‘As an older person I’ve already lost so much of my life to poor health, I don’t have time to waste any more waiting for NHS access. PLEAse use the wealth of global evidence to speed up our access to this life changing medicine before it’s too late for some.’

- Janet

‘Cannabis is a great enabler for better quality of life compared with many alternatives currently used. Lets move forwards and enable more people to access it in a therapeutic context and achieve their potential.’

- Justin

‘Cannabis has been used as a medicine for thousands of years. It is an effective medicine for many conditions and patients must have the right to access their medicine through an NHS prescription.’

- Ryan McCreanor, Sativa Learning

‘Street Cannabis has always helped but some strains are too potent and strong, this gives me severe paranoia. Prescription oils are the only available option for me, but the prices are way too expensive. Low-income earners that have a family need help from the NHS - now.’
- Butch

‘My plea is to have the choice of medical cannabis over opiate medication, despite being told by DHSC and Government Drugs Legalisation Team that there is no law restricting what conditions CBPM's can be prescribed for, unfortunately it comes down to affordability, not health benefits.’

- Neo

‘My plea is GPs not MPs. Cannabis is medicine.’

- Luzita

‘Please, what we need is for GPs to be able to prescribe cannabis-based medical preparation, whole plant preparation, and for those preparations to be made available on the NHS. It’s, it's really not that complicated. Thank you.’

- Will Berard, MS Patient & Comedian

‘This plant has the potential to help so many gain a better quality of life. My plea is that people educate themselves instead of believing out of date opinions & information, realise there is more to cannabis than just getting high and seriously discuss with their GP whether it could be a suitable medicine for them.’

- Kevin

‘I've tried all sorts of prescription drugs and most do more harm than good. I have, in the past, been horribly addicted to these drugs, but it's socially acceptable because the doctor gave them to me.’

- Mike

‘Living life should not be illegal or unaffordable. Health & wellbeing is the best investment choice for us all.’

- Benjamin

‘I have secondary progressive, relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis. I haven't had a relapse since I discovered medical grade [cannabis] - 16 years ago. It should be on NHS prescription.’

- Penny

‘My plea is that the British government look at the global evidence base for medical cannabis and reflect and implement this in government policies.’

- David Badcock, CEO Drug Science

‘I can’t afford to buy private or off the street so I just suffer. Please help me and the others who suffer but don't need to. Most of the world has recognised the benefits of cannabis, why not the UK?’

- Bob

‘Most people have only heard of the intoxicating side of cannabis, but there is much, much more. I just ask, this Week, that you listen; listen to people's testimonies, listen to specialists, listen to evidence, and gain some knowledge.’

- Matthew

‘My plea is that GP's rise to the challenge of better understanding the benefits of medical cannabis.’

- Harry

‘My plea is that medical cannabis is an option before being a last resort. I still feel the effects of my previous medications that were far less safe to take than cannabis.’

- Gillian

‘I have witnessed the dramatic, life-changing benefits that medical cannabis can make to someone’s life when all other all other treatments had failed. My plea is for all patients to have access to this medication free from stigma and cost barriers.’

- Kate

‘Let’s get rid of the stigma attached to cannabis and make it socially acceptable. Let’s stop the criminal underworld making money and causing suffering from cannabis. Let’s make medical cannabis more accessible to patients.’

- Chris

'Despite numerous pleas to my MP, medical teams and frankly anyone who is willing to listen there are only options that place a significant financial burden to add to the weight of carrying such a disease.'

- James

‘I've got CRPS in my knee, it's a life changing condition. I'm now getting prescribed medical cannabis privately, but I'm having to pay it, so the plea for me is for the NHS to please listen and learn about medical cannabis and get prescribing on the NHS, thank you.’

- Jack

‘I believe that cannabis-based medicines should be prescribed by GPs who have had appropriate training in prescribing and be available to eligible patients through the NHS and treated in the same way as any other unlicensed medication.’

- Dr Leon Barron, The Primary Care Cannabis Network

‘My wife and I are in our thirties and the legalities surrounding my medication are the main reason we feel we cannot have children.’

- Anonymous

‘I’ve been using cannabis for a number of years illegally. Since July I’ve been prescribed it from a private clinic; it has helped me reduce my opioids and my quality of living has significantly increased.’

- Stuart