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Great Britain prepares to legalize cannabis for medicinal use

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) wants doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis medicines that have been developed in accordance with safety standards.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 3, 2018

Medical cannabis is set to become available on prescription in the UK after the government approved a law to permit medicines derived from the cannabis plant. According to the Home Office, cannabis-based...

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Poll results: British public supports legalization of cannabis to be sold like alcohol and cigarettes

Lord William Hague describes cannabis reform in the UK as a “decisive change that would be economically and socially beneficial."
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 28, 2018

Cannabis has been illegal in the UK since 1928, when the 1925 Dangerous Drugs Act came into effect. However, the UK's cannabis laws are on the brink of being overturned. Based on the results of a recent...

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UK Home Office releases cannabis oil to epileptic boy, despite cannabis being illegal

If the Home Office provides the necessary licensing, schedule 1 drugs like cannabis can be studied and used in clinical trials
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 4, 2018

Could medicinal cannabis soon become legal in the UK? Based on recent happenings, it is a possibility. The nation was shocked to hear about 12-year-old epilepsy patient Billy Caldwell having his medicinal...

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UK Government takes huge step towards legalizing cannabis for medical use

According to former Tory leader William Hague, the war on drugs is "comprehensively and irreversibly lost”
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 1, 2018

On June 19th, 2018, the UK government initiated a review that would set in motion a ripple of change for the nation’s cannabis industry. It was on this date that the Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced...

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