Man who committed stabbing murder in Canberra’s CBD over drug dispute sentenced to more than 14 years in jail

A 20-year-old New South Wales man has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years over a murder committed in broad daylight in a Canberra alleyway in December 2021. Key points: Kenan Dowden-Carlisle stabbed Jordan Powell in Canberra’s city centre after an altercation over drugs Dowden-Carlisle has been sentenced to 14-and-a-half-years in jail for the murder He will ... Read More

Pair to stand trial over £200,000 cannabis farm

Two men will stand trial after police uncovered a cannabis farm worth more than £200,000. Officers raided an address at the start of 2020 as they executed a warrant in York Street, Rugby, on the back of information provided by the community. As we reported in our Coventry newsletter, officers ... Read More

Cannabis Watch: GW Pharma shares rally on earnings and news of late-stage trial of cannabis-based treatment for MS patients

Shares of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC jumped 18% Tuesday, after the biotech posted a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss and a revenue beat and said a delayed late-stage trial of its cannabinoid-based treatment for multiple sclerosis spasticity can now proceed. Volume of 2.14 million shares traded was 5.5 times the 65-day average of ... Read More

Clinical Trial: Plant-Derived Cannabis Oil Effective for Patients with Fibromyalgia

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The daily administration of plant-derived, THC-rich cannabis oil is effective and well-tolerated among patients with fibromyalgia, according to clinical trial data published in the journal Pain Medicine. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Commenting on the study’s findings, NORML Deputy ... Read More