Independent non-profit organisation tracking the
#MedicalCannabis
industry across the British Isles. We practice informed consent.
@UKCanCouncil
member.
๐ MedBud has officially been incorporated in the UK by
@CompaniesHouse
as a non-profit 'limited by guarantee'.
Dr. Tahzid Ahsan has officially joined as our medical director, after over two years of providing informal advice. One of the most active prescribing specialist
Profuse thanks to
@CllrWalters
for not only providing invaluable advice to MedBud today, but also for compiling and submitting all required paperwork to
@CompaniesHouse
to incorporate our UK non-profit.
Councillor Walters refused reimbursement for all fees incurred, pro bono ๐
In total, we likely had about 40,000 fake followers thrown at us - over two-thirds have now been banned, with ~12,000 left.
We haven't had any more today, and will try manually remove any left ourselves once
@X
has finished catching what they can ๐
In total, we likely had about 40,000 fake followers thrown at us - over two-thirds have now been banned, with ~12,000 left.
We haven't had any more today, and will try manually remove any left ourselves once
@X
has finished catching what they can ๐
Day three of a company creating fake followers on our account (and my own personal account.)
@XSecurity
does nothing despite multiple reports, tagging
@ElonMusk
doesn't help - overall we're left with the impression that artificial manipulation is infact sanctioned here on
@X
.
๐ฎ๐ช Another
#MedicalCannabis
clinic in Ireland has launched, this time by Medicann ๐
Known to patients for their clinics in ๐ฏ๐ช Jersey, ๐ฌ๐ฌ Guernsey and ๐ฎ๐ฒ Isle of Man:
We'll be publishing a new clinics page on shortly.
The co-leader of
@TheGreenParty
promoted their cannabis policy for the first time since the start of the election campaign.
The
@LibDems
haven't yet highlighted their pre-existing policy โ have any other parties mentioned cannabis in their campaigns yet?
Incredibly progressive policy from
@TheGreenParty
๐
โ Allow
#GrowYourOwn
at Home
โ Cannabis Social Clubs with
#GrowYourOwn
Groups
โ Retail Stores Allowing Consumption On-Site
โ Social Enterprises Supplying Larger Companies
โ Lab Testing/Monographs Used for Retail Cannabis
One day UK
#MedicalCannabis
companies will take seriously the need to offer a better value proposition compared to the illicit market.
When ยฃ160-180/oz (~ยฃ5.70/g) is achievable throughout most of the home counties and beyond, what reason do most patients have to 'go legit'
*Warning, distressing video.*
๐ A battered and bruised legal
#MedicalCannabis
patient speaks out about a raid at his address recently, whereby he had his 'head crushed against the floor' before being physically dragged out of his home. His medication is still confiscated.
๐ Supposedly ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
@SWPolice
have been going door-to-door handing out posters claiming cannabis is entirely illegal and failing to recognise
#MedicalCannabis
legalisation since 1st November 2018.
To be
#KeepingSouthWalesSafe
, legally prescribed patients must be acknowledged ๐งโโ๏ธ
A huge round of applause to
@ConorRyder10
featured live on
@BBCNews
an hour ago.
Excellent points made on patient's struggle with affordability - and even a shout out for the
#GrowYourOwn
petition.
Thank you for speaking up for patients ๐
Today is a defining day for MedBud's future, after several weeks the
@MHRAgovuk
has accepted our proposed changes to ensure full legal/regulatory compliance.
Our sincere thanks and recognition to
@RobJappie
of
@Fieldfisher
for representing us through 8 months of legal
After 6 months of legal negotiations with the MHRA, MedBud has proposed a solution to continue providing detailed information on CBPM products to patients and healthcare professionals.
Our sincerest thanks to
@RobJappie
of
@Fieldfisher
for providing around ยฃ10,000 in free legal
๐บ๐ธ
@MikeTyson
's TYSON 2.0 cannabis brand is coming to European medical via an exclusive deal with ๐ต๐ฑ PHCANN, currently cultivating in North Macedonia.
It's planned for Tyson
#MedicalCannabis
products to be made available in both the ๐ฌ๐ง UK and ๐ฉ๐ช Germany.
