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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Guardian community team

UK medical cannabis patients: tell us about your experiences with police

Medical cannabis flower is available in the UK on prescription for conditions including anxiety at private clinics.
Medical cannabis flower is available in the UK on prescription for conditions including anxiety at private clinics. Photograph: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images

Medical cannabis was legalised almost five years ago. But laws over access and consumption remain complicated, even while thousands now obtain the drug legally – mostly through private healthcare.

We would like to hear about the experiences people who have medical cannabis prescriptions have had with the police.

How were you approached? Did you have your medical cannabis confiscated? Were you arrested? Did the experience change anything for you?

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