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Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 93572 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment on the potential merits of allowing the use of prescribed medical cannabis within NHS buildings.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 1 Dec 2025

National Health Service trusts have a duty of care to both staff and patients, as outlined in the NHS constitution, to ensure a safe working and care environment. This will include local policies concerning the use and administration of a patient’s own me...