Our new
#GrowYourOwn
petition has been approved, thanks to
@HouseOfCommons
for working with me on wording and not just rejecting ๐
Please sign and share, while clicking the email confirmation to ensure your vote counts:
๐
#MedicalCannabis
#CannabisUK
The
@DailyMirror
seem unaware that
#MedicalCannabis
is legal โ unlawfully encouraging discrimination against those that may be prescribed cannabis by a GPhC specialist.
@IpsoNews
.
No mention of legal medical cannabis, nor ~30,000 legal UK patients:
It is a bright beautiful morning, and we have 10,000 signatures on our
#GrowYourOwn
petition securing a formal government response over the coming weeks ๐
Huge thanks to everyone who's supported the petition so far, most especially
@DrewIsSharing
! ๐๐
After 6 months of legal negotiations with the MHRA, MedBud has proposed a solution to continue providing detailed information on CBPM products to patients and healthcare professionals.
Our sincerest thanks to
@RobJappie
of
@Fieldfisher
for providing around ยฃ10,000 in free legal
We believe any patient, at any clinic, should be able to access any suitable
#MedicalCannabis
product โ at the same price as all other patients.
This industry needs to stop fragmenting, and fighting for their own commercial interests to the detriment of patients overall.
"Grow Your Own" needs to be available for all CBPM patients.
We've started a new petition, it'll be live on the parliament website after the first 5 initial signatures:
๐
#MedicalCannabis
#CannabisUK
#GrowYourOwn
A HGV driver prescribed
#MedicalCannabis
recently underwent a standard drug screening process, and was given the all-clear by the DVLA ๐
"They seemed completely disinterested [in] medical cannabis and more interested in whatever medical condition I had."
๐ฉ๐ช Here's how legal
#cannabis
in Germany is now expected to roll-out โคต๏ธ Similar to ๐บ๐ธ US states!
โข Legalisation from 1st April
โข 50g Possession at Home, 25g in Public
โข GYO with 3 Plants
โข Non-Profit Social Clubs from 1st July
โข 18-21: Limit of 10% THC and 30g Per Purchase
A disheartening account of discrimination against a legal
#MedicalCannabis
patient visiting
@i360_Brighton
, with her wheelchair-bound friend and their carer.
Security guard searched her bag and found prescription medication claiming it was illegal; that
๐ข UK patients prescribed
#MedicalCannabis
are struggling monumentally with affordability.
#GrowYourOwn
needs to become available - as in several ๐บ๐ธ US states, and ๐จ๐ฆ Canada - while decriminalised in ๐ฎ๐น Italy.
Please sign, accept email, and retweet ๐
๐
A
#MedicalCannabis
patient has been reimbursed for the cost of cannabis *flower* on the
#NHS
for the first-time via
@ZereniaClinic
๐ฅณ
Headlines were made recently with a reimbursed oil patient, and many theorised then we wouldn't see this with flower whatsoever ๐
#PrecedentSet
Today marks the end of the first month for the
#GrowYourOwn
petition, and we're on track for a government response.
*If* we can keep up interest and signatures, we may be done in just over 3 months, out of the 5 remaining.
Please sign and retweet โ
๐
The first
#MedicalCannabis
flower grown in the British Isles available for patients will be ๐ฏ๐ช Khiron T24 Green Knight, grown by Northern Leaf. ยฃ8/g.
It narrowly beats the launch of ๐ฌ๐ง Grow products grown by ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Dalgety, also expected before Christmas ๐
Coverage earlier from
@ITVNews
on the plight of
#MedicalCannabis
patients unable to afford private prescriptions โคต๏ธ
"Families facing financial ruin because they can't get an NHS prescription for medicinal cannabis, even though it's been legalised."
@SamHolderTV
@Hannah_Deacon40
In the next fortnight we're poised to make a major announcement on the future of MedBud, after 6 months of legal negotiations with the MHRA.
Monumental changes are to be announced, for the meantime - I apologise profusely for being quite behind on message replies. Bare with us.
