# Connected Packaging for Medical Cannabis (THC) | Patient PIL, Batch COA & Yellow Card | SmartLinks Patient-only connected packaging for prescription cannabis (CBPMs). Digital PIL, batch and strain COA, dosing titration, Yellow Card reporting and clinic-mediated refill — MHRA Blue Guide compliant, no consumer advertising. Canonical URL: https://www.smartlinks.app/solutions/health-beauty/medical-cannabis SmartLinks™ turns every prescription cannabis pack into a patient-only portal — digital PIL, batch and strain COA, dosing titration, Yellow Card reporting and clinic-mediated refill, without any consumer marketing layer. ## Smarter Packaging for Medical Cannabis SmartLinks™ turns every prescription cannabis pack into a patient-only portal — digital PIL, batch and strain COA, dosing titration, Yellow Card reporting and clinic-mediated refill, without any consumer marketing layer. ### Connected Packaging Features for Medical Cannabis Everything You Need, Built In — Discover how SmartLinks™ technology enhances every aspect of your products - **Digital Patient Information Leaflet** — Deliver the electronic PIL for the exact product and batch in the patient's hand — multilingual, accessibility-ready, and always the current version. - **Batch & Strain COA** — Publish GMP batch records — cannabinoid profile, terpene profile, contaminant panel, ISO-accredited lab and date — for the specific batch dispensed. - **Dosing Titration Guidance** — Clinic-authored dosing and titration guidance surfaced per product, with clear driving, storage and interaction warnings — authored with prescribers, not marketed to consumers. - **Yellow Card ADR Reporting** — One-tap route to the [MHRA Yellow Card](https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/) scheme for suspected adverse reactions, prefilled with the batch and product identifiers. - **Clinic-Mediated Refill Request** — Route refill requests back to the patient's prescribing clinic — never a consumer checkout — with prescription verification built in. - **Tamper-Evidence & Serial Auth** — Serial-level authentication proves the pack is genuine and untampered; scan history feeds anti-diversion and recall intelligence. ### Patient Engagement & Adherence — Not Consumer Marketing Medical cannabis is a prescription-only medicine. UK advertising to the public is prohibited under the [Human Medicines Regulations 2012](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/contents) and the [MHRA Blue Guide](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-guide-advertising-and-promoting-medicines); the EU equivalent is Directive 2001/83/EC Title VIII. SmartLinks™ deliberately replaces consumer loyalty and discount mechanics with clinic-authorised patient-support tools. - **Adherence Diary** — Private, patient-owned log of doses, timing and effects that the patient can choose to share with their prescribing clinician — supporting titration and outcome reviews. - **Clinic-Mediated Refill** — Refill requests are routed to the patient's clinic, never to a consumer checkout. No cross-sell, no discount code, no loyalty points — by design. - **Prescriber-Authored Education** — Educational content on safe use, storage, driving and interactions, authored with the prescribing clinic — patient-support material, not brand advertising. - **Verified Outcome Feedback** — Structured post-dose feedback shared back to the prescriber rather than public reviews — closing the loop on titration without breaching POM advertising rules. ### How It Works Get started in minutes — no complex integration required 01. **Serialise Every GMP Batch** — Add a GS1 Digital Link QR code with unique serial identifiers per pack — aligned with GMP batch records, cold-chain data and specials-route requirements. 02. **Patient Scans Post-Dispense** — After the pack is dispensed, a scan opens the patient-only portal — PIL, batch COA, dosing, ADR reporting and clinic refill — with prescription verification recommended before commerce actions. 03. **Support Adherence, Safety & Recall** — Batch and serial data power adherence support, adverse-event capture, tamper-evidence and rapid recall — a full patient-safety loop attached to every unit. ### Industry Use Cases - **Medical Cannabis Flower** — Strain-level COA, terpene and cannabinoid profile per batch, storage and grinding guidance, and dosing titration authored with the prescribing clinic. - **Oral Oils & Sublingual Sprays** — Servings and titration guidance, batch potency, digital PIL and clinic-mediated refill for prescription cannabis oils and sprays. - **Vape Cartridges (Medical)** — Serial-level tamper-evidence, device compatibility, safe-use guidance and Yellow Card reporting for prescribed cannabis vape products. - **Capsules & Softgels** — Dose-per-unit clarity, adherence support, batch traceability and refill request routing for standardised prescription cannabis capsules. - **Clinics & Pharmacies** — Dispensing-side view of scans and adherence, recall push, and a single patient-facing portal across the clinic's formulary — no separate app rollout. - **Recall & Pharmacovigilance** — Serial and batch-level recall push directly to patients holding affected packs, plus prefilled Yellow Card ADR reporting and audit-ready scan history. ### FAQ **Can you advertise medical cannabis to the public through a QR portal?** No. Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) are prescription-only medicines under the UK's [specials route](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-supply-manufacture-importation-and-distribution-of-unlicensed-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use-in-humans-specials), and advertising POMs to the general public is prohibited by regulation 279 of the [Human Medicines Regulations 2012](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/contents) and the [MHRA Blue Guide](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-guide-advertising-and-promoting-medicines). The equivalent EU rule is Article 88 of [Directive 2001/83/EC](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/83/oj). SmartLinks builds the portal as patient-only content — PIL, batch, dosing, safety, refill — never as consumer marketing. **Why is there no loyalty, discount or cross-sell layer?** Consumer-style engagement — points, referral bounties, discount codes, cross-sell — is inappropriate for a scheduled POM and can be treated as unlawful promotion or inducement. The medical cannabis flow deliberately replaces those mechanics with clinic-mediated refill, adherence diary and prescriber-authored education. The [CBD page](/solutions/health-beauty/cbd) is where consumer mechanics live for the non-POM cannabinoid range. **Is a digital PIL actually allowed?** Yes. The [MHRA best-practice guidance on patient information leaflets](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/best-practice-guidance-on-patient-information-leaflets) supports digital PIL alongside paper, and the [EMA electronic product information (ePI) framework](https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/research-development/electronic-product-information-epi) is heading the same way for centrally-authorised products. SmartLinks routes the digital PIL for the exact batch and product a patient scans. **How is adverse-event reporting handled?** The portal offers a one-tap route to the [MHRA Yellow Card scheme](https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/), prefilled with the product name, batch and serial from the scan — reducing friction for patients and prescribers reporting suspected adverse reactions. **How does refill work without a consumer checkout?** Refill requests are routed to the patient's prescribing clinic (not a shop cart), with prescription and identity verification before any dispensing conversation. The pack triggers the request; the clinic remains the authoriser — keeping the flow inside the specials-route and prescriber-of-record framework. ### Ready to Give Prescription Cannabis a Patient-Only Portal? Talk to us about deploying SmartLinks™ across your CBPM range — digital PIL, batch COA, Yellow Card reporting and clinic-mediated refill, without any consumer marketing layer. - Request a Demo: https://calendly.com/prove-anything/prove-anything-discovery-meeting - Contact Us: /contact --- _Generated from SmartLinks solutions registry._