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Lawmakers in Düsseldorf, Germany Approve Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program

Posted on 22/08/2015 by Stoner Bot |

Lawmakers in Düsseldorf, the 7th most populous city in Germany, have agreed to move forward with a plan to establish a recreational cannabis pilot program, which will allow cannabis to…

An open Letter to The Irish Minister for Health

Posted on 22/08/2015 by Stoner Bot | 1 Comment

Legal roadblocks preventing my escape from illness August 19, 2015 Colm Sides Dear Leo Varadkar, Can you please respond to the last email that I sent to you. Our correspondence…

Punitive drug law enforcement failing, says Home Office study

Posted on 30/10/2014 by Web Team |

There is no evidence that tough enforcement of the drug laws on personal possession leads to lower levels of drug use, according to the UK government’s first evidence-based study. Examining…

Ireland to Host Marc Emery and Dr. Joao Goulao for Speaking Tour

Posted on 03/09/2014 by Web Team |

Trinity College Dublin, National University of Ireland Galway, and University College Cork. Speaking on the tour will be Canadian cannabis activist Marc Emery and Portugese drug policy coordinator Dr. João…

Is Britain Set for Its Very Own Cannabis Revolution?

Posted on 25/11/2013 by Web Team |

The US war on cannabis is over and there’s no turning back, says US cannabis author Doug Fine as he prepares to take the stage at South Bank University. Fine…

New data reinforces the efficacy and safety profile of cannabis in Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

Posted on 09/10/2013 by Web Team |

London, UK; 2 October 2013: GW Pharmaceuticals plc (AIM: GWP, Nasdaq: GWPH, “GW”) announced that data from new MS spasticity studies (clinical trial data, observational study data and registries data…

A Quiet Revolution: Drug Decriminalisation Policies in Practice Across the Globe

Posted on 17/07/2013 by Web Team |

Increasingly countries around the world are changing their drug policies by ending the criminalization of those who use and possess drugs for their own personal use. This report published by…

Q&A: “In Portugal, We Fight the Illness, Not the People Who Suffer from It”

Posted on 06/08/2012 by Web Team |

LISBON, Jul 31 2012 (IPS) – Portugal’s anti-drug policies have been gaining international visibility since this country began to publish the results of its 2001 decision to eliminate all criminal…

In the weeds on drug war

Posted on 05/03/2012 by Web Team |

Unlike Bill Clinton, President Obama admits he inhaled!. “Frequently,” he said. “That was the point.” People laugh when politicians talk about their drug use. The audience laughed during a 2003…