Hello everyone (???),

I recently moved from Australia to UK, and in that process I had to speak to my doctors back in Australia for my medication to be documented for UK GP’s. The normal stuff like, Valium, codeine and strong anti-inflammatories were pretty easy to switch over, but the THC side is where I’m finding roadblocks and don’t know where to go, or even if I can.

I have been prescribed Spectrum Red THC oil, and thankfully I have enough of it to last another year or so, but there will be a time when I have to jump on the doctor bandwagon to get it refilled. Do GP’s prescribe it in the UK like I would in Australia, or do I have to go down a long path of finding the right doctors practice that will be able to prescribe THC oil?

Thankfully I have a great doctor who will electronically prescribe oil to be filled at a dispensary in Australia, who might be able to mail it to me, but I don’t quite like the prospect of paying £70 and hoping a bottle arrives… and then having to possibly deal with border control for importing something that might be illegal.

Does anyone know of a cannabis doctor in the UK that would prescribe that particular medication, or at least have any personal experience with any insight on how it works here?

  • TwofacetonyOPEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I have advice from drug and firearm in the home office that as long as I don’t have more than 3 months worth of medication, I’m free to bring it in to the country. I’m both a citizen of UK and Australia so deporting me will be a tennis match.

    It just so happens that the amount that is prescribed to me as a single dose so happens to be 15 times my actual dose, so the 40mL dosage technically should last 35 days, but in reality it lasts 400.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
      2•1 year ago

      I have advice from drug and firearm in the home office that as long as I don’t have more than 3 months worth of medication, I’m free to bring it in to the country. I’m both a citizen of UK and Australia so deporting me will be a tennis match.

      That’s good to hear - I knew the parents of epileptic children had opened things up but it’s definitely a good idea to have got this in writing (and perhaps laminate it and carry it with you in case Customs didn’t get the memo).

      • TwofacetonyOPEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        I’m glad they’ve made it more manageable for MS, epilepsy and chemo pain, but there really is a stronger push needed to get this moving. I have never enjoyed marijuana recreationally, and was very dubious of the prescription… but thankfully with THC, I don’t want to eat the end of a shotgun when I’m on the floor doubled over in sciatic pain.