A phase 1 study published in Nature Medicine looks at the feasibility of psilocybin therapy for females with anorexia nervosa. … read more
Negotiators reached a deal at the United Nations biodiversity conference early on Monday. Dr Andrew Terry, Director of Conservation … read more
There have been reports that thousands of hamsters will be culled and about 150 pet store visitors sent to government quarantine … read more
A case report published in BMJ Case Reports follows a patient who declined conventional treatment and took ‘CBD oil’ as … read more
A study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), looks at how environmental conditions potentially influence transmission of … read more
The results of the phase 3 clinical trials of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate have been published in The … read more
A study, published in Nature Medicine, looked at excess deaths during the COVID-19 first wave in 21 countries. This Roundup … read more
A report, published by the United Nations, has looked at global biodiversity. Prof John Spicer, Professor of Marine Zoology … read more
A study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, looked at cannabidiol (CBD) in treating people with cannabis use disorder. Prof Sir … read more
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have set a deadline for the CBD industry to provide more information about CBD products. … read more
Reaction to the flooding across the UK following extremely high levels of rain fall. Nick Reynard, Science Area Head … read more
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has published a report on medicinal cannabis use in the UK. … read more
A report launched at the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) plenary in Paris provides an overview … read more
Reactions to an opinion piece published in the BMJ on the availability of medical cannabis in the UK. Dr Tom … read more
Reactions to a meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry which demonstrates a correlation between cannabis use and depression/anxiety in young people. … read more
Scientists publishing in Oncogene examine – using mice – whether a substance in cannabis plants might boost treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer. read more
The home secretary has written to the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs about scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products. read more
The government has agreed to review the status of medical cannabis. Prof Celia Morgan, Professor of Psychopharmacology, University of … read more
The comments below follow on from the rapid reaction we sent out yesterday. read more
This roundup was sent out on Saturday 16th June 2018 and was in response to the Home Office over its refusal to release medicinal cannabis oil that it had confiscated from the family of a severely epileptic boy. Several hours later, the government reversed this decision and issued the boy in question a licence to be treated with the oil. read more
