Supporting legalisation of marijuana, they argue its use should be seen as a health issue ahead of referendum Some of New Zealand’s most experienced public health experts have thrown their support behind legalising marijuana, a week out from the country’s general election. In an editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal, specialists from the fields…
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With a crowded election cycle, non-committal politicians and a pandemic to worry about, public support for a yes vote in the referendum is eroding It is believed to be the first country in the world to put the legalisation of recreational cannabis to a national public vote. But amid a pandemic, an election concentrated almost…
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New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has admitted to using cannabis ‘a long time ago’, in a heated televised debate with the opposition leader, Judith Collins. Speaking during the 90-minute debate on Newshub, the Labour leader and incumbent PM chose not to disclose how she would vote in the forthcoming cannabis referendum, drawing ire from her…
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Regulator agrees to float of UK firms but recreational suppliers still banned Medicinal cannabis companies have been cleared by the UK’s financial regulator to float on the London Stock Exchange but firms that sell marijuana to recreational users will still be banned. The Financial Conduct Authority said businesses that grow and sell recreational cannabis, even…
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Loneliness, depression and anxiety behind rise, with 44% of cannabis users also smoking more Britons have drunk more alcohol and smoked more cannabis due to loneliness, depression and anxiety during the pandemic, according to a leading study of drug-using behaviour. Almost half (48%) of British respondents to the Global Drug Survey (GDS) disclosed they were…
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Latest poll shows the No campaign ahead slightly among registered voters Support for the Yes and No campaigns in New Zealand’s referendum on legalising and taxing cannabis is split at 49.5% each, six weeks out from voting day. The No campaign, which aims to keep the status quo, has a slight edge in the poll…
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Cannabidiols (CBDs), the non-psychoactive element of cannabis, are legal and widely sold in drinks. Do they work, could they replace alcohol – and are they even drinkable? We test five candidates … Walk past almost any chemist these days, and you’ll see a windowful of CBD-based products, and demand for the stuff is now so…
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Exclusive: Charlie Hughes, 3, has rare condition called West syndrome, but NHS-approved medicines have been ineffective The parents of a toddler with severe epilepsy are seeking a landmark judicial review of rigid guidelines that effectively prevent the NHS from prescribing medical cannabis oil, a substance that they say has allowed their son to live a…
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Research suggests 50% greater risk for children whose mothers report using cannabis Children born to mothers who report using cannabis during pregnancy have about a 50% greater risk of developing autism, research suggests. While the team behind the work said more research was needed to unpick whether cannabis itself was behind the link, they said…
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24 July 1985: The helicopter pilots have to watch for wires strung at tree height like the ones they saw in the Vietnam war The camp’s stars and stripes snaps in the wind from the rotor blades as weary men in camouflaged uniforms jump from the helicopters, sweating under flak jackets in 100-degree heat. They…
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