UK cannabis law changed in 2018, updating the Misuse of Drugs Regulations...

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UK cannabis law changed in 2018, updating the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001—not the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. This allowed specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicines, like Sativex and Epidyolex, under strict conditions