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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

Same here in Scotland.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2d

Becky Henderson advocated for patients to be able to grow their own cannabis at home as a more affordable and accessible way to get cannabis because she said medical-cannabis products in Mississippi’s dispensaries are expensive and often inaccessible to home-bound patients.

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Person of the Day | Becky Henderson: Patient Inspires Others

Becky Henderson fought for Mississippi to have a medical-cannabis program by meeting with lawmakers to advocate for patients.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 3d

On this day in 2018, recreational cannabis use in Canada was legalized under the Cannabis Act. Canada was the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide after Uruguay. The cannabis industry employs 98,000 nationwide.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

7 years later now and it's hard to believe we ever criminalized cannabis at all. #cdnpoli

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday the Scottish Green Party passed the Drugs Policy revamp at their Edinburgh Conference. No mention of Grow Your Own tho.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

PVV and CDA want to stop the Dutch cannabis experiment, 10 parties want to legalize, VVD is on the fence, stalling legalization. Joining forces Dutch cannabis organisations
are campaigning to get out the cannabis consumer vote of 1,1 million voters.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/releaf-can...

Releaf Cannabinoids Webinar - Could Cannabinoids be relevent to you?

Have you wondered whether cannabinoids are relevant to you? Do you want to find out the objective facts behind the media headlines?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

famagusta-gazette.com/turkish-poli...

Turkish Police Seize Over 1.3 Tons of Cannabis in Major Border Operations

Turkish authorities seized more than 1.3 tons of cannabis in two coordinated operations at key border checkpoints, the Trade Ministry…

famagusta-gazette.com

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

www.kannabia.com/blog/the-cha...

The charm of purple cannabis: Why do growers love it?

Discover the allure of purple cannabis with the best Kannabia seeds, such as Zoap Rosé and Purple Kush. Buy your purple cannabis seeds today!

www.kannabia.com

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 15h

The sooner Grangemouth/ Mordor plant closes the better.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry that was a bad attempt at irony.

Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Thats probably why they diversified into CBD.
Associated British Foods products include - Primark, Twinings, Jordans, Kingsmill, yeast, enzymes, sugar from beet and cane, animal feed, cereals, baked goods, oils, and ethnic foods.

Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Since 2018 medicinal cannabis grown with a licence from the UK Home Office is legal to use when the patient has a prescription for it.
We doubt Govey had a prescription for his cocaine - so no hypocrisy involved.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Associated British Foods plc own British Sugar & benefit - all their shareholders - Wittington Investments Ltd hold 58%+ then institutional investors Artisan Partners LP & Royal Bank of Canada. Individual and institutional shareholders own remaining shares. 9 out of 10 UK households use the brands.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Sativex spray - a mix of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) was approved in 2010 - grown in England at a secure facility (Porton Down?) by 'mature' botanists.
Hilltop Leaf is a Scottish Borders family farm business. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scot...

Medical cannabis company Hilltop Leaf secures £2m investment

It will enable the south of Scotland firm Hilltop Leaf to make its first commercial sales.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Cannabis-based drug helps cancer patients by giving them the munchies

‘Exciting’ test results from British biotech company offer hope to millions suffering from the debilitating wasting syndrome cachexia

www.thetimes.com

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

Atkins husband is Paul Kenward managing director of British Sugar. Its horticulture business 'Riverside' grows a non-psychoactive variety of cannabis (CBD) for medical purposes. What proof he's a Tory too?
Tories no longer in power. Victoria may still be Shadow Secretary of State for Health?

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

has been approved or established for pilot projects, intended as 2nd pillar of partial cannabis legalisation. The framework is essential to evaluate how legal cannabis sales affect consumers & society. Scientists urge processing of applications to implement evidence-based drug policy in Germany.

Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

When Germany introduced the Recreational Cannabis Act (KCanG), it not only legalised home cultivation and consumption for adults but also laid the groundwork for scientifically monitored pilot projects allowing the legal sale of cannabis at authorised distribution points. Now 18 months later no site

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

businessofcannabis.com/european-uni...

European Union To Establish Adult-Use Cannabis Pathways For Member States - Business of Cannabis

The EU Drugs Agency launches Cannapol, an evidence-based toolkit to guide member states on adult-use cannabis regulation and harm-reduction policies.

businessofcannabis.com

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 5d

www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/crime/d...

Driver 'flees into the night' after deliberately crashing van full of stolen cannabis supplies following Banbury robbery

The driver of a van full of stolen cannabis supplies ‘fled into the night’ after deliberately crashing the vehicle.

www.banburyguardian.co.uk

Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 6d

Why? Not every farmer needs to feed that many people. How much food is still being thrown out at nearly every stage in the processes of all farming to fork? Climates differ, soils differ & avoid food excess miles.
Where suitable, and its allowed, grow hemp for fibre, oils seeds etc is our red line.

Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 6d

From VOC Nederland
Farid Ghehiouèche, chair European Coalition for Just & Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD)
in Sept issue of Charlie Hebdo
in cartoon form. Quoted saying: "Instead of removing 2 public holidays, let’s legalize cannabis. We’ll harvest €4 billion & 30K jobs that can’t be relocated.”

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 6d

That should be PTSD not PTHD which could be Positive Thats Happiness Disorder maybe.

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Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland @lccscotland.bsky.social · 6d

Yes the funding often depends on them searching for the bad sides not the good ones but.
Its up to us to find the positive spin.

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