By Richard Shrubb Many people in the cannabis legalisation movement want to be free to smoke weed to aid their ailments. In theory they would want it as a herbal remedy from Holland and Barrett to aid their physical or mental pain, or even use it to attack tumours etc. In an ideal world this […]
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By Chris Bovey. NORML UK founding member, Clark French, appeared on national television on Channel 4’s 4thought.tv, which was aired on Tuesday 25th September 2012. The short interview lasting just under 2 minutes received a fantastic response, with a large number of people leaving positive comments on the programme’s web site. The production company who […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24.09.12 CLARK FRENCH, one of the founding members of NORML UK (National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)[1], will be appearing on Channel’s 4 “4Thought” programme, to discuss his medical use of cannabis. Mr French is one of thousands of patients who use cannabis to help with their medical conditions. These […]
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By Clark French Here in the UK, we seem to be very behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to the level to which cannabis has become accepted, not just as a recreational past time, but as a safe and effective treatment for a whole range of serious illnesses. It would be much quicker to […]
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By Des Humphrey Sun is shining, the weather is sweet yeah, make you wanna move your dancing feet now” – Bob Marley I felt similarly the morning I got ready for my journey to Bath and Bristol. I felt a glow throughout my body, a buzz in the air. First stop: Cardiff, to pick up […]
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A NORML UK member shares her experiences using cannabis to treat severe adult ADHD I’d like to tell you a little about what it feels like to live with ADHD on a daily basis, and how cannabis helps me cope with my symptoms. I’ve also developed a significant anxiety disorder as well, which is a […]
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Researchers at Harvard University have studied Cannabis in their labs and have concluded that the active ingredient actually cuts tumour growth in half, and dramatically reduces the ability of the cancer spreading. Read more about this fascinating story, here.
Continue readingIn 2006 the results of a study funded by the US Governments National Institute of Health (NIH) were released to the public looking into the impact of cannabis smoking on human health in the areas of cancer and lung function. The study took 20 years collecting their data between 1985 and 2000. Dr Donald Tashkin […]
Continue readingCannabis Politics: How Cannabis Can Influence Elections As the Cannabis debate continues across the water in the motherland of modern prohibition, it is openly apparent that politicians who are in favour of cannabis are gaining more votes by the dozen. At a quick glance; Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson has switched from running […]
Continue readingBy Tina Mendes I’m a Medical cannabis consumer and I would like to know why we are treated like common criminals, rather than patients where is the crime and the victim!! We are victims of an unjust law, how can my Doctor who are specialists, even professors who have given me letters saying I need […]
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