Cannabis as Medicine

  A major new study has uncovered a deeply concerning connection between cannabis use and dramatically rising cancer rates amongst adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in North America. This comprehensive study, analysing data from 2000 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that cannabis exposure may be accelerating breast and testicular cancer incidence in young people at […]

A groundbreaking clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine has revealed alarming evidence of CBD liver damage in healthy adults taking doses commonly used by consumers. The US Food and Drug Administration conducted the study, challenging the widespread perception that cannabidiol products are entirely safe and highlighting significant health risks that were previously unrecognised. CBD

The landscape of cannabis and sleep research presents a troubling pattern that has persisted for decades. A regular feature of almost all research reviews, studies and trials on cannabis invariably land with two consistent themes and/or caveats: 1) No conclusive evidence as to the claims, but possible… and 2) More research needed! This pattern is

  How regulatory capture, commercial greed, and political cowardice created a cannabis prescription mill masquerading as healthcare Australia’s medicinal cannabis system stands as a damning indictment of what happens when politics trumps science, profit overrides patient safety, and regulatory agencies abandon their fundamental duty to protect public health. What began in 2016 as a compassionate

Landmark JAMA Psychiatry study demolished scientific case for downgrading marijuana’s legal status A devastating analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry tore apart the Biden administration’s case for cannabis rescheduling, revealing how political pressure trumped scientific rigour in one of America’s most consequential drug policy decisions. The comprehensive report, authored by Harvard Medical School’s Dr Bertha Madras and Heritage

A System Built on Sentiment, Not Science: What began as a compassionate response to desperate families seeking relief for children with epilepsy has morphed into what critics aptly describe as “a commercial monster” – a barely regulated medicinal cannabis industry where doctors write cannabis prescriptions every four minutes and patients receive “Chernobyl-strength” products after brief

A tragic accident in Bexleyheath has shed new light on drug-driving risks as a bus driver, Martin Asolo-Agogua, pleaded guilty to causing the death of nine-year-old Ada Bicakci. The Bus driver cannabis death occurred when the driver, high on cannabis, struck Ada and her brother on Watling Street on the 3rd of August 2023. The heartbreaking incident

(Opioid Crisis 2.0 in the making?) The cannabis use disorder (CUD) treatment market is on the brink of rapid expansion, reflecting a global trend towards recognising the health implications linked with cannabis dependency. Accelerated by increasing cannabis consumption, legislative movements, and a heightened awareness of usage-related risks, the market is forecast to grow from a

(We must avoid this here – Do not legalise cannabis) The dangers of legalised marijuana are drawing increasing attention in the United States. While marijuana use has grown markedly in recent years, experts warn of its significant impact on mental health, particularly among young adults. With its rapidly rising THC potency to levels as high