What to do if medical cannabis makes symptoms worse
A safety-first UK guide on what to do if prescribed medical cannabis seems to make symptoms worse, including 999, NHS 111, prescriber and Yellow Card routes.
Medical cannabis and medication interactions: what UK patients need to know
A calm UK guide to medical cannabis and medication interactions, what to tell a prescriber, and why specialist review matters.
Medical cannabis and mental health screening: what UK patients should know
A plain-English safety guide to mental health screening, contraindications and risk factors for UK medical cannabis patients.
Medical cannabis costs in the UK
A practical UK guide to medical cannabis costs, including clinic fees, prescription costs, medicine prices, and what to ask before paying.
NHS vs private medical cannabis prescriptions
A plain UK guide to the difference between NHS and private medical cannabis prescriptions, with specialist-prescriber and safety boundaries.
How to request your Summary Care Record
A practical UK patient guide to requesting your Summary Care Record or GP record for a medical cannabis eligibility check, without overcomplicating the paperwork.
What counts as trying two treatments?
A practical UK medical cannabis guide to what clinics mean by trying previous treatments, how your SCR helps, and why two treatments is not automatic approval.
UK medical cannabis patient guide: where to start
A UK guide to medical cannabis: NHS access, private clinics, records, risks, and what to ask before booking a consultation.
Am I eligible for medical cannabis in the UK?
Who may qualify for medical cannabis in the UK, what records matter, how previous treatments are considered, and why eligibility is a specialist clinical decision.
An introduction to the endocannabinoid system
A patient-friendly MCPH explainer on the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoids, THC, CBD, and why mechanism does not predict treatment response.