‘It’s extremely overwhelming … when I walk him to school I know how lucky I am’ A seven-year-old boy who was granted a special licence in June to use medicinal cannabis oil is now living a “pretty normal life”, his mother has said. Alfie […]
Former Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe has called for an urgent review of the evidence supporting cannabis legalisation. It marks a significant shift in the attitude of the ex-police commissioner, who backed tough laws against cannabis …
Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients from 1 November, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid says. The new regulations apply to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mr Javid …
Doctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis within months after home secretary Sajid Javid was advised by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that it has therapeutic benefits. It follows several high-profile …
Specialist doctors in the UK will be able to legally prescribe cannabis-derived medicinal products by autumn, the home secretary has announced. Those that meet safety and quality standards are to be …
You always expect the sun to come out for hippies, as though they have their own Californian microclimate. But in Britain, the summer of 1967 started late and ended up rather …
Families in Cambridgeshire have been sniffing cannabis wafting across villages which could be coming from a sugar giant’s factory. British Sugar is investigating whether its cannabis farm is responsible for a …
Cannabis oil is on sale in a number of local chemists and health food shops and is in high demand among the community, particularly those in chronic pain. The product contains …
A new report claims the UK government should legalise marijuana because it's “the only solution to crime and addiction problems”. According to the institute, the UK’s current drug strategy “has failed in …