‘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
How Cannabis Helps Sleep
Although very common, insomnia can be very annoying. Around 16 million people suffer from sleepless nights or insomnia in the United Kingdom[1], and nearly 70 million Americans[2] have a sleep disorder.
Georgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies
Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said.
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.
‘This is a medicine’: the Australians prescribed cannabis but left fighting to keep their jobs
When Zhia Zariko told her manager she had a legal prescription for medical cannabis, she hoped it would help break down the stigma that people who use marijuana are “useless stoners”.