Nick Clegg: Give doctors the right to prescribe cannabis for those in real pain

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Thousands of Britons suffer from chronic conditions but face breaking the law to get treated. That must change

Imagine being in constant pain, so much so that you can’t work, you can’t walk around town, you can’t lift things, you can’t even find a restful position to sleep in. Imagine that every medicine your doctor prescribes to you is either too weak to make a difference or comes with crippling side effects. 

Now imagine knowing there is a medicine available that can ease your pain, allow you to work, move around relatively comfortably and help you sleep through the night. But there’s one downside: it’s illegal. 

What do you do? Do you live with the agony and fatigue or break the law? 

That’s the desperate dilemma that tens of thousands of British citizens face because it is illegal for doctors to prescribe medicinal forms of cannabis to their

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