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Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 89817 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the availability of medicinal cannabis for epilepsy patients in Devon.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Nov 2025

The licenced cannabis-based medicine Epidyolex is available on the National Health Service in England for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis complex. This follows approval from the Me...