike.
But the legalization movement recently gained momentum, with one of the world’s most progressive legislative proposals on marijuana being submitted to the Italian parliament. Drafted by the Intergrupo Parlamentare Cannabis Legale, the legislation would allow anyone over the age of 18 to cultivate as many as five plants at home. Italians could also team up to form a “cannabis social club,” with each having a maximum of 50 people growing as many as 250 plants.
– Read the entire article at International Business Times.

CC; Cannabis Petition Forces MPs to Consider Debating Legalisation

Cannabis Petition Forces MPs to Consider Debating Legalisation

More than 125,000 sign appeal calling for total legalisation hosted on government’s official e-petitions website.
A petition calling for the total legalisation of cannabis in the UK has been signed by more than 125,000 people in just four days.
The response to an appeal hosted on the government’s official e-petitions websitemeans MPs must now consider debating the issue in parliament. All petitions that reach 100,000 signatures are given such consideration.
The petition’s success comes after a persistent campaign on social media, with activist-linked Twitter accounts around the world calling on UK-resident marijuana smokers to sign up.
– Read the entire article at The Guardian.

Petition to Legalise Cannabis in Britain Already has Over 90,000 Signatures

Petition to Legalise Cannabis in Britain Already has Over 90,000 Signatures 55b23cb7f1411

A petition campaigning for the legalisation of cannabis in Britain already has nearly half of the signatures needed to trigger a serious government discussion on the issue.

The petition had garnered just over 90,000 seals of approval, and once it reaches 100,000, parliament will be required to allocate time for a debate.

The news comes after Durham’s Police and Crime Commissioner said this week that his officers were no longer targeting people growing marijuana for personal consumption.

If the UK was to legalise the drug, then it would be following the lead of a number of countries that have a much more relaxed attitude towards smoking pot.

– Read the entire article at The Lad Bible.

Friday, 17 July 2015

Ted Smith Speaking At Weeds Glass and Gifts

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

The Cash Crop: Canadian Cannabis

Corporations Use Spies To Undermine Nonprofits

Is the current "strange" goings on in the movement,showing up.To stall & resist progress within the movement.from what i`ve noticed from 20212.This would make alot of sense.Especially with,not for profits that are non governmental.Nobody would listen to what i had to say on behalf of others.So bailed.Uk sucks,to busy back stabbing & looking after number 1.I`m going to go to Spain or/and Canada.Where i`ll be with like minded people & be more productive for the community.Could still help from afar,saves being caught up in the" he said,she said",mentality of loads of uk activistsAs well as old scores from over 10yrs ago,is hampering progress.Makes sense about silly green union flag,from Norml UK,as when i founded it,there was no flag,Only the words.So thank whoever came up with that to divide uk even more(sarc ty) Looks like that`s what`s been happening out of the blue in Vancouvers peaceful protest being infiltrated & abuse of citezens.Peace!

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Rona Ambrose Outraged Remix

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

ex British Intelligence MI5 Officer Annie Machon Wants Cannabis Legaliza...

Saturday, 4 July 2015

Cannabis should be legal and tobacco illegal, under-30s tell new survey - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

UK: Pride event for cannabis in Preston Park (From The Argus)

Pride event for cannabis in Preston Park (From The Argus)

UK: 'Legalise cannabis but ban fags and booze' under-30s tell new survey - Mirror Online

'Legalise cannabis but ban fags and booze' under-30s tell new survey - Mirror Online

4 July 2015 By Chris Gee

Research conducted with students showed changing attitudes towards drugs - and one in four called for tobacco to be made illegal

"" Less harm: Youngsters believe cannabis causes less damage than booze or cigarettes ""

Most people under 30 think cannabis should be legalised, according to a new study.
A survey of 1,000 younger people by Student Money Saver also found that one in four of them thought alcohol and cigarettes should be made illegal.
The research also showed a growth in the use of 'legal' highs with increased use of substances such as nitrous oxide and salvia.

