Jersey GPs could prescribe medicinal cannabis

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GPs in Jersey could soon be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis.

Islanders are currently able to receive a free prescription for a cannabis-based painkiller.

However Deputy Montfort Tadier wants to extend the prescription powers to GPs on the island.

In a proposition to the States, Deputy Tadier says he wants to see the prescription process simplified so all medical professionals have the right to prescribe:

  • Cannabis

  • Cannabis-derivatives

  • Individual cannabinoids

  • Pharmaceutically-created cannabis-dervied products

Deputy Tadier is calling for the States to approve the legislative changes by February 2019.