A mental health charity has been threatened with legal action by a tobacco giant after suggesting its king size cigarette papers were used for rolling joints. Cannabis claim puts Rizla’s nose out of joint (PDF)
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Druglink article 2008 – Cleaning the fug on cannabis crime by Tiggey May
As Prime Minister Gordon Brown considers returning cannabis back to Class B, claims about its links to criminal behaviour in young people have come thick and fast. But, as Tiggey May reports, new research reveals a different story. Clearing the…
Druglink article 2007 – Painting by numbers by Howard Parker
With the heroin-crack using population getting older and a younger population hooked on a mix of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, the importance of local needs assessments in plotting change has never been greater. Painting by numbers (PDF) Additional keywords: age…
Druglink article 2007 – Plant warfare by Max Daly
Police are shutting down cannabis farms on a daily basis in a bid to disrupt a budding market in domestic weed. Max Daly investigates the changing nature of cannabis supply in Britain. Plant warfare (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2006 – Cannabis and kids
Cannabis and young people: what practitioners can do… Factsheet – Cannabis and kids (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Reefer blockers by Max Daly
As fears over cannabis psychosis grow, little attention is paid to why teenagers develop problems with the drug in the first place. Max Daly on how thousands of young people are smoking themselves numb in order to cope with unhappy…
Druglink article 2006 – Class politics by Harry Shapiro
The huff and puff surrounding the Home Secretary’s decision to leave cannabis as a Class C drug clouded what may be a far more significant announcement – to review the whole classification system. Class politics (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2005 – Skunk
What is it? How strong is it? Factsheet – Skunk (PDF)
Druglink article 2005 – Labour’s ‘eight wasted years’ by Harry Shapiro
The war on drugs has had its supply lines cut because Labour has gone soft on cannabis, has failed to invest in residential rehabs and is not getting enough drug offenders in court. Conservative leader Michael Howard talks to Harry…
Druglink factsheet 2004 – Cannabis and mental health
Can you become dependent on cannabis? What are its effects on cognitive functioning? Is there an ‘amotivational syndrome’ associated with cannabis use? Is there a link between cannabis and psychosis? What is the link between depression and cannabis use? Factsheet…