Anxiety, chronic pain and nausea – the health conditions medical cannabis could help
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Laws on medical marijuana are being relaxed around the world – but not in the UK.
By Lydia Smith
An increasing number of places around the world, including 25 US states, Canada, Israel and more than ten European countries, are relaxing laws on medical marijuana use – but Britain has yet to follow.
A group of MPs in the UK is calling for access to medical marijuana, in a report which called for the Government to view the issue as a matter of “compassion and human rights”. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform says there is “good evidence” cannabis can help alleviate the symptoms of several health conditions, including chronic pain and anxiety.
Professor Mike Barnes, a leading consultant neurologist who contributed to the report, explains how cannabis can help with certain health conditions.
“The human brain produces natural cannabis chemicals (the endocannabinoid system) and we are beginning to understand the importance of this system for human functions,” he tells ...
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