{"id":23660,"date":"2018-02-14T11:55:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/02\/14\/cannabis-connecting-the-troubled-in-northern-ireland\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T20:46:00","slug":"cannabis-connecting-the-troubled-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/02\/14\/cannabis-connecting-the-troubled-in-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Connecting the Troubled in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clark French, the founder of the United Patients Alliance<\/a>, traveled to Belfast for the first ever held Medical Cannabis Summit in Northern Ireland. A landmark occasion!<\/em><\/p>\n

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His exclusive report for Cannabis News Network shows that cannabis can bring people together in a conflict area.<\/p>\n

The conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century is known as the Troubles<\/a>. Over 3,600 people were killed and thousands more injured.<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the course of three decades, violence on the streets of Northern Ireland was commonplace.<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1998 The Good Friday Agreement<\/a> restored the self-government to Northern Ireland and brought an end to the Troubles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cannabis Connecting the Troubled in Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n

Clark heard a lot about how cannabis is healing some of the division here and was really interested to find out how cannabis is helping to bring these 2 historically divided communities together.<\/p>\n

Like the story of Neil Paine, a former British soldier serving in Northern Ireland in the past. He is using cannabis for his trauma and pains. He is now at ease amongst fellow cannabis patients.<\/p>\n

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Patient stories and seeing cannabis help people in need runs deep in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt that people from both communities are seeing the benefits to their friends and family from consuming cannabis.<\/p>\n

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About Clark French<\/h2>\n

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Clark French is founder and director of the United Patients Alliance<\/a>, a support and campaigning community for medical cannabis patients in the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Clark was 24 years old when he received his diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2010. Intense pain, spasms, inability to walk or talk, Clark found his medicine, cannabis.<\/em><\/p>\n


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