‘The results for me were startling’

‘As soon as I say I’m selling cannabis products the doors are shut and the curtains come down. One day it will be OK but at the moment it is incredibly frustrating.’

Around two million Brits have used CBD products for medical uses in the last year. Among them is 71-year-old Peter Hart who, for the last four years, has suffered with a tremor making it impossible for him to carry out everyday tasks most people take for granted.

As his condition worsened he found himself unable to do something as simple as picking up a cup of tea without spilling it.

However, for the last 18 months the Margate resident has seen a dramatic improvement thanks to cannabis oil.

“A friend recommended it to me and I gave it a try - the results were startling and I have been using it ever since,” he said.

“It’s calmed the tremor down tremendously. I still can’t hold a mug by the handle but I couldn’t even get one off the counter without spilling it before. A simple thing like putting a fork of food to my mouth was quite an adventure.

“When I was diagnosed the doctor gave me medicine which I still take now and then but I find the cannabis oil much more effective than the 90 pills a week they gave me.” As well as helping to control his involuntary shaking, the retired security guard has also seen his symptoms stabilise. Before, they kept worsening.

Mr Hart noticed an improvement within just three days of taking CBD oil.

“One day I got up in the morning, put two drops under my tongue, and about an hour later went downstairs to make a cup of tea,” he remembered.

“I picked the kettle up and normally that would be a two-hand job but I did it with just one hand and spilled very little of it.

“I get a piece of paper and sign my name and you can see it getting better and better and better every day. Before using the CBD it looked like a spider having an epileptic fit.”