Marijuana legalised in the UK for medical use

Approved for sale? It can still only be prescribed right?

Well, I suppose it is a little bit of softening but there appears to be a few catches.

We've had several programmes on TV here over the last few years saying how it helped MS sufferers, but it was always quantified by the "it can do you more harm than good," brigade.

Looks like the gov have finally come round to thinking it can be beneficial but benefitted the pharmacutical giants into the bargain.

if there's money to be made... the government will get into it!

The drugs will only be available on very secure prescription, but bit by bit the government seem to be softening their stance on marijuana .

The drugs have been cleared for use in Canada, and more countries are surely going to follow in due course.

Potshot

Well our lot have struggled against it for years, so the medical benefits must have been made really clear now, for them even to go this far.

It's a shame that it's taken them this long and so many people have had to suffer.

The Governments stance has been softening for a while now - seldom will you see those caught in possession get anything more than a slapped wrist.

Fact of the matter is that marijuana is less damaging than say tobacco or alcohol. Those have been freely available for years, and account for a huge number of deaths globally, so you've got to wonder what grounds they have for not legalising it completely.

That said, I do applaud their move towards making it available for medicinal use, as I know that it is far preferable to strong painkillers.

Having MS myself i was prescribed medication from my GP which was aweful, having to take 2 before bed, and making sure once you took them to be in bed within 15 mins otherwise your legs don't work properly. Then in the morning being unable to wake up and feeling like a zombie for a good part of the day then having to do it all again that very night, i threw them away as i prefer to smoke weed as it doesn't make me feel anything like what the prescribed medication did and can get on with my life.
I wish they would just legalise it.

lol why does everyone post on every one of these threads, but not mine, assholes jk :P