Cannabis: Misuse
Lords · Question HL9528 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wasserman
To ask His Majesty's Government what conclusions for their drugs policy they have drawn from the evidence about the effects of cannabis on health set out in Epidemiology of Cannabis: Genotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, Epigenomics and Aging by A.S. Reece and G.K
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 30 Jul 2025
The Department is committed to reducing the harm from all illicit drugs. Any illegal drug use, including cannabis, can be harmful, both from immediate side-effects and long-term physical and mental health problems. It can, for some, have a negative impact...