Zimbabwe to Create Specialised Drug Courts to Cope with Growing Substance Abuse

The government in Harare has announced the creation of specialised courts to tackle drug and substance abuse in a move the government says is aimed at protecting public health and safeguarding the country’s future.

Thanks to Cannabis Oil, Nigeria’s Legalization Debate Finally Gets Underway

The Nigerian Academy of Science has put the prospect of legalizing cannabis oil for medical purposes on the table. In hosted a breakthrough workshop in Abuja this month to open up a debate on the issue, and this may be the first sign that Nigeria is considering relaxing its deeply prohibitionist stance on cannabis.

US Experts Finally Recommend Medical Student Training Includes Understanding the Endo-Cannabioid System

The United States may be the first country to formally introduce the endo-cannabinoid system (ECS) into medical student training programmes. This comes as ongoing scientific breakthroughs in medical cannabis research expose deep gaps in the way medicine is taught at mainstream universities.