What to ask before your first medical cannabis follow-up
Your first follow-up appointment after starting prescribed medical cannabis is a chance to check in with your clinician about how things are going.
Medical cannabis and cost tracking: what to record each month
A practical guide to recording the recurring monthly costs of private medical cannabis treatment in the UK.
Start low and go slow: what it means in prescribed medical cannabis
A UK patient guide to what start low and go slow means in prescribed medical cannabis, why it is prescriber-led, and what to ask at review.
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.