Cannabis
- Guest Writer
- 8 hours ago
- 1 min read
For this week's episode on Movers and Shakers, we're putting down our pints and rolling a joint, talking about how cannabis could be an important part of Parkinson's treatment. Subject to stigma over its use, have we been ignoring the therapeutic qualities of the plant? To discuss this, we talk to Professor Mike Barnes, a world expert in medical cannabis, and hear from many of our listeners who have dabbled with the various strains. With uses for everything from pain to sleep, this is an in-depth look at a much-maligned treatment option.
Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.
Guest Biographies
Mike Barnes
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A Consultant Neurologist and medical cannabis expert, for over 20 years, Professor Mike Barnes has been at the forefront of medical cannabis in the UK.
From his work helping to bring Sativex to market in the early 2000s to his ground-breaking report on the evidence for medical cannabis for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform in 2016, Professor Barnes is the UK's leading medical cannabis expert.
[Taken from Professor Mike Barnes' website]
