My 28-year journey with cannabis: from terminal disease to post-pharmaceutical healing
ISSN: 1745-9265
Article publication date: 14 May 2018
Issue publication date: 30 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to convey the experience of medical cannabis users and growers in the UK.
Design/methodology/approach
Biography and personal ethnograpy.
Findings
Medical cannabis users are forced into cultivating their own medicine.
Research limitations/implications
Single case study.
Practical implications
There is an urgent need for policy change to enable medical cannabis users to access their medication easily and affordably.
Social implications
A rising number of people are denied their constitutional right to health by a misguided policy.
Originality/value
This study fills a major gap in the literature on medical cannabis growers.
Keywords
Citation
Godfrey, S.J. (2018), "My 28-year journey with cannabis: from terminal disease to post-pharmaceutical healing", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 137-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/DAT-08-2017-0042
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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