Article: Health: Dope hope for brain tumour; Long before the first joint was rolled in a student bar, cannabis was widely used in Britain as a medicine. John von Radowitz asks whether it will realistically be used as a cure again.(Features)

Article: The case against Cannabis Britain.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...THEY sit openly smoking their cannabis joints while families, including ... happily obliged . . . Welcome to Cannabis Britain. The weekend scenes at Hyde Park ... s decision to relax the law on cannabis. Parents must be in despair ...

The `homelie herbe': Vivienne Crawford examines the medicinal history of ...
History Today;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... neurologically active plants such as cannabis, also known in England ... with Mexican migrants.) Cannabis has been prohibited for self-medication in Britain since 1928, as a consequence ... matter is very different. Cannabis has recently been redefined ...

Article: IT'S EVERYWHERE; Cannabis is Britain's No1.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  December 24, 1997 ;     498 words ...Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in Britain - 30 per cent of 14 and 15 ... can cause hallucinations. Cannabis can also cause bad reactions ... chemicals which can cause cancer. Cannabis may bring to the surface emotional ...

Article: Half our children try cannabis by 16; Britain tops ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  February 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... experimenting with cannabis. In 2003, 38 per ... 16- year-olds in Britain had tried it. Other ... the Czech Republic. Cannabis is 'the most widely ... per cent of adults in Britain admit using cannabis within the past 12 ...

Article: [pounds sterling]12m of cannabis seized in ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 7, 2005 ;     558 words ...POLICE seized what is thought to be Britain's biggest ever haul of cannabis yesterday. They found nearly six tons of the drug ... Directorate, said: 'Undoubtedly, this large seizure of cannabis was destined for London and had the potential to ...

Article: Cannabis cafe in Britain for first time.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 15, 2001 ;     519 words ...BRITAIN'S first 'cannabis cafe' opens today with drug users ... with a posy that turned out to be a cannabis plant in bloom while she was on a walkabout ... retired joiner who claims to smoke cannabis to relieve the pain of a back injury ...

Article: CAN COMMANDER CANNABIS SURVIVE ?; BRITAIN'S MOST ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  February 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... about the role of policing today's diverse and alienated Britain. For all their claims to be serving the community, the police ... and subways. The streets of Lambeth are as mixed as any in Britain. Nearly 50 percent of its residents are from other countries ...