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Hopes more Manx GPs will join specialist medicinal cannabis register

Treishtyn dy jean tooilley Fir Lhee Chadjin ayns Mannin cheet gys recortys er-lheh son kennip lhee

Deanyn son druggey dy ve er ny oardrail 'syn Ellan 

Ta treisht ayn dy jean tooilley Fir Lhee Chadjin ayns Ellan Vannin cheet gys recortys er-lheh dy chur kied daue oardrail kennip lhee.

Ta'n Reiltys er chur kied da shapp potecaree dy chur-lesh stiagh ayn as dy chur magh y druggey son sleih as ta oardrail preevaadjagh oc.

Ec y traa t'ayn cha nel oardrail ry gheddyn veih fer lhee Vannin as shen dy ghra dy vel eh er ymmodee sleih troailt veih'n Ellan.

She'n shirveishagh tashtee ta'n Fer Lhee Alex Allinson.

AS ALEX ALLINSON : Ec y traa t'ayn rere ny reillyn ta feme oc ve er recortys er-lheh, myr shoh t'eh fer lhee cadjin 'sy Reeriaght Unnaneysit, ta fer ny ghaa vees gobbraghey ayns ny Hellanyn Vooir Eeaght, as dy mennick she quaaltys er-linney ny quaaltys corpoil my vees peiagh ennagh hoal ec fer jeh ny lheelanyn er-lheh. Ny by vie lhiam fakin, shen dy vel shin sheeyney magh yn traenal t'ain 'syn Ellan, dy voddagh tooilley fir lhee ayns Ellan Vannin, foddee, cheet dy ghoaill ayrn 'sy recortys er-lheh, as magh ass shen oddys ad cooilleeney shirveishyn son cummaltee ayns shoh.

 

Aims for drug to be prescribed on-Island

It's hoped more GPs on the Isle of Man will join a specialist register to allow them to prescribe medicinal cannabis.

Government has granted a licence to a pharmacy to import and dispense the drug for people with a private prescription.

Currently you can't get a prescription from a Manx doctor meaning many people have to travel off-Island.

Dr Alex Allinson is the treasury minister: 
 

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