John’s story: medical cannabis & Progressive Mylopathy
John Ellis lives with Progressive Mylopathy of uncertain cause. In almost constant pain, John also experiences fatigue and exhaustion as part of his condition.
Sue’s story: Alleviating chronic pain from secondary bone metastases cancer
Sue Evans from York uses medical cannabis treatment to alleviate chronic pain caused by cancer. “CBD treatment makes a huge difference to the quality of my life, keeping a positive attitude does too.”
Hilary’s story: Managing chemotherapy side-effects with medical cannabis treatments
Since September 2019, Hilary, who is living with cancer of the breast and liver, has been taking medical cannabis to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, including sickness, fatigue and low mood. “Medical cannabis is allowing me to live a good life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.”
Alfie’s story: Life-changing treatment for severe epilepsy
In 2018, Alfie Dingley made history when he became the first person in the UK to receive a medical cannabis prescription on the NHS following a hard-fought campaign by Hannah Deacon, Alfie’s mum and Executive Director of the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society.
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The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society is proud to officially endorse the 2nd International Congress on Clinical Trials on Cannabis, taking place on 15 & 16 February 2023 in London.…
Just two and half years after launch, the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society today reports over 300 members as it prepares to launch a series of in-person events for 2022. Over…
Virtual roundtable - watch again On 13 December, international paediatric neurologists and medical cannabis experts came together for a panel discussion about the UK's prescribing crisis for children with intractable…
Epileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis, reveals research by charity Drug Science and published in BMJ Paediatrics Open. …