CBD derivatives shown to be effective in reversing fentanyl overdose

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Scientists in the USA are testing cannabis for its effectiveness in preventing fatal overdoses from fentanyl and other opioids. In 2021, US Government figures showed that over 80,000 people died from opioid overdose, adding to a total of over half a million deaths in the previous two decades.   In the study, conducted by scientists at

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Irish Labour leader speaks out in support of licenced cannabis sales

Ivana Bacik, the leader of the Labour party has shown her support for implementing a ‘rational’ approach to drugs and drug laws in Ireland.  There are many people in Ireland who have previously consumed or currently consume cannabis. A report released in June 2022 by the Health Research Board found that nearly 21% of the

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Government ignores ACMD advice with plan to ban nitrous oxide

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The Levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, today announced that the government will ignore advice from its own drug advisory council and press ahead with a ban on laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide. Gove announced the plans on the BBC political programme Sophy Ridge on Sunday. “I think anyone who has the opportunity to

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German cannabis legalisation plans could be presented to the EU ‘in weeks’

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The German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said he is confident that the country’s plans to legalise cannabis for adult use could move ahead, after receiving “very good feedback” from the European Commission. EU approval for Germany’s cannabis bill is one of the few remaining stumbling blocks, due to concerns as to whether legalisation would

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German cannabis legalisation plans could be approved by EU ‘in weeks’

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The German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said he is confident that the country’s plans to legalise cannabis for adult use can move ahead, after receiving “very good feedback” from the European Commission. EU approval for Germany’s cannabis bill is one of the few remaining stumbling blocks, due to concerns as to whether legalisation would

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UK drug advisory board rejects government call for nitrous ban

The UK’s drug advisory panel, the ACMD, has rejected calls to ban the sale and possession of nitrous oxide for recreational use, despite repeated calls from the Conservative government. Nitrous oxide is the most used recreational drug by 16 to 24-year-olds after cannabis. The drug is used in hospitals and dentists as an anaesthetic, and

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Growing cannabis is not a crime, rules Italy’s Supreme Court

In an important judgement that could have significant implications for the future of the country’s cannabis laws, Italy’s highest court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Cassation, has ruled that growing cannabis for personal use is not a crime. After hearing an appeal from a man who had previously been found guilty of possession of

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Three US nationals jailed for importing 87.5 kilos of cannabis from California

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Three US nationals have been convicted and sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court, London, for the importation of class B drugs. Barrington Walters, 24, from Los Angeles, California, Mandy Silowka, 34, from Princeton, New Jersey and Kiara Lanee Malone, 31, from St Louis, Missouri, were all stopped at Heathrow airport on their arrival from LAX airport

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