Hannah Deacon was one of the most influential voices in the UK’s medical cannabis sector and a long-standing contributor to Cannabis Europa. Her campaign on behalf of her son, Alfie Dingley, who lives with a rare and severe form of epilepsy, led to his doctors receiving the first Schedule 1 licence to prescribe whole-plant cannabis in the UK, and helped bring about the change in law on 1 November 2018 that made cannabis legal as a medical treatment.
She went on to found MedCan Support and served as a Director of Maple Tree Consultants, advising businesses entering the sector while keeping patients at the centre of the conversation.
Hannah has sadly passed away. Cannabis Europa remembers her with gratitude for the conversations she led on our stage.