Press Release 28/08/2012 NORML UK call on the British government to introduce a regulated cannabis market, following a New Zealand study which found that young people who smoke cannabis risk a significant and irreversible reduction in IQ. An international team found that those who started using cannabis heavily below the age of 18 - while […]
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Know your cannabis
By Des Humphrey I am not about to tell you all how to suck eggs here, but when I recently asked a number of cannabis consumers if they knew the difference between the types of cannabis that are out there today, 80% of them did not have a clue. Many British cannabis consumers think there […]
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A Controversial Treatment for a Controversial Disorder
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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How to read and understand cannabis science
By Richard Shrubb NORML recently posted a link to a blog on Facebook. The blog in question suggested that cannabis can be beneficial to bipolar disorder. On one line of thinking this is very interesting – cannabis is a nice sedative, and I have seen studies that show it can actually be good at treating […]
Continue readingCannabis Is Least Harmful Substance in Published British Medical Journal ‘Harm To Self And Others’ Study.
The British Medical Journal on 27th of July 2012 published an extensive study scaling the harm caused to ones self and to others due to substance use. The study looked at the 19 most commonly used drugs both legal and illicit. Heroin was ranked at number 1 whilst Alcohol sat in 4th place and cannabis […]
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