Disability History Month: How medical cannabis was legalised in the UK
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Sarah Sinclair
Education
MA in Journalism from the University of Sunderland, NCTJ accreditation,
Experience
Editor of Cannabis Health (2019-2023); Contributor at Forbes (2023-present); Panel Moderator at Cannabis Europa, Product Earth, and Drug Science’s UK Patient Conference (2023); Reporter on women’s health, health technology, biotech, longevity, and neurorehabilitation medicine.
Written For
Forbes, Cannabis Health, Business of Cannabis, Drug Science.
Sarah is a highly respected journalist, with over a decade of experience in publishing and communications, the last four of which have been in specialist healthcare sectors. She is one of the few UK journalists specialising in cannabis-related health and policy, with work that spans the fields of science, medicine, wellness and drug policy. As the former editor of Cannabis Health, an industry-leading and award-winning title covering the potential of cannabis for health and wellbeing, she has been at the forefront of the UK medical cannabis sector for the last four years and has reported extensively, with a particular focus on patients and consumers. Under Sarah’s leadership, Cannabis Health won 'Best CBD Magazine' at the World CBD Awards 2022. She is now a regular contributor to Forbes, covering cannabis with a focus on Europe and has moderated panels at leading industry events, including Cannabis Europa, Product Earth and Drug Science’s UK Patient Conference, which she helped curate in November 2023. Beyond cannabis, Sarah also has experience reporting on women’s health, health technology, biotech, longevity and neurorehabilitation medicine. She has an NCTJ accreditation and graduated from her MA in Journalism at the University of Sunderland with a distinction. She has also completed specialist training through the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society in the UK. Sarah is passionate about tackling stigma and misinformation with science, without losing sight of the importance of the patient experience. Through her journalism and content, she helps readers navigate complex topics in a way that resonates and aims to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing, with accurate, evidence-based information.
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Can medical cannabis help with Long Covid?
Millions of people in the UK are living with the effects of long covid. As many of the symptoms overlap with those of other conditions that can be managed with cannabis-based medicines, there is a growing interest in medical cannabis treatments for this population.
Medical cannabis and the NHS: A £4 billion solution for chronic pain
As new findings from an early health economic analysis suggest that prescribing medical cannabis on the NHS to treat chronic pain could save the state healthcare provider almost £4 billion every year, we take a closer look at the research.