I was addicted to painkillers. Using medicinal cannabis has been a ‘game-changer’

 I was addicted to painkillers. Using medicinal cannabis has been a ‘game-changer’

Andrew Fleming, who is paraplegic, uses prescribed medicinal cannabis to manage pain.

The drug worked to manage his pain for a few years, but Fleming says he then developed an addiction.
I had an experience where I was short of a dose and I felt not very well not having [it]. A coupl…