New Zealand’s Medicinal Cannabis Agency has received approval to make a number of changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme. These changes involve amending regulations to better support economic and research opportunities for the medicinal cannabis industry.
Allowing GPs to prescribe medical cannabis can drive down NHS waiting lists and reduce crime, according to a new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
Medicinal cannabis card launched in Britain today so patients carrying the drug can easily prove they aren’t breaking the law.
Jane Hinchcliffe, 44, had been struggling with chronic pain since she was young. Since she was 15, she has been prescribed codeine in an attempt to manage it.
Patients who used medicinal cannabis found a greater reduction in prescription opioid doses than those who did not use medicinal cannabis
The fact that cannabis has a strong medical and therapeutic potential is not new. Indeed, the question we should ask is not about if medical cannabis works: the key question is how to get the maximum therapeutic benefit from cannabis and what combination of cannabinoids is the most efficient.