Irish MEP Calls for Cannabis Legalisation as he Grows Own Plant in Belgium
Irish MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has called for the legalisation of cannabis as he shared a photo of his own cannabis plant growing in Belgium, where the plant is legal.…
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UN commission reclassifies cannabis
Vienna, 2 December 2020–Today, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions on the international control of cannabis and cannabis-related substances. Cannabis and cannabis-related substances have for…
Netherlands: Growlands Cannabis Fair
First cannabis fair in the Netherlands in 13 years UTRECHT – For the first time since 2007 a cannabis fair will take place on Dutch soil: GROWLANDS, in the last…
Support Lezley Gibson’s Legal Fund
Lezley Gibson suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, unable to get a prescription filled on the NHS, resorted to growing her own cannabis at home. “I’m a long-term Multiple Sclerosis sufferer who…
Irish worker awarded €9k after being sacked for ‘supporting medicinal cannabis’
A FORMER EMPLOYEE of a regional airport has been awarded over €9,000 in the Labour Court over a case of unfair dismissal The worker had been fired from his role…
Colombias Growing Medical Cannabis Industry
In this three part report ‘Colombia Gold’ the Cannabis News Network reports on the growing medicinal cannabis industry in Colombia
First licence granted to treat pain with cannabis
A licence for medicinal cannabis has been granted for the treatment of chronic pain for the first time in Ireland. The move has been described by the medical profession as…
41,500 Cannabis Plants Seized in Southern Spain
Many people believe that cannabis is totally legal in Spain. However, in reality there is plenty of legislation that governs the actual legal status of cannabis throughout the country. Cannabis…
Breaking the Law at Stormont Castle
On October 10th Gareth Tuff, a man who suffers with Multiple Sclerosis will take to the steps of Stormont Castle in protest at the lack of access to cannabis on…
Cannabis effective at killing leukaemia cells, research confirms
New research has confirmed that cannabinoids – the active chemicals in cannabis – are effective in killing leukaemia cells, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy treatments. Researchers also found…
