More than 17 countries permit the medicinal use of cannabis, but the UK is not one of them. Cases of children with severe epilepsy who have seen benefit with cannabinoid derivatives from the cannabis plant but cannot access the medication have reignited the debate over medicinal cannabis. The UK's legislative polices and intense bureaucracy over individual licensing are a source of inertia for clinicians and distress for patients. Part of the problem is the confusion between medicinal cannabis using the whole cannabis plant and cannabinoid derivatives, of which there are over 100.

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大麻素：就像其他药物一样吗？

超过17个国家允许将大麻用于医疗用途，但英国不是其中之一。患有严重癫痫病的儿童案例，他们从大麻植物中获得了大麻素衍生物的益处，但无法获得药物治疗，这再次引发了关于药用大麻的争论。英国的立法政策和对个人许可的严格官僚主义是临床医生惯性和患者苦恼的根源。问题的一部分是使用整个大麻植物的药用大麻与大麻素衍生物之间的混淆，其中有超过100种。