NICE Rejects Professor Mike Barnes’ Expertise in Cannabis as Medicine for a Second Time

Professor Mike Barnes is without doubt the UK clinician with the most expertise in the use of cannabis as medicine. He should have been first choice as a member of the NICE committee charged with developing cannabis prescribing guidelines and, as reported here, its rejection of his application was greeted with astonishment. However, NICE relented and invited Professor Barnes to an interview. Now they have rejected him again. Mike was responsible for obtaining the first medicinal cannabis licences for Sophia Gibson...