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Two people have been arrested after police found £32,000 worth of cannabis plants at a house in Stirlingshire. Officers raided the property on Duke Street, Denny, at around 2.25pm on Monday before making the major discovery. Cops also found additional Class A and C drugs at the property during the search which they described as a ‘significant recovery’. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles A 44-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman have now been arrested and charged in connection with the seizures. They are due to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court on December 4. How to get the […]

COPS in Glasgow have seized £2million worth of cannabis after a raid on a warehouse. Officers in an intelligence led investigation searched an industrial premises in Strathmore Road and seized the major weed haul today. 1 Cops seized £2m worth of cannabis in Glasgow The cannabis plants are estimated to have an estimated value in the region of two million pounds. Two men, aged 26 and 27, have been arrested and charged in connection with the recovery. They are expected to appear ay Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday. Scots prison guard charged with alleged drug-dealing offences after cop raid A […]

A SCOTLAND Yard chief who devised the force’s drugs strategy has admitted using cannabis — but insists it is only for medical reasons. Commander Julian Bennett also heads the force’s misconduct panels which have fired cops for smoking weed. 1 Scotland Yard Commander Julian Bennett said he uses cannabis for medical reasonsCredit: Alamy He has been suspended from duty while he is investigated over allegations of drug misuse. Commander Bennett reportedly refused to take a drug test ordered after a tip-off that he was using a controlled substance. The veteran officer, who has 43 years of service, has now told […]

Edinburgh-born writer Irvine Welsh is best known for his 1993 novel, Trainspotting, which chronicled the lives of philosophical junkie Mark Rendon, hapless Spud Murphy and psycho thug Frank Begbie with savage black humor and thick Scots patois. His work since then includes the novella “A Smart Cunt” (in The Acid House collection), about a working-class stoner too smart for his social station; Marabou Stork Nightmares, the visions of a comatose football hooligan whose soul was almost saved by Ecstasy; Ecstasy, three novellas exploring the difference between genuine romance and drug-fueled ecstasy; and Filth, about Bruce Robertson, a corrupt, tapeworm-infested police […]

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has announced that Epidyolex will be the first cannabis-based medicine to be approved for use on the NHS. The CBD-based drug is used to treat rare forms of treatment-resistant epilepsy in children. The move will bring the availability of medical cannabis in Scotland in line with England and Wales, where Epidyolex is already available through the NHS. In November 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended the use of the drug for certain forms of epilepsy in England and Wales. Who is Eligible for Epidyolex through the NHS? The medication will be […]

A cannabis-based medicine has been approved for use on the NHS to treat two rare forms of epilepsy. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Epidyolex for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, types of epilepsy that can have a severe impact on children. Patients aged two and over can access the medicine via the NHS if their doctor recommends it. Physicians in England have been able to prescribe the cannabidiol (CBD) solution since January. Jeane Freeman, the health secretary, said: “These medicines will improve the quality of life for patients and their families.” The charity Epilepsy Connections advised the SMC […]