Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30422
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the regulatory framework for prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products to allow GPs to prescribe those treatments.
Answer
Karin SmythGeneral practitioners (GPs) can only prescribe unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use if under the direction of a specialist.These medicines are not first-line treatments and patients will be at a stage in their treatment pathway where they ...
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