U.K. Doctors Can Prescribe Cannabis Now. They May Not Know How

  • British government eases restrictions on medical marijuana
  • Doctors may lack familiarity with the drug’s applications
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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The green wave of cannabis legalization is coming to the U.K.

Britain’s government will officially allow some physicians to prescribe medical marijuana, beginning Thursday. It will take time to import a supply, and many doctors may not know how to use it, but the U.K.’s 66 million people add a significant new market for the booming global industry.