Grow Pharma, one of the UK’s leading distributors of prescribed cannabis medicines, is proud to announce the expansion of its Grow Access Project (GAP) to include Blue Light Card holders. This significant initiative aims to enhance accessibility to medicinal cannabis by reducing cost-related barriers for those serving in the emergency services, NHS, social care sector, and armed forces, as well as retired personnel.
The Blue Light Card is the UK’s foremost discount provider for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector, and armed forces, recognizing the invaluable contributions of these professionals. Eligible members include:
- 4×4 Response
- Ambulance Service, including retired personnel
- Blood Bikes
- British Army
- Cave Rescue
- Community First Responders
- Dental Practices
- Fire Service, including retired personnel
- Highways England Traffic Officers
- Home Office
- HM Armed Forces Veterans
- HM Coastguard
- HM Prison & Probation Services
- Lowland Search and Rescue
- MoD Civil Servants
- MoD Fire Service
- MoD Police
- Mountain Rescue
- NHS, including retired personnel & volunteers
- Optometrists
- Police, including retired personnel
- Red Cross
- Reserve Armed Forces
- RNLI
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Marines
- Royal Navy
- Search and Rescue
- Social Care Workers
- St Andrews Ambulance
- St John Ambulance
About the Grow Access Project
The Grow Access Project was originally designed to reduce cost-related barriers to prescribed cannabis medicines for patients on benefits and UK armed forces veterans. By extending this program to Blue Light Card holders, Grow Pharma aims to further its mission of improving accessibility to cannabis medicines.
The benefits are a reduced cost of medicines, which is available at any UK clinic when prescriptions are sent to their joint venture partner IPS Pharma. You can access this by requesting that your doctor sends your prescription to IPS Pharma, and marks/stamps it as “GAP”. Those eligible are also entitled to a free first appointment and reduced repeat prescription fees at Integro Clinics.
Pierre Van Weperen, CEO of Grow Pharma, stated, “We are thrilled to extend the Grow Access Project to include Blue Light Card holders. They dedicate their lives to serving our communities. Their physical and especially their mental health can be severely stressed, and we feel that we can contribute by supporting them by improving their access to essential cannabis medicines.
This idea came following an opinion piece I created about the differing attitudes between some countries towards veterans using medical cannabis for mental health. Through writing this, researching the topic and hearing patient stories from front-line workers across UK civil services I felt that we just had to do something, and increasing access for all who could benefit is one of our key reasons to exist.”
For more information about the Grow Access Project and to determine eligibility, please visit Grow Pharma’s website or contact Integro Clinics directly.
Media Contact: Josephine McFarlane, Marketing Lead at GROW Group (Email: josephine.mcfarlane@growbiotech.com)
About Grow Pharma: Grow Pharma is a leader in the distribution of high-quality prescribed cannabis medicines, dedicated to enhancing patient access and improving lives through efficient healthcare solutions.
