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Cannabis offers a message of hope for cancer patients
Canna Zine Monday 27 Oct 2008 But many are now demanding refunds from the health service after spending tens of thousands of pounds of personal savings or loans, just to stay alive. At least three London trusts have been targeted by patients making compensation claims, an investigation by the Evening Standard has found. In the first known case of its kind, one trust has been forced to refund a patient for a drug it initially refused to buy. Experts warn the NHS is facing a series of legal battles as families fight to recover the huge sums they have spent on buying drugs privately. The move comes amid a growing row over access to life-enhancing treatment and anger over the Government's policy of denying "top-up" treatments. In America however they have another course of action open to them which we simply do not have in the United Kingdom as the case of Scott Paplowski clearly illustrates. Scott Paplowski was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer when he was 16. After eight months of treatment his weight dropped from 220 pounds to 86 pounds. Medical marijuana eased the nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain enough to restore his appetite and save his life. Scott Paplowski is under absolutely no illusions - medical marijuana saved his life, and makes a daily contribution to his well-being as an appetite stimulant and a treatment against nausea. Although the American College of Physicians endorses the use of medical marijuana, Scott is a criminal in the eyes of the British government, simply for wishing to improve his quality of life. He currently weighs 193 pounds and at 39 is believed to be the oldest living survivor of rhabdomyosarcoma, his form of cancer. Most medical professionals also agree on the need for legal protection for medical cannabis patients and their doctors. In February 2008, the American College of Physicians – the second largest U.S. medical association representing 124,000 physicians – issued a policy paper calling for legal protection for medical marijuana patients and for the federal government to respect the will of voters in states with medical marijuana laws. With such high level communications taking place in favour of the use of medical cannabis isn't it about time the United Kingdom followed suit and removed British patients who may benefit from the use of cannabis from the senseless war against the worlds favourite recreational drug? Do you believe the British government should recognise the rights of medical cannabis patients using the evidence by which the US administration, our close working (and fighting) allies, make the same allowances for medical cannabis patients in the US? So do we. So what are we going to do about it? http://forum.cannabislobby.org/showthread.php?p=5620#post5620
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