Can I get it on the NHS? Legally, the NHS can prescribe medical cannabis. In practice, almost no one gets it that way. Nearly all patients are prescribed privately and pay for it. Here is why, and what the NHS…
Getting a prescription Once you know it is legal, the next question is practical: how do you actually get a prescription, and could you be someone who qualifies? This is where the path turns murky, partly because your GP cannot…
There are four steps: find a specialist clinic, hand over your medical records, have a consultation with a specialist doctor, and, if they prescribe, receive your medicine from a pharmacy by post. Your GP cannot do this, and there is…
There is no fixed list that says yes or no. A specialist weighs three things: a diagnosed condition, whether you have already tried other treatments, and whether the benefits outweigh the risks for you. Here is what that means in…
Do I need a medical cannabis card? No. There is no official medical cannabis card in the UK, and you do not need one to be treated. If you have searched for one, you have most likely run into an…