The youngsters questioned saw more people thinking cannabis should be legal than tobacco, that 46 % of students agreed that there was a drug culture at their university and that 19% had had a blackout within the past year due to drugs or booze.
Amongst the young, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas and other 'legal' were popular with more than 20% having inhaled the gas.

""Should be banned: More young people said cigarettes should be outlawed than believe cannabis should be illegal""

But traditional drugs such as alcohol, tobacco and cannabis were still far more popular.
Asked about legalities, one respondent, aged 22-25, said: " Alcohol and tobacco already are, and they are proven to do more damage physiologically than cannabis so there is no reason not to legalise it."
Another teenager, added: "Making drugs legal would stop illegal drug trafficking.
Plus the fact that alcohol and tobacco are legal is just hypocritical. They are bad if not worse."
Another finding was that more than have those interviewed said they knew someone with an alcohol problem.
A spokesman for Student Money saver, said: "This survey supports the evidence that the young's interest in trying drugs is lessening, including alcohol.
"At the same time it shows that rather than a liberal "anything goes" attitude towards drug policy, young people are listening to the evidence and want policies based on it.
"They are less likely to cite "tradition" as a reason for wanting alcohol to remain legal, and 25% of people under 30 actually want it to be made illegal, and over half of people now think cannabis should be legal.
On the negative side, it's worrying that 45% of students thought that their university has a "druggy culture", 15% of the young still say they'd tried drugs due to "peer pressure" and well over half of those surveyed said they know someone with a drug or alcohol problem."

Should the recreational use of cannabis be de-criminalised in the UK?

YES

83%
NO

17%

Friday, 3 July 2015

Cannabis in Canada Live with Dr. Paul Hornby

Sunday, 28 June 2015

RUN FROM THE CURE - Full Version

U.K Drugs Decriminalization ? -David Nutt, Richard Branson Call For Rese...

UK & NI; Lords Amendments: Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] (20th June 2015)

Lords Amendments: Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] (20th June 2015)

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Page 1, line 7,
at end insert—

“( ) Section (Control of Cannabis) provides for legal possession and supply of
cannabis prescribed by a doctor.”

After Clause 1

BARONESS MEACHER

LORD NORTON OF LOUTH ""

Saturday, 27 June 2015

Vancouver Mayor Says Regulating Marijuana Dispensaries is "Common Sense"

Epilepsy patient gets special dispensation to be treated with hemp oil

Will Victoria follow suit on pot dispensaries CTV News?

Friday, 26 June 2015

SSDP Q&A with Marc & Jodie Emery

SSDP Dr Joao Goulao Trinity Speech

Marc Emery Twisted Pepper

Marc and Jodie Emery Return to IdeaCity

Jodie Emery Twisted Pepper Dublin

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Marijuana Extracts and Edibles Now Legal For Canada's Med-Pot Patients

Cannabis in Australia: New South Wales commits $9m to medical marijuana trials - Australasia - World - The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/cannabis-in-australia-new-south-wales-commits-9m-to-medical-marijuana-trials-10340729.html

Cannabis in Australia: New South Wales commits $9m to medical marijuana trials

The New South Wales (NSW) State Government has pledged 9million (£4.4million) Australian Dollars over four years to trials which will involve children with severe epilepsy and adults with terminal illnesses. Patients undergoing chemotherapy who are suffering with extreme nausea and vomiting will also take part, Australia’s 9 News has reported.
Medical Research Minister Pru Goward told the website: “Medical research unlocks new treatment for disease, offers hope, delivers cures, keeps people well and out of hospital.”
"At its best [it] profoundly improves lives."
The use, cultivation and possession of cannabis – including for medicinal purposes - are illegal across the country.
However, NSW’s plans have rekindled interest in the drug’s medical use, with Victoria and Queensland announcing they’d be follow suit in April and staging their own trials.
Politicians in Queensland and Victoria revealed the decision in April, after speaking with NSW leaders, The Guardian reported.
Daniel Andrews, the premier of Victoria, said at the time that he had seen “first-hand” the relief medicinal cannabis could give children with life-threatening illnesses.