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

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

For over 4 years leafie has been publishing educational and entertaining content on cannabis, psychedelics and culture. In that time, we’ve built up a community of readers and followers who often turn to us for advice and information they can trust. Sometimes, we get questions we can’t answer. Many times, we’re asked for advice about

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

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

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

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

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