UK: Cannabis Europa Is At The Barbican This Week

If you are in the UK cannabis industry you’ll know this annual event is back next week.

They’ve got Pat Cash. Wimbledon does start the week after next.

They’ve got the quite awful Peter Hitchens , Britain’s poundshop philosopher, in a debate. Yes I know you need naysayers for balance but Hitchens does spout migraine inducing garbage when it comes to his thoughts on cannabis.

and, you’ll see why we mention her if you read further down.

See all the presenters at

https://cannabis-europa.com/speakers-london-2024/

But what really sticks out is that we have ..

and yes you guessed it who’s the main sponsor?

Why do i mention this. Because it looks as though Curaleaf are spending big, at the moment, to grab the UK market.

They recently made step1 of their NHS preferred supplier play with a very obviously purchased former Tory MP who very quickly stood down from re-election as soon as he had this cushy job sorted.

See our story

Curaleaf Start Process Of Getting Their Claws Into The UK’s National Health System – With Former MP (Resigned Today 30/5/24) As The Front Man

Curaleaf’s name is popping up in media reports in the UK a lot more in recent months

Here for example dated 21 June 2024

A YouGov poll conducted by researchers at Curaleaf Clinic, between 22-29th September 2022, suggested that as many as 1.8 million people may be self-medicating with cannabis in the UK – a significant increase from the 1.4 million estimated in 2019.

Now a new paper, published by JMIR Publications, examines these findings in more detail.

New UK study highlights scale of illegal cannabis use for health reasons

and

Eight in 10 Brits with pain issues struggle with everyday life, study finds

Even the Guardian have been drawn into the PR web. Notice a link is provided from the Guardian piece.

Curaleaf get top billing!

At the Curaleaf Clinic on London’s Harley Street, I meet…..

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/11/wonder-drug-is-the-uk-ready-for-the-green-rush-of-medicinal-cannabis

Volteface have also noticed

Reflections:

Mamedica’s strong PR strategy is likely contributing to their consistent successful traffic. In second and third place we have Curaleaf and IPS, both well-established players well-known brands within the industry. It is therefore understandable that they have a stable and consistent ranking as pharmacies

Read https://volteface.me/uk-medical-cannabis-data-may-2024/