โ ๏ธ The government has given an official reply to to the
#GrowYourOwn
campaign, the short of it so far is a stern 'no' โคต๏ธ
Read on for the full reply received, we'll offer without comment for the moment:
"The Government sympathises with patients suffering from distressing
I became aware a couple of weeks ago that all patient information on our website had been stolen by
@BritishCanna
, who are launching an app seemingly attempting to commercialise patient access to medical information as a for-profit business - while also launching another legally
@Drug_Science
@BritishCanna
The app that's stolen all our information and photos, and is attempting to commercialise/profit from it, and access to medical information in general?
Further trying to launch another fake patient card?
Poor form here
@Drug_Science
, poor form.
Story from a legal
#MedicalCannabis
patient on discrimination taking place in crown court after being called up for jury service.
The court is supposedly trying to unlawfully stop a patient from bringing their prescribed medication on-site, this needs urgent review
@HMCTSgovuk
.
๐ We've just had it confirmed that a flower medication should be launching at the end of January (or early Feb) at a market leading price of ยฃ4.50/g ๐
๐ Huge thanks to
@GodInTheGrass
for filing a formal complaint with
@SWPolice
, who have now formally retracted their discriminatory poster campaign ๐
Hey
@HeddluDeCymru
@swpolice
(South Wales Police)
How are you going around posting this through peoples doors without any mention that medical cannabis with a prescription is in fact legal in the UK?
What a discriminatory leaflet.
Expect legal action from Welsh medical
Incredibly progressive policy from
@TheGreenParty
๐
โ Allow
#GrowYourOwn
at Home
โ Cannabis Social Clubs with
#GrowYourOwn
Groups
โ Retail Stores Allowing Consumption On-Site
โ Social Enterprises Supplying Larger Companies
โ Lab Testing/Monographs Used for Retail Cannabis
is launching a 'Foundation Fundraiser' to finalise our legal incorporation. We want to continue monitoring the industry on behalf of patients, and help legitimise it too.
Full details below, thanks for any support ๐
๐ Retweet:
A horror story of a legal UK
#MedicalCannabis
patient arrested for possession, from Reddit.
Officer wouldn't accept a copy of the prescription, and tried requesting a
@Cancard_UK
- almost solely held by unlawful users ๐คฆโ
Many are advising the patient to sue
@WatfordPolice
.
An upcoming clinic (which we can't yet name) is looking to completely remove the loose guideline of having to have tried two other treatments for a condition.
If other treatments have been considered before cannabis, a cannabis prescription will be immediately considered too ๐
๐ง Contact your MP today and ask them to support 'EDM 1410', to allow GPs to prescribe
#MedicalCannabis
alongside specialist consultants.
Google Docs Template:
Find Your MP:
EDM 1410:
๐
#ProtectOurPatients
Suffice to say
@DrewIsSharing
single-handedly doubled the traffic to our website in the past month.
A single man has outdone an entire industries marketing in terms of creating interest, with just a few simple honest videos ๐
#MedicalCannabis
We're receiving roughly 40,000 users a month at the moment, and the proportion of them appearing to be new patients is increasing heavily - best estimate around 12k regular users.
Public awareness seems to be increasing exponentially ๐
#MedicalCannabis
#CannabisUK
The amount of companies we upset in one night, with one tweet, goes to show the level of disparity between patients and industry.
Don't complain at us for highlighting the issue, do something about it โ something needs to give.
One day UK
#MedicalCannabis
companies will take seriously the need to offer a better value proposition compared to the illicit market.
When ยฃ160-180/oz (~ยฃ5.70/g) is achievable throughout most of the home counties and beyond, what reason do most patients have to 'go legit'
๐ One of our most common questions is whether 'going legal' for
#MedicalCannabis
access is cheaper than a local plug.
It ordinarily is today ๐ Though patients still need the return of ยฃ4/g to truly win.
Thanks to
@DrewIsSharing
for helping brainstorm average street pricing.
๐ Happy 5th Birthday to legal UK
#MedicalCannabis
!
As always, today marks the start of Medical Cannabis Awareness Week, this year led by
@UKCanCouncil
.
See below for details on how to get involved ๐
#MCAW
For the first time MedBud's mobile UI is in active development, spent a few hours this morning writing up a new navigation system โ months of planning in general.
