Petition to allow GPs to prescribe medical marijuana

[Jan Sadler]

UK Fibromyalgia have started a petition to change legislation so GPs can prescribe medical marijuana for fibromyalgia.

All people with chronic pain would benefit if this change could be made.

You can sign up here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236693

Many thanks
Jan at PainSupport

[Lc]

Hi Jan, Hope you are well, just let you know I have signed the petition, hope this helps a lot of people when nothing else works, to get better pain relief. take care and best wishes. Lee

[Helen H]

Hi Jan

I’ve signed too….I so wish I could get it for pain ME. My understanding is that GPS are reluctant to prescribe it in any event ( ie. for MS) due to the cost.

Has anyone on this forum been prescribed it? It would be interesting to know.

Best wishes
Helen

[Jan Sadler]

Thanks to you both for signing and for your good wishes.

Re your question, Helen, I think we had someone on here who had been offered medical marijuana but he went for an SCS implant instead. That would have been via a Pain Clinic.

Jan at PainSupport

[Christine]

I’ve just signed. There are now over 10,000 signatures.

Christine

[anniekat]

Hi All,

I’ve signed the petition too.

They’ve got over 10,500 now, and this means that the government ‘has to respond’ – whatever that means!

Annie x

[Christine]

Yes, I wonder what it means! I think they have to have a debate?

Christine

[Jan Sadler]

Hi all, I’ve just looked it up:

“At 10,000 signatures you get a response from the government. At 100,000 signatures your petition will be considered for a debate in Parliament.”

https://petition.parliament.uk/help

So there’s a long way to go before the petition is even considered for debate.

I’ve reposted the original post below. Please pass the request to all your friends:

UK Fibromyalgia have started a petition to change legislation so GPs can prescribe medical marijuana for fibromyalgia.

All people with chronic pain would benefit if this change could be made.

You can sign up here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236693

Jan at PainSupport

[AnnieD]

Signed too – woo hoo!!

[anniekat]

Come on folks! More signatures needed!

Annie x

[Jan Sadler]

The Government has replied to the above Petition.
You can read their response here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236693?reveal_response=yes

The short answer is ‘no’, Pain Specialists only can prescribe.

Jan at PainSupport

[anniekat]

That’s a shame, but I hope in years to come, there’ll be more testing of cannabis-based medicines and that eventually GPs WILL be allowed to prescribe them.

It seems strange that our GPs CAN prescribe potentially dangerous and addictive opioids, but not something which may be effective without being as addictive.

Annie x

[Christine]

It is a shame, but things move very slowly in the medical world, as we know.

Christine

[Pauline]

Just signed.
This is my first time here and still trying to navigate my way round, I couldn’t find how you started a feed so I apologise for butting in..

[Jan Sadler]

Hi Pauline,
Welcome to our Forum. To post a new reply you need to be logged in first. Then a ‘New Topic’ link will appear at the top of the forum on the right hand side.
If you need any more help, please contact me on the ContactUs page.
Kind regards
Jan at PainSupport

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