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“It’s not clear exactly how Mr. Beckham’s backing will evolve with Cellular Goods, but whether he’ll remain behind the scenes, or appear on the packaging, his personal brand has given the launch a bit of a kick,” Streeter said.
Though recreational cannabis remains illegal in the U.K., the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently allowed medical cannabis companies to be publicly traded. Cellular Goods is just the third cannabis company to list on the LSE.
“There has been a massive burst of excitement, and it’s warranted, but not all companies are created equal, and because they carry a cannabis title, one should not immediately think they’re a good company,” venture capitalist Ed McDermott told
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Around 41 families who source their legal cannabis oil in the Netherlands are worried about disruption to prescriptions, but British innovation is ready to save the day. Medical cannabis was legalised in the UK to treat certain conditions two and a half years ago, giving a lifeline to parents of children suffering from severe epilepsy. Children like Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell were suffering from hundreds of seizures a week, each of which could have ended up being fatal,
U.K. Mom of Epileptic Child Gets Cannabis Reprieve In Light of Brexit Thursday, 28 January 2021
Hannah Deacon, mother of 9-year-old, severely epileptic Alfie Dingley, is one of the people that Brexit will impact most, as the country settles into the reality of leaving the European Union. Instead of cannabis oil imports from the Netherlands being ceased immediately, they will be able to continue for at least another six months.
The Struggle To Access Life-Saving Medication
Originally from Warwickshire, England, Alfie relies specifically on the imported oil for his seizure condition, and it is not safe for him to switch to another product. While she only has until July 1 to rely on imports being delivered within the country’s borders, Deacon is relieved that she has at least bought a little more time to figure out next steps.
Alfie Dingley: Six-month reprieve for EU cannabis medicine import
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image captionAlfie Dingley, pictured with his mother, is well and healthy while using the NHS prescription, Hannah Deacon said.
The mother of a boy with severe epilepsy has welcomed news that medical cannabis imports from the Netherlands can continue for a while longer.
Imports were to stop after Brexit but have been given a six-month reprieve.
Nine-year-old Alfie Dingley, from Warwickshire, would be in danger if he had to use a different product, mum Hannah Deacon had said.
Dutch authorities will allow the continued supply of Bedrocan oil to existing UK patients until 1 July.
Netherlands to supply medical cannabis until July despite Brexit ban Monday, 25 January 2021
The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a severe and rare form of epilepsy who was told Brexit would end the supply of a life-changing cannabis medicine that saved her son’s life has been given a six-month reprieve.
Hannah Deacon said she was hugely grateful after being given the lifeline by the Dutch government, which has sanctioned continued supply of the medicines despite a Brexit ban on fulfilling prescriptions from the UK.
She received a letter on Thursday from the Department of Health to inform her that the government in the Netherlands, where the medicine was created, had “confirmed that they will allow continued supply of Bedrocan oil against UK prescriptions for existing patients until 1 July 2021”.