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With the government replacing Victoria Atkins as minister responsible for drug policy with Kit Malthouse, the new minister has shown promise to talks of legalisation after stating, “There are many areas where we can work productively together.” Atkins, who campaigned against cannabis and the legalisation of cannabis, previously came under scrutiny and recused herself from...
In a world-first agreement, Birmingham City football club have become the first sports club in UK to start an official partnership with cannabis derived products. The 12-month sponsorship deal between the championship club and carbonated CBD drink company, Green Monkey CBD, means that a range of products will be now be available at outlets throughout...
Christopher Snowden, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute for Economic Affairs, has claimed that the current UK policy of prohibition has never worked, and it is inevitable that cannabis legalisation is on its way. In a statement, he said that legalisation in the UK could raise £1 billion in tax revenue and that rules...
Jersey Hemp has become the first company in the British Isles to receive a licence to harvest hemp flowers for CBD oil. Government officials on the island have granted the company a licence to harvest, process and store hemp flower to legally produce CBD oil. David Ryan, Chief Executive of Jersey Hemp, says he is...
‘THE CROP’ EP.1 UK INDUSTRY ROUNDUP Highlights of CTA Convention, ECW & Cannabis Europa!! Join Tommy of Hemp & CBD Media in the first edition of ‘The Crop’, ‘The Crop’ features our breakdown of whats been going on within the cannabis industry, where we give you access to news, events, interviews and features from across...
British People Denied Treatment Despite medicinal cannabis being legalised on the 1st of November, Britain’s most in need continue to be denied life-saving treatment. What were we promised? Following years of lobbying, November 1st was supposed to be the beginning of medicinal cannabis prescriptions being available, via the NHS, for those most in need of...
“THE BEST FIRST SHOW” The first Hemp & CBD Expo took place this month on March 2nd & 3rd and the organiser team are back in office after putting on what some have described as the “best first show” they’ve ever been to! We’ve resisted the urge to sit around patting ourselves on the...
The Emperor Wears Hemp Clothes – Cannabis Acceptance into the UK Market By Robert Sidebottom – Non-Executive Director, Hemp and CBD Media Ltd In 1985 Jack Herer first published his contentious book ‘The Emperor Wears No Clothes’ – an authoritative historical record of the cannabis plant, marijuana prohibition & how hemp can still save the...
MICHIGAN JOINS THE PARTY US LEGISLATION UPDATES With voters passing Proposal 1, legal cannabis is on its way to Michigan. The legislative change is expected to come into effect by early December, meaning Michigan is about to join the ranks of weed-welcoming US states. Public perceptions and the demand for legalisation in the US are...
Medicinal Cannabis gets the Green Light From the 1st of November onwards medicinal cannabis will become legal in the UK; a historic step following years of campaigning. In part due to the lobbying from parents of sick children, denied access to the cannabis products with the possibility to alleviate their conditions; the Home Secretary, Sajid...
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