Greater Manchester Police illegal drug seizures highest in a decade
Greater Manchester Police recorded more than 10,600 seizures of illegal drugs last year – the highest figure in a decade,
Could the growing UK CBD industry and Brexit create new opportunities for British farmers?
For those who have been living under a rock, CBD is the cannabis-derived chemical compound that has taken the UK
Medicinal cannabis: the UK’s means of avoiding an opioid crisis?
In 2017, 70,287 deaths were attributed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to drug overdoses with the vast majority being attributed to opioids.
‘A bomb waiting to go off’: Two arrests after electricity by-pass at Oldham drug farm
A cannabis farm discovered at a property in Oldham could have caused the whole street to explode, Greater Manchester Police have announced.
‘There’s always a way out, I’m living proof’: Ex-con wants story to inspire Manchester’s addicts and homeless
After ten years in and out of prison for drug-related crimes, Haydn Smith was signposted to Mustard Tree, a charity helping the homeless.
‘The NHS should grow their own cannabis’: Stockport campaigner’s ‘potty’ plan
Colin Davies says is continuing to lead a revolution on restrictive laws, which he claims are preventing terminally ill people from accessing treatment that could save them.
‘I was addicted to them ALL’: Recovering Manchester drug user finds solace in ceramics
Former drug addicts from across Manchester are gearing up to show off their creative works in an exhibition studying the emotions involved in their recovery from substance misuse.
Four charged after GMP unearth two cannabis farms worth over £1m in Bolton
Four people have been charged in connection with the discovery of two cannabis farms worth in excess of £1million in Bolton.
Two cannabis farms unearthed in Great Lever mill – GMP make four arrests
Four people have been arrested after GMP discovered two cannabis farms at a mill in Great Lever.
Newton Heath man jailed for firing gun at thieves who tried to steal his cannabis farm
A Newton Heath man who fired a shotgun at two men who attempted to break into his house and steal his cannibis farm has today been jailed for eight and a half years.
Oldham drug dealing duo jailed after GMP seize £300,000 worth of cannabis
An Oldham cannabis dealing duo has been jailed for a total of six years and nine months after GMP seized £300,000 worth of the drug from one of their homes.