In The Press: Sapphire patient and Dr James Rucker at Sapphire spoke to The Sunday Times about the rising number of patients prescribed medical cannabis in the UK

By |2023-02-22T14:58:40+00:0022 February 2023|

Sapphire patient, Helen, and Dr James Rucker of Sapphire Medical Clinics spoke to Louise Eccles in The Sunday Times about the rising number of patients prescribed medical cannabis in the UK. Helen explained that “I had taken other medication for my anxiety previously but it gave [...]

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Medical cannabis and vaporising: Why we recommend vaporising as opposed to smoking

By |2023-02-22T14:58:37+00:0022 February 2023|

Medical cannabis has been available for prescription in the UK since November 2018, and since then an ever-growing number of patients have been able to access these medicines. Now, the UK has approved three vaporisers for the medical use of cannabis, offering specialists doctors the ability [...]

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Successful engagement initiatives launched at Curaleaf Pharmacy and Sapphire Medical ensuring service improvements are made together with patients and families

By |2023-02-22T14:58:35+00:0022 February 2023|

Curaleaf Pharmacy and Sapphire Medical are committed to engaging with patients and families, listen to feedback, and together bring about service improvements that matter to medical cannabis patients. Below are the two new initiatives which add to the existing engagement and education activities. All patients and [...]

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New Research on Medical Cannabis for Fibromyalgia Released Ahead of International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (Thursday 12th May)

By |2023-02-22T14:58:32+00:0022 February 2023|

New research has been released for patients with Fibromyalgia which has assessed the effects seen in UK patients after being prescribed medical cannabis. Symptoms commonly experienced in Fibromyalgia include anxiety, debilitating fatigue, chronic pain, sensitivity to light, sound, temperature and touch, as well as cognitive symptoms [...]

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Who is Gary Youds? Inside one man’s 20 year fight to open Liverpool’s first cannabis coffeeshop

By |2023-03-28T11:54:18+01:0022 February 2023|

The government’s planned reclassifying of cannabis finally took place in January 2004 after parliamentary and press pushback delayed the change. So in March 2005, ‘The Chillin’ Rooms’ opened its doors for the first time and within 6 weeks it had amassed 400 regular members. Unfortunately, it wasn’t [...]

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Oxford scientists to lead global study into CBD as a treatment for psychosis

By |2023-03-28T11:54:18+01:0022 February 2023|

A global study is to be launched which aims to investigate if a non-psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD), can be used in the treatment of psychosis. The first-of-its-kind study, being led by scientists from Oxford University, will not only investigate CBD as a [...]

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