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Tell us: has your medical cannabis prescription come from a private health provider?

The Guardian Society Health · 10 September 2026 at 14:51

Tell us: has your medical cannabis prescription come from a private health provider?

We’d like to hear from people in the UK who have accessed medical cannabis from a private health provider and find out about their experience In 2018 Theresa May’s government changed the law to allow the NHS and private providers to prescribe cannabis-based medical products.

The NHS prescribes medical cannabis for a few conditions such as children and adults with rare, severe forms of epilepsy and people with muscle stiffness and spasms caused by multiple sclerosis (MS).

However, the vast majority of prescriptions for medical cannabis are being issued through private healthcare .

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Tell us: has your medical cannabis prescription come from a private health provider?

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