{"id":26328,"date":"2022-08-25T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/?p=26328"},"modified":"2022-08-24T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:24:04","slug":"ask-the-expert-how-do-i-talk-to-my-doctor-about-medical-cannabis-story22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/2022\/08\/25\/ask-the-expert-how-do-i-talk-to-my-doctor-about-medical-cannabis-story22\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the expert: How do I talk to my doctor about medical cannabis?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cannabis Health experts share their advice for broaching the topic of medical cannabis with your doctor.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Whether cannabis is something you are already using to manage your symptoms, or you have heard it might help and want to find out more, broaching the topic of medical cannabis with your GP or specialist doctor can be daunting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, experts from the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society,<\/a> Hannah Deacon and Professor Mike Barnes, who helped secure the first legal prescription of cannabis in the UK, share their advice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: How do I talk to my doctor about accessing medical cannabis?<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/span>Hannah Deacon<\/b><\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re a parent of a child with epilepsy, start by going to the Medcan Support website [medcansupport.co.uk] and learning as much as you can about medicinal cannabis. Talk about the fact that there are other families using private prescriptions in the UK<\/span>and that<\/span>they are seeing real benefits.<\/p>\n

I think the most important thing is to be confident. It’s really important for you to advocate for your child’s health, making sure that you’re clear without being aggressive. Your doctor will most likely say that there is a lack of evidence, in which case you should point out that cannabis is a botanical medicine and therefore doesn’t lend itself to randomised control trials, but actually there is a wealth of real world evidence out there.<\/span><\/p>\n

If your doctor is unaware of cannabis medicines, you can point them in the direction of organisations such as the UKMCCS where they can learn more about it.<\/span><\/p>\n