MediPen: We tried out the UK’s first legal cannabis vaporiser

It claims to help with everything from cancer to depression

Last week I received a vaporiser in the post, weed leaf proudly emblazoned on the front.

This wasn’t a dark web deal though, but a legit product that’s designed as a ‘completely legal and harm free way to unleash the miraculous health benefits of cannabis’.

It’s active ingredient is cannabidiol (CBD), an oil extracted from the cannabis plant that contains little to no THC (the stuff that gets you high, hence the legality) but does purport to deliver medical benefits such as the soothing of anxiety, depression, insomnia and mood disorders.*The unboxing (Picture: The Independent)

On its website, MediPen lists a staggering number of applications for CBD, each linked to numerous studies on the relationship between the oil and the condition:

Acne, Alzheimer's, Addiction, Anorexia, Antibiotic Resistance, Arthritis4Atherosclerosis, Anxiety, Asthma, Autism, Bipolar, Colitis/Crohn's, Cancer,...

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