Hodges Review
Newly released Hodges Review supports recommendations to roll out a national trial for GP prescribing of CBPMs based on an opt-in model for doctors’ consent and systematic
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Congress in Spain approves the use of medical cannabis
The Congress. of Deputies in Spain has given the green light to regulating medical cannabis for therapeutic purposes and the new treatment should be available from hospital and com
FSA Novel Food Update
The FSA has issued a provisional list of CBD products on sale in England and Wales that can remain on the market because an application for safety assessment has been submitted to
Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis – an essay by Professor David Nutt
Medical cannabis has been legal to prescribe since 2018—yet just a handful of prescriptions have been made in three years. The reasons: stigma, fear, and an entrenched resistance
New Beginnings – By Dr David Bailey
Dr David Bailey has been a GP on Jersey since 1996, he has interests in substance misuse and vulnerable adults. For fun he swims in the sea and takes photographs. He co-founded Sus
Functional medicine and medical cannabis – Dr Julia Piper
We are a few months into the operation of our PGP medical cannabis clinic. Having been the first multidisciplinary team within the UK to set up such a clinic in the background of a
Prescribing (lots of) Cannabis in Australia
My name is Mark, I’m a 58 year old UK GP who left for Australia in 2015 with my GP wife after finding running our own separate practices less than rewarding. Here’s my experien
What’s still missing from medical education?
Despite the re-scheduling of cannabis-based medicines almost 2-years ago in the UK, patient access to medical cannabis remains extremely limited with only a few hundred scripts iss
Cannabinoids in Dermatology
While current research has mainly been focused on the role cannabinoids in pain management, neurological conditions, mood disorders and cancers, new studies are demonstrating how c