Medical cannabis

6 days ago

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Laws to be strengthened for medicinal cannabis

It follows an inquest that linked a prescription of medical cannabis to a man's death.

6 days ago

7 days ago

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Cannabis concerns raised after man's fire death

A Jersey coroner says a man's use of medicinal cannabis contributed to his mental decline.

7 days ago

21 Aug 2026

Close-up of a white medical cannabis container labelled “AURORA PEDANIOS 8/8”. The label states “Medizinal-Cannabisblüten Varietät” and lists 8.4% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 8.4% cannabidiol (CBD). The container sits on a wooden surface, with other blurred prescription containers visible in the background.

Medicinal cannabis prescriptions rise by 35%

Doctors prescribed nearly 20,000 more medicinal cannabis products last year than the year before.

21 Aug 2026

17 Aug 2026

A mother and her son sit in a bright garden. The woman is smiling down fondly at her son as he holds her arm. She has long red hair that is being blown by the wind and is wearing a shirt with stripes. The young man alongside her has a big smile.

Boy who changed law on medicinal cannabis thriving as he turns 21

Billy Caldwell from Castlederg in County Tyrone has a severe form of epilepsy, which at one point had him suffering hundreds of "life-threatening" seizures a day.

17 Aug 2026

23 Jul 2026

Large indoor greenhouse filled with rows of cultivated plants under a glass roof and overhead lighting.

Rise in number of cannabis export licences

Licences to export cannabis have risen while import licences have fallen, according to statistics.

23 Jul 2026

22 Jul 2026

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Medicinal cannabis linked to fall in drug arrests

Police say the provision of medicinal cannabis is affecting the illicit cannabis market.

22 Jul 2026

4 Jun 2026

An artificially generated 3D rendering of the proposed complex. It sits on a plot of land to the left of a road. The rendering shows 11 modern buildings with solar-panelled roofs.

£100m medicinal cannabis complex plans withdrawn

The proposals were withdrawn after lengthy consultations over utility and energy concerns.

4 Jun 2026

6 Apr 2026

Oliver Robinson with medium length brown hair, wearing a dark jacket and light blue tshirt smiles at the camera with his arms around a black and tan rottweiler dog with countryside and fields in the background

'Medical cannabis cost my brother everything'

Alexander Robinson has launched a campaign in his brother Oliver's name after he took his own life.

6 Apr 2026

31 Mar 2026

'We are a cafe for medicinal cannabis users'

A venue in the north of the Isle of Man welcomes medicinal cannabis users to a "safe space" to vape.

31 Mar 2026