“Medical Necessity” is the one circumstance when the cops would be in the wrong for taking a drug off you.
They would still take it off you, and the IPCC would be a complete waste of time for getting any compensation. But after that complaint, they’d have to leave you alone on the subject (they could still hassle you for supplying others though).
It’s a step. And the amounts needed for medical use are tiny. Fact is, 500 quid for 3 bottles charged to the State is silly, bearing in mind the precursor is a plant.
I figure a quarter bottle (20 cl, about 200 ml) of Wray & Nephew, 7 g of ground-up hash (or 14-20 g of a good skunk bud, depending on strength) should make about 5 and half microspray bottles worth, about £850 by NHS prices for about £40 worth of components. The economics are staggering, BUT;-
MAKING SATIVEX YOURSELF IS OF COURSE ILLEGAL, As it is an equivalent of a Grade A controlled substance (oil).
Also, has to be made fresh. Opened bottle will evaporate in about 6 weeks. Carrying it in a prescription bottle, with your name on the bottle (part of the label), is the only way to make sure the cops don’t take it off you.
It’s a lot of hassle getting a Sativex prescription, but is can save you hassle down the road. If the consultant WON’T prescribe, you are of course entitled to a second consultant’s opinion while you sue the arse off the first one (or otherwise obtain remedy for the medical negligence).
