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UK: Legal medical cannabis prescription flowers found to contain mould

Emily Ledger

Canex

Thursday 10 Jun 2021

A significant number of medical cannabis patients have suffered from mould toxicity according to countless reports received by Cancard – a UK organisation that provides medical cannabis ID cards to eligible patients.

In a recent press release, Cancard, which currently represents around 27,000 patients in the UK, explained that inhaling mould can cause severe headaches, lung dysfunction, immune reaction, and asthma attacks.

The affected products were cannabis flowers from NIODECS, which provides for flowers for inhalation to the majority of privately prescribed patients in the UK.

NIODECS has released a statement recalling the two affected batches, as well as advising patients not to consume the medications. The UK government has also since released a statement to the same effect.

Carly Barton, the founder of Cancard, stated in a press release:

“This is such a disappointing situation. Many patients in the UK have spent thousands of pounds to become legally protected from prosecution for taking the medicine that helps them, they do so in the belief that these products would be safer.

“The fact that patients who live with chronic debilitating illnesses are now suffering from mould toxicity simply for choosing the legal route is unforgivable.

“Realistically small grow operations that are currently illegal in the UK have better quality control, this is difficult with large scale operations where the required care and attention isn’t as viable.

“Many patients have returned to the illicit market this weekend and have lost faith in the private clinics. This is the result of a profit driven model. There is space for a more community-centred approach – with a health centre and dispensary that comes from a more genuine place with rigorous testing.”

Cancard has received over 29,000 applications since its launch in November last year, offering protection to those who are unable to afford a private prescription for medical cannabis. The latest stop and search data demonstrates that 99% of Cancard holders have received no further action for possession of illegal cannabis and have been left in charge of their medicine as a result of producing their ID.

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