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UKCIA

@UKCIA

An anti prohibition cannabis law reform site. Tweets are mostly a news feed with occasional comment.

 Norwich UK
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Joined December 2009
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Thinking of buying a Tesla> Look who you're backing youtu.be/NjWl_RNDMSA?si=Leir…
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France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe. It’s high time to tax it - Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre… France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe, and also some of the continent’s strictest drug laws.
France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe. It’s high time to tax it | Alexander Hurst

France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe. It’s high time to tax it | Alexander Hurst

With the nation’s finances in a parlous state, decriminalisation could raise millions, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Study: Cannabis Use and Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Function From Early Adulthood to Late Midlife in 5162 Danish Men - Pub med pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3950… Men with a history of cannabis use had less cognitive decline from early adulthood to late midlife compared to men without
Cannabis Use and Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Function From Early Adulthood to Late Midlife in...

Cannabis Use and Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Function From Early Adulthood to Late Midlife in...

In a sample of more than 5000 men followed for a mean of 44 years, we found no significant harmful effects of cannabis use on age-related cognitive decline.

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Sorry to say UKCIA will be leaving ex-twitter in the near future. @elonmusk has destroyed what used to be a really good social media channel. May you rot in hell Musk, and that's being polite.
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Cannabis use linked to brain changes, but causality unclear - Medical X-press medicalxpress.com/news/2024-… associations may not be causal, finds a genetic analysis of the same data
Cannabis use linked to brain changes, but causality unclear

Cannabis use linked to brain changes, but causality unclear

Lifetime cannabis use is associated with several changes in brain structure and function in later life, suggests an observational study, but these associations may not be causal, finds a genetic...

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Londoners with epilepsy to trial medicinal cannabis as treatment - Standard standard.co.uk/news/health/l… Two London hospitals will launch trials next year to determine whether the active ingredients in medicinal cannabis could help treat people with treatment-resistant epilepsy.

London hospitals to trial medicinal cannabis as epilepsy treatment

Researchers hope that ingredients in cannabis could have therapeutic benefits for those with condition

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Shocking increase in drug death figures released October 2024 - Release release.org.uk/blog/shocking… >>A lot of this harm is caused by the present drugs policy, along with the huge increase in violent crime connected with the illegal trade. If only there were some other regime... <<

Shocking increase in drug death figures released October 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shocking increase in drug death figures released today mean we are in a public health emergency, with the highest figures on record reported the new Government must act now to

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UB researchers show why cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction, health promotion approach to safeguard public health - University of Buffalo buffalo.edu/news/releases/20… Needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the more punitive

Researchers show why cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction, health promotion approach

A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of...

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Study: Association between cannabis use and physical activity in the United States based on legalization and health status - BMC jcannabisresearch.biomedcent… legal recreational cannabis promotes greater physical activity in those not experiencing chronic medical conditions.
Association between cannabis use and physical activity in the United States based on legalization...

Association between cannabis use and physical activity in the United States based on legalization...

Journal of Cannabis Research - Studies investigating the association between cannabis use and physical activity have had mixed results. This study provided a population-based assessment while...

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Cannabis legalisation linked with greater levels of physical activity, study finds - Leafie leafie.co.uk/news/cannabis-l… A study, published in the Journal of Cannabis Research, has found that the legalisation of cannabis is linked with higher levels of physical activity.

Cannabis legalisation linked with greater levels of physical activity, study finds - leafie

Researchers from Brigham Young University have shown that there is a link between access to legal cannabis and increased physical activity in adults, dispelling the myth that cannabis consumers are...

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Nixon started the war on drugs we know today in the early 70's, the drugs policy our government still follows. So what did he really think of cannabis? youtu.be/RAxzha2nbkA

Secret Tapes Reveal Nixon’s Views on Marijuana

Two years after launching the war on drugs, President Richard Nixon...

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Secret tapes reveal #Nixon’s views on cannabis: “Let me say, I know nothing about marijuana. I know that it’s not particularly dangerous; and most of the kids are for legalizing it. But on the other hand, it’s the wrong signal at this time.” “I have no problem with the fact that there should be an evaluation on the penalties on it. There should not be penalties that – you know in Texas – 10 years for marijuana. That’s wrong.” Video below👇
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Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger? - Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i… Kamala Harris announced on Monday that if elected president, she would fully legalize adult recreational cannabis on the federal level
Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?

Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?

The Democrat says she will end cannabis prohibition and seek to help Black men profit from the industry if elected

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Exclusive: Inside the prison that executes people for supplying cannabis - CNN edition.cnn.com/2024/10/19/a… Singapore imposes a mandatory death penalty for people convicted of supplying certain amounts of illicit drugs - 500 grams of cannabis.

Exclusive: Inside the prison that executes people for supplying cannabis | CNN

Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison.

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Replying to @Jonathan_K_Cook
In Britain, under today’s legislation, every single one of those people out campaigning for the release of Nelson Mandela would have been liable for arrest under Section 12 1 (a) of the Terrorism Act craigmurray.org.uk/archives/…
Who Are the Terrorists?

Who Are the Terrorists?

I have a confession to make.When a journalist writes this it generally means they will proceed to reveal something they hope will actually show them in a good light or justified in some way. But

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Cannabis makes music more enjoyable, study finds - Leafie leafie.co.uk/news/cannabis-e… A group of researchers from the Toronto Metropolitan University have conducted a study investigating the effect cannabis can have on a person’s experience of music. Wow, what a surprise!

Cannabis makes music more enjoyable, study finds - leafie

A small Canadian study has found evidence that consuming cannabis can enhance the enjoyment of music

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Replying to @UKCIA
Always funding available to look at #cannabis harms, however esoteric and rare but never funding available to support medical use and other benefits.
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High-potency cannabis use leaves a distinct mark on DNA – new research - The conversation theconversation.com/high-pot… our recent study has just brought us closer to understanding the biological impact of high-potency cannabis use.

High-potency cannabis use leaves a distinct mark on DNA – new research

Knowing how high-potency cannabis alters gene activity may bring us closer to understanding why some users develop psychosis.

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Should recreational cannabis be legalised in the UK? - BMJ bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q170… This debate hasn't moved on much in the past 20 years. Unbelievable.
Should recreational cannabis be legalised in the UK?

Should recreational cannabis be legalised in the UK?

Demonising cannabis has not reduced harms and has kept the drug from patients who might benefit from it, say David Nutt and Lucy Stafford in this 2024 Maudsley debate. But Laura Stack and Robin...

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