Tag: britain

Will The British Parliament Finally Pass Meaningful Cannabis Reform?

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 policy right now – and it is emanating from increasingly...

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Should Free Cannabis Be Distributed In British Prisons?

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. Arfon Jones, the police and crime commissioner for North Wales,...

Billy Caldwell Receives First NHS-Funded Cannabis, Opens Door For Other British Patients

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 (NHS) has agreed to provide him with government-funded cannabis...

British Government Health Service Plans To Manufacture Cannabis Oil

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 plans to manufacture CBD oil itself. Why? To prepare for a clinical...

Would A Successful Brexit Boost The Chances Of British Cannabis Legalization?

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 and outside of the EU is still in play, two weeks out from Halloween. One...