Jodie Yettram is a contributing writer at Cannabis Health, covering medical cannabis research, policy, patient access and clinical practice across the UK and Europe. An NCTJ Gold Standard, award-winning journalist from Jersey, her reporting has appeared across multiple Channel Island publications and City AM in London. She has a particular interest in women’s health, mental health and neurodiversity, having campaigned for improvements to women’s healthcare in her local paper and led an investigation into ADHD services. She also won the NCTJ’s Top Scoop award for breaking the news that Jersey’s home-birth service had been suspended.
The founder of the oldest licensed commercial medical cannabis cultivation company in the world is set to speak in Germany as part of an event run by Cannabis Health later this year.
A German court has rejected a woman on benefits with a severe neurological condition from continuing to receive medical cannabis flower through health insurance.
Cannabis may help some people with ADHD manage symptoms such as restlessness and impulsivity – but research suggests it could make other symptoms worse.
Interest in medical cannabis for autism is growing among patients, families and clinicians, but research has yet to establish whether it is an effective treatment.