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Hemp has the potential to make Scotland's agricultural sector carbon neutral as well as providing huge economic benefits, a new report has found. For the first time a detailed analysis has been carried out on the market opportunities for the Scottish hemp sector with time-bound recommendations to

A carer smoked cannabis to ease the stress of work, a court heard. Melissa Sibanda, 25, was stopped driving a VW Scirocco on the A34 near Peartree services on May 1. She passed an alcohol breath test at the roadside but failed a ‘drugs wipe’ test. A sample of her blood was taken at the police

On October 3, at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, police commissioners called to reclassify cannabis and create stricter penalties for those who possess and sell it, reported local media. ( Benzinga) The commissioners argued that the current classification is not appropriate given

Lisa Quarrell will join expert medical cannabis clinicians at an educational event in Edinburgh this month. Scottish mother and medical cannabis campaigner, Lisa Quarrell, will share her insights into the ‘life-changing’ treatment with clinicians later this month. The East Kilbride campaigner will

Two children, who have seen ‘life-transforming’ results from medical cannabis, will walk four miles to help raise money for private prescriptions. Murray Gray, age 10, and Ben Griffiths age 13, who both have severe, treatment-resistant epilepsy, will walk the distance of Morecambe Bay, in Lancashire

Temporary de-list imposed in addition to £100,000 fine reduced to £70,000. Cannabis-based products business Love Hemp has been slapped with a £100,000 fine and de-listed from alternative market Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) due to a fundraising issue. The company backed by two-time world heavyweight

Local police say a U.K. neighborhood has been safer after a tip from the public allowed police to home in on an illegal cannabis grow housing 1,021 plants. Officers with the Merseyside Police made the discovery at a property in West Derby after receiving a report at 12:20 p.m. on Aug. 8, notes a

A man has been jailed for more than four years after £30,000 worth of cannabis was found at the scene of a house fire in Stafford. Staffordshire fire crews had attended a house fire on Taplin Close on April 29, 2020, and alerted police of a possible drugs set-up inside. They raised concerns after

When they called it 'leafy Tubridge Wells', this isn't quite what they had in mind. The leafy Kent town got a bit leafier after pranksters sneaked a cannabis plant into a floral display near the Millennium Clock in Calverley Road. Martin Steers said he was amazed no one had noticed the plant It's

Functional health and medicinal products containing CBD (cannabidiol) are growing in popularity, and the UK market is now worth £690 million a year according to trade association ACI, making it the second biggest market in the world after the United States. However traditional extraction processes

‘Swift, Certain, Tough’ drug conviction rules could be coming to the U.K., according a White Paper Document published by the Home Office. Think twice about smoking a doobie while traveling in the U.K. People in England and Wales could be subject to stricter punishments, including risking losing

A police dog helped to catch three men after officers found around £50,000 worth of cannabis in a vehicle. Officers were on patrol yesterday afternoon (July 10) when they spotted a vehicle around junction 31A of the M6, believed to be connected to drug supply. They signalled for the vehicle to stop