Definitely seems that pain patients need more/ a lot more than say mental health Patients generally speaking ,although I understand this will not always be the case as we're all individuals.
must be some guideline to limits somewhere , maybe it's in the secret thread. LOL
It's still there.
Secret thread? I did delete my own post about vaping, but that's because I had screenshots going around the industry
It happens incredibly regularly, as in, nearly every week.
Would it be right to say a specialist who sticks to a limitation will have a prescribing team/s under them all governed by the specialists limit because that would seem a bit prohibitive , I'm thinking imagine joining a clinic needing x amount and finding out they won't cater for your needs whilst others will. This could be a potential banana skin to new patients incoming with already established high need/use , using BM products.The very people the industry is trying to attract .There's no regulatory mandated limits, and everything is ultimately up-to a patient's specific prescribing clinician. Even clinics themselves can't really influence individual prescriber's choices on medical care. If you're under shared care with a specialist nurse, GP or prescribing pharmacist - it's actually the specialist they're feeding back to whom still has the ultimate say in what's prescribed. Only specialists can legally prescribe; for those under 18, specifically paediatric specialists.
My limit is currently 120g a month, highest I can confirm is 160g/pm, highest I've heard reported is 200g/pm. Personally my monthly usage is around 80-110g/pm, but I have a bit of a buffer to order a little more (can't reliably afford monthly) and just generally my monthly usage varies depending on the quality/efficacy of what's received each month.
I'm aware of a specialist in this space who has a personal policy not to prescribe over 60g to any patient, and bluntly, feel that philosophy needs to be challenged as it could be detrimental to some more dependent patients (such as myself!)
The MCCS (clinician's society) have also issued guidance to their members recently advocating for peer-review of any scripts containing either 22%+ THC or 60g in total flower - we've asked for justification/evidence to support such policies via social media multiple times.
It's still there.
Secret thread? I did delete my own post about vaping, but that's because I had screenshots going around the industry
Yes it would, specialists are the only ones whom can ultimately decide (legally) - others under shared care can feedback to a specialist, and make suggestions, but ultimately the decision always falls to the specialist themselves. Rightly so right now, but we strongly support GP prescribing being opened up in the future.
This does happen.
Speaking from a regulatory perspective, the industry should not be trying to attract patients whatsoever - and cannabis should be treated as an unlicensed special as a last-line resort after other licensed pharmaceutical meds have been proven to be ineffective to treat condition(s).
