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Academic research - The experiences of people needing cannabis medicine
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Our publications
Training the police on legalized medical cannabis: lessons in building public trust, reducing harm, and avoiding reputational damage
Training the police on legalized medical cannabis: lessons in building public trust, reducing harm, and avoiding reputational damage
Stigmatised and Stressed: UK cannabis patients living in the context of prohibtion
Stigmatised and Stressed: UK cannabis patients living in the context of prohibtion
'Its a big added stress on top of being so ill': The challenges facing people prescribed cannabis in the UK
'Its a big added stress on top of being so ill': The challenges facing people prescribed cannabis in the UK
Prescribed but prohibited: UK cannabis patients face stigma and health inequalities
Prescribed but prohibited: UK cannabis patients face stigma and health inequalities
The law changed in 2018 to legalise cannabis prescribing in the UK – but few people know about it, and even fewer people have accessed a prescription. My own interest...
Living in Limbo: The experiences of UK patients who are prescribed cannabis
Living in Limbo: The experiences of UK patients who are prescribed cannabis
Public engagement
YouTube: Our animated short film!
YouTube: Our animated short film!
Poem - Plant-Based Medicine by Lindsey Metcalf McGrath (in Entangled Stanzas, science poetry anthology)
Poem - Plant-Based Medicine by Lindsey Metcalf McGrath (in Entangled Stanzas, science poetry anthology)
British Science Festival
British Science Festival
Pint of Science Festival
Pint of Science Festival
The Firefly Creatrix Podcast Season 2, Ep 8 - Interview
The Firefly Creatrix Podcast Season 2, Ep 8 - Interview
UK Patient Conference 2023 Expert Panel
UK Patient Conference 2023 Expert Panel
About us
Dr Lindsey Metcalf McGrath
Dr Lindsey Metcalf McGrath
Dr Helen Beckett Wilson
Dr Helen Beckett Wilson
CCSE: Medical Cannabis Research Project
CCSE: Medical Cannabis Research Project
Media Coverage
Releaf Launches UK’s First Medical Cannabis Legal Helpline
Releaf Launches UK’s First Medical Cannabis Legal Helpline
A dedicated legal helpline launches in the UK to help medical cannabis patients navigate complex police guidance and protect their rights.
"The Narrative Needs to Change": The UK’s Cannabis Media Storm
"The Narrative Needs to Change": The UK’s Cannabis Media Storm
Patients and healthcare professionals have responded to media coverage, which they say misrepresented cannabis-based treatment in the UK.
New Police Cannabis Guidance: Progress vs. Stigma
New Police Cannabis Guidance: Progress vs. Stigma
Examine the recent UK media storm threatening seven years of medical cannabis progress and the industry's response to negative press.
Why are cannabis patients facing stigma from the NHS? - leafie
Why are cannabis patients facing stigma from the NHS? - leafie
Over seven years after legalisation, medical cannabis patients still face unnecessary stigma from employers, landlords and even the police. A leafie investigation has found that many patients also face issues in the last place you would expect: while receiving healthcare from the NHS.
Police Call for ‘Clarity’ - Research Highlights Need for ‘Crucial’ Medical Cannabis Training
Police Call for ‘Clarity’ - Research Highlights Need for ‘Crucial’ Medical Cannabis Training
A new paper adds to growing calls for urgent improvements in police training on how to respond to patients legally prescribed cannabis-based medicines.
UK police ‘inadequately trained’ on medical cannabis law, research shows - leafie
UK police ‘inadequately trained’ on medical cannabis law, research shows - leafie
A pilot training project has exposed alarming deficiencies in police understanding of medical cannabis regulations, with 88 per cent of officers knowing little or nothing about the 2018 law change that legalised cannabis prescribing – leading to wrongful arrests and medication confiscation from legally prescribed patients.
Cost and stigma tarnish experience of medicinal cannabis users
Cost and stigma tarnish experience of medicinal cannabis users
Drugs, cannabis, prescriptions, health, medicine, GPs, NHS, Police, Law Enforcement, Law, Society, Research, Publications, Crime, Criminology
Filter Magazine feature: UK Medical Cannabis Access Beset With Social and Systemic Barriers
Filter Magazine feature: UK Medical Cannabis Access Beset With Social and Systemic Barriers
Volteface - Stigma and Inequality Research, the hidden harms facing patients
Volteface - Stigma and Inequality Research, the hidden harms facing patients
National education programs needed to tackle ‘stigma’ and ‘inequality’ facing medical cannabis patients
National education programs needed to tackle ‘stigma’ and ‘inequality’ facing medical cannabis patients
The Untapped Potential: How UK Medical Cannabis Prescriptions are Growing but Missing Millions - Business of Cannabis
The Untapped Potential: How UK Medical Cannabis Prescriptions are Growing but Missing Millions - Business of Cannabis
118% Surge in UK Cannabis Prescriptions Highlights Awareness Challenges
118% Surge in UK Cannabis Prescriptions Highlights Awareness Challenges
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LinkedIn - Helen
Suggested further reading
A History of Drugs: Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age - 1st Edition
A History of Drugs: Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age - 1st Edition
Why are some psychoactive substances regarded as ‘dangerous drugs’, to be controlled by the criminal law within a global prohibition regime, whilst others – from alcohol and tobacco, through to those we call ‘medicines’ – are seen and regulated very differently? A History of Drugs traces a genealogy of the construction and governance of the ‘drug problem’ over the past 200 years: calling into question some of the most fundamental ideas in this field: from ‘addiction’ to
Cannabis (seeing through the smoke) by Professor David Nutt | Waterstones
Cannabis (seeing through the smoke) by Professor David Nutt | Waterstones
Buy Cannabis (seeing through the smoke) by Professor David Nutt from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
Medicinal Cannabis Prescribing: A Study of Boundary Work and Medico‐Legal Risk - Case - 2021 - The Modern Law Review - Wiley Online Library
Medicinal Cannabis Prescribing: A Study of Boundary Work and Medico‐Legal Risk - Case - 2021 - The Modern Law Review - Wiley Online Library
The prescription of ‘unlicensed’ cannabis-based medicines was legalised in 2018. A ‘boundary work’ analysis of the post reform guidance issued for doctors reveals a discourse which frames the prescri...
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National Police Guidance - medicinal cannabis (2026)
National Police Guidance - medicinal cannabis (2026)
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