Tag: United Kingdom

(55 posts)
March 27, 2014
03/27/2014
Great Music While High: Mogwai

Great Music While High: Mogwai

Mogwai makes the kind of music that almost seems designed to be listened to while high. A post-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, Mogwai have been bringing blissful...
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February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Ten Reasons Why the UK Needs Drug Policy Reform

Ten Reasons Why the UK Needs Drug Policy Reform

Mike Power describes the failures of prohibition, giving ten reasons why the UK needs drug policy reform.
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February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Did Cannabis Really Kill Gemma Moss? – You Decide

Did Cannabis Really Kill Gemma Moss? – You Decide

The death of 31-year-old British resident Gemma Moss is, without a doubt, a tragedy any way you look at it. I want to be very clear at...
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January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Vice: Meet the Guys Trying to Bring Cannabis Cafes to the UK

Vice: Meet the Guys Trying to Bring Cannabis Cafes to the UK

Vice tells the stories of two cannabis activists that are trying to bring cannabis cafes to the UK.
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January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
British Woman Does the Impossible, Dies of Weed Overdose

British Woman Does the Impossible, Dies of Weed Overdose

Gemma Moss, a 31-year-old British woman, reportedly died this week of a cannabis overdose. This is notable because it’s widely understood that death from pot is virtually...
By: Andy Cush
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January 21, 2014
01/21/2014
Nottingham, UK: Bar Closed for Hosting Cannabis Club Event

Nottingham, UK: Bar Closed for Hosting Cannabis Club Event

A Nottingham bar was closed for hosting the Nottingham Cannabis Club, and law enforcement reminds us that all drugs destroy user’s lives… Oh, except alcohol.
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December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Reform Campaigner Opening Cannabis Cafe in Manchester

Reform Campaigner Opening Cannabis Cafe in Manchester

Colin Davies, a reform campaigner famous for giving the Queen a bouquet containing cannabis, is opening a cannabis cafe in Manchester, England.
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November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Vice: Is Britain Set for Its Very Own Cannabis Revolution?

Vice: Is Britain Set for Its Very Own Cannabis Revolution?

Author Doug Fine recently spoke in London about the US cannabis revolution, asking if Britain is ready for its own.
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Cannabis Grow Accidentally Photographed in Real Estate Ad

Cannabis Grow Accidentally Photographed in Real Estate Ad

Remnants of a UK cannabis grow were accidentally included in the photos on a real estate ad.
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October 18, 2013
10/18/2013
Cannabis Reform Could Earn UK Billions a Year, Studies Say

Cannabis Reform Could Earn UK Billions a Year, Studies Say

Hundreds of users of medical marijuana protested outside Parliament last Wednesday to demand changes to Britain’s strict cannabis laws, a move many experts believe could yield billions...
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
Cannabis Could Be Legalized in UK

Cannabis Could Be Legalized in UK

A review on drug policy in the UK is due to be released by the end of the year and is based on years of global drug...
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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
Scotland Police Left Cannabis in Rental Van

Scotland Police Left Cannabis in Rental Van

Trash bags packed with cannabis were found in a rental van after Coatbridge Police rented it. An employee found the bags of weed after driving it 12...
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October 4, 2013
10/04/2013
Study: Drugs Cheaper and More Prevalent Despite Prohibition

Study: Drugs Cheaper and More Prevalent Despite Prohibition

Law enforcement-based efforts criminalizing the possession of illicit substances have largely failed to reduce drug production, potency, or access, according to an assessment of global drug interdiction...
By: NORML
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September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

Mike Barton, Durham’s chief constable says it’s time to end the war on drugs. “What I am saying is that drugs should be controlled. They should not, of...
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
United Kingdom MMJ Patient Openly Passes Customs With Cannabis

United Kingdom MMJ Patient Openly Passes Customs With Cannabis

A United Kingdom medical cannabis patient recently brought 18 tubs, containing 5 grams of cannabis each, home from a trip to Amsterdam. Openly declaring the goodies picked...
By: Mercedys
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August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
UK Conservative Party Deputy Leader’s Call to Legalize Cannabis Welcomed

UK Conservative Party Deputy Leader’s Call to Legalize Cannabis Welcomed

Peter Lilley urged Tory leadership contenders to urgently think about liberalizing the UK laws on cannabis. His comments were welcomed by drugs charity Release, which said a...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
Chronicle Book Review: Cannabis Nation and Marijuanamerica

Chronicle Book Review: Cannabis Nation and Marijuanamerica

Cannabis Nation: Control and Consumption in Britain, 1928-2008, by James Mills (2013, Oxford University Press, 292 pp., $58.50 HC Amazon) Marijuanamerica: One Man’s Quest to Understand America’s...
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April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
UK Multiple Sclerosis Sufferer Susan Lunn: ‘I’ll Smoke Cannabis Despite Jail Threat’

UK Multiple Sclerosis Sufferer Susan Lunn: ‘I’ll Smoke Cannabis Despite Jail Threat’

UK citizen Susan Lunn, 43, is suffering from multiple sclerosis and has vowed to continue smoking cannabis, even if it means going to jail. She has been handed a...
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April 23, 2013
04/23/2013
The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs

The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs

    This year, Mixmag partnered up with the Guardian and Gay Times to conduct their annual “Global Drug Survey” — the world’s largest independent survey on which drugs...
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April 12, 2013
04/12/2013
Coronation Street Soap Opera Star Stephanie Cole Discusses Cannabis Storyline

Coronation Street Soap Opera Star Stephanie Cole Discusses Cannabis Storyline

British soap opera Coronation Street character Sylvia Goodwin has turned to cannabis to help ease her arthritis in the latest storyline.
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