Cannabis card

Has anyone got a prescription and a card from the g.p?  im not a cannabis user but would like to try for the anxiety.  Dont really want to try meds i.e occasional benzos

I very much doubt it.  GPs don't prescribe it and you'd need to go to a cannabis clinic to get a prescription.  But then once you have a legal prescription, you don't need a card.  The prescription is quite sufficient.  The Cancard is only useful for people who use cannabis for medical reasons but are unable or unwilling to go through one of the clinics.  

So basically, now that I have my legal prescription, I no longer need a Cancard. 

That said, I do also find CBD quite helpful, although I shop around to make sure I get a brand that seems to match what the clinics are prescribing (in my case 500mg per 10ml bottle). 

Sorry for my dimness.  How did you get a legal prescription?  Doesnt the g.p have to ok it?

The cancard said they have to contact g.p?  

Thankyou, thats really helpful information.

Hello again.  I no longer have a Cancard as it's really been superceded by my prescription from Sapphire, but they did need some verification of my medical condition, for which I needed to get some information from the GP.  This should be freely available.

Likewise with the cannabis clinic.  I needed to get a medical summary from my GP surgery and also submit any letters relating to my condition.  I must emphasise that, although I do keep my GP and consultants informed, I didn't need their approval or permission for this.  I just copied the relevant letters plus submitted a summary of my care which I got from my online records with the GP. 

One stipulation for a cannabis prescription is that you must have tried at least two different mainstream treatments first.  For me, with a very long history of anxiety spanning decades, this wasn't hard so I easily met the requirement. 

My GP on her own would never have prescribed cannabis and I believe that, throughout the NHS, there have still only been a handful of prescriptions, in very specific cases.  So, although NHS information is used and prescription detailed are shared with NHS professionals, they don't prescribe cannabis and I'd say it's pointless asking them.  :( 

Hello again.  I no longer have a Cancard as it's really been superceded by my prescription from Sapphire, but they did need some verification of my medical condition, for which I needed to get some information from the GP.  This should be freely available.

Likewise with the cannabis clinic.  I needed to get a medical summary from my GP surgery and also submit any letters relating to my condition.  I must emphasise that, although I do keep my GP and consultants informed, I didn't need their approval or permission for this.  I just copied the relevant letters plus submitted a summary of my care which I got from my online records with the GP. 

One stipulation for a cannabis prescription is that you must have tried at least two different mainstream treatments first.  For me, with a very long history of anxiety spanning decades, this wasn't hard so I easily met the requirement. 

My GP on her own would never have prescribed cannabis and I believe that, throughout the NHS, there have still only been a handful of prescriptions, in very specific cases.  So, although NHS information is used and prescription detailed are shared with NHS professionals, they don't prescribe cannabis and I'd say it's pointless asking them.  :( 

Thankyou, thats really helpful information.