 But the British Paediatric and Neurology Association does not support the use of whole plant medicinal cannabis, which contains the psychoactive ingredient THC, claiming that the firms producing the products have not undertaken the required clinical trials to prove their safety. Hannah, 43, who co-founded MedCan Support for families looking to access the drug, said this stance has created what she described as 'a block' on NHS prescriptions. She told how medical cannabis had given Alfie back his 'quality of life', allowing him to attend school full-time and start making friends. But she said: 'Some people have no choice but to spend £24,000 a year during a cost-of-living crisis just to keep their child safe. The CBD oil and THC oil used by Alfie Dingley ( Rowan Griffiths) 'We see families fundraising, which is demoralising, but others are going to the i){kind=link}
Alfie Dingley is one of just three people in the UK to have been handed an NHS prescription for the drug. Mum Hannah Deacon says the cannabis has made a huge difference to the 11-year-old’s life
A boy who used to endure 500 life-threatening fits a month is set to celebrate his 1,000th seizure-free day, thanks to medical cannabis.
Alfie Dingley, who suffers from severe epilepsy, is one of just three people in the UK to have been handed an NHS prescription for the drug.
Mum Hannah Deacon says the cannabis â which was legalised for medicinal use on November 1, 2018 â has made a huge difference to the 11-year-old’s life.
Yet thousands of people are still unable to access funded prescriptions, with families forced to spend thousands of pounds a month to go private, or buy the drug illegally.