Cannabis

Pain relief

Cannabis-based medicines: an update

With NICE having recently published draft guidance on cannabis-based medicinal products, catch up with this round up.

13 Oct 2019 , 3 Min Article

Prescribing

Getting to grips with cannabis-based medicines

Here's a round up of questions concerning the switch of cannabis-based medicinal products to Schedule 2.

14 Apr 2019 , 2 Min Article

Pain relief

Conference call: ASHP updates on opioid crisis

Opioid over-prescribing, medical cannabis and digital health developments were some of the topics covered.

15 Mar 2019 , 2 Min Article

Mental health

Cannabis moves to the medical mainstream

It seems that well over 2,000 years after a Gushi shaman was buried with his stash, cannabis and cannabinoids are set to move into the medical mainstream.

30 Aug 2018 , 2 Min Article

Cancer & palliative care

Should cannabis be prescribed?

Interest in the therapeutic potential of cannabis is growing across the world

20 May 2015 , 3 Min Article

Hello Mary Jane

Steve Ainsworth examines the medicinal potential of a mind-altering substance with a long history

18 Sep 2014 , 2 Min Article