Chronicle Book Review: Cannabis Nation and Marijuanamerica
Cannabis Nation is authored by respected British drug historian James Mills and is the sequel to his 2003 Cannabis Britannica.
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UK Multiple Sclerosis Sufferer Susan Lunn: 'I'll Smoke Cannabis Despite Jail Threat'
UK woman Susan Lunn, 43, is suffering from multiple sclerosis and has vowed to continue smoking cannabis, even if it means going to jail.
The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs
Mixmag teamed up with the Guardian & Gay Times to conduct their annual “Global Drug Survey,” the world’s largest independent survey on which drugs are...
Coronation Street Soap Opera Star Stephanie Cole Discusses Cannabis Storyline
British soap opera Coronation Street character Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole) has turned to cannabis to help ease her arthritis in the latest storyline.
Britain to Study Drug Reforms in Other Countries
British Home Secretary Theresa May has ordered a "what works" study of drug reforms, but has rejected a call for a quick-acting royal commission on reform.
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France Considers Marijuana-based Drug for Muscle Pain
The French government is considering legalizing Sativex, a marijuana-based spray for muscle pain, such as people with multiple sclerosis.
Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review
According to a new drug policy poll, a majority of Britons favor either decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.
British MPs Call for Drug Decriminalization
The use of drugs should be decriminalized with the least harmful substances regulated & sold in shops, a group of British parliamentarians said in a report.
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid
Four Western countries have formally objected to Bolivia's rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs because of coca leaf chewing...
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UK View of Marijuana Legalization in the US: Five Burning Questions (BBC)
How the UK is seeing the historic legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado.
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Decriminalize Drug Use, Say UK Experts After Six-year Study
Advisors say no serious rise in consumption is likely if possession of small amounts of controlled drugs is allowed.
English Philanthropists Jailed for Growing Cannabis
Michael Foster and Susan Cooper spent most of their cannabis fortune helping poor children in Africa, and now they're in jail for it.
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UK Drug Watchdog Urges a Ban on 'Legal Highs' Marketed as Alternatives to Cannabis and Ketamine
The UK Drug Watchdog, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), warned that a variety of synthetic versions of cannabis on sale online could cause serious side-effects including heightened heart rate, panic attacks and convulsions.
Decriminalize Drug Possession, UK Experts Say
In a report six years in the making, the United Kingdom Drug Policy Commission has called for decriminalizing personal drug possession in small amounts...
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Elderly Couple Found Growing Huge Marijuana Plant by Accident
Plant was purchased at flea market, and British couple had no idea of its potent properties until police seized the shrub.
Hope For Industrial Hemp? Group Of Senators Seeking Legislative Sanity
A group of bipartisan Senators have filed legislation seeking to exempt industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act.
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Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed
Amelework Wondemagegne, an Ethiopian Embassy official, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity after trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK .