Excited to be sharing this at the #POPSConf24 event today….. "It's a big added stress on top of being so ill": Challenges for UK cann... youtu.be/PR5SoCbV26A?si… via YouTube

Our new research paper published in CriticalSocialPolicy based on our study of prescribed cannabis patients (and their carers/parents). Free to download. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…. #medicalcannabis #cannabis #socsci #qualitativeresearch #drugpolicy #patients #stigma #resistence

New journal article published this week. Huge thanks again to all of our research participants for giving their time and sharing their experiences as prescribed cannabis patients journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Our new publication, based on qualitative interviews with prescribed cannabis patients in the UK.

Study opened in Liverpool John Moores University on using medical cannabis without a prescription. More information below 👇 ljmu.ac.uk/research/resea… For info on medical cann campaigning and legal defense: release.org.uk/medical-cannab…

JB opens the European Society for Social Drug Research Conference in Manchester this morning. Chaired by former Crim PGR student Mike Salinas-Edwards. Brilliant and energetic start to the day! #ESSDR2024

Thanks Release Drugs - @releasedrugs.bsky.social for sharing some of our research findings. Anyone interested in the study can find more info, publications & short animated film in link in our bio Liverpool John Moores University

🎓 "Drug policy experts are calling for national education [programmes] to tackle the lack of awareness and ‘stigmatising attitudes’ towards #MedicalCannabis patients.​" @CannabisHNews Liverpool John Moores University LJMUHealth cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2024/10/01/nat…

Coverage of our new paper & research findings in CannabisHealth today

Our research findings and policy recommendations highlighted in this article by Volteface on the “hidden harms” faced by cannabis patients

Six years post-legalisation in the UK, private medical cannabis prescriptions rose 118% between 2021 and 2023. Despite 35,000 prescriptions, awareness among healthcare professionals and the public is limited, and a major knowledge gap persists.Releaf eu1.hubs.ly/H0dgYFw0

Medical Cannabis Has Been Legal For 6 Years! Only a few days to go and we're ready for #MCAW (1st - 7th Nov) Will you be joining us? Reach out to get involved - [email protected] or drop us a DM #MedicalCannabis #MCAW2024 #1MillionPatients

Details of upcoming events for Medical Cannabis Awareness Week #mcaw2024

Medical Cannabis Awareness Week starts today. Resharing our short animation "It's a big added stress on top of being so ill": Challenges for UK cann... youtu.be/PR5SoCbV26A?si… via YouTube #mcaw2024

Our research paper is on the ‘most read’ list for Critical Social Policy. #MCAW2024 Stigmatised and stressed: UK cannabis patients living in the context of prohibition - Lindsey Metcalf McGrath, Helen Beckett Wilson, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

…and our 2023 paper also free to download #mcaw2024 “It's a big added stress on top of being so ill”: The challenges facin... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Stay in touch! All our links, papers and OTHER social media homes are on our linktree - linktr.ee/medcanproject?…

Thank you so much to all our research participants in the current study, for sharing your stories of self-medicating. We are off to analyse the data… in the longer term we will post updates to our new social media home & also to our link tree. linktr.ee/medcanproject