One of my close relatives is disabled having damaged his spine in an accident a few years ago he is in constant pain and takes very strong pain killers to ease it but this has caused him to have ulcers in the past he tried cannabis having read it can help and it did ease the pain but he doesn't like to fund drug dealers and also doesn't want a record if he gets caught, i think this is a huge step in the right direction and with luck in the future people with chronic pain will also be allowed to use medicinal cannabis.
BBC News -
The use of medicinal cannabis is to be reviewed, which could lead to more prescriptions of drugs made from the plant, the home secretary has said.
The decision was prompted by recent high-profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures.
But Sajid Javid stressed the drug would remain banned for recreational use.
Charlotte Caldwell, whose son Billy has severe epilepsy, welcomed the decision after campaigning for change.
He said the cases of Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell had made him conclude it was time to review the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
He also announced that six-year-old Alfie, who has a very rare form of epilepsy that causes up to 150 seizures per month, was being issued with a licence to receive cannabis-based drugs.
His family had originally applied to the government in April, saying his condition improved after using cannabis oil in the Netherlands.
Read more here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44536978
BBC News -
The use of medicinal cannabis is to be reviewed, which could lead to more prescriptions of drugs made from the plant, the home secretary has said.
The decision was prompted by recent high-profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures.
But Sajid Javid stressed the drug would remain banned for recreational use.
Charlotte Caldwell, whose son Billy has severe epilepsy, welcomed the decision after campaigning for change.
He said the cases of Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell had made him conclude it was time to review the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
He also announced that six-year-old Alfie, who has a very rare form of epilepsy that causes up to 150 seizures per month, was being issued with a licence to receive cannabis-based drugs.
His family had originally applied to the government in April, saying his condition improved after using cannabis oil in the Netherlands.
Read more here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44536978
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