Medicinal cannabis now legal on prescription
Posted by Calum Napier on"They're more likely just to be seeing their GP, and GPs won't be able to prescribe cannabis based products. So I think there's going to be a lot of disappointed people."
Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis from November in UK
Posted by Calum Napier on"We urge the medical world to get behind these reforms so they can help the tens of thousands of people who are in urgent need of help”
Scottish prescription costs rise by 25% over 10 years
Posted by Calum Napier onNHS figures show the total for 2017-18 was £1.3bn, which is 25.7% more expensive than 10 years ago.
What the Government Allowing Medical Cannabis Really Means
Posted by Calum Napier on“Every human being has an endocannabinoid system and more education of the public and health care professionals is essential so that everyone that needs medical cannabis gets it legally,”
UK cannabis laws changing at dizzying speed
Posted by Calum Napier onAt a stroke, it was no longer a schedule 1 drug with "no therapeutic value", but a schedule 2 substance, controlled for medical use.
Medical cannabis could be prescribed by doctors in two weeks
Posted by Calum Napier onCampaigners say the UK is lagging behind the rest of the world. Many other countries, including much of the US, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, have legalised the use of medicinal marijuana. Last week, Canada’s parliament passed a law legalising the recreational use of cannabis nationwide.
Medical cannabis should be legalised, says Royal College of Nursing
Posted by Calum Napier on“Surely it is better to have patients using cannabis being monitored by health professionals able to pick up on any adverse effects quickly.
It is inhumane to have people suffering when there is something that can help… We are making criminals out of people who only want to do what is best for their loved ones."