Soon as we're able, we're likely to have another 'quiet week' without meetings to focus on development properly ๐
โ๏ธ Some coverage on
@BBCNews
today for
@StayMedicated1
#MedicalCannabis
lounge in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland - currently with 227 members.
We're expecting to see a dozen more dedicated patient spaces launch next year across the UK ๐
Patients prescribed
#MedicalCannabis
should be allowed to cultivate their own, many existing patients are unable to afford private healthcare long-term - and by extension will be forced back to illicit street supply.
Please retweet and support ๐
๐
๐ Another concerning video has emerged, this time from police body cam footage of a
#MedicalCannabis
patient stopped and searched on suspicion of supply by
@NorfolkPolice
.
Medication was seized.
Officer on radio: "We've just got some really sus
Speaking personally, I haven't really had a break in the past 30 months running MedBud - and still today can't really get away from our commitment to daily updates.
Next week will be 'quiet week' where I attempt to spend just an hour or so a day updating information - and
has been served with a notice of 'potential deformation' against
@Cancard_UK
for speaking out about recent controversy with police arrests.
We suggest refocusing attention on correcting police misinformation, rather than trying to censor patient opinions.
Appears a new trend has been started,
@BovedaCannabis
packs are now also included free with each flower medication dispensed by
@MamedicaUK
's pharmacy ๐
The
@AlternaleafUK
MD recently stated that
@MontuGroup
's new UK pharmacy is also exploring the same offer.
Future prescription flower dispensed by
@DispensaryGUK
will include a
@BovedaCannabis
humidity pack separately for each tub/foil-pack.
Thank you to
@LypheGroup
, its something patients have been requesting for some time ๐
They appear to supply 62RH 4g packs (for up to 15g.)
After the last saga where we campaigned against a clinic/pharmacy seemingly price-gouging patients by charging over MSRP - another clinic has been accused of the same practice.
@Releaf_UK
, a large proportion of patients struggle to afford their medication each month - trying to
๐ There's been real progress made by brands on
#MedicalCannabis
flower affordability since legalisation 4ยฝ years ago, initially ~ยฃ25/g.
Today, 14 different flower meds are in-stock at โคยฃ5.50/g - that's ยฃ154/oz or less ๐
Legal access is slowly becoming cheaper than illicit ๐
We've been supporting a
#MedicalCannabis
patient today who will be live on the BBC tomorrow around 7pm for an interview on cannabis access - with questions surrounding future NHS access.
We'll republish video/audio as soon as available ๐
I think
@DrewIsSharing
would agree with stating we need to launch a new national campaign for
#GrowYourOwn
legalisation.
Last time we hit 10k+ signatures with an official government response stating there was no plans to reschedule cannabis for home-based cultivation ๐
The first
@MikeTyson
#MedicalCannabis
flower to be available on UK prescription has been revealed:
๐ฒ๐ฐ Tyson 2.0 T26 NYC Diesel
๐ฒ๐ฐ Tyson 2.0 T28 Tiger Milk
๐ฒ๐ฐ Tyson 2.0 T28 Haymaker Haze
All non-irradiated from North Macedonia.
No concrete pricing information yet.
@ItsTyson20
Our petition was rejected because a similar one already existed - guess that's good enough for us...
๐ข Please *sign* and retweet the below - we need to hit 10,000 for an official government response โ
#MedicalCannabis
#CannabisUK
๐ง Contact your MP today and ask them to support 'EDM 1410', to allow GPs to prescribe
#MedicalCannabis
alongside specialist consultants.
Google Docs Template:
Find Your MP:
EDM 1410:
๐
#ProtectOurPatients
Further update from the ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Welsh patient who was raided. Please note, this could be distressing content for legal
#MedicalCannabis
patients.
"I'm doing a bit better guys, but since the house was raided I can't find anything and the house doesn't even
*Warning, distressing video.*
๐ A battered and bruised legal
#MedicalCannabis
patient speaks out about a raid at his address recently, whereby he had his 'head crushed against the floor' before being physically dragged out of his home. His medication is still confiscated.
๐จ Our
#GrowYourOwn
petition needs further support, we are 700 votes behind to be on-track for a government response at 10,000 signatures.
