As part of research at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, we developed and sent out a survey to a hundred key stakeholders in the global medicinal cannabis industry. Participating stakeholders were chosen from our network due to their...
Two years after the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended that Cannabis Based Products for Medicinal use (CBPM) be moved into Schedule 2 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR), the ACMD reflect and assess the impact of this important...
An intro to sustainability at Alta Flora Sustainability means different things to different people; it is a concept with a wide range of interpretations that are often easily confused. Should you want to familiarise yourself, our friend André Gonçalves at Youmatter...
Two years ago yesterday we saw the then Home Secretary Savid Javid, under significant public pressure, take the first step towards undoing decades of regressive policies towards medical cannabis and the patients that rely on it. The cases of Billy Cauldwell and Alfie...
Just over 4 years ago, I wrote a piece in the Huffington Post titled “Medical Cannabis Can Make A Real Difference To People’s Suffering – Let’s Free Its Potential”. In the piece, I argued that the Barnes Report of 2016 marked a turning point in UK...
The most popular Quality of Life (QoL) measure used in the UK is EQ-5D – a framework used by NICE, the body in charge of funding decisions for the NHS. EQ-5D is a standardized instrument developed by the EuroQol Group as a measure of health-related quality of life...
