{"id":29831,"date":"2024-05-22T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/?p=29831"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:50:30","slug":"one-in-five-uk-police-officers-dont-know-medical-cannabis-is-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/2024\/05\/22\/one-in-five-uk-police-officers-dont-know-medical-cannabis-is-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"One in five UK police officers don\u2019t know medical cannabis is legal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The results of a newly-published survey show that more than one in five police officers in the UK think medical cannabis is still illegal\u2014 and most have received \u2018inadequate\u2019 training.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Despite medical cannabis being legalised on prescription in the UK in November 2018, the survey highlights a lack of awareness of this among police officers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study<\/a> among a nationally representative sample of 200 officers, <\/span>between 24 October -1 November 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While most participants (71.5%) knew that cannabis is legal on prescription, 21% thought it was not legal and 7.5% said they weren’t sure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost a quarter (23.5%) said they had never received any formal training on this topic, while just under half (42\/5%) believed the training they received was \u2018inadequate\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The vast majority (88.5%) of police officers surveyed said they believed they would benefit from more training on cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) including how to identify recipients of legally prescribed cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police responses to medical cannabis patients\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

Police officers were also asked about the action they had taken when encountering patients who claimed to be prescribed cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall 40% said they had found themselves in this situation. <\/span>The most common responses were to ask for evidence from the person themselves (42.5%), checking the legitimacy of their claim with a healthcare professional (13.8%), or asking for advice from a colleague (10%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Six (7.5%) responses detailed the participant being detained or arrested, whilst two (2.5%) confiscated the individual\u2019s cannabis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last five years a significant number of patients have reported negative experiences with police as a result of their cannabis prescription, including being arrested and having medication confiscated unnecessarily.<\/span><\/p>\n

In November of 2023, <\/span>the Guardian reported<\/span><\/a> that it had received 24 individual stories from people who had experienced negative police interactions related to the use of their prescribed medication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The national centre for drug expertise, Release, recently launched a new campaign<\/a> aimed at protecting the rights of cannabis patients in the UK, in response to increasing reports through the charity\u2019s helpline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Commenting on the launch of the campaign, Stephen Cutter, head of legal services at Release, commented: \u201cEven though it has been over five years since the law was changed to allow for cannabis to be prescribed, we know that many patients continue to face confusion from law enforcement. This has led to patients being arrested, having their medication confiscated, or the validity of their prescription challenged.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Improved education is \u2018imperative\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

This is the first study to assess the knowledge of medical cannabis among UK police.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing in the paper\u2019s discussion the authors state: \u201cThe results of this study show that a significant proportion (28.5%) of the police officers surveyed did not know the legal status of cannabis in the UK four years after the change in scheduling was implemented. Two-thirds of police officers had received either no or self-defined inadequate training on the legality of CBPMs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis gap in awareness can contribute to negative interactions between police officers and legitimate patients as evidenced by the thematic analysis of the respondents\u2019 actions when they encountered a potential medical cannabis patient.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They add: \u201cAs the number of patients treated with CBPMs continues to increase, it is imperative that police officers are provided with improved education at either a local or national level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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