115 days have passed, 70 days remain.
~62% through (the golden ratio!)
Please sign, accept email, and share ๐
๐
Segment on
@SkyNews
this morning covering
#MedicalCannabis
access, featuring
@MamedicaUK
and an ADHD patient ๐
"Greater regulation and resources are needed now more than ever."
๐บ๐ธ It's been done! The US has finally moved cannabis from a schedule 1 drug (with no recognised medicinal use) to schedule 3 (with accepted medicinal usage) ๐
๐บ๐ธ The US federal government is set to recommend reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule 1 drug, with no recognised medical use; to Schedule 3, with accepted medical use ๐
This move may allow the US to start exporting to international medical markets โณ
We don't know how
@Releaf_UK
are attempting to justify such rampant price-gouging over MSRP, but to demonstrate just how bad it is:
๐ฒ๐ฐ Grow T20-22 Strawberry Glue: +92%
๐จ๐ฆ Aurora Pedanios T27 Farm Gas: +47% (out of stock)
๐จ๐ฆ Curaleaf T25 LA Kush: +18% (out of stock)
๐จ๐ฆ Althea
After the last saga where we campaigned against a clinic/pharmacy seemingly price-gouging patients by charging over MSRP - another clinic has been accused of the same practice.
@Releaf_UK
, a large proportion of patients struggle to afford their medication each month - trying to
๐ฐ Waking up to MedBud being featured throughout an article in
@TheTimes
was surprising:
Some quick comments from us:
- The article makes out that strain names are in some way detrimental to patients, whereas we'd state they are by far the best indicator
๐ We'd just like to highlight that we're currently at an all-time high of 69
#MedicalCannabis
flowers available for private prescription in the UK.
22 are out of stock and expected to return - we're also publishing 32 upcoming strains, and tracking around 17 more unpublished ๐
"The British Paediatric Neurology Association has written to doctors saying they need to provide 24/7 support to children prescribed medical cannabis."
"The company has been urged to explain a potential conflict of interest after receiving donations from at least three
๐ฐ
#MedicalCannabis
has made the headlines again in the
@Guardian
this morning:
Wonder drug: is the UK ready for the green rush of medicinal cannabis?
โข Covers a patient's treatment at
@CuraleafClinic
, and one of their specialists.
โข
@CeladonPLC
's
I've been head deep in building our accounts system for several days, took a break today to tackle some long outstanding jobs:
- Better filtering added for flower products based on availability. Dedicated lists for upcoming, discontinued, out of stock etc.
- Huge range of
Another example of what we call 'The Drew Effect', with one video under a minute he's single-handedly put the
#GrowYourOwn
petition back on track ๐ณ๐ฅณ
1,700+ new signatures in 4 hours, we could be done by tomorrow if we can secure another 1,900... ๐
โก๏ธ
Twice through UK
#MedicalCannabis
in the past couple of years (2.5KG+, 100+ flowers) I've had a strong 'vinegar' like smell upon opening packaging.
As someone growing tomatoes and peppers every year, there's an unmistakable smell from certain NPK fertilisers, like Tomorite - and
Back in the early days of MedBud there was more 'tribalism' within UK
#MedicalCannabis
, various clinics limited access to various competitor brands.
Myself and many other patients staunchly fought against this and called it out as trying to prioritise commercial interest to
We had our largest ever donation, while the individual would like to remain anonymous - they've contributed ยฃ1,000 to our fundraiser campaign ๐ฅณ๐
Thank you! ๐
Patients, we as a community should be more proud of UK
#MedicalCannabis
. While many have issues with pricing and quality control, the foundations laid are better than most other international markets.
As we often fight for so virulently, all UK companies have until recently
We believe
@CoinfordUK
need to revise their discriminatory posters against cannabis consumers, whom could infact be legal
#MedicalCannabis
patients following their doctor's instructions.
From Reddit poster: "This is the stigma we face working in construction."
๐ Supposedly ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
@SWPolice
have been going door-to-door handing out posters claiming cannabis is entirely illegal and failing to recognise
#MedicalCannabis
legalisation since 1st November 2018.
