the lobsterpot< newswrap – uk: gearing up for change?

Hey-hey thermidor<ks!

ICYMI: Britain has a new government. A Labour government. A traditionally-leftie org that appeared to be swinging strategically right – in order to appeal to everyone but the most buttoned-up of pearl clutchers. And it worked.?

So what next for cannabis? Can we expect a loosening of laws? A less stringent medical cannabis criteria bar? NHS availability? Not anytime soon, I’d wager. Which is why, dear friends and advocates, we have to keep pushing – for availability, access, and acceptance. And it’s going to be that way for some time yet.?

So keep doing what you’re doing – running a cannabusiness despite the regulatory hurdles, agricultural snafus, and good old fashioned stigma.

Eventually we’ll see better days.?

Gearing Up For Change??

Tories are out (yay!) Labour is in! But what does this mean for the cannabis cause here in the UK? Will the new left-of-centre government budge on reclassification – or decriminalisation? Who can say? But this excellent piece from Leafie takes a closer look.?

Hemp Hampering?

While Germany continues to dominate the European stage (on football and cannabis), according to this piece from The Guardian, three months on from legalisation it seems hazy rules and red tape are hampering the growth of a robust recreational cannabis sector. It’s still early days though.

'Buck' Off Bud!

Starbucks, the global coffee giant is suing NYC-based weed retailer, Starbuds, for copyright infringement as the mobile cannabusiness continues to use the dessert-masquerading-as-caffeine chain’s patented ‘Siren’ logo. Though she’s depicted puffing on a blunt, the homogenous hot drinks hawker is having none of it.?

High Shakes?

All these weird weed terms can get the average cannabis consumer in a right sticky pickle. So here’s a piece outlining exactly what ‘shake’ is and what you can do with it. But yes, it can get you high.?

Guess who’s coming to HamCan??

Yup, our founder, Dave Barton, will be hosting an international patient panel at the two day event?– which takes place on 2 and 3 August in Hamburg, Germany (in case ya didn’t know…).?

It’s sure to be an insightful, fun, and engaging opportunity for patients to compare notes and discuss how med markets change (or not?) when rec comes in. Keen to come along?

Check out the website for deets.

ChatTHC

A few fictional scenarios that were created ‘under the influence’ ( Cory Doctorow must be shitting himself…).?

1. He was always ‘cool-adjacent’ — a God to the geeks, but only lite-friendly with a couple of the school’s Social Elite. He’d always seen it as a disadvantage; but the fact he could seamlessly code switch between various cliques would prove to be of enormous benefit later in life.
2. Sandra’s “Maria Magdalena” plays in a cavernous warehouse party. It’s deserted apart from a solo female dancer gyrating to the song as the neon lights strobe on: oblivious and indifferent.
3. “Welcome to The Jerry Dandrige Suite!” a short-statured tubby Latino man in Jerry’s signature red scarf and large-lapelled grey overcoat greeted me warmly. “Would you like an apple? We have red and green ones!”
4. As a child I would navigate my preferred choice of fruit by indiscriminately running the bottom of my tongue over their surfaces. Red apples had a smooth, bittery, almost ozone-y funk about them. Like nothing else on Earth.
5. A primary school gymnastics performance to ‘Together In Electric Dreams’ by The Human League. Think clunky rollie-pollies, teddy bear rolls overbalancing, tightly pulled-back liberally-gelled hair, and far too much make up.

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