Cannabis: Medical Treatments
Lords · Question HL310 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton
To ask His Majesty's Government what role, if any, the Refractory Epilepsy Specialist Clinical Advisory Service has in informing national policies relating to the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 8 Jun 2026
In 2018, the law was changed to allow specialist doctors to prescribe unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use. This allowed lawful access to these drugs, but did not change how medicines are accessed and funded on the National Health Service....