Since 2018, the UK has allowed medical cannabis as a regulated medicine,...

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Since 2018, the UK has allowed medical cannabis as a regulated medicine, prescribed by specialist doctors under strict guidelines. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides evidence-based recommendations to guide its use