Tag: britain

Written by Johnny Green on July 13, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Britain’s Police Chiefs Urge Increased Cannabis Enforcement

Cannabis remains prohibited in Great Britain, and cannabis for legal medical use continues to be limited to a large degree. Despite...

Written by Johnny Green on May 28, 2025. Posted in Policy.

In 2022, London Mayor Sadiq Khan established the independent London Drugs Commission (LDC), tasking the Commission with examining...

Written by Hazel Norman on December 26, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Earlier this year the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a commission to explore London’s cannabis enforcement policies, which is...

Written by Frank Schuler on October 16, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis policy discussions in London have made considerable headlines in recent weeks, with London Mayor Sadiq Khan currently in...

Written by Frank Schuler on August 21, 2022. Posted in Policy.

While many parts of the world are now trending towards adult-use legalization and/or comprehensive medical cannabis reform, if they...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 11, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The controversial politician was forced to announce his resignation last week. How will this affect the pace of British cannabis...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 6, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The British Prime Minister faces an internal revolt over ‘Partygate’ – but if he loses, will this move cannabis reform...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Science.

Plans for the second British medical cannabis study hit the skids after concerns it would “soften” criminal laws against...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The regulatory agency is about to release a guide of legal CBD products in the UK market Sometime in the next few weeks, the British Food...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 8, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Sixty Members of Parliament call for reform of 50-Year-old UK Drugs’ Law There is clearly a clarion call to change British cannabis...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 9, 2021. Posted in Politics.

All sorts of people are lining up to support an idea proposed by a Welsh police commissioner to give free cannabis to the incarcerated....

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 27, 2020. Posted in Medical.

The long two-year battle is over for Billy Caldwell, one of the UK’s most famous cannabis patients. The National Health Service...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 28, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Ah, the irony. After decades of resisting cannabis reform, the British government-funded National Health Service (NHS) has established...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 14, 2019. Posted in Politics.

It is no secret that the British are in a bit of a constitutional pickle at the moment. How far the country will align itself with the US...