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Prescription Cannabis Flower

jukeboxfrankie
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There are a number of postings on here about the possible benefits of cannabis oil but not so much on prescription cannabis flower.

I have suffered for 3 years now from peripheral neuropathy brought on by chemo-therapy treatment for bowel cancer. I have been treated by Palliative Medicine and also by the Chronic Pain Clinic. No orthodox drugs have made any significant improvement. Neither have less orthodox treatments such as acupuncture or electric pulse therapy. 

I joined online support groups and the one treatment that never brought up a negative reply was prescription cannabis. 

I am now on prescription cannabis (20% THC) for smoking via a vaporiser during the day and oil at night. Does anyone here have experience of smoking cannabis flower through a vaporiser to help cope with the pain of neuropathy? It is not intended to get rid of the pain but to make me care less about the pain if you understand what I mean.

Regards - Frank

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  • Hello jukeboxfrankie,
    Thank you for posting.
    Please be aware that currently, you can only access medical cannabis if you have a prescription from either the NHS or a registered private doctor. But it is still illegal to smoke cannabis flower – even if you have a prescription – and to possess cannabis bought from any other source.
    In the UK, it is always illegal to smoke cannabis - regardless of its prescription status.
    This is because when substances like cannabis are set alight, dangerous, carcinogenic chemicals are released, and these can have serious implications for a person’s health. 
    Cancer Research would not recommend, advise, or endorse, administering medication in a way that is hazardous to health.  The only safe and legal way to inhale prescribed cannabis is vaporisation. If prescribed, dried cannabis flower is administered using a vaporiser.
    For more information please visit our website for information about the uses and side effects of cannabis for cancer patients There is also useful information on the NHS website about medical cannabis and some specific information about the pros and cons of prescribed cannabis flowers
    Thank you.
    Best wishes,
    Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator
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  • Hello jukeboxfrankie,
    Thank you for posting.
    Please be aware that currently, you can only access medical cannabis if you have a prescription from either the NHS or a registered private doctor. But it is still illegal to smoke cannabis flower – even if you have a prescription – and to possess cannabis bought from any other source.
    In the UK, it is always illegal to smoke cannabis - regardless of its prescription status.
    This is because when substances like cannabis are set alight, dangerous, carcinogenic chemicals are released, and these can have serious implications for a person’s health. 
    Cancer Research would not recommend, advise, or endorse, administering medication in a way that is hazardous to health.  The only safe and legal way to inhale prescribed cannabis is vaporisation. If prescribed, dried cannabis flower is administered using a vaporiser.
    For more information please visit our website for information about the uses and side effects of cannabis for cancer patients There is also useful information on the NHS website about medical cannabis and some specific information about the pros and cons of prescribed cannabis flowers
    Thank you.
    Best wishes,
    Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator
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  • Offline in reply to Moderator Renata

    Thank you Renata for approving my thread. I will underline 2 points that I make in my opening posting and they are firstly that this is prescription cannabis not street bought cannabis and secondly that it is smoked through a vaporiser and not mixed with tobacco. It is not set alight in a vaporiser.

    I am keen to hear from anyone else who has tried this route successfully or otherwise.

    Frank

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