Thailand’s new PM threatens to clamp down on cannabis

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The latest Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” the country’s cannabis policy and limit its use to medical purposes within six months. In an interview with Bloomberg, Thavisin, who was elected in August, said there is a need to “rewrite the law” to halt the widespread sale for recreational

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Cannabis legalisation leads to drop in mental health admissions, study shows

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Researchers in America have discovered that shortly after states changed their laws to allow for recreational cannabis use, the number of admissions into mental health treatment facilities declined.  Published in Health Economics in June 2023, the study shows that in the two years following a state’s law change to allow recreational cannabis, admissions into facilities

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Cannabis patients are being discriminated in the workplace, report suggests

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Employers are at risk of breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis patients, according to a new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC). The report, titled ‘The Use of Prescription Cannabis at Work’, claims that employers must provide reasonable adjustments to accommodate those with disabilities. Yet this is not typical employer

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Government to make laughing gas illegal by the end of the year

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The government has this week released plans to make illegal the possession, supply and production of laughing gas, otherwise known as nitrous oxide. The gas, which is commonly used in medical practice and catering, will become a Class C drug. The new ruling means those caught distributing, producing, or in possession of nitrous oxide could

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Psilocybin treats symptoms of major depression after just one dose, study shows

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A study published in the Journal of American Medicine suggests that one dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can have a significant positive effect on participants living with major depressive disorder.  The randomised, double-blind study was undertaken by a team of scientists from institutions including Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, San Francisco

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MPs call on the government to reintroduce drug testing at festivals

Event drug testing can prevent harm and must be reintroduced to festivals by the 2024 season, says a prominent parliamentary committee in a new report released this week.  The Home Affairs Committee released their inquiry as a response to the government’s latest drugs strategy, ‘From Harm to Hope: A 10-Year drugs plan to cut crime

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No link between cannabis use and psychosis in high risk adolescents, study shows

A recent study published in the journal Psychiatry Research shows no link between prolonged recreational cannabis use and psychosis, even in a cohort of adolescents deemed to be at high risk of developing the disorder. Scientists affiliated with Hofstra University in New York and with Stanford University in California assessed participants for up to two

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Study using donated cannabis finds no link between high THC and mental health conditions

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Researchers from the University of Bath used donated cannabis to produce accurate results in a study conducted to test the hypothesis that users of high-strength cannabis would experience more anxiety, depression and psychosis-like symptoms than users of lower-strength cannabis. Previous studies have found associations between the use of high-strength cannabis and an increased risk of

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Cannabis edibles improve sleep, relieve pain and reduce ‘chemo brain’ in cancer patients, study finds

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A recent study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder has found that cancer patients using cannabis edibles experience improvements in pain levels, sleep quality, and cognitive function.  The research, published in the journal Exploration in Medicine, found that cancer patients buying cannabis-infused food products from legal dispensaries not only saw a reduction in

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