Fantastic patient-centred event today, with presentations on patient experiences, the endocannabinoid system, routes of administration and latest research developments. Well done to organisers @patientscann.org.uk and @carolaperez.bsky.social We, The Patients. #medicalcannabis #MCAW

Great to spend the day with patients, prescribers and campaigners at the @patientscann.org.uk Medical Canbabis patient event in London for #medicalcannabisawarenessweek

Man who became 'zombie' on painkillers says medical cannabis gave him his life back David Wright is now calling for cheaper medical cannabis to be made available to help with his pain after costs soared www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Wetherspoons won't let me use my prescribed medical cannabis, not even in the smoking area. I've written back to them suggesting this might be discrimination but they've ignored me... Anyone else had trouble? #medicalcannabis #Accessibility #DisabilityRights #cannabisUK #wetherspoons #discrimination

Bristol-based group pushing for Avon & Somerset Police to reform policing practices around those who use cannabis for medicinal purposes. Bristol Cannabis Club mounting pressure on police to train officers on cannabis-based products for medicinal use. #Legalise www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

It’s Medical Cannabis Awareness Week, and seven years since prescription cannabis was legalised in the UK. We created this 3-minute film to share the voices of patients in our research back in 2023 - many of the issues remain the same today #mcaw youtu.be/PR5SoCbV26A?...

Call for evidence issued today by ACMD for their review of medical cannabis regulations in the UK: www.gov.uk/government/c... #cannabis #medicalcannabis #drugpolicy

Wow! Our event sold out! What a pleasure to talk medical cannabis and share patient experiences at the British Science Festival today. #BSF25 #medicalcannabis #medcan #socialscience #patients @britsciassoc.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

Science isn’t just labs and equations – at #BSF25 in partnership with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, it comes alive through art, performance, workshops and bold conversations. Check out inspiring and creative events in the link below! britishsciencefestival.org

There's just four weeks to go until #BSF25 in Liverpool! Have you checked out the programme and booked for events yet? britishsciencefestival.org/events

At least one in five of us are diagnosed as neurodivergent. Find out what it’s like to live in that world at 'Wired differently', a series of activities that challenge stereotypes, created by neurodivergent people across Liverpool. 10 Sept at @thebluecoat.bsky.social #BSF25

We'll be at the British Science Festival in Liverpool 10th September, sharing stories of medical cannabis patients. Book now - tickets are free! britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... #BSF25 #MedicalCannabis #MedCan #cannabis #patients

Prescribed Cannabis: Patient Stories. Join us at the British Science Festival on 10th September, Liverpool. #BSF25 britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We are excited that we can finally share that we will be part of the programme for this year’s British Science Festival! #bsf25 #medicalcannabis

Really enjoyed the poster session at @issdp conference today. Great papers too & many fascinating conversations on cannabis policy with delegates from New Zealand, Canada, Uruguay, Germany and more… #ISSDP25

We are both looking forward to day 2 of the @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social conference in Manchester UK

Enjoyable day at LJMU”s “Forever Curious” APSS faculty conference, sharing our research findings on the experiences of both legal cannabis patients and those self-medicating. Great questions from the audience! #medicalcannabis #UKdrugpolicy

Link to our most recent publication…

Our paper is now officially published in Vol 45 (2) of Critical Social Policy … journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #cannabis #medical #prescribing #stigma #drugpolicy

This week we were delighted to share our research into cannabis patient experiences at a webinar for healthcare professionals. Great conversation and questions from the audience. Important to raise awareness of the challenges and stigma patients face.

We watched the parliamentary debate on medicinal cannabis with interest last week. Here's the research briefing published in advance, which cites our study pointing to the problems UK patients have in accessing cannabis based medicines commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Link to view last week's debate on medicinal cannabis in UK Parliament: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Join PatientsCann's Workshop in a Box sessions to shape the NHS 10-Year Plan and advocate for medical cannabis patients. 🗓️ Sessions: Community 8 Feb | 2-4PM 11 Feb | 6-8PM Industry 12 Feb | 10:30AM-12:30PM 📍 Online. Sign up now: eventbrite.com/cc/change-nhs-… Let’s create change!

