FEATURE
If you live in the Isle of Man,
you may soon be able to
purchase medicinal cannabis
over the counter.
The Isle of Man Government has held a public
review period surrounding many areas of
cannabis after the ‘over the counter’ approach
for pharmacies was floated during a public
consultation earlier this year.
An alternative option would be to allow GPs
to prescribe medicinal cannabis for a range
of conditions.
Officials have also said decriminalising cannabis
on the island is not off the cards, but added it
is a separate conversation.
Minister for Home Affairs on the island,
Bill Malarkey MHK said that medicinal and
recreational cannabis are ‘deliberately’ being
treated as their own issues on the island so as
not to “distort the figures within the medical
side.”
Residents were asked to give their views on
five key areas.
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· Remaining in line with UK laws on medicinal
cannabis (which were relaxed last November)
·
Extending the conditions the drug is
prescribed for to include chronic pain and
palliative care
· Giving GPs the power to prescribe the drug
for any medical condition where they see fit
· Giving pharmacies the power to sell the
drug over the counter without prescription
· Allowing the cultivation and manufacturing
of medicinal cannabis on the island
Currently in the UK, medicinal cannabis can
only be prescribed by a specialist and only
in isolated cases where children and adults
are suffering from rare and severe forms of
epilepsy.