Welcome back to the second season of the Cannabis Health podcast - What's Your Why?
Medical cannabis experts and advocates, Hannah Deacon and Professor Mike Barnes, sit down with some of those at the forefront of cannabis to find out why it matters to them
Join Hannah and Mike as they discover how cannabis has changed their guest’s lives, what makes them tick, why they do what they do and what they think needs to improve for patients.
Forget graphs and commercial outlooks and expect open, honest conversations with those at the heart of the issue.
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Jamie Bartley, aka 'Mr Hemp', had a short-lived career in professional rugby, followed by a stint running a pub at the age of just 18, and then heading up a team of 45, running a ski resorts in France.
When he returned to the UK and began work in the construction sector, he started researching the benefits of Hemp for soil decontamination. That's when he began to realise the vast potential of the plant and its role in the impending climate crisis.
Jamie founded Unyte in 2018, a group of companies leading the drive to decarbonise the agricultural, construction and energy sectors, utilising Hemp as the solution. He is also chair of the Cannabis Industry Council's Hemp subgroup.
He reveals why he's pushing for reform to Government legislation around industrial hemp, and why losing a friend to alcohol poisoning led to him becoming an advocate for cannabis.
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Hannah helped change the law in 2018 after her successful campaign to enable her epileptic son Alfie Dingley to be legally prescribed cannabis medicines. She continues to help other families access medical cannabis in the UK. Hannah is also a director of the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society and Maple Tree Consultants.
Mike obtained the first medical cannabis license in the UK for Alfie. He has been involved in the efforts to assist many others and is founder of the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society along with Maple Tree Consultants.
Edited by Sarah Sinclair
Artwork by Sophie Dinsdale