The South African Study Can Cannabis Cure Cervical Cancer? Further evidence of weed’s unique medicinal properties comes from South Africa, where a team of researchers found that cannabis could make an effective treatment for cervical cancer. A team from the biochemistry department at North-West University in Potchefstroom carried out an experiment, in [...]
Owning a cat is something lots of us take great joy in, they provide love, attention and entertainment in equal measures. For those of us who are conscious about the environment owning a cat can hold some moral dilemmas and I'm not talking about the colossal number of animals they kill but the use of [...]
Over recent months, the United States has been blighted by an outbreak of dangerous reactions to a variety of semi-legal highs – some of which have proved fatal. So-called ‘synthetic cannabis’ (which has nothing to do with the real stuff whatsoever) has led to thousands of hospitalisations, a wave of bizarre behaviour among users and [...]
Nicola Sturgeons SNP backs cannabis for medical use This Saturday 15th October the Scottish National Party (SNP) backed a motion to decriminalise Cannabis for medical patients. Delegates at the SNP conference overwhelmingly voted in favour of the measure. The conference heard from people who both backed and were against the motion, when the vote [...]
If you happen to live in the United Kingdom, you’ll know that the British government has one of the most blinkered views on drug policy anywhere in the world. An advanced nation in many ways, but when it comes to common sense and drug policy…not so much. Let’s not forget that this was and is [...]
Research team from the University of Miami has published an interesting report on the apparent long-term effects of cannabis use. Adding to a growing archive of cannabis-related health findings, the team found that cannabis users generally have a lower BMI and are thus skinnier than those who do not use cannabis. Specifically, they found that [...]
Over in Florida, forward-thinking folks have been trying to get medical cannabis legalized for years. And they very nearly did exactly that. In fact, they clearly voted in favour of it just two years ago. In most states, a majority of 58% in favour of any given measure would see it implemented without a second [...]
Newly appointed SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon gestures to the audience during her speech at the annual party conference at Perth Concert Hall, Scotland. SNP To Vote On MMJ Laws In May of 2016 Nicola Sturgeon backed calls for relaxing the laws on Cannabis use in "specific cases" of people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis. [...]
What’s going on right now in the United States by way of cannabis legislation evolution is both reassuring and depressing. Reassuring if you happen to live in any of the regions making progress – depressing if you reside elsewhere. With so many states making such incredible advances in cannabis research, development and proactive legislative adjustments, [...]
Obama signing clemency forms Commutation Barrack Obama is using the last days of his presidency to commute sentences for people given unjustifiably long prison stretches. For those who don’t know commutation is a form of clemency that reduces a punishment for a crime committed. In many of these cases that crime is drug [...]
