Synthetic cannabinoids, widely known as spice, have been found in a worrying number of vape devices confiscated from 11-16 year old pupils in English secondary schools. Researchers from the University of Bath visited 38 schools in London, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, and South Yorkshire. 100 [...]
A study, published in the journal Archives of Suicide Research, has found that medicinal cannabis can help lower suicidal thoughts by over 25% after three months and decrease self-reported levels of depression by 42% after 12 months. Researchers studied the relationship between patients seeking medical cannabis [...]
The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, has announced the country will now regulate cannabis through legislation rather than re-listing it as a narcotic, marking a swift U-turn from plans to re-criminalise the drug. Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022 by removing it from a list [...]
The independent drug policy charity Transform has launched a £50,000 crowdfunder to campaign for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK. Founded in 1996, Transform promotes drug policy reform in the UK and across the world. The charity has published numerous reports and publications on how [...]
The Czech Government is pressing ahead with plans to launch Europe’s first fully legal commercial cannabis market, similar to those seen in Canada and many parts of the US. Czechia already has some of the most lenient cannabis laws in Europe. The use, possession and cultivation [...]
Catalonian authorities have taken further steps towards their goal of closing all the cannabis clubs in Barcelona last week, as thirty venues across the city received notices ordering them to shut their doors until further notice. Deputy mayor and councillor for security, Albert Batlle announced his [...]
In 2022 the Southeast Asian country of Thailand shocked the world by removing cannabis from its list of controlled narcotics. The ruling created a legal vacuum – dispensaries opened up on ‘every corner’ in Bangkok and tourists and locals alike were smoking joints in public and [...]
An increasing number of adults in the UK are reducing their alcohol consumption in favour of psychotropic drugs such as cannabis and psychedelics, a report by High & Dry and KAM Insight has found. The Future Of Socialising report surveyed 975 adults in the US and [...]
A study has shown that essential hemp oil can successfully shrink cancerous lung tumours in mice and reduce chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain, highlighting the anti-tumour properties of the cannabis plant. Researchers at the China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry in Shanghai used an extraction technique to produce [...]
A study published in the journal Drugs & Aging has shown that over-65s respond favourably to the use of cannabis-based prescription medicines (CBPMs) and may benefit from them more than younger people. Using data provided by patients in the UK via the T21 self-reporting scheme run [...]
A quarter of cannabis consumers are doing so to relieve pain, according to the results of an online poll conducted by US medical cannabis company Nugg MD. 23% said they use weed to deal with symptoms of anxiety, and 18% used it to deal with stress. [...]
Sales of legal cannabis in the USA are projected to reach $33 billion in 2024, according to a new report published by cannabis business specialists MJ Biz Daily. If sales of cannabis continue as they are this year they will outstrip sales of beef and even [...]
Ecstasy pills with higher than average levels of MDMA are currently being sold in the UK, according to drug-testing charity The Loop. The warning, issued just before the start of Glastonbury Festival and the summer party season, aims to educate festivalgoers and other drug consumers about [...]
An ongoing trial by the Dutch government to regulate the adult-use cannabis industry has been extended to include another 8 cities, taking the total number involved to 10. The trial, initially launched in the cities of Breda and Tilburg in December 2023, was designed to replace [...]
On May 28th 2024, South Africa became the first country in Africa to allow its citizens to use cannabis for recreational purposes without the fear of arrest and prosecution. The country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, officially signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act into law on the [...]
Two men from Guernsey have narrowly escaped being sent to jail after admitting to authorities that they regularly swapped prescribed cannabis to prevent each other from running out while waiting for their medication to be delivered. Both men, Nathan Alan Lucas and Reece Nicholas Charles Baudains [...]
An analysis of over 162 high-quality studies has found the link between cannabis and psychosis is weaker than previously estimated. The study published in the journal Nature Mental Health, was conducted by a team at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Researchers analysed data from over [...]
A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Biomedicines has found that cannabis use may be associated with a reduced prevalence of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cancer with 1.4 million diagnoses per year, a figure predicted to rise to 2.9 million by [...]
Research investigating how cannabis can be used to treat pain usually focuses on individual cannabinoids such as THC, CBD and CBN, with little attention paid to the role of medicinal role terpenes. However, in a recent study published in the journal PAIN, researchers found that terpenes, [...]
A study by researchers at New York University has found that people who stutter may benefit from the controlled administration of classic psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin. The qualitative study, published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders, analysed the self-reported experiences of people who identified [...]
A new report has revealed that nearly one in four adults living in the UK are currently being prescribed a psychiatric drug such as an antidepressant, and those under 25 are taking more than double the amount of these pills than they were a decade ago. [...]
A report published this week by The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has found that 80% of Generation Z support the legalisation of cannabis in the United Kingdom. The report, titled Society Watch 2024: Understanding the new generation of voters, provides insight into three key policy issues [...]
A cross-sectional survey of serving police officers has found that over one in four respondents were unaware that cannabis can be prescribed legally in the UK. The survey, conducted between 24 October and 1 November 2022, was designed by a multi-disciplinary team of academic clinicians and [...]
The high-profile Californian cannabis brand Cookies will soon be available in the UK and Europe, after the company signed a deal to distribute dried flower and extracts with Portugal-based biotech company SOMAÍ. The deal, which will allow SOMAÍ to exclusively cultivate, manufacture, and distribute on behalf [...]
Researchers at the Salk Institute, a non-profit research organisation, have found that the cannabinoid CBN (cannabinol) may be able to treat neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In the study, published in the journal Redox Biology, researchers first used existing data from previous studies [...]
