Medical cannabis
These changes come about following a long battle by campaigners.
It is estimated that over a million people in the UK rely on medical marijuana for pain relief.
'It is in no way a first step to the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use.'
'A momentous occasion for us.'
Doctors will have to show there is an 'exceptional clinical need'.
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Home secretary says current law 'not satisfactory'.
The Department of Health said it would not participate in the World Health Organisation survey.
The former Tory leader said the war on drugs has been 'irreversibly lost'.
Call comes after the case of Billy Caldwell ignited debate around medical marijuana.