XYLOKASTRO, Greece (Reuters) – Konstantinos Syros turned to cannabis 26 years ago after a motorcycle accident left him with deformed arm and debilitating pain that conventional treatments could not assuage. For years he had to buy it illegally. Now, he …
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UK signals changes on medicinal cannabis use after epileptic boy’s case
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will look into possible changes to rules on the use of cannabis-based medicines, a minister said on Monday, after an epileptic boy whose medication was confiscated was hospitalized. FILE PHOTO: Charlotte Caldwell, and her …
Read More »UK authorities release confiscated cannabis after boy hospitalized
LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities have released the medicinal cannabis oil they had confiscated from an epileptic boy who was later hospitalized suffering from seizures, the boy’s mother said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Charlotte Caldwell, and her son Billy, stand …
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LONDON (Reuters) – An epileptic boy has been hospitalized in London days after the authorities confiscated his cannabis oil medication in a case that has stirred debate about the medicinal use of the illegal drug. FILE PHOTO: Charlotte Caldwell, and …
Read More »Portugal’s parliament legalizes cannabis-based medicines
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill on Friday to legalize marijuana-based medicines, after rejecting earlier proposals to allow patients to grow the drug at home. FILE PHOTO: A flowering marijuana plant is pictured at the Canopy Growth …
Read More »Mother’s stand-off with British authorities over medicinal cannabis stirs debate
LONDON (Reuters) – The mother of an epileptic boy who journeyed to Canada to buy cannabis-based medication she says is keeping her son alive had her supplies confiscated by British customs officials upon her return on Monday. Charlotte Caldwell, and …
Read More »Brewers see future in high tech, weak beer, cannabis brews
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A ‘smart’ bottle opener, weak and alcohol-free ales and lagers and cannabis brews – all visions of the future of beer offered at a brewing convention in Brussels this week. FILE PHOTO: A worker tastes the liquid …
Read More »Why Canada’s pot legalization won’t stop black-market sales
TORONTO (Reuters) – Jake Rowinski, a 20-year-old University of Toronto student, buys marijuana every week from one of the many self-described “medical” dispensaries in downtown Toronto. FILE PHOTO: Two women enter the Trees Station, a medical marijuana dispensary, as others …
Read More »Canada clears major hurdle in legalizing recreational marijuana
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Senate on Thursday voted to legalize recreational marijuana, clearing a major hurdle that puts the country on track to become the first Group of Seven nation to permit national use of the drug. FILE PHOTO: A …
Read More »Teen drinking and drug use risk higher on Native American reservations
(Reuters Health) – Teens on Native American reservations continue to be more likely to report using alcohol, marijuana and other illicit drugs than peers elsewhere in the U.S. and to start using at younger ages, a recent study suggests. Researchers …
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