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Two years after the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended that Cannabis Based Products for Medicinal use (CBPM) be moved into Schedule 2 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR), the ACMD reflect and assess the impact of this important...

Two years ago yesterday we saw the then Home Secretary Savid Javid, under significant public pressure, take the first step towards undoing decades of regressive policies towards medical cannabis and the patients that rely on it. The cases of Billy Cauldwell and Alfie...

Just over 4 years ago, I wrote a piece in the Huffington Post titled “Medical Cannabis Can Make A Real Difference To People's Suffering - Let's Free Its Potential”. In the piece, I argued that the Barnes Report of 2016 marked a turning point in UK cannabis; we had a...

The most popular Quality of Life (QoL) measure used in the UK is EQ-5D – a framework used by NICE, the body in charge of funding decisions for the NHS. EQ-5D is a standardized instrument developed by the EuroQol Group as a measure of health-related quality of life...

While it remains unclear how long the pandemic (that changed everything globally) will last, it is clear that the impact of the coronavirus activity has metastasised into a burgeoning health, social sustainability and economic...

There is a good chance when you ask this question you will be met with a scornful look and the assertion that a life is priceless, not only that, but there is something inherently immoral about expressing the value of one’s life as a number of pounds or dollars. The...