‘They put handcuffs on me’: UK users of medical cannabis tell of raids and arrests
Prescribed use has been legal in the UK since 2018 but many police officers appear to be uninformed
Medical cannabis: Parents ‘denied it turn to illegal means for children’
A woman whose son uses medical cannabis from the NHS fears families of hundreds of children denied the treatment feel forced to get the drug illegally.
People With Chronic Pain Use Cannabis
A growing number of U.S. adults who struggle with chronic pain problems are opting for cannabis to manage discomfort. This is according to a study featured in JAMA Open Network, which indicated that a quarter of U.S. adults seek plant-based medicine to ease their pain.
Elk River family celebrates daughter’s access to medical cannabis at school after initial resistance
An Elk River family who for weeks fought for their daughter to have access to her medical cannabis on school grounds saw their persistence pay off over the weekend.
Ukraine war: Cannabis in focus for veterans treatment
In a modest Kyiv apartment, off-duty soldiers meet to smoke cannabis and forget, for a moment, the things they have seen.
How Access to Medical Cannabis is Still Blocked
Despite years of determined campaigning by patients and their families, medical cannabis remains out of reach for many people. Aisling Hudson explains how access to this vital medicine is being opened up at a snail’s pace.
Polynesia Set To Legalise CBD As It Eyes Medical Cannabis Roll Out
After his first 100 days as president, Moetai Brotherson announced this week that the project to legalise CBD in Polynesia was ready.
Medical Cannabis Being Studied For Issues Related to Aging
Now that cannabinoids, both psychoactive (THC) and non-psychoactive (CBD, CBG,THCA,CBN, etc.), have been made available to seniors with certain medical conditions, studies have shown that it can help to manage issues related to aging including chronic arthritic pain, anxiety and insomnia.
‘Having a shower was too much’ – Bristol woman with chronic pain helped by medicinal cannabis trial
A woman from Bristol who has chronic pain conditions says taking part in a medicinal cannabis trial has “changed her life.”Andrea Wright was just 33 when she had to retire from her job due to ill health. She then discovered the trial, which is looking into the effects of the treatment so it can become more widely available on the NHS.
How Medical Cannabis can Improve your Quality of Life if you have Chronic Pain
A new study measured the quality of life of more than 3,100 patients who were treated with various forms of medical cannabis, including THC, CBD, and products that combine the two.