January 2021 saw the UK leave the EU; this move will soon mean families will no longer have access to medicinal cannabis to support children with chronic epilepsy. Lorne Gillies investigates the impact of Brexit and continued stigma around a vital medicine.
In 2018, the discussion on the benefits of medicinal cannabis reached a crescendo with the UK Government ultimately legalising the use of medicinal cannabis. One year on: doctors are continually being discouraged from providing the prescription.
The debate into medicinal cannabis has dominated the headlines, with thousands of people calling for a change in the law. Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker are preparing to let the nation into their lives as they discover the pros and cons of medicinal cannabis for their epileptic son, Max.
From 01 November doctors in England, Wales and Scotland will be able to prescribe cannabis-based medicine to patients. Earlier today (Thursday) the Home Secretary, Sajid…
Billy Caldwell, Alfie Dingley, Murray Gray: three young boys living with severe epilepsy. Their stories have been broadcast far and wide which has led to the…
Watching a loved one suffer due to illness or disability can be heart wrenching, even more so if that loved one is your child. Murray…