Patient Guides & Clinical Insights
Expert information on medical cannabis prescriptions, conditions, strains and patient experiences in the United Kingdom. Written by clinicians, reviewed for accuracy.
12 Mar 2026
Understanding Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory condition primarily affecting the spine, sacroiliac joints, and entheses Characteristic features include…
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12 Mar 2026
Why Cannabis May Help in Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by autoimmune-driven joint inflammation, pain, and progressive structural damage CBD…
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12 Mar 2026
Epidyolex and Its Limitations Epidyolex (pharmaceutical-grade CBD) is licensed in the UK for Dravet syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis complex Many…
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11 Mar 2026
The Endocannabinoid System and Neurodegeneration CB1 and CB2 receptors are distributed throughout brain regions affected by Alzheimer’s disease including the hippocampus and…
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11 Mar 2026
Why Parkinson’s Patients Are Turning to Cannabis Parkinson’s disease causes motor and non-motor symptoms that are often inadequately managed by dopaminergic drugs…
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10 Mar 2026
Access in Wales Wales follows the same UK-wide framework for medical cannabis prescribing Private specialist clinics accessible via telehealth from anywhere in…
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10 Mar 2026
Access in Scotland Medical cannabis is legal and accessible in Scotland via the same UK-wide framework Specialist cannabis clinics serve Scottish patients…
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10 Mar 2026
Types of Clinics Specialist cannabis clinics: dedicated to medical cannabis assessment and prescribing Pain clinics: some consultant-led pain programmes integrate cannabis prescribing…
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09 Mar 2026
What is Project Twenty21? A UK-based patient registry and observational study run by Drug Science Launched in 2019 to generate real-world evidence…
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09 Mar 2026
The Regulatory Framework Cannabis remains Class B under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 CBPMs (Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal Use) are Schedule…
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