Single mum of three Jocelyn Stewart says she felt like giving up on life prior to her medical cannabis prescription
A Belfast mum of three says that her life has been turned around as she is able to manage chronic pain better with the use of medical cannabis.
She said: "I left school without any qualifications with the aim of going into hairdressing, but as my condition got worse this was no longer an option, particularly after my second pregnancy which had a huge impact on my body. Three years ago Jocelyn was prescribed medical cannabis and said it has turned her life around since. She has been able to significantly reduce her medication and has now returned to work and education.
"The process took a little bit of time while I worked with my doctor to make sure I was getting the correct strain, since then it has completely changed my life and I like how my prescription is reviewed every three months to make sure there are no bad side effects, which is something that never happened with my opioid painkillers.