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Fewer than 1% of UK Doctors Trained to Prescribe Medical Cannabis: Seven Years on, Patient Demand Outpaces Healthcare Education

Seven years after medical cannabis was legalised in the UK, the sector stands at a critical crossroads. Demand for cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) continues to accelerate, yet the country’s medical infrastructure is struggling to adapt. Despite the progress, less than 1% of the UK’s 100,000 doctors registered on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register […]

By Lewis H

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Tobacco and Cannabis Together May Deplete the Brain’s “Bliss Molecule,” New Study Warns

A growing body of research is reshaping what scientists know about how cannabis affects the brain—but a new study suggests the real story may depend on what else people are smoking. Researchers from McGill University’s Douglas Research Centre in Canada have found the first evidence in humans that combining cannabis with tobacco profoundly alters brain […]

By Lewis H

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Medical Cannabis Patients in the UK Report Widespread Benefits in Landmark Releaf Survey

The latest nationwide survey from Releaf UK, one of the country’s licensed online medical cannabis clinics, has revealed that a strong majority of patients report meaningful improvements to their health and quality of life from prescribed cannabis-based treatments. The findings, gathered from more than 1,600 participants, arrive seven years after medical cannabis was legalized in […]

By Lewis H

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NHS Incompetence Exposed: The Four-Year, Taxpayer-Funded Failure of the UK Medical Cannabis Registry

The National Health Service, a leviathan of state-run bureaucracy, has been forced to confess to a spectacular, four-year failure in its handling of the UK Medical Cannabis Registry. After years of silence, obfuscation, and the squandering of public funds, an inquiry by Business of Cannabis, culminating in a Freedom of Information request, has ripped the […]

By Declan Bridge