Treatment-resistant epilepsy and cannabis-based medicines
A cautious UK guide to treatment-resistant epilepsy, Epidyolex, NICE guidance, and the limits of unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.
How to read an MCPH strain page
A practical guide to reading MCPH strain pages as patient education, not product advice, with notes on cannabinoids, terpenes and prescriber boundaries.
Indica, sativa and hybrid: useful labels or oversimplification?
A practical UK patient guide to indica, sativa and hybrid labels, why they are limited, and what to ask about medical cannabis profiles instead.
Irradiated vs non-irradiated medical cannabis
A cautious UK patient guide to irradiated and non-irradiated medical cannabis flower, microbial safety, product quality and what to ask a prescriber.
What are terpenes in medical cannabis?
A practical UK patient guide to terpenes in medical cannabis, what they can and cannot tell you, and how to discuss them with a prescriber.
CBD vs THC in prescription context
A practical UK guide to CBD and THC in medical cannabis prescriptions, including effects, legal boundaries, non-prescription CBD, interactions and impairment risk.
Medical cannabis for PTSD
A UK patient guide to medical cannabis and PTSD, covering evidence limits, trauma-informed assessment, mental-health screening, treatment history and safety.
Medical cannabis for sleep problems
A UK patient guide to medical cannabis and sleep problems, covering insomnia, underlying causes, evidence limits, specialist assessment, impairment and safety.
Medical cannabis for anxiety
A practical UK guide to medical cannabis and anxiety, including evidence limits, specialist assessment, mental-health screening, side effects and honest disclosure.
THC:CBD ratios explained
THC:CBD ratios are one of the easiest parts of medical cannabis to misunderstand. A ratio can tell you something about the relative balance of THC and CBD in a product, but it does not tell you whether that product is…