For much of recent history, the UK has been making headlines with regard to cannabis policy for all the wrong reasons. As much of the United States and various European countries make enormous advances with new cannabis legislation, the UK government continues to bury its head in the sand. Cannabis is still officially labelled a [...]
Despite on-going efforts by local and national governments, the war on opioid addiction and abuse in the United States is failing. The statistics are no less than shocking – approximate 90 Americans die every single day from opioid overdoses. Various regions have experimented with the implementation of various measures and programs to help bring things [...]
Australia Seeks Overseas Supplier for Medical Pot There’s been further activity on the other side of the world as Australia steps closer towards an era of widely available medical cannabis. Though things are already happening…albeit at a painfully slow pace…Labor leader Bill Shorten is now pushing the government to speed things up and make [...]
Once again, Donald Trump has held the kind of press conference that resulted in most of those in attendance left scratching their heads a little. He’s become known for his somewhat rambling and confusing speeches as of late – particularly those aimed at the press. In this instance though, he was introducing the world to [...]
Let's take a closer look at one of the states that has recently legalized recreational cannabis, though Maine tends to take a back seat in the press to the likes of California and Massachusetts. Millions of people all over Maine recently woke up to a new era when not only is recreational cannabis now legal, but [...]
It’s not very often to hear of the highest-ranking authorities backtracking on previous comments and admitting they were wrong. In the rare instances though they do, it’s equally uncommon for them to make much of a song and dance about it. Instead, what happens takes place somewhat quietly, minimising embarrassment and with little to no [...]
Yet another prominent official has highlighted the potential benefit and importance of considering a more liberal drug policy for an entire country. As it stands, Brazil continues to find itself gripped by a tidal wave of violent crime on the part of drug gangs that are becoming increasingly powerful and dangerous. According to Justice Roberto [...]
A growing number of regions and countries on a global basis are transforming long-standing cannabis policies for the better. In the vast majority of instances, it is medical marijuana that is taking centre stage. With such overwhelming evidence highlighting the benefits of medicinal cannabis for a wide variety of conditions, lawmakers are no longer able to [...]
To say that Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have been both memorable and defining would be something of an understatement. Just when you think he’s taken his rather extreme measures as far as he’s going to, he goes and rolls out a travel ban that outrages much of the civilised world. Suffice to [...]
The United Kingdom has a longstanding reputation for being one of several countries where cannabis policy – particularly in relation to medical cannabis – is dangerously outdated. Even as vast swathes of the United States and various European nations continue to expand and evolve their own takes on cannabis use and its benefits, the UK [...]
