Cannabis: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 32061 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children can access cannabinoid medications through the NHS; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of families using non-prescrib
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Feb 2025
No assessment has been made on the trends in the level of families using non-prescription cannabis to treat children. Cannabis is a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the unlawful supply carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in pri...