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Could weed be made a Class A drug?

Could weed be made a Class A drug?

Smoking a joint could land you the same number of years in prison as being caught with cocaine, as weed set to become Class A drug
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Cannabidiol: Wellness with an edge

Cannabidiol: Wellness with an edge

Cannabidiol, or CBD, promises a variety of health benefits including reducing anxiety, however products often contain less CBD than is marketed, writes Joe Manock
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UK’s first medicinal cannabis clinic to open in Greater Manchester

UK’s first medicinal cannabis clinic to open in Greater Manchester

The clinic will be the UK’s first, offering prescriptions for medicinal cannabis
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Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem

Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem

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The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research
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TV Binge: Top Buzzer

James Lance and a young Stephen Graham star in this oddball comedy about two small-time weed dealers
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The scientist sacked by the government – in conversation with Professor David Nutt

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Known for being sacked for comparing the harms of horse riding with taking ecstasy or cannabis, neuropsychopharmacologist Professor Nutt is the controversial scientist everyone is talking about
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Student drug kingpin jailed

Liam Reynolds and a gang of Leeds students ordered drugs from abroad using the Silk Road marketplace and sold them on to students
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Interview: Paul Birch, founder of UK party for a review into cannabis law

The chair of CISTA, a party campaigning solely for a review into cannabis laws, speaks to News Editor Anna Phillips about the War On Drugs, cannabis in the media, and the vision of the UK’s future legalisation policy
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120 arrested in Fallowfield crime initiative

A series of unannounced door-to-door visits in Fallowfield at the beginning of October saw over 100 known criminals located and arrested and £90000 worth of cannabis plants seized
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Cannabis: The other side

Tim Harcourt-Powell tells the story of a student struggling with a major cannabis problem
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Salford students convicted of drug dealing

Class A, B, and C drugs found in Salford dorm room
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