Cannabis patients are being discriminated in the workplace, report suggests

By |2023-09-08T03:12:21+01:008 September 2023|

Employers are at risk of breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis patients, according to a new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC). The report, titled ‘The Use of Prescription Cannabis at Work’, claims that employers must provide reasonable adjustments to accommodate [...]

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Government to make laughing gas illegal by the end of the year

By |2023-09-08T03:12:14+01:008 September 2023|

The government has this week released plans to make illegal the possession, supply and production of laughing gas, otherwise known as nitrous oxide. The gas, which is commonly used in medical practice and catering, will become a Class C drug. The new ruling means those caught [...]

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Prescription cannabis patients at risk of discrimination in the workplace, says report

By |2023-09-08T03:11:44+01:008 September 2023|

Employers may be breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis patients in the workplace, according to a new report. What are your rights as an employer and an employee? Published by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC), ‘The Use of Prescription Cannabis at Work’, [...]

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Cannabis linked to improvements in fatigue and quality of life – study

By |2023-09-08T03:11:31+01:008 September 2023|

Australian patients with chronic health issues showed significant improvements in overall health-related quality of life and fatigue in the first three months of treatment with medical cannabis, a new study has found. The paper, published in the journal PLOS ONE, also noted that participants reported improvements [...]

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