20K Users Prescribed Pot in UK: Still Not Enough Evidence of Efficacy For Coverage
Patients using medical cannabis in the West Midlands are calling on the new government to make the drug more widely available
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Frome Dad Joins Medicinal Cannabis Campaign At Parliament
A father has lobbied Parliament for better NHS access to medicinal cannabis for his four-year-old daughter.
Man with Tourette’s Calls on NHS to Increase Cannabis Prescriptions
A man with Tourette’s who spends thousands on medicinal cannabis has called on the government to make the drug more readily available on the NHS.
Patients Feel Misled By Pledge Of Cannabis On NHS
A high-profile government climbdown which legalised a type of cannabis medicine on the NHS five years ago misled patients, campaigners say.
The NHS Can Prescribe Medical Cannabis. So Why Are Desperate Patients Being Forced To Go Private?
The government changed the law but failed to make these products truly accessible – except via expensive private providers.
Patients Suffering Rare Seizures To Get Cannabis-Based Medicine On NHS For First Time
People with a rare seizure-causing disorder will now be able to access a cannabis-based medicine on the NHS for the first time.
Inside One Of The First Licensed Medical Cannabis Labs In Britain
Under tightly controlled conditions, Celadon Pharmaceuticals’ site will initially focus on chronic pain treatments.
‘I Can’t Afford To Buy NHS Cannabis So I Have To Get It From My Local Dealer’
A woman who began smoking the Class C drug recreationally when she was 20 has told how she started taking it “medicinally” in her late 20s, thanks to her chronic pain condition.
These Parents Are Sure This Cannabis Oil Has Transformed Their Children’s Health. So Why Won’t The NHS Prescribe It?
Parents often talk about fighting for the interests of their child, but few will have had to go into battle to the extent Matt and Alison Hughes have for their four-year-old son, Charlie.
NHS ‘Refuses’ Medical Cannabis for Children with Epilepsy
The NHS has repeatedly refused to fund medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy, families have said.
