Alan Robinson has opened Stay Medicated in order to support medical cannabis patients in Northern Ireland. Here he talks to Belfast Live.
The use of medical cannabis is growing in Northern Ireland and is being used to treat a variety of conditions from mental health issues to chronic pain.
He said: "I have suffered with anxiety and depression for a number of years, with it starting after the loss of four of my friends who committed suicide over a short period. "However, with medical cannabis I have found a way to keep this under control and it has allowed me to live my life in a way that I didn't think was possible for such a long time."
"When I got my prescription, everything started to improve. My anxiety and depression have less of a hold on me, I have much less stress and my hair has grown back. Now I can spend my time helping others with similar issues”. Alan also has a large social media presence as "The NI Canna Guy" and aims to provide people with support and education around medical cannabis treatment and aims to dispel many of the remaining stigmas around it.
“I know some people will judge cannabis patients, even if they are legal and doing nothing to hurt anyone. Wider society will take time to change how it thinks. People need to understand how much is at stake when we let the stigma and judgement win. There are so many people out there who might be at the end of their rope. If they can have a medicine that helps them take a step back, breath and think things through, we might be able to prevent other people losing their friends as I did.
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