Earth News

This biodegradable faux fur is made from cannabis plants

Hemp fur could provide a plastic and animal-free alternative for the fashion industry.

18/04/2021

Netherlands

Amsterdam mulls ban on foreign tourists at its cannabis 'coffee shops'

Only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the city's 166 coffee shops under new proposals.

11/01/2021

World News

Mum fearful for her son's life after Brexit halts cannabis medicine

Hannah Deacon’s son Alfie suffers from a rare form of epilepsy and has been seizure-free after taking life-changing cannabis medicine for the last two years

07/01/2021

United Kingdom

Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm

One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead.

15/12/2020

Canada

Study: Use of cannabis during pregnancy increases risk of autism

Children of mothers who use cannabis during pregnancy appear to be at higher risk of being autistic, according to a study of half a million women.

10/08/2020

United Kingdom

Two cannabis-based medicines approved for Britian's NHS

Two cannabis-based medicines were approved for epilepsy and multiple sclerosis patients have been approved by NHS England.

11/11/2019

Germany

Funeral guests in Germany get high after accidentally eating hash cake

A police investigation found a mix-up with the cakes led to 13 people needing medical treatment for dizziness and nausea.

30/10/2019

Earth News

Places you'll be able to find cannabis by 2030

The market for cannabis is exploding. You'll be able to do much more than smoke it over the next decade.

08/10/2019

Netherlands

Dutch municipalities advance in government-proposed 'weed experiment'

A "weed experiment" that could see cannabis that has been grown legally and tested for quality to be sold in Dutch "coffee shops" has moved one step closer to fruition, the country's health ministry has said.

29/08/2019

World News

Euroviews. Europe faces a health crisis if cannabis products are not regulated to protect consumers ǀ View

The CBD market needs to be regulated. It’s not about the CBD itself, but about the way the products are treated and manufactured. Europe has a reputation for protecting its citizens, but when it comes to cannabis, it’s lagging behind.

15/08/2019

Luxembourg

'Time to try something else': Luxembourg official on cannabis policy

The minister insisted Luxembourg wouldn't become a cannabis tourism hotspot, mainly because non-residents wouldn't be allowed to buy it.

10/08/2019

Luxembourg

Luxembourg could become first EU country to fully legalise cannabis

In an interview with Politico, Health Minister Etienne Schneider confirmed his government's plans to legalise production and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, while calling other European countries to do the same.

08/08/2019

World News

Why cannabis should be legal, by the woman hoping to run the EU

Green MEP Ska Keller said she was in favour of legalising cannabis as she kicked-off Euronews' series of interviews with those in the running for the EU’s top job.

25/04/2019

United Kingdom

First medical cannabis clinic opens in the UK

Britain legalised certain types of cannabis-based treatments last year.

09/03/2019

United Kingdom

UK Hemp Earth Dispensary searches for perfect spliff roller

A business in the UK is holding a contest to see who can roll the perfect spliff in the fastest time — the prize? A job.

26/02/2019

Earth News

Does cannabis contain the next “superfood”?

We sort fact from fiction.

25/12/2018

World

Canada Legalises Recreational Marijuana

Canada has officially legalised the recreational use of Cannabis - making it the second country in the world to do so. Queues formed in the province of Newfoundland at midnight - where the first sales of legal Marijuana have taken place.

17/10/2018

Canada

Canada legalises recreational use of cannabis

Do you think Canada's move to legalise cannabis is a wise one?

17/10/2018

United Kingdom

Britain's changing attitude to marijuana

Britain's changing attitude to marijuana

22/07/2018

United Kingdom

UK Home Office returns epileptic boy's medicinal cannabis oil

Britain's Home Office Saturday used a special power to return medicinal cannabis oil it had confiscated from an epileptic boy.

16/06/2018