For most patients looking to access medical cannabis, they must look to private healthcare, the rest look to illegal markets. But why is the NHS not prescribing medical cannabis? We take a look at some of the facts as specified by Professor Mike Barnes, Neurologist, Chairman of The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society and part of Maple Tree the Global Medical Cannabis Experts.
Treating Menopausal Symptoms with Medical Cannabis
In honor of World Menopause Day, we are bringing attention to the issues that women face when going through the menopause and how the use of medical cannabis can help treat the symptoms brought on by it.
Dystonia is a lifelong condition which causes uncontrollable and often painful spasms. Dystonia can also cause uncontrollable blinking, shaking and can cause the body to twist into unusual positions. Whilst Dystonia cannot be cured, the symptoms can be controlled with medication. Here we take a look at how medical cannabis has been found to help with Dystonia symptoms.
Breaking the stigma on ADHD and the use of medical cannabis
ADHD Awareness Month aims to bring more awareness to this neurological condition which affects both children and adults across the globe by sharing information and research to help break down the stigma around it. With this blog, we want to highlight the benefits of the use of medical cannabis on the symptoms of ADHD as an alternative therapy to typical ADHD medication.