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Coffeeshop entrepreneur, Nol van Schaik, passes away

By Chris Bovey Coffeeshop entrepreneur and cannabis activist, Nol van Schaik, unexpectedly passed away in Spain last weekend at the age of 65. Nol was a larger than life character who ran a number of certified coffeeshops in Haarlem under…
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Study shows teen pot usage has gone down in states that have legalised.

By Chris Bovey Cannabis legalisation in the USA does not appear to increase teen usage and may have the opposite effect, a new US study suggests. Researchers examined survey data on substance use collected from 1.4 million adolescents…
Photo of Brexit Party turning their back at the European Anthem, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy with caption ‘Brexit Party proves they really are just arses’.
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Brexit Party Philistines turn their back on Beethoven

By Chris Bovey The Zimmer frames of the newly elected Nazis of the Brexit Party managed to find their way to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Determined to be disruptive, they decided on a crass publicity stunt while 'Ode To Joy',…
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Illinois is the 11th State to legalise recreational cannabis

By Chris Bovey Illinois has become the 11th US state to legalise the recreational consumption and sale of cannabis. Democratic Governor Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law fulfilling a campaign promise he made last year before his…
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The Colorado Experiment could raise billions in cannabis taxation for the UK

By Akash Hashmi The regulation of cannabis has the power to save our underfunded local authorities. The debate surrounding cannabis legislation in the UK is messy, marred by so much in-fighting and disagreement that often either side of…
Donald Trump baby gimp gets milkshaked.
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Police harassing protestors ahead of Trump D Day visit to Portsmouth

By Kevin John Braid Police have been harassing known anti-racist and anti-fascist protestors ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Portsmouth for the 75th anniversary of D Day. The authorities are shitting themselves the orange…
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Out of State Medical Marijuana Cards – What You Need to Know

By Michael Jacobs As of 2019, twenty-three states currently have medical marijuana laws, allowing patients to access the helpful plant to treat their illnesses. A further ten states have legalised marijuana recreationally, opening use up…
Philip May with his wife, Theresa May Prime Minister of the UK.
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Meet the May family: drug dealers and arms traders

By Richard Shrubb It seems that the God-fearing Prime Minister feels free to be the biggest private and legal drug dealer in the world but Theresa May’s government still states, "The Government has no plans to legalise recreational cannabis.” May’s…
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Brexit football hooligans shame UK at German festival

By Nic Dro Here we are in the midst of Germany’s annual carnival season. I live in a part of Germany that is one of the strongholds of all carnival festivities: the Rhineland. This weekend you will not only meet people in all kinds…
Child slave people trafficked into the UK by ruthless criminal gangs to grow cannabis.
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Conservative Party endorses child slavery and people trafficking

By Richard Shrubb Teenage child slaves trafficked from Vietnam are being prosecuted for cannabis cultivation instead of being looked after by the state, despite the May government constantly harping on about how they are taking the ‘global…
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Dutch cannabis experiment without progress

By Chris Bovey The Dutch government voted in favour of starting trials with a regulated supply chain for the coffeeshops. Cannabis, while technically not legal in The Netherlands, its sale has been tolerated since the 1970s in licensed…
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EU is laying the groundwork for legalising medicinal cannabis

By Chris Bovey As prohibition fails throughout the world the European Union is laying the groundwork for legalising medicinal cannabis. A number of EU countries including Portugal, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Croatia,…