A terminally-ill woman dying from cancer says she has been denied the right to find a potential cure because she cannot get hold of illegal cannabis oil. Sheila O’Brien, 50, of Portslade, was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Despite bouts of chemotherapy, the cancer came back in 2013 and spread to her lungs and bones. Now she wants to ingest cannabis oil because she believes it could rid her body of tumours – but says she has been denied the right to “save my own life” because of “backward laws and government policy”. Ms O’Brien said: “I have…
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It was that great American patriot and atheist,Thomas Jefferson, who is credited with the saying “When the law is unjust, resistance becomes duty”, and recent events in Ireland demonstrate that if we want a sane, caring society, we need to resist unjust laws as much as corruption and the lack of accountability in politics. Is our judiciary really separate from their political masters? Were the acts of civil disobedience by the three water protesters really grievous enough for them to warrant an on-going prison sentence? Is it really appropriate to jail people so frivolously for what are essentially non-violent crimes?…
According to weed folklore, the original G13 cutting was rescued from a government research facility by an unknown technician. The word of her liberation spread quickly amongst civilian cannabis-lovers – simply as an inspiring story, initially. However, as that single clone produced further cuttings, which became mother plants and eventually whole flowering crops, smokers were able to sample the earth-shaking Indica potency of the genuine article and G13 rapidly attained the status of living legend. Creating seeds which captured G13’s astounding qualities required a very special pollen-father, which was eventually found in Sensi’s Hash Plant breeding program. The resulting G13xHP…
Bud Buddies: Project Storm In April 2013 this film set out to investigate the increasing number of claims that cannabis oil can treat cancer. This has been done through the lives of terminal cancer patients living in the UK. It includes contributions from world leading research labs, the pharmaceutical industry and an illegal medical organisation that produces and provides cannabis oil to cancer patients. This film is an objective investigation in to the potential role cannabis can play as part of an integrated and open minded approach to oncology. In June 2002, tucked away in the depths of the University…
Cannabis can treat pain related behavior caused by alcohol and high fat induced pancreatitis, according to a study being published in the journal Molecular Pain, and e-published ahead of print by the National Institute of Health. According to the study; “Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) is a complex and multifactorial syndrome. Many contributing factors result in development of dysfunctional pain in a significant number of patients. Drugs developed to treat a variety of pain states fall short of providing effective analgesia for patients with chronic pancreatitis, often providing minimal to partial pain relief over time with significant side effects.” For the study,…
Experts have shown that when certain parts of cannabis are used to treat cancer tumours alongside radiotherapy treatment the growths can virtually disappear The new research by specialists at St George’s, University of London, studied the treatment of brain cancer tumours in the laboratory and discovered that the most effective treatment was to combine active chemical components of the cannabis plant which are called cannabinoids. Two of these called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)were tested as part of the research into brain cancer which is particularly difficult to treat and claims the lives of about 5,200 each year. It also…
You may have heard about the term Cannabis Social Club before. In this article, ENCOD coordinator Joep Oomen explains what they are, what they do and how you can start one yourself. Inspired by the model that was originally designed by cannabis activists in the Spanish regions of Catalonia and the Basque Country in the mid-nineties, Cannabis Social Clubs have been sprouting in several European countries recently. Besides being a real solution to the needs of the cannabis consumer, the CSC has become a simple and effective tool to inform and convey to the public, as well as authorities, that…
The Judge in Penal Court 5 in Madrid has acquitted the members of an association of cannabis users from trafficking with the drug, given that he estimated in a closed circle there is no distribution in exchange for money. That was how the judge exonerated Aurelio P.S, Álvaro R.P. and Daniel G.P. from a crime which has a two year prison sentence. The case is open for appeal. The Prosecutor considered it a ‘mere cover-up of sellers and purchasers of marihuana’. The Cataja Association of Cannabis Users was founded on December 10 2008, by a collective who wanted to study…
The intention of The 41st Shade Documentary is to explore the role of cannabis in 21st Century Ireland, not least due to growing usage within the mainstream, but also because of our failure to prevent its distribution. For this reason, we need to question the resources ploughed into the ‘war on drugs’ and whether both the time and manpower called upon is justifiable when it appears that all other progressive nations are either entirely decriminalising cannabis or relaxing their laws on its possession. Maybe it is just a matter of semantics. Perhaps we should just stop calling cannabis a ‘drug’…
West Hartford, Conn., October 14, 2014 In advance of the American Epilepsy Societys (AES) Annual Meeting in December, the organization has offered highlights of groundbreaking research being studied at a number of institutions regarding the effectiveness of cannibidiol (CBD) and its derivatives as a viable treatment for people with epilepsy. The first of three studies (Abstract#2016808) will be presented in full at the Annual Meeting is from Colorado, where much of the nations attention has been captured by issues surrounding cannabis. The physicians and researchers at Childrens Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado have a unique perspective on…
