NEW POLL REVEALS 1.4 MILLION BRITISH ADULTS USING ‘STREET CANNABIS’ TO TREAT CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

Medicinal Cannabis Research Body Welcomes NICE Guidelines But Urges Government to Accelerate Access and Clinical Understanding as Black Market Use Soars

LONDON -- Monday, 11 November 2019 -- The Centre for #Medicinal #Cannabis (CMC) today welcomes the new #NICE guidelines relating to the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy but urges the #Government to urgently accelerate patient access and clinical learning via the NHS as it reveals shocking new polling data.

A new poll conducted for the CMC and CPASS by #YouGov reveals for the first time the true extent of illicit adult use of 'street cannabis' to treat the symptoms of chronic conditions.

You can find more information at: https://www.thecmcuk.org