For many decades in this country we have had legal heroin prescribed as morphine. Let's change these NHS guidelines now - rather than wasting time arresting desperate mothers at airports.

Eddie's family just one of many trying to get cannabis oil on the NHS. A report has found families' hopes were 'unfairly' raised when doctors were allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis. More: bit.ly/2FRD2XB

I met the Braun family as they struggle to get medicinal cannabis on the NHS for their son Eddie despite it being legal - my blog on their fight 👇

This mother's campaigning led to a law change that meant her son Alfie could be prescribed medicinal cannabis for an extremely rare form of epilepsy. But despite it being legal, many doctors are still not willing to prescribe the products meaning many patients don't have access.

Can we deliver publicly funded access to medicinal cannabis? Here’s our latest proposal irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/51b75a3b/files…

This picture speaks a thousand words. All of these children are benefitting from the same cannabis oils, yet their parents have to fundraise to pay for their medicine each month. It’s time the NHS & government stepped in to help these children. Matt Hancock NHS

The draft NICE guidelines have been disappointing for families like Ilmarie's Access4Eddie. If patients are unable to access cannabis-based meds via legal routes it may be time to decriminalise access via currently illegal routes. cdprg.co.uk

Ilmarie's son Access4Eddie thrives on cannabis oil but the draft NICE guidelines entrench the difficulties the family has to get him the prescription he needs. Read Ilmarie's blog on how the draft guidelines have shattered her hope for patient access 👇 cdprg.co.uk/blog/ilmarie-d…

Following the publication of both the interim NICE guidelines and the NHS Review Matt Hancock requested the CDPRGUK released their longer clip & a blog post

"My son thrives on cannabis oil - but the draft NICE guidelines entrench the difficulties of getting Eddie the prescription he needs" Read more on Access4Eddie's story ➡️ cdprg.co.uk/blog/ilmarie-d…

My amazing friend Chester Blokes is fundraising for Tree of Hope. Donate to Chester's JustGiving page justgiving.com/Eddiebraun-bal…

TODAY: 10 of the families denied NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis will gather in Westminster demanding answers from Matt Hancock after he promised to help them when he met them face-to-face 6 months ago #medicalcannabis #endourpain

The bills are unsustainable Matt Hancock. You said you'd help. Please help. Please. Antoinette Sandbach

Nice talk Matt Hancock . Show us the walk.

Well done today everyone. It's unimaginably difficult dealing intractable epilepsy, then dealing with the bills of a genuinely life changing medicine. But to be forced to traipse to Donwing Street to make politicians do their job is frankly just outrageous. Sort it Matt Hancock!

#ChallengeEddie19 waiting for the boys.....

My brilliant big brother who I got to watch doing his thing as the Team Captain!