campaigned for the drug to be legalised
for four years.
He explains: “I think they’re kind of in
a weird position...they are a charitable
organisation. They have a reputation”.
But Mr French also notes that the charity
does not support cannabis legalisation
because the charity has “pharmaceutical
invested interests”.
“They fund a lot of pharmaceutical
research and pharmaceutical companies
do not want cannabis to be legal as they
wouldn’t make any money. I really feel
it is vested interests that’re stopping it,”
explains Mr French.
“Street dealers will give you seven grams
for maybe about £70 and that’s about how
much is in each bottle of Sativex. The
pharmaceutical company sells it for about
£125 a bottle. They’re ripping people off –
they’re ripping the NHS and patients off.”
At present MS sufferers in the UK have
no option but to buy marijuana illegally on
the streets if they want it in a purer form
than Sativex.
Legalisation this side of the pond?
But could cannabis ever be legalised in
the UK? Clark French says: “I think it’s
inevitable. I