7.5K views · 164 reactions | On 1st November 2018 – a year ago today - the law changed to allow specialist doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis on the NHS. But so far the change in law has been a failure for people with MS. The Government needs to take urgent action now! Listen to our Director of External Affairs, Genevieve Edwards, or find out more here: https://mssoc.uk/2JF4h9O | MS Society UK | Facebook

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Today, NICE released new guidelines on medicinal cannabis. They are a good first step, but they don’t go far enough. Here’s why: ➡️no extra funding - access in England will depend on local NHS funding ➡️the guidelines only apply to England – we want Sativex recommended in Northern Ireland and Scotland too. (It’s already available in Wales). ➡️no cannabis based treatments have been recommended to treat pain. We’ll keep campaigning until everyone with MS who could benefit from medicinal cannabis c