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@NFL_DovKleiman He has an upper lip growth and obviously bad taste in jackets but that’s about all I can contribute to the conversation. She’s drop dead gorgeous of course. What can I say.

If we ever doubted that this country has seriously lost its bearings.……..Court of Appeal to decide if teenage rapists' sentences were unduly lenient news.sky.com/story/sentence…

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@steve4good @MedBudUK The only reason why no doctors or clinics respond to these witch hunts is that we all know who is orchestrating them and why.

> This needs saying louder. The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (Reg 167) requires every CBPM prescription to be unsolicited, individually assessed, and for a patient with a *specific* unmet clinical need. A clinic operating as a sales funnel, with advertising driving patient acquisition and clinicians rubber-stamping summaries, doesn't meet a single one of those conditions. This isn't a grey area — it's a structural legal violation hiding in plain sight.

This is a bigger problem than most patients and much of the industry realises, and something we've spoken about behind closed doors for a very long-time now. Has no-one in the UK industry learnt from the scandals plaguing the 🇦🇺 Australian market, with singular doctors prescribing exorbitant amounts of medical cannabis under 'shared care' regimes? Can anyone justify it's safe? ➡️ abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1… We know of the top prescriber, we know the clinics involved in this mess - we have been told of independent investigations attempting to ascertain legal proof of a medical specialist/consultant patently prescribing outside of their speciality, and against regulations. We've been told affirmative evidence was gathered, and we've been told the CQC and GMC have been informed. To those in the industry wishing to blow on the house of cards which is UK #MedicalCannabis, stop pushing your luck – because media scrutiny is long overdue. Those companies must: stop abusing shared care as an excuse to use underqualified staff to handle patient's medical interactions; stop trying to turn specialist doctors into 'script monkeys' just approving summarised notes with no true context; stop making a mockery of clinical guidelines for prescribing unlicensed specials; and most especially – stop treating clinics as sales funnels for particular pharmacies, and offer true patient dispensing choice, as is mandated. Clinics are not sales funnels, doctors are not salesmen. A patient owns their physical prescription once written, and can explicitly request where it's directed/sent, even to themselves personally at home. Some clinics attempt to override this in their T&Cs, whereby commercial interests attempt to trump basic and well-established British medical conventions - while also praying on ignorance, and burying terms in small-print without explicit mention upfront. UK medical cannabis is being put at huge risk through unsafe, manipulative and opportunistic practices, from companies attempting to prioritise gaining market share, over safe and sustainable healthcare practices. We repeat to that small corner of the industry, stop pushing your luck, there's only so far you can cut costs on clinician expenses before you make a service unsafe – and that creates risk of governmental intervention affecting all patients. In this instance highlighted below, we rest assured action is being undertaken.

@Matt_Pinner Keir Starmer PM

In 3 words or less! 😱

@PKaszycki @MedBudUK @MuzoHealth @JRStrain_ Smoke ?

Today I tested Gastro Pop by @MuzoHealth and @JRStrain_ it's a fresh bud with a sweet, candy aroma. The smoke is smooth and the high is nice. 🙌 @MedBudUK

I’d point at an impossible net zero plan and the milleband in charge of that.

@iambillyuk I just love an informed debate on X

Right, I’ve just about had it. 😤 We fought tooth and nail to bring medical cannabis to the UK. Real medicine, for real people, in real pain. And now? We’ve got products being launched with names like “Ol Dirty Bastard”… And worse still, they’re being publicly advertised like some dodgy craft beer at a festival. Are you having a laugh? This isn’t medicine, it’s a marketing meltdown. It’s cringey, careless, and completely off the rails. Patients deserve dignity, not daft names and gimmicks. Clinics deserve clarity, not chaos. And some in the sector need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. We didn’t come this far for this. You risk bringing down the whole sector - Time to get a grip!

While the Dutch F1 press is analysing CH’s departure in light of his mismanagement of Perez, his resistance to bringing in Antonelli or Sainz, his choices of Lawson and Tsunoda, the British newspapers are asking if Jerri H will now divorce him. Just saying.

@TheRockRevival_ I thought this was a music festival.

The BBC really thought they had it all covered by not live streaming Kneecaps set 😂 Then comes along Bob Vylan 🎤 #Glastonbury2025

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc And i think that things should be done properly and not by sticking on plasters that will not solve the problem. You call it wishful thinking, I think giving in to wrongs will just make things worse. Take the police to courts, that will teach them.

@pierreledutch @GrowGroupPlc It's wishful thinking IMO, police officers assess their own professional risk/liability over decisions made, and will ordinarily err on the side of caution. As we've seen so far, police will just remove meds in almost any circumstance where they have doubt over legal possession.

🚔 A northern police force has reached out, noting an increase in the amount of cannabis-related cases where they're required to validate lawful possession. We're told that they "would like to try and reduce the number of occasions that [they] are seizing cannabis that may have been supplied legitimately." The force is looking for guidance and assistance on "developing best practice around stop and search powers". This isn't the first time a force has contacted us looking for help with validating possession, but there's the possibility here to collaborate directly with one force on developing better guidance/procedures, which could later be circulated to forces across the country. This is something we'd want to collaborate on with numerous other prescribers/clinics/companies to ensure is best for all. We've also reached out to @CannCareUK to figure out the feasibility of providing provide 24/7 phone support services for the police - something we've discussed before - where meds could be cross-checked against our database, known clinics, pharmacies etc. Either way, as below, police very much need clearer guidance at this point - as far too many patients keep ending up arrested for entirely lawful possession.

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc Why not? They need to proper judgement and this whole fake labels stuff has been going on for years on lots of stuff, nothing new and a poor excuse for the police for being incapable to exercise some reasonable judgement.

This is the thing, how do they know if it's legitimate or not? We've already seen claims of both fake dispensing labels, and Photoshopped script copies. If police have to wait on clinics/pharmacies opening, that's a patient whom is likely to have their medication removed in the meantime. If in doubt, they can't leave the patient in possession.

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc They need to call the clinic of the pharmacy to confirm the patient. That’s all that’s needed. No need to confirm the product. A pharmacy label is all they need. Until confirmed, don’t touch the meds and leave the patient alone.

@pierreledutch @GrowGroupPlc The MHRA list has registration names which often don't match up with what's on packaging, no visual cues - no information on which clinics/pharmacies dispense/prescribe etc. Hence the police query on how to identify which medications matches which packaging in their hands.

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc A police officer should not doubt a legit pharmacy label on a product. They can call the clinic or the pharmacy during opening hours to confirm the patient, that’s all that’s needed. If in doubt, leave the patient alone.

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc That’s quoting you:

@MedBudUK @GrowGroupPlc No I didn’t. No role for them. Your idea about that database is flawed and does exactly the wrong thing. There is no need for a database for users of a legal medicine. Is there a database for opioid users?The police simply need to be educated about what counts as legal evidence.

@pierreledutch @GrowGroupPlc Think you may have misread on Cancard here.

@ricksmis @MedBudUK Drop @AlexFraserCanna a message. And there is also a CIC leaflet that is very clear and comprehensive.

@MedBudUK I’m still trying to find some kind of bullet pointed list telling me what to do and say in the event of police contact regarding medical cannabis. It makes me very anxious knowing that I could be treated like a criminal whilst not being able to get my words out

Am I the only one who thinks that it’s disgusting when people let their dog sit on a chair on the tube or on a train ? I don’t care what you do at home of course.

@marcoacarini @JuliaHB1 Very disrespectful of him

@JuliaHB1 Starmer hates this

Imagine having to turn off replies to a post like this.