Good to see national media picking up on the new report by MedCan Family Foundation about the plight of UK parents of children with epilepsy. Our research published 2024 also gets a mention. Important story by Sarah Sinclair www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...

Media coverage this week on the problems facing families in the UK who need access to cannabis medicine. Our research also demonstrated the stresses and challenges for UK patients - access here: linktr.ee/medcanproject #medicalcannabis #epilepsy #drugpolicy #chronicillnesss

#cannabismedicine is legal in the uk yet hundreds of epileptic children are denied access to it on the NHS…. We have to make the change

PatientsCann UK is challenging Network Rail's restrictive new policy (NRA24-13), which unfairly bans most legal cannabis prescriptions, risks Equality Act breaches, and forces patients off treatment. 📩 Affected? Share your story via DM or email. patientscann.org.uk/network-rail/

Important BBC coverage of the plight of UK families who cannot get NHS prescriptions for life saving cannabis medicines & can’t afford legal private medicine routes www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Proud to be featured in this science poetry collection! “Plant-based medicine” by @lmetcalfmcgrath.bsky.social - a poem based on some of our @medcanproject.bsky.social research findings & patient stories #Cannabis #SciComm

Hello new followers! By way of introduction, our first study was informed by the experiences of cannabis patients in the UK. There are many barriers to accessing legal prescriptions here. Our current study is the experiences of people self-medicating (e.g. illicit market, GYO)…

Cannabis prescribing has been legal in the UK since 2018. In our research, patients told us that professionals such as doctors and police were not always up to speed with the law and lacked training. Cannabis Health News wrote this piece: cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2024/10/01/n...

Alison found traditional painkillers didn't work or had terrible side effects. Now she spends £200 a month for a private prescription of #cannabis oil for nighttime and flower to vaporise during the day. "It’s absolutely life-changing." #drugspolicy www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Hugely appreciate all our research participants for giving their time & sharing their stories. We are off to analyse the data from our self-medicating study now… updates will be posted here on BlueSky over coming months. Thank you everyone, so much 🙏🌱

Little bit excited to see our journal article on cannabis patient experiences is ‘trending’ and also ‘most read’ in Critical Social Policy! #cannabis #medicalcannabis #drugpolicy @medcanproject.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0261...

Welcome, fellow Cannabinerds 😀!

More drug policy peeps to follow ….

#itsallmedicine #itsoneplant

A butterfly is feeling far more welcoming than an X right now. Hello Bluesky. Help me find other #neurodivergent #medicalcannabis patients into gardening, health & wellbeing please ☺️

Thanks @justinrmatheson.bsky.social for all your work to connect people interested in cannabis research here! Appreciated 👏

Seems nice here 😊! Where are our #medicalcannabis #cannabispatients #GYO #cannabis #cannabiscommunity people?

I've started a new cannabis research starter pack! It's a work in progress - please reply here or message me if you want to be added :) I know I'm missing a lot of folks here, just threw something together quickly go.bsky.app/FPKwE4w

We collaborated with the talented Sophie Maliphant and the brilliant MerseyBeep Music to make a little animation of our research findings on medical cannabis www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR5S...

What happens when the medicine you take is otherwise illegal, and not many people know the law has changed to allow doctors to prescribe it for you? This is the strange (and often scary) liminal space occupied by cannabis patients across the UK volteface.me/experiences-...

We wrote a short piece for @britsoci.bsky.social 's EveryDay Society about the stigma and health inequalities experienced by UK cannabis patients #sociology #health #inequalities #qualitativeresearch es.britsoc.co.uk/prescribed-b...

Our research findings about the stigma & stress experienced by UK #cannabis patients, who are legally taking a drug that is otherwise criminalised, are also published in Critical Social Policy. Free to download #openaccess #drugpolicy #socialpolicy #stigma doi.org/10.1177/0261...

Our first study focused on the stories of people legally prescribed cannabis in the UK. Here's our paper in International Journal of #DrugPolicy IJDP (2023) It's free to download #openaccess www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We're new here... moving over from the 'other place'. We are Helen & Lindsey, researchers interested in the experiences of people needing cannabis medicine. We'll start sharing some of our research publications here and hope to connect with other people interested in all things #medicalcannabis