Democrat JB Pritzker says pardons represent first wave of thousands expected under state’s new marijuana legalization law Illinois governor JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state’s new marijuana legalization law. Related: Box office…
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Epidiolex will be available from 6 January after NHS deal with manufacturer Cannabis-based medicine is to be fast-tracked into the NHS, allowing thousands of people to be prescribed the drugs, including children with severe epilepsy. Last month the NHS struck a deal with the manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals to bring down the price of Epidiolex, which…
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Evidence suggests additive in cannabis THC e-cigarette products affected breathing The outbreak of vaping-related illness in the US was probably caused by people using THC from cannabis cut with vitamin E acetate in their e-cigarettes, experts have said. A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that 94% of fluid samples from the…
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Some politicians may fret about the consequence of a public vote on these two issues, but with an increasing suspicion of elites, it’s the best way forward New Zealanders will take part in a world-leading double referendum next year when they vote in the country’s general election. In addition to electing a new government, one…
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Six people arrested and 16,000 marijuana plants seized during operation in Aragón region Spanish police have arrested six people and seized 16,000 marijuana plants after an investigation into a spate of robberies led officers to two huge and sophisticated drug plantations hidden in remote pine forests. The operation began seven months ago when the national…
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Two massive drug plantations have been discovered by police in remote pine forests in Spain. Six people have been arrested and 16,000 marijuana plants were seized after an investigation into a spate of robberies led officers to the plantations Continue reading…
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Warning comes amid rise in expulsions under federal law – even in states where drug is legal A legal expert at an international immigration firm has warned British tourists and employees that if they smoke marijuana in the US, even in states where it has been legalised, they risk being barred from the country for…
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Exclusive: Ben Findlay, who bought drugs for £5k to make painkilling oil, has come clean to highlight cruelty of law A Cheshire businessman has admitted to buying cannabis and turning it into what he claims was a painkilling oil to help his terminally ill brother, in an attempt to highlight “the stupidity and cruelty” of…
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Politicians running scared of big pharma and the taboo around cannabis are blocking access to these vital drugs That the government will allow a few serious epilepsy and multiple sclerosis sufferers to get cannabidiol medicine to relieve their symptoms is good news. That is all that can be said. Once more a decision emerges from…
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Charities welcome epilepsy and MS drugs but say thousands of people have been left in limbo Two cannabis-based medicines used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis have been approved for use by the NHS in England. Guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) recommended the substances after examining cannabis-based products…
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