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Edited on 21/11/2015 at 05:14

Hello everyone,

What are your thoughts on the controversial use of cannabis as a treatment for e.g. muscle spasms?

Please feel free to share your thoughts here.

All the best,

Marina

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Edited on 31/03/2015 at 04:47

Sativex has not been approved by NICE for use in England as it has been labelled as 'not cost effective'. Though interestingly it is approved in Wales. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/11146849/England-Wales-divide-over-cannabis-based-MS-drug-looms.html

 


Cannabis and MS https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/your-opinion-on-multiple-sclerosis-treatments/cannabis-and-ms-113 2015-03-31 04:45:42
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20/11/2015 at 15:11

@Yank34 I also asked my nurse about Sativex once and told me the same. I grow my own on a small pot I have in my house (I hope not to get in trouble for admiting this lol) But I do believe that as @ganganmz says, there are just shity days that the only way to reduce all the stiffness and pain is by making a marihuana tea

I strongly recomend it, with precaution obviously


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Hey......whatever works!  Respite from prolonged muscular spasticity/pain is soooooooo needed! x

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Sativex can put you off cannabis as it tastes foul apparently, I don’t know if it works I have no first hand experience. Cannabis has been medically legal in the uk since 2018, it’s a monopoly, you have to be minted to afford a private prescription here and be legal, so those people unable to work can’t afford it and turn to black market which can be hit or miss medically.... it’s all a bit rude, suffering is legal. It’s all quiet sad, the uk is in a bad way and there is not a lot we can do, seen as they voted away protest rights today. What’s that be quiet and suffer in silence , it’s the British way.


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