Thousands of people in the UK are legally prescribed cannabis-based medicines for chronic health conditions, and employment remains the single biggest reason they seek legal support, new data from Releaf’s legal helpline shows.

For many patients, obtaining a medical cannabis prescription is only the beginning of the challenges they have to navigate. Releaf Protect is a free support service which aims to help them understand and respond to common legal issues that can arise in connection with medical cannabis treatment in the UK.

Challenges with returning to work, disclosing treatment, requesting reasonable adjustments or responding to employer concerns are frequently reported by patients, accounting for almost one in three calls to the helpline.

As medical cannabis access continues to expand, patients frequently find themselves navigating questions that many workplace policies are not equipped to answer.

In a new series the Medical Cannabis Employer Handbook, is designed to help employers understand their responsibilities, reduce legal risk and create workplaces that support employees using prescribed cannabis-based medicines.

Data collected through Releaf Protect shows the service provided 114 legal support sessions between January and April 2026, to approximately 70 individual patients.

Employment issues were found to account for a third (29%) of all calls. At least nine separate employment cases were related to discrimination, with unfair dismissal, termination of...

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