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A law change, inspired by two youngsters with epilepsy, has actually been killed by an official NHS advice, minister Sir Mike Penning told an all-party group
BRITAIN'S medical marijuana policy is a "cruel and botched" failure, said MPs, have it emerged that they are being warned off prescribing drugs.
Conservative Minister Sir Mike Penning was one of the speakers on Monday.
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The drugs can only be prescribed by a specialist doctor on a case-by-case basis
"We are now in the very frankly cruel and ludicrous position of families with severely epileptic children still having to fundraise to get access to a medicine that we have just legalized in the UK," he said.
"Those responsible for this botched and cruel outcome should hang their heads in shame."
A law change, inspired by two youngsters with epilepsy, has actually been killed off by the official NHS advice, Sir Mike Penning said an all-party group.
Sir Mike hit out at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the British Pediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) guidance as "crushing the hopes of many thousands of patients".
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"We are now in the very frankly cruel and ludicrous position of families with severely epileptic children still having to fundraise to get access to a medicine that we have just legalized in the UK," he said.
"Those responsible for this botched and cruel outcome should hang their heads in shame."
Medicinal cannabis expert Dr. Mike Barnes said specialists will not prescribe the drugs because of the effects of the disease.
And, he added, the BPNA advising non-licensed cannabis products should only be prescribed when surgery is not a possibility.
Professor Andrew Goddard defended the guidance, saying there is not enough evidence to support the drugs' use for bread.
He said: "We would welcome high quality studies into the use of cannabis-based medicinal products for bread".
An NHS spokesperson said the law changes the experts for prescribing the products for a "small number" of patients, where their needs are not met and there is evidence of benefit.
The decision to reschedule the Cannabis products is a follow-up to a special commissioned review, with Sly Davies' chief medical officer concluding there is evidence that they can have therapeutic benefits.However, the drugs can only be prescribed by a specialist doctor, not a GP, it has case-by-case basis.
Mum, Charlotte Caldwell, who helped legalize medical Cannabis speaks on Loose Women
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