Will Norway follow Portugal and decriminalize drug use?

Norway may be about to rather drastically change its drug policy. The new policy would seek not to punish those who use drugs but instead offer help and support to those who need it. And if they the user does not need the help? Then they may be simply left alone. To many, this is a […]

Is the cannabis industry about to boom in Africa?

The idea of legalizing cannabis in Africa, was to many an inconcievable one 10 years ago. The economic difficulties that came with with the Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for new sources of revenue. Some African nations are now looking to cannabis. Many Africans have been subject to the harsh colonial and morality laws regarding […]

Why is cannabis banned in sport?

With a time of 10.72 seconds in the 100m sprint, Sha’Carri Richardson is the sixth fastest woman in history. She was also one of the main contenders for the Tokyo gold medal. However, the American sprinter did not compete in the Tokyo Olympics, despite being an important and well-known member of the US Olympic team. […]

How cannabis interacts with Antidepressants

Cannabis can make a good natural antidepressant that many already use both to try improving their mood. It has many notable effects on the mental state and there is definitely great potential to help those in need. Many use it for its powerful stress relieving properties. It is also known to be a safe substance […]

Potential in Cannabis spray to treat aggressive form of brain cancer

An oral cannabis spray can provide a genuine benefit to those suffering with brain cancer. Does this sound farfetched? Cannabis is often glorified as a sort of miracle substance with unlimited application and potentital. So is this another wild conjecture by cannabis enthusiasts? In a British study, scientists are examining for the first time whether […]

Lidl Introduces Cannabis Cookies In New Cannabis Range

Starting next week, Lidl will be selling “cannabis cookies” in Germany. The supermarket chain has reached a million euro deal with The Green Dealers. These cookies will not be the only “cannabis” products that Lidl will sell. The German supermarket giant will offer 21 promotional products in total. These include cannabis energy drinks, hash brownies and more, […]

All drugs decriminalized In Portgual 20 years later

In 2001, Portugal tried something radical. They decriminalized not just cannabis, as many other countries have done, but recreational drug use across the board. Having been in effect for 20 years, what are the results? Is it an approach we should emulated elsewhere? Or was it a huge mistake? Portugal had a large drug use […]

420. April 20th. The international celebration of cannabis.

420 is a number associated most heavily with cannabis, although it has a rather vague meaning. It’s used to refer to cannabis and the act of consuming the drug. It also denotes April 20, the international celebration of wildly popular substance. Many people organize smoke-outs in local parks with friends or over with larger groups […]

Uber looks towards cannabis as it struggles to find its footing in billion dollar industry.

Uber has been rather sucessfully working its way into the delivery business with Uber Eats. In the podcast “I learned something again”, head of Uber in Germany, Christoph Weigler also discusses the likelihood that Uber will deliver cannabis to Germany’s doors. Uber Germany has been quiet. The company has now lowered its profile after years of […]

EU aims to legalise medical cannabis

As legislators begin to channel money into medical cannabis research and lay the foundation for a set of harmonised European laws, medical cannabis is slowly making its way onto the European Union agenda. The European Parliament’s health committee voted in late 2018 to approve a draft resolution regarding the medicinal use of cannabis. Now a few […]