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The government in the U.K. has announced that it will relax laws governing access to medical cannabis, which will allow physicians to prescribe cannabis-derived medications. [1]
Home secretary Sajid Javid announced July 26 that cannabis-based medications should be moved to the schedule 2 category in the country’s 2001 Misuse of Drugs Regulations to allow doctors to prescribe them by autumn. Like in the United States, cannabis is currently a schedule 1 drug in the United Kingdom.

The Oklahoma Republican Party knew that putting Question 788 on the general election ballot could be very bad for them. It was expected to turn out an inordinately large number of people who don't usually vote-- and those people would not be conservatives. So they put Question 788 on the primary ballot on June 26.

Through the metal detectors, past the indoor basketball court dotted with men in orange, and into a small, whitewashed room with six telephones, New Jersey’s resident marijuana activist sat behind a window. He sat at the fourth phone, his face framed by a thick border of blue paint around the polycarbonate glass, chipped in some areas. His dreadlocks were tied back and his calm, gray-colored eyes were underlined by dark bags. He was tired.

California legislators exploring the public bank option may be breaking not just from Wall Street but from the Federal Reserve.

You know how jealous vain old fat Trump is of Justin Trudeau, right?

(ANTIMEDIA) West Yorkshire, U.K. – American police often meet the wrath of trolls when they brag online about arrests for cannabis. Sometimes they delete the comments, but they often leave internet users’ roasts of their practices intact. In the U.K., however, one police station has not only admitted to banning users from the page for criticizing a […]

(ANTIMEDIA) — A recent report on consumer habits suggests recreational cannabis users rely less on alcohol, over the counter pain medications, and sleep aids. According to the Recreational Cannabis Consumer report conducted by High Yield Insights, a consumer analysis firm, “Recreational consumers report using cannabis products for a variety of reasons, from relaxation to pain relief to sleep […]

(ANTIMEDIA) — As much of the United States inches toward tolerance for cannabis, some parts of the country remain locked in the archaic war on a plant. In Texas, a 26-year-old mother has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that after she was arrested for possessing less than a half gram of marijuana, a Harris County jailer raped […]

Beto O'Rourke and Kevin de LeonYears after California voters legalized marijuana, the state's very senior senator, Diane Feinstein, is celebrating her decision to join the parade and drop her consistently opposition. Anyone think it's conveniently about her desperate bid for reelection?

Colorado legalized marijuana back in 2012 with it’s state constitutional Amendment 64. This amendment legalized the recreational and non-medical use of the drug and legalized possession of up to one ounce of it on one’s person, plus the cultivation of up to six cannabis plants for personal consumption.