In 2018, the UK amended the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001—not the 1971...
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In 2018, the UK amended the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001—not the 1971 Act—to allow specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicines like Sativex and Epidyolex. Cannabis remains a Class B drug, with recreational use still illegal