Researchers from the Imperial College Medical Cannabis Research Group have published a study showing that patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) report significant improvements in health-related quality of life after 6 months of treatment with cannabis. Current treatment for MS focuses on slowing down the progression of [...]
A study published in the journal BioMed Central has shown how the psychedelic N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) could be used as a medicine to prevent the onset of the neurodegenerative condition Alzheimer’s disease (AD). According to the NHS, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia [...]
Researchers concerned with the lack of regulation in the rolling paper industry have published a study in which they analysed 53 rolling paper products available on the US consumer market. The objective of the study, published in the journal ACS Omega was to evaluate if these [...]
Eight months after the Biden administration ordered a review into cannabis law, the DEA, the agency that enforces drug law in the United States announced that it would reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. The announcement means that cannabis will no longer be Schedule [...]
A study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science has found that chronic cannabis users are motivated and exhibit willingness to carry out tasks that require effort, contrary to the stereotype that stoners are lazy. The study queried 260 cannabis consumers five times per [...]
Researchers from the USA have published a study showing how fibromyalgia patients who deal with symptoms including pain, fatigue, and anxiety are using cannabis. A total of 1336 responses from patients at the specialist Integrative Medicine & Health at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota were analysed as [...]
Medicinal cannabis is legal in Jersey, and the island is home to a burgeoning cannabis industry. Now a politician on the island is making plans to have the plant’s status for personal use lowered from illegal, to decriminalised. Deputy Tom Coles believes that a softer legal [...]
Drug policy charity Release has launched a campaign to support the rights of patients prescribed medical cannabis in the UK. Despite medical cannabis being legalised in November 2018, many patients continue to report negative interactions with and harassment from the police due to what Release say [...]
A report published by the American Medical Association (AMA) has revealed that the legalisation of adult-use cannabis and the opening of dispensaries and retail stores does not lead to an increase in youth cannabis use. In fact, cannabis reforms were linked to more young individuals reporting [...]
Deputy Kirsten Morel has stated that the medicinal cannabis industry in the island nation of Jersey has now started to yield positive results, although as the industry began its journey there were many hurdles to navigate such as high start-up costs, strict regulatory minefields both domestic [...]
A literature review published this month in the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists found the detection of THC or its metabolites in the blood, breath, urine, or saliva of a driver is not an indicator of driving impairment. Scientists affiliated with the University [...]
Researchers from the Canadian Government’s Office of Cannabis Science and Surveillance examined patterns in cannabis use during the period 2018, when those aged over 18 were allowed to purchase and use cannabis legally for medical and non-medical purposes, to 2022 Using responses from a national online [...]
Data published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice shows cannabis to be an effective treatment for those who live with migraines, with many opting to use cannabis to treat their symptoms. Researchers affiliated with Yale School of Medicine, Ayer Neuroscience Institute, and others selected a cohort [...]
Scientists working with the John Hopkins University have published a study showing how a terpene called d-limonene found abundantly in cannabis, and in many citrus fruits, affects the experience of users when it is vapourised together with the well-known psychoactive cannabinoid THC. Researchers working on the [...]
Research funded by the US government has found no link between the legalisation of cannabis and consumption amongst adolescents. The study compared middle-school student cannabis use rates in Nevada and New Mexico, analyzing data from 2017 and 2019 state-run surveys. Notably, adult-use cannabis sales were legal [...]
A study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center BrainLabs Center for Psychedelic Research has found that extracts from naturally grown psychedelic mushrooms may be more therapeutically effective than synthesised psilocybin. The study, led by Bernard Lerer [...]
A study of 2,000 adults has found eight in 10 people with regular pain issues such as back pain, arthritis, and fibromyalgia are struggling with day-to-day living. The study, produced by medical cannabis provider Curaleaf Clinic found that 40 per cent of people living with regular [...]
A study involving adult twins has found little evidence that ‘moderate’ cannabis causes negative effects on mental health. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, analysed a sample of 4,078 American adult twins over 30 years to investigate the effects of lifetime cannabis [...]
A study of data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence has found that cannabis legalisation in Canada has led to a reduction in retail sales of beer. Researchers examined alcohol retail data in Canada from 2012 to 2020 to understand the changes in the [...]
People who consume cannabis may have a lower chance of experiencing subjective cognitive decline compared to people who do not, according to a study published in the journal Current Alzheimer Research. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a condition categorised by the self-reported experience of worsening or [...]
A meta-analysis of over 200 studies has compared the effects of exercise on depression, and found that dancing produced the best outcomes. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, analysed the results of 218 unique studies to identify which kind of exercise best treats major [...]
A study of data from pre and post-cannabis legalisation in Canada has found no increase in admissions to hospitals for cannabis-related episodes of psychosis. The relationship between cannabis use and episodes of psychosis is a contentious issue that is often raised by opponents of legalisation. Results [...]
The German parliament has voted in favour of legalising cannabis for personal use following a historic vote in the Bundestag today. Under the new legislation, which will come into force on April 1st 2024, cannabis will be removed from the official list of illegal substances that [...]
A patient-facing app designed to offer an alternative to the cannabis clinic model prevalent in the UK has launched a new feature that can connect patients directly to doctors, according to a press release sent to leafie. Script Assist is a licensed online platform available via Apple [...]
Data derived from medical cannabis patients being treated for insomnia show that cannabis could be an effective treatment for the disorder that affects the sleep of approximately 10% of people living in the UK. The study, published in the journal Brain and Behavior, assessed clinical outcomes [...]
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