22 July 2014 On 22 July the Administrative Court of Cologne ruled that some people suffering from chronic pain should be able to cultivate their own cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Five people suffering from chronic pain and other diseases brought the complaint to the court after Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) […]
The Real Reason Cannabis is still prohibited
21 July 2014 By Lee Fang Opponents of marijuana-law reform insist that legalization is dangerous—but the biggest threat is to their own bottom line.
Czech activists issue complaint at European Court of Human Rights
Cannabis is The Cure versus Czech republic 26 June 2014 Complainant as an individual:Dušan Dvořák, director of the specialized company „Konopí je lék“ (Cannabis is The Cure), Tylova 963/2, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech republic, email: dusan.dvorak@konopijelek.cz Complainant as an artificial person:AK Diag Human Cannabis, member of Open Royal Academy. Identification number: 266 70 232, www.konopijelek.cz, […]
CZECH PATIENTS ORGANIZE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS TO ACCESS CANNABIS
PRESS RELEASE – PRAGUE, 24. 6. 2014 ONE YEAR AFTER MEDICAL CANNABIS WAS LEGALIZED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THE TREATMENT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE
Legalisation vs decriminalisation
28 June 2014 Decriminalising drugs leaves the crooks with the cash. Legalise drugs instead.
Grow hemp, make money
June 25th, 2014 By Doug Fine The war on drugs is a failure. It has turned US law enforcement agencies into defacto para-military organizations who operate like they have to answer to no one. And that is just one of many, many negatives that continue to burden our so called free society because of this […]
There’s simply no case for banning khat
By Julian Huppert 31 March 2014 Khat is as potent as a strong cup of coffee and has no organised crime involvement – yet the government wants to spend £150m on a ban that would create far more severe problems
Found Cannabis in Viking Ship Grave
June 19, 2014 By ThorNews One of the women in the Oseberg ship was found with a little leather pouch full of cannabis. Scientists ask themselves: How would she use them?
Albanian police battle cannabis growers in Lazarat
19 June 2014 Albanian police have seized more than 10 tonnes of marijuana in a major operation against cannabis growers in the southern village of Lazarat.
Cannabis regulation: high time for change?
21 May 2014 Rebecca Coombes, magazine editor Cannabis is widely available despite its use and production being illegal in most countries. Rebecca Coombes looks at recent moves to regulate production and the potential effects on public health