Medical cannabis trial will target 20,000 UK patients
Project backed by Royal College of Psychiatrists aims to be largest on drug’s use in Europe
• Medical cannabis: Why are doctors still not prescribing it?
Up to 20,000 patients in the UK are to be given medical cannabis over a two-year period in an initiative that aims to create the largest body of evidence on the drug in Europe.
The move, to be unveiled on Thursday, is backed by one of the UK’s leading medical bodies and it is hoped it will persuade the NHS to prescribe the drug for a range of conditions.