To be
#KeepingSouthWalesSafe
, legally prescribed patients must be acknowledged ๐งโโ๏ธ
I've been considering emigrating for the legal right to grow my own medical cannabis for several years.
The maths is quite simple, I cannot afford ยฃ6-8k+ per year, every year, on a prescription medication - my consumption is over 1KG per year.
I could GYO for <ยฃ1k per year โ๏ธ
I can't afford legal medical Cannabis anymore, the entire system is grossly overpriced.
We're going without other much needed things so I can get my meds and it's not fair on my family/home.
I could save 85% if allowed to grow my own.
It's a form of Slavery.
I feel like
@X
needs to change its feed algorithm, we don't follow anyone outside of the medical cannabis space yet our feed is constantly stuffed with irrelevant viral videos and such.
We don't even follow patients back on this account to try maintain a more curated feed.
Another
#MedicalCannabis
patient has had their lawfully prescribed medication confiscated by the police.
In this instance
@LincsPolice
need to urgently revise their policy for handling prescription medications - non-compliant forces face risk of legal action, with damage claims.
@JeremyVineOn5
@narindertweets
@CarverEmily
@StormHuntley
Medical cannabis has been legal since 1st November 2018 in the UK, and helps thousands across the country today avoid hard pharmaceutical drugs.
The answer to 'should we discriminate against those self-medicating' is quite obviously 'no.'
MedBud is poised to enter discussions with
@MHRAgovuk
for the first time.
We have a multi-national legal organisation acting on our behalf, and wish to find regulatory approval for publishing information of CBPM products in public interest.
Watch this space.
#MedicalCannabis
Two new flower medications will be available from
@Aurora_MMJ
in the next couple of weeks:
๐จ๐ฆ Auroraยฎ Pedanios T26 Electric Honeydew
๐จ๐ฆ Auroraยฎ Pedanios T28 Chemango Kush
Same price as their existing premium range, both beta-irradiated and grown in Canada.
Cultivating fresh flower ๐ฑ and friendly smiles! Happy
#FlowerFriday
from our fantastic Mt. Dora,
#FL
Cultivation Team.
#Curaleaf
๐:
@curaleaffl
๐ธ: Jesus L. (Sr. Director of Operations)
It's got to be said, things are going to get a lot better for patients at various clinics that are going to be using the
@ScriptAssistUK
platform.
@ClinicsIntegro
,
@CB1Medical
,
@MedicannClinics
and the upcoming Lumir Clinic are all joining.
From live stock updates and proper
A new
#MedicalCannabis
vape pen range is due to be released by ๐ฆ๐บ
@MontuGroup
in the UK around early June.
Both 800mg in 1ml, using the original source cultivars, with an additional added terpene blend.
While pricing isn't yet confirmed, we expect it to be industry leading ๐
Yesterday, ๐ฉ๐ช MedBud Germany's founders brokered a deal to access independent terpene testing data for almost all
#MedicalCannabis
flower products available in Germany - both current and future.
By default, around 30-40% of flower destined for the UK market passes through
"According to
@MamedicaUK
's calculation, the illicit cannabis market in the UK is valued at over ยฃ3bn, with 1.8 million people currently accessing the black market.
By modelling taxation similarly to alcohol, Mamedica estimates that a duty of ยฃ1.18bn could be generated."
Pass the dutchie to the Treasury...
If only weed was legal, the next government could have an extra ยฃ1.1bn a year.
@LibDems
got the right idea again. Maybe
@EdwardJDavey
next 'stunt' could involve a bong...?
#TokeTokeToke
๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธRead more
#GeneralElection
:
Another
#MedicalCannabis
patient has been arrested, this time on suspicion of drug driving.
The patient only has a valid medical defence if they can't be proven impaired by the police.
We're hoping to connect him with further legal support via Seed Our Future.
@TSanskaraP
Our
#GrowYourOwn
petition is currently the 20th most popular in the UK on the official government site โ
We've been waiting 7 days so far for a government response โณ
Appreciate the pledge of support
@LypheClinic
๐๐
๐ ________
We believe that all legal medical cannabis patients in the UK should have the option to cultivate their medicine at home.
Find out more and sign the petition ๐๐ฑ
#GrowYourOwn