Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22612

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of restrictions on the use of electronic prescriptions for the issuing of medicinal cannabis products.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Rules around the electronic prescribing of cannabis-based medicines are no different to other drugs regulated in Schedule 2 to 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.In England, the NHS Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) enables the electronic trans...

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