How to prescribe medical cannabis in the UK – In My Professional Opinion
How to prescribe medical cannabis in the UK – In My Professional Opinion
In this seminar, Professor Barnes provides a walkthrough of how to prescribe medical cannabis under the current UK regulations and the future of prescribing in the UK. 2020 was a turbulent year in which all resemblance of ‘normality’ was morphed into the ‘new normal’. This has also impacted the way in which prescriptions are made in the UK. Understanding the current landscape is therefore more important than ever.
Prof Barnes is a neurologist who worked for many years in MS and brain injury. In 2000 he worked with GW Pharma to develop the first cannabis-based medicine – Sativex. In 2016 he produced the Barnes Report for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform which helped eventually to change the law. He then worked with Alfie Dingley’s family and obtained the first cannabis license from the Home Office to treat Alfie’s epilepsy. Since then he has worked exclusively in cannabis medicine, developed the first cannabis clinic and cannabis teaching programme (the Academy of Medical Cannabis) and now runs a cannabis consultancy (mapletreeconsultants.co.uk) with Hannah Deacon – Alfie’s mother and the UK’s most prominent campaigner.
This is our first video of 2021, please note that it has now been 50 years since the Misuse of Drugs Act was enacted. This legislation is outdated and was never fit for purpose in the first place #MDA50
CBD has anti-psychotic effects, so why wouldn’t you prescribe it for schizophrenia and psychosis? The supposed link of THC and schizophrenia doesn’t correlate to the evidence; schizophrenia incidence has stayed constant during the last 60 years while cannabis use has multiplied many times over. It may be that young men starting to experience schizophrenia are self medicating, and given a range of choices would choose higher CBD content.
basically the ecs stops the body from shorting out! lol
🤔 educating the police would also help do you not think 🤔 thank you for this !
I have chronic pain caused by inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgia and other things. I wish the government would crack on with this getting on the NHS. I’m tired of all the opioid medication I have to take.
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Very informative ,thank you Sir
Hurry up come to the point man what you want to say Mr
Why have you bothered with the expensive looking long pretentious egoic play-in, only to open up into a terrible quality WebCam with terrible quality audio?
I think you spent the money in the wrong place mate.
Stoners don’t give cannabis a good reputation, and neither do productions like this.
They can’t keep saying this plant has no medicinal value because that’s what these politicians have been lying about for decades. Its time for the people to once again have the plant that was put on this earth for us humans to consume and heal ourselves and this is how we as humans have our very own human endocannabinoid system.
The war on drugs has been a complete failure need I say anymore 🌿🌏
That was a well spent 53 minutes
Why not our Britain government give on the national health service who need for physical or mental illness treatment while whole nation is suffering from insomnia or depression I am sure it will help good night sleep as very important in every human beings life
Such a comprehensive summary, thank you! BTW The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 was overseen by the then Home Secretary Reginald Maudling (who died of alcoholism age 61).
Very informative