Medical cannabis was not far from the headlines in 2018, with a number of high-profile cases challenging current UK law. But what constitutes a cannabis derived medicinal product? How do the active ingredients work? What conditions could be treated? And who should be able to prescribe what?
Speakers
Mike Barnes is a highly experienced consultant neurologist and consultant in rehabilitation medicine.
Peter Carroll is an 'End our Pain' campaigner, calling for a change in the law to allow doctors to prescribe cannabis to their patients, where they consider that is appropriate and likely to alleviate their symptoms.
Hannah Deacon campaigned for her son, a boy with epilepsy, to legally bring medicinal cannabis oil through the UK border.
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