Cannabis use accelerates the onset of psychotic illnesses, according to a new study. Meta-analysis of data collected over 30 years, from over 20,000 patients, concludes the “age at onset of psychosis for cannabis users was 2.7 years younger than for nonusers”.
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The guinea pig’s tale of cannabis-based medicine
I became and remain the first patient in Australia with my particular Parkinson’s disease symptoms to legally obtain and use a revolutionary cannabis-based medicine, writes Graham Irvine, a law lecturer and broadcaster.
Democrats’ shot at maintaining majority not looking rosy
The Democrats are facing serious losses this November due to a failing US economy and the limited policy success of the Obama Administration.
Letter from...: The Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
The Cannabis Cup is the Tour de France for pot heads from around the world. For US$199, stoners can buy a pass entitling them to sample the green stuff from nearly 30 participating “coffee shops” all this week, writes Grant Doyle from Amsterdam.
America opens its first pot cafe
America’s first “pot cafe” has opened its doors in Portland, Oregon. Certified medical marijuana can get their dose of Mary Jane from the “budtenders”, as well as food, should the munchies strike. Trippy.
The cannabis classification wars spark up in the US
The real dangers (or lack thereof) of cannabis use are being hotly debated in the UK, and now the issue has hit the US, with the American Medical Association pushing for a review into the drug’s status as a Schedule I drug.
Dr David Nutt is not the new Galileo
Dope-loving Britons are hailing Dr David Nutt — the UK government drugs advisor whose views on cannabis got him sacked — as a “modern-day Galileo”. Get real, says Brendan O’Neill: Galileo was a pioneer; Nutt is a famewhore.
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Deadly drugs: users vs. deaths vs. media coverage
Is Dr David Nutt correct that cannabis is no more harmful than alcohol? Does the drug just suffer from bad press? Data journalist David McCandless mashes up the government’s own data on drug death, users and press coverage to find out.
David Nutt: Governments should get real on drugs Nutt: Why cannabis isn’t as dangerous as you think
Former UK chief drugs adviser David Nutt explains what’s wrong with the government’s current drug classifications, and why he believes cannabis isn’t as damaging as cigarettes or alcohol.
Drugs expert shown the door for disagreeing with government
The UK’s most prominent drugs expert has been kicked off a drugs advisory board for disagreeing with the government’s view that cannabis should be classified as a lethal drug.
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