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New Book Release:

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  A Stoner in the UK. Read it here: 👉🏻 https://amzn.eu/d/1uHEqbv 👈🏻 Medical Cannabis in the UK:  Stories from the Frontline: Medical cannabis has been legal in the UK since 2018, at least on paper. In reality, patients face a maze of red tape, judgement, and impossible expectations. Those who need relief are often forced to choose between pain and punishment, as the government drags its feet on fully legalising medicinal use in a humane, accessible way. This book is a collection of fictional stories rooted in real lives. Shaped by interviews, conversations, and shared frustrations, these narratives reveal the quiet resilience of people across the UK who vape, smoke, grow, and medicate to survive.  Every character is fictional, but the experiences behind them are painfully, recognisably true. This is what it feels like to be a stoner in the UK—not for fun, but for relief, dignity, and the simple right to feel okay in your own body. I am Sarah Wingfield, a prescribed m...

Medical Cannabis Support Petition:

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My new Disability Advocating Petition to the UK government has been supported and is now queued! Thank you!  Alt text: Neon graffiti-style text on a dark brick wall reads “FULLY LEGALISE” in glowing blue and pink, and “MEDICAL CANNABIS” in bright green, with paint splatters around the letters. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742000/sponsors/new?token=6DN8zRHQgtDVaCERP9iJ Please help 🙏🏻  #medical  Allow medical cannabis users a card to purchase cannabis at pharmacies and choose how they administer it. Background: Medical cannabis is already legal in the UK, but in practice, access is severely limited. Patients face long waits, high costs, and inconsistent supply chains. This delays treatment, causes unnecessary suffering, and increases hospital admissions that could be prevented if patients had reliable access to their medication. What we want: We are calling on the UK Government to: Introduce a Medical Cannabis Patient Card, recognised nationally, which allows...