Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke raises fight of Aylesham mum Emma Appleby in Commons
A Kent MP has spoken in parliament about a mother’s fight to have access to NHS funded medical cannabis for her epileptic daughter.
Texas cancer patients and people with PTSD will soon be able to join state’s expanded medical marijuana program
David Bass, a military veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, at his home in Killeen on Sunday. He’s used illegal marijuana to treat symptoms, but plans to enroll in the state’s medical cannabis program that expands Sept. 1.
First-Ever Human Trial To Test Medical Cannabis As Brain Cancer Therapy
A cannabis-based mouth spray is set to be tested as a potential treatment for an aggressive form of brain tumor called glioblastoma, marking the first-ever major human trial involving medical cannabis as a cancer therapy.
Consultants can apply to register patients for medical cannabis access scheme
The Department of Health said registration by consultants and their patients on the Cannabis for Medical Use Register, to be operated by the Health Service Executive, would be required for the prescribing of cannabis-based products under the scheme.
Cannabis medication for epileptic girl costs £1k a month
The parents of an epileptic two-year-old are paying £1k a month for medical cannabis they cannot get on the NHS.
Boy, 9, writes plea to PM for epileptic brother’s cannabis treatment
The brother of a severely epileptic boy has hand-delivered a letter to Downing Street urging the prime minister to help get a medical cannabis prescription for his sibling.
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