https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?

The long read: Two mothers fought British bureaucracy to obtain lifesaving cannabis medicines for their children. But most patients are having to go private – at huge cost

The Guardian

A spiced nuts and seeds recipe from Linda McCartney’s plant-based ‘Family Kitchen’ cookbook | Food

This recipe is excerpted from the cookbook “Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen.” Linda was ahead of her time on plant-based eating in the ‘80s and ’90s – today, it is much easier to follow a plant-forw…
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