UK Holding Its First Medical Cannabis Conference Later This Year
In many places around the world cannabis still remains illegal and the UK is one of those places. Despite being illegal in the country however, it is still widely used and many people there are hopeful that one day they might see it legalized; as it has been in other areas like in the US, Canada, and Uruguay etc.
Regardless of the calls from many to move in that direction though, the government has insisted that it has no intentions of making cannabis legal anytime soon. And so for anyone who gets caught carrying cannabis in the UK, they could face prison time up to 5 years and if you're caught producing that class B "drug” then you could be facing more time; up to 14 years behind bars.
There is already widespread civil disobedience taking place in the UK, as thousands of people consume cannabis ”illegally” on a regular basis. And there have been many who have called on their government to make a change and allow them to decide what they will do with their own body in the way of consuming cannabis or not. Patients want to have the freedom to choose cannabis as a remedy for their symptoms.
The UK government insists that there is substantial evidence to show that cannabis is a harmful substance and that it can damage human health--(despite there never having been one overdose as a result from consumption of cannabis and thousands of deaths from overdose to prescription medication).
They insist that they can't take the risk of offering cannabis to their citizens, along with all the other approved drugs that have been known to provide an array of potentially negative side effects. Perhaps things soon might change, as the education surrounding cannabis increases.
Later this year, on October 25th – 26th, the UK is going to be holding its first medical cannabis conference in London. This conference is going to host a variety of researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and others in the industry, who will be sharing their knowledge about the cannabis industry which is what many have referred to as the “next gold rush.”
It's alleged that current interest from UK investors for the cannabis market is at an all time high.
Right now, the cannabis market is credited as being the fasted growing market in the world. The research and development in this industry is progressing at an impressive rate. Perhaps it won't be too long then before UK lawmakers seek to take advantage of the opportunity and move to embrace a little bit of (heavily regulated) “freedom” by making changes to allow the people there to access cannabis.
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4693786/Government-no-intention-making-weed-legal-UK.html
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/UK-s-First-Ever-Medical-Cannabis-Conference-to-Convene-October-25-26-2017-in-London-1002236214
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2236004/cannabis-legal-uk-marijuana/
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/UK-s-First-Ever-Medical-Cannabis-Conference-to-Convene-October-25-26-2017-in-London-1002236214
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"The UK government insists that there is substantial evidence to show that cannabis is a harmful substance and that it can damage human health"
What about cigarettes, alcohol, McDonalds..
Upvoted! Good news! Just wrote an article today about cannabis myself. Viva la revolution!
Sad that many people are forced into cages for trying to fix their health. This alone proves that the state does not want a healthy population!
When was the last time the government cared for the well being of their citizens? If this was the case, they would stop putting poison in our food and approving prescription drugs that are making us sick.
My biggest complaint about UK is its kind of hard to find any without asking sketchy people if you don't know anyone. I'm sure it's easier if you live there.
Interesting thanks for posting !
That is good for the UK! In Germany the health insurance must cover the cost for your medical cannabis. Hope they legalize it one day in the whole world.
Why the people want to make it legalize, don't they understand the health issues created by it? People rather should try to find some good alternatives or practice some meditation while the urge to take these drugs arises inside them.
Good movement by the government.
ayee thats wassup, I hope all goes well. Its god gift after all