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Increase in prescriptions of unlicensed medical cannabis sparks concern in UK

Written by || 26th August 2024 || News analysis | Cannabis – medical | Health and science | Regulation and legislation | GeographiesEurope United Kingdom

Unlicensed medical cannabis prescriptions in the UK private medical sector have increased by nearly 120% between 2022 and 2023, raising concerns in the healthcare industry over prescribers’ practices.

Based on the UK Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report on “the safer management of controlled drugs”, private medical facilities in the country increasingly prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs), which are mostly unlicensed.

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Tiziana Cauli

Senior reporter/health & science editor
Tiziana is an Italian journalist from Sardinia. She has worked for both international and local media in Italy, South Africa, France, Spain, the UK, Lebanon and Belgium. She also worked as a communications manager for several international NGOs in the humanitarian sector.

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