By Richard Shrubb An area of interest to medical scientists is the Endocannabinoid system (ECS) – a lot of new research has come out in the last few years that suggest new treatments for a range of disorders from Multiple Sclerosis to schizophrenia. I put up a link to a series of research papers that […]
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NORML UK Discuss 2013 Plans At December Public Meeting.
2012 has been the year the cannabis campaign really found its feet in the UK. The formation of NORML UK has brought together some of the most passionate and dedicated members of our community but by no means the only or the best. There are sure to be more of you reading this right now. […]
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You are cordially welcome to a NORML UK public meeting on the 2nd December. If you are interested in joining the Executive or becoming more involved in organising with NORML UK, this is a great opportunity to get to know those currently involved and to see what work we do. Venue: Reading International Solidarity Centre […]
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Roll up, Roll up; NORML UK and UKCSC are heading to Amsterdam
On the 6th of December NORML UK and UKCSC will be hosting a trip in conjunction with Travelholics.co.uk. The destination: Amsterdam. Arguably the European Mecca of the cannabis connoisseur. A luxury coach will be travelling across the UK to collect the willing group of travel hungry individuals before boarding a cross channel ferry and making […]
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The House I Live In
THE HOUSE I LIVE IN Special screening and panel discussion with director Eugene Jarecki 6.15pm, Tuesday 13 November - Curzon Soho, London, W1D 5DY The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Eugene Jarecki, Professor David Nutt, Edwina Grosvenor and Lionel Shriver. TICKETS NOW ON SALE! For over forty years, America’s “War on Drugs” has accounted for 45 […]
Continue readingColorado, Washington legalise both recreational and medical cannabis
Cannabis reform sweeps the states. Is the UK next? Well it was a long night for NORML UK poll watchers, but we wouldn’t have missed a second of it for anything. Americans made history when voters in Colorado and Washington voted to legalise marijuana full stop by sizable margins, while medical marijuana legislation triumphed in […]
Continue reading2012 - the year America went to pot?
By Clark French Whether you are a believer in 2012 phenomenon or not it is clear that something is going on at the moment. There seems to have been major changes in global public awareness of cannabis and other drugs of late. We have seen a plain out attack on some of the main “jewels” […]
Continue readingPCC Candidates questioned about drugs policy
e-mail sent to all PCC candidates: Dear PCC candidate, I am writing to request your position on drug policy. I am interested to know, as a prospective Police and Crime Commissioner, what would be your priorities if you were to be voted in to the position? In a recent survey by the United Kingdom Drug […]
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WeedPass plans to ban tourists from coffeeshops ditched
NORML UK welcomes the announcement that Dutch cities are to ditch their proposed Wietpas (“WeedPass”) scheme, which would have allowed only Dutch nationals to buy cannabis in the country’s famous coffeeshops. At least one and a half million of the city’s seven million visitors a year go to a coffeeshop. The measure proposed by the […]
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What are the real risks of taking cannabis?
By Richard Shrubb The right wing press would have you believe that cannabis makes you a psychotic knife wielding monster, about to progress through the gateway to a lonely death from an OD on heroin and crack cocaine speedballs. Never believe everything you read in the papers … Many years ago I was surprised to […]
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