Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis

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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Cigarette giant, the British American Tobacco (BAT) executive Kingsley Wheaton told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that cannabis and its derivates are part of the company’s future. https://t.co/gVKlmcSfmZ

[Lyphe Clinic @lypheclinic]

Join the The Medical Cannabis Clinics network; a group designed to support those who are interested in #medicinalcannabis. We're here to help you through your journey with our team of leading clinical practitioners: https://t.co/bgJRNFYYBd

[Hannah Deacon @Hannah_Deacon40]

Great news and much needed research into medical cannabis for childhood refractory epilepsy. This will support & strengthen current real world evidence gathered by @Drug_Science via families of @MEDCANSupport using a variety of oils including @BedrocanInfo .
#medicalcannabis

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Patients attending Product Earth this summer will have the opportunity to test their own medical cannabis at the major UK hemp and CBD event. Product Earth is the UK’s only Hemp and CBD event to highlight the whole ecosystem of the plant.
https://t.co/ccR7sHMkE4

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Research in the Netherlands will study the effectiveness of medical cannabis in children with epilepsy. This is the second grant for #medicalcannabis research to be made available by the Dutch Ministry of Health. We could easily do the same in the UK.
https://t.co/SLSQjkpn5l

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

A phase I study showed promising results in extending survival for patients. The UK #medicaltrial will test if a Sativex cannabis-based mouth spray can be used to treat aggressive #braintumours. It's set to launch at 15 #NHS hospitals around the UK.
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Medical cannabis for expectant mothers. Online seminar 3 August
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

@Stef_KABOOM From what I've read, only children with rare forms of epilepsy can get a prescription. The Centre for Medical Cannabis may be able to advise. https://t.co/SHWdDVxd3m

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

The STONED age! Cannabis was domesticated in China around 12,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world, study reveals
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has been using #CBD to cope with work and life pressures. She said: 'I’ve become obsessed with CBD as it really helps me sleep and stay calm during bonkers days.'
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

A 13-yr-old wrote a letter to Nicola Sturgeon pleading for help fund a type of medical cannabis that has eased his brother's epilepsy. Dean Gray's brother Murray had 100s of seizures a day before taking Bedrolite. It costs them £1,300 per month to import.
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Cannabis medication for epileptic girl costs £1k a month. Emily Howis said the treatment has reduced her daughter Clover's seizures from 80 a week to just one. The government said cannabis-based medicine is limited due to "ongoing concerns".
https://t.co/DQs1saey7u

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

'Ridiculous' price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling. Many people who use the drug to treat chronic conditions are priced out of their US state’s medical marijuana program.
https://t.co/YIHNGQqIkE

[High Times @HIGH_TIMES_Mag]

Legalization is projected to produce not just truckloads of legal bud, but tens of thousands of legit jobs in New York. https://t.co/VuUgcSrO3h

[Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform @LabourDrugRef]

As part of the fantastic campaign from @TransformDrugs, we held an event discussing the 50 year anniversary of the misuse of drugs act 1971. #50YearsOfFailure

Featuring @jessphillips @JeffSmithetc @BellRibeiroAddy @sunny_hundal @JamesTDPF @pathudson48

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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

More women with chronic illnesses whose lives have been changed by #medicalcannabis
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Lucy travelled to Amsterdam in order to try cannabis. The transformation was instant. "I spent my teenage years crying myself to sleep in pain every night, not understanding what living pain-free is like, and then being able to think clearly," she said.
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[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Medical cannabis saved my life says student Lucy Stafford, 21. "But, I ended up getting scammed. I ended up in very vulnerable situations in car parks doing drug deals." The treatment she wanted was #medicalcannabis, legal in the UK, but it is hardly ever prescribed on the NHS.

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Lucy has #EhlersDanlos syndrome (EDS) which affects her connective tissue, and causes her joints to dislocate. Doctors prescribed opioids, which did nothing and her GP tried to prescribe medical cannabis but the Trust denied her prescription.

[Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis @medcanbeginner]

Amazon US won't drug test for marijuana anymore because it supports federal legalisation of weed. The firm is backing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 that was reintroduced on May 28
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