Criminalising Nitrous Oxide Will Do Nothing To Address Anti-Social Behaviour
On Sunday, the Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove announced that the government would ban the possession, use and sale of nitrous oxide – otherwise known as laughing gas or “nos”. A day later, Number 10 went full throttle on its assault against laughing gas. This bred confusion, given that nitrous oxide for recreational purposes was already […]
BME parents support stop and search for drugs
New polling commissioned by the Civitas think tank concluded that almost 6 million people would try cannabis for the first time if it were legalised. Calls by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to legalise cannabis would lead to an extra 800,000 Londoners taking up cannabis for the first time, the biggest surge in new cannabis users […]
Mayor Khan can’t legalise Cannabis, but he can tackle violent drug crime
This week Sadiq Khan announced further details of his long-awaited London drugs commission – a key election pledge of last year’s London Mayoral campaign. Khan – who used a visit to an LA cannabis dispensary to announce the details – revealed that the commission will be headed up by Lord Falconer, former Chair of the […]
Downing Street issues warning over Khan ‘drugs decriminalisation’ plan
Moves by London mayor Sadiq Khan to effectively decriminalise drugs in the capital would face strong opposition from Downing Street, the prime minister’s spokesman indicated as he warned “illegal drugs destroy lives”.
‘The consultant told us we’d better call a priest’ – Labour MP delivers passionate speech on medical cannabis
“I never want to have any of those families suffer such an outcome.”
Report claims legal Cannabis industry could create 41,000 jobs
A new report by drug policy reform advocacy group Volteface has revealed the UK is missing out on a potential £1.2 billion medical cannabis industry and 41,000 potential jobs due to outdated licensing regimes. The paper makes a host of recommendations which could boost taxable revenue, create jobs and encourage investment. Volteface claims that the […]
CBD – A chance for Britain to lead by example
We look at the growing CBD industry in Britain.
How the UK can become a legal-cannabinoid “powerhouse”
How the UK can become a world leader in a sustainable cannabinoid market.
Should cannabis be legalised?
We decided to head out into London to ask the public whether weed should be legalised.
How the cannabis sector can kickstart the post-Covid recovery
Against the backdrop of a pandemic that has decimated the country’s finances, the Treasury is desperate for new growth industries to kickstart the post-Covid recovery. This is further complicated by the Brexit divorce, and a global economy reeling from the aftermath of the biggest economic shock of a generation. One of the few growth industries […]
