Cannabis

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The UN: The bastion of drug criminalisation is starting to change its approach

Brave New World: Even the UN is open to drug decriminalisation

*Live Blog

UK sees first cannabis legalisation advert

Exclusive first look: The cannabis legalisation advert

*Comment & Analysis

Jason Reed: 'We've found ourselves going off-piste and lacking in any degree of continuity in the conduct of existing drug law enforcement'

Comment: How much does the war on drugs cost you?

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Cannabis is one of the few non-addictive treatments for chronic pain

Import licences for medicinal cannabis come a step closer following parliament meeting

News

Cannabis' pain-relieving benefits aren't being utilised enough, Tory MP suggests

Tory wants cannabis legalised ‘for medicinal purposes’

*Blog

Rolling a joint: It's thought that three million Brits use cannabis regularly

5% of the UK population smokes cannabis regularly – so why are we criminalising it?

*Comment & Analysis

Peter Reynolds: 'Enforcement of the law against cannabis creates a £6 billion per annum criminal market and massive division in our society'

Comment: Is Norman Baker the man who will finally make sense of UK drugs policy?

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MDU advises doctors on how to prevent a delayed diagnosis in prostate and testicular cancer

Doctors need time to digest the GMC’s more detailed guidance (MDG), says MDU.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »

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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »

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Amanda Feilding: 'The economic and social costs of prohibitionist drugs policies are massive and difficult to justify'

Comment: Want to reduce the deficit? Legalise cannabis

With a flick of the pen the chancellor can hammer the black market and contribute £1.2 billion per annum to the Treasury, just by legalising cannabis.

News

Cannabis cookies: Sally Davies admits eating the drug at university

Chief medical officer: I took drugs

England’s chief medical officer has admitted taking drugs, in an interview which sees her demand that use of narcotics be treated as a medical issue rather than a criminal one.

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