The Motorway Cops episode in which Staffordshire Police PC Ed Clarke stopped a prescribed medical cannabis patient is no longer available on Channel 5 catch-up. As of 24 September, the…
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Most autistic people are autistic because of genes inherited from their parents, according to a National Autistic Society review of 83 research papers. Published on 15 September 2026, the review…
Jonathan Magbie was a passenger in a car stopped by police in Washington, D.C. He pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana. A presentence report recommended probation, and prosecutors did not object.…
Indirect discrimination concerns rules which apply to everybody but place a protected group at a particular disadvantage. Section 19 of the Equality Act 2010 covers claimants who share the relevant…
The Reasonable Adjustment has launched a new UK medical cannabis strain directory, bringing product specifications, patient reports and available price information into one searchable resource. The directory currently contains 313…
Staffordshire Police was asked to address specific statements made by PC Ed Clarke, collar number 26450. Its response avoids those statements, ignores the section 5A medical defence and wrongly suggests…
Update: Staffordshire Police has responded Staffordshire Police did not answer the questions raised in this article. Its response omitted the section 5A medical defence, narrowed the intelligence behind the stop…
Employers have broad control over workplace seating arrangements, including the use of hot-desking. That discretion is limited where the arrangement places a disabled worker at a substantial disadvantage. A fixed…
As someone who spent the vast majority of their education in the special educational needs system, I’d like to share my thoughts on the matter through my memories of a…
Medicann patients say they’re receiving poorer prescription evidence following the clinic’s switch from IPS Pharma to Clarity DSP. Under the previous arrangement, deliveries included a paper copy of the prescription…