Keith Johnson from Walton, Liverpool, says the condition controls his life and cannabis is the only drug that relieves his symptoms without severe side effects. (Image: Geoff Davies)He told the Liverpool Echo : " [Crohn's] controls my life, I’m on the toilet at least 10 times a day and the pain is unbearable. (Image: Geoff Davies)(Image: Geoff Davies)He has also been prescribed 19 different types of drugs to relieve his symptoms and additional pain caused by Crohn's. But after 12 years of illegally obtaining the drug, Keith, who had to give up his career as a semi-professional footballer because of the disease, says this law should be changed. He said: “There are negatives of taking cannabis, every time I buy it I don’t know what strain I’ve got.

Source: Daily Mirror May 18, 2019 09:11 UTC