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When many people hear the words “medicinal cannabis” they automatically associate the term with phrases like “backdoor legalization for recreational use” and assume it has no actual medicinal value… Having been thrust into the world of medicinal cannabis I came across not only anecdotal stories of people being effectively treated with various cannabinoids (compounds found… Continue reading British Medical Journal – Article on History of Medicinal Cannabis

It might not come as a surprise to those who keep up to date with our blog but we’ve decided to put the Hadrian’s Wall Challenge back to the second bank holiday in August. Is going to be an interesting period for me personally since I also managed to secure a place in the Great… Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Walk

The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis is a “non-profit organisation working to shape the UK’s new medicinal cannabis regime in the interests of patients”. Their Blueprint and Recommendations are certainly worth a read.

Every year since William’s diagnosis we’ve organised some kind of sponsored event to raise money for charities we believe can directly help William and other children with brain tumours. To mark him making it to five years since diagnosis (nope, we can’t believe it either!), we have decided to organise our most ambitious event yet… Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Challenge 2019

For anyone who hasn’t followed William’s story closely… after his terminal brain tumour shrank by two thirds having started him on CBD and a Ketogenic Diet, we proposed and helped fund a £100,000 research project at the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre into CBD and his tumour type – the project started in early 2018…… Continue reading CBD Research Project – 12 Month Update

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been asked to carry out a review of cannabis-based products for medicinal use and is in the process of setting up a committee to discuss prescription guidelines. As someone who has had a very keen interest in cannabis and cancer for two years since William’s… Continue reading Make William Well Registered as Official NICE Stakeholder

Introduction I attended this event on Tuesday organised by the charity Brains Trust and found it really interesting.  It was aimed at children and families living with a brain tumour diagnosis, researchers, clinicians and people with a professional interest in brain tumour care. It was a long day with some really interesting topics covered, from how… Continue reading First Ever UK Paediatric Brain Tumour Symposium

Next Tuesday the deadline for commenting on what conditions medicinal cannabis can be legally prescribed for in the UK will pass (for some reason this fact appears to have gone largely unnoticed). At the moment the list of conditions includes chronic pain, intractable nausea and vomiting, spasticity and epilepsy but not cancer treatment.  This is because,… Continue reading The MANY Advantages of Legalising “Last Resort” Medicinal Cannabis for Cancer Treatment

PLEASE click HERE to sign our petition We hate having to use this picture but if it helps people see the reality of what a brain tumour diagnosis means and what medicinal cannabis could help avoid then so be it… 😦

We were so excited when the government announced that it would carry out a review into which conditions medicinal cannabis could be prescribed for, especially since the amount of research required for clinical trials to be carried out into cannabis and cancer has clearly already been met – one clinical trial has already been carried out… Continue reading Have Cancer Treatment Included in Medicinal Cannabis Review