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Elton John Is Extremely Worked Up About Legal Weed, Says It's 'One Of The Greatest Mistakes' In Human History wp.me/p509sG-1AWcj

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Let's try clear up misunderstanding on the legality of smoking MC in the UK. @seedourfuture_ It is not legal to smoke #MedicalCannabis in the UK outside of research purposes, which requires HO approval/licensing as stipulated in the Misuse of Drugs Act: Regulation 16A(3): "A person shall not self-administer a cannabis-based product for medicinal use in humans by the smoking of the product (other than for research purposes in accordance with regulation 13)." Regulation 13: "Section 8 of the Act (which makes it an offence for the occupier of premises to permit certain activities there) shall not have effect in relation to the smoking of cannabis or cannabis resin for the purposes of research on any premises for the time being approved for the purpose under this regulation by the Secretary of State." Most in the UK when charged over cannabis use, are charged with unlawful possession. Ignoring doctor's administration directions on a prescription in itself is not illegal, it doesn't invalidate your script, and doesn't make possession itself illegal. However, if you were stopped under suspicion of 'drug driving' and tried to use a Section 5A(3) medical defence - if it can be proven that administration directions had been ignored, then a medical defence is not valid whatsoever (nor if you're impaired in general). RTA 5A(3)b: "[...] took the drug in accordance with any directions given by the person by whom the drug was prescribed or supplied, and with any accompanying instructions (so far as consistent with any such directions) given by the manufacturer or distributor of the drug." Dependent on clinic/specialist and policy, your clinic could also choose to discontinue treatment and discharge if administration directions were ignored - not that we're aware of any such cases to-date. TL;DR - smoking can't invalidate a script and doesn't make possession illegal, but it is otherwise explicitly illegal in a way that isn't so commonly charged by police. (Not intended to be formal legal advice, we have no idea if CPS would ever prosecute a patient for smoking - nor what the penalty could potentially be.)