ADHD sufferers are self-medicating with cannabis because of NHS delays, charity warns
The chief executive of charity ADHD UK said people sometimes have to wait up to five years for an appointment, yet some symptoms are eased by cannabis use.
Lanarkshire mum’s plea as cost of son’s ‘life-saving’ cannabis medication doubles in four years to £1,500
A Lanarkshire single mum is begging the Scottish Government for help as the cost of her son’s ‘life-saving’ cannabis medication has doubled in just four years.
NSW drivers using medicinal cannabis would be shielded from DUI charges under MP’s proposed reforms
New South Wales drivers who use medicinal cannabis and return a positive result at a roadside drug test would be spared prosecution under new laws being put forward by the upper house MP Jeremy Buckingham.
War veteran traumatised by horrors of Iraq and Afghanistan bulk bought cannabis by post as he struggled to cope with PTSD
A former soldier suffering with post traumatic stress disorder “used cannabis simply to try to forget what he saw”.
Why neurodivergent people are self-medicating with weed
A recent poll has found that 1.8 million people in the UK are self-medicating using cannabis, a 29 per cent rise from 2019
What is medical cannabis?
With the race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary in full swing, Macquarie Medical School pharmacologist Professor Mark Connor explains the uses of medical marijuana.
Patients left off medical cannabis list ask for help
Yaron, Amit and Reuven, whose licenses for using medical cannabis will soon expire, ask the government why their conditions aren’t included in the upcoming reform despite proof the drug can improve their quality of life
Cannabis users’ cognitive abilities compared: Flower vs. concentrate – surprising findings revealed!
In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers examine the cognitive test performance of chronic cannabis flower and concentrate users as compared to non-users.
Tragedy as girl, 13, dies after her mother’s fierce campaign to access medical cannabis
A teenager whose mother campaigned to access medical marijuana to treat her rare form of epilepsy has died.
‘Medical cannabis changed my life,’ says woman with rare neurological disorder
A patient whose life was transformed by medical cannabis has told Express.co.uk how the drug changed her life and could help so many